Three 45-minute episodes of Cold War Conversations are being dedicated to the amazing story of Joanna Stingray. Winner of the Best Arts & History Podcast at the “Quite a Podcast” 2021… Read more Joanna Stingray Series on Cold War Conversations Podcast →
Los Angeles and Leningrad, Gorbachev and Nixon, McDonalds and the Moscow Art Theatre, Viktor Tsoi and David Bowie, Soviet Hippies and the KGB. 30 years after having become an enemy… Read more Joanna Stingray Video — Rock History Tour on Tverskaya →
For the 40th anniversary of the Leningrad Rock Club, Joanna Stingray performed and was also interviewed on NPR. The 4 minute piece also features clips from two songs by her. Stingray’s memoir,… Read more Joanna Stingray Featured on NPR for Leningrad Rock Club Anniversary →
CBC Radio Q highlights Red Wave, the compilation album of underground USSR rock ‘n’ roll Joanna Stingray smuggled in the United States, on the album’s 35th anniversary. Host Tom Power… Read more Joanna Stingray’s Red Wave Featured on CBC Radio Q →
Tim Sommer, music journalist for MTV and former music news director for VH-1, reviewed Joanna Stingray’s memoir, Red Wave for the art and culture magazine Guernica. He emphasizes that “the… Read more Guernica Magazine Publishes Red Wave Review →
Prague-based journalist, Coilin O’Connor discusses the history of underground rock ‘n’ roll in the USSR in a recent article for RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty (RFE/RL). He also shares Stingray’s story and how she… Read more RadioFreeEurope / RadioLiberty spotlights Leningrad Rockers and Joanna Stingray →
The “Legends of Soviet Rock” Zoom panel with Joanna Stingray was a memorable event. Hosted by the Wende Museum for the Cold War, we had nearly 300 people viewing across time… Read more “Legends of Soviet Rock” Zoom panel available for viewing →
Great online content to accompany Joanna Stingray’s recently published memoir, Red Wave: An American in the Soviet Music Underground, can be found here by a plethora of Soviet art and… Read more Artists from the Soviet Era in Leningrad →