Sandra Nasic

[the_future_modernes]

First heard of Sandra Nasic when cello-rock group Apocalyptica featured her on "Path Vol. 2", which became my favourite song on the track

Apocalyptica feat. Sandra Nasić - Path Vol. 2 [HD 720p]

At which point I tracked down her band and went WTF at the name thereof.

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kaki king - Genius Guitarist

[the_future_modernes]

Kaki King - Gay Sons Of Lesbian Mothers Video HQ

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Ranetki - Russian rock band

[marina]

Hey hey so do you like girl rock bands that sing in Russian? I thought you would. Let me introduce you to Ranetki!

Ranetki came about when a music label in Russia realized there was a lot of money to be made in the teenager rock music genre and for too long independent and foreign acts had dominated the emo, angry teenager demographic in the Russosphere. Ranetki were originally:

Valeriya (Lera) Kozlova, drums, lead vocals (b. 1988)
Lena Tretyakova, bass guitar (b. 1988) - a huge soccer fan, formerly won the Russian womens' soccer championship with her team.
Natasha Schyolkova, lead guitar (b. 1990) - was a figure skater from an early age but then left the sport to pursue music.
Anna (Anya) Rudnyova, rhythm guitar, backup vocals (b. 1990) - wrote most of the band's songs.
Eugenia (Genia) Ogurtzova, keyboard (b. 1990)

They were first officially signed to their label in 2005 and in 2006 released their first album, "Ranetki", here's the cover of the album.

Their most successful single to date has been "About You" ("O Tebe"):

You will note the GIRL DRUMMER WHO IS ALSO THE LEAD SINGER, the GIRLS ACTUALLY PLAYING THEIR OWN INSTRUMENTS and the Che Guevara guitar (LOL). IDK IDK they didn't make manufactured rock bands this cool when I was a kid.

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Incidentally, if you're at all interested in the world of young women in a music industry largely dominated by male acts (*cough* rock music), I would strongly, highly, passionately recommend the excellent Runaways, that talks about a speicific period and industry but really is applicable to pretty much everywhere. I'll hopefully post a review of the film at some point but meanwhile let me say - IT IS AWESOME. YOU NEED TO SEE IT.