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A Molotov cocktail (among several other names – see § Etymology) is a hand-thrown incendiary weapon consisting of a frangible container filled with flammable substances and equipped with a fuse (typically a glass bottle filled with flammable liquids sealed with a cloth wick).
Oct 22, 2020 · The infamous Molotov Cocktail got its start in the Spanish Civil War from 1936 to 1939 when Soviet-backed forces with a large number of tanks were met by forces wielding glass jars with blankets or drapes wrapped around the lid and set on fire.
The name Moloko comes from the narcotic -filled milk drink, Moloko Plus, in the Anthony Burgess novel A Clockwork Orange, [3] based on the Russian for milk, "молоко" ("moloko"). The group signed to Echo Records and released their single "Where Is the What If the What Is in Why?" [1] .
Feb 28, 2022 · Molotov cocktails take their name from the Russian politician Vyacheslav Molotov, who was the foreign minister of the Soviet Union during World War II.
No less than four motives for a story on Moloko: the band formed 30 years ago (1994), disbanded 20 years ago (2004), had their first big hit 25 years ago (1999) and within a few days Róisín Murphy, original Moloko singer, comes to Amsterdam for her 2024 solo tour.
Moloko’s origin story goes back to 1994, when Irish émigré Róisín Murphy – she was born in Arklow, Co. Wicklow and lived there till she was 12 – met electronic producer Mark Brydon at a party in Sheffield.
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The band's name is taken from Anthony Burgess' classic novel 'A Clockwork Orange'. In the book Moloko means milk. One thing the band really like about their name is the fact that "people pronounce it differently all the time." In the book, Moloko is also the preferred method of narcotic indigestion.
