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NEWS

Marx
Marx Reloaded and the revolutionary turn

This entertaining and thought-provoking German documentary starring Slavoj Žižek features interviews with some of the…

DJ Borka, listening to a retro iPod on a bus
Bturn #009 podcast: DJ Borka

Co-owner of the cult Slovenian label rx:tx, Borka has been spinning records for more than…

Illustration by Blanka Boskov
Kiseli Kupus: the Balkan hardcore pickle guide

Praised for its gastronomical and allegedly healing qualities, the famous Balkan dish is simultaneously seasonal,…

PABLO-PICASSO-MINOTAUR-AND-HORSE
Let them eat horse: Everything you wanted to know about horsemeat but were afraid to ask Tesco

Out here in the Balkan wilderness, horsemeat is less of a scandal, more of a…

MUSIC

Publicist
Interview: Publicist, synthesis of man and machine

We’ve managed to catch up with Trans Am’s drummer extraordinaire, ahead of his first solo…

This year we will be celebrating Dia de Muertos with a Balkan brass band / Illustration by Blanka Boskov
A guide to the Balkan music scene in Mexico

Mariachi influences have always played a part in Balkan pop music, but over the last…

Cacadou Look: The 1980s were all about that glow
Rough guide through the history of Balkan female bands

Yes, it’s International Women’s Day today, not that you really care, especially if you are…

miles whittaker
Interview: MLZ (Demdike Stare)

After a Jodorowsky-inspired live performance at Berlin’s Transmediale, Miles Whittaker of Demdike Stare and Modern…

ARTS

Mykki Blanco
CTM.13: The Golden Age report

Berlin’s Club Transmediale has been one of Europe’s leading destinations for creative encounters in cutting-edge…

Sanja Grcic
Best of Slovenian fashion: Sanja Grcic in NYC

The Slovenian designer surely saw a successful start of the year, taking on one of…

Leptirica (1973), Goran Markovic's classic
Halloween edition: an incomplete guide to Serbian horror

Just in time for Halloween, we watched some of the best and worst horror movies…

Société Réaliste, Greater Europe, acb Galéria, Budapest (Hungary)
One casual afternoon at Viennafair

What do Russian businessmen see in contemporary art? This year’s Vienna International Art Fair –…

TECH

Geeks cover image
Geeks behind the Iron Curtain: Yugoslav tech-socialism and the imaginary future

Kristian Benic’s book digs out an impressive bulk of geeky stories not just about Commodores…

Password tmia
Sharing my password with the world? Sure!

The Slovenian TMIA collective invites you to give away your password to a public online…

ROBOTICA - Sašo Sedlaček, Žicar, 2006 / photo: Hiromitsu Murakami
Robots in Slovenian art

The first comprehensive exhibition focused on robots in contemporary Slovenian art lands in Venice, Italy…

Vuk Cosic - Eisenstein
Vuk Cosic: the origins of net.art

Back in 1994, when the Internet was still young and most people were struggling to…

PODCAST

Piece of Shh
Bturn #008 podcast: Piece of Shh

Piece of Shh, a.k.a Goran Simonoski has been around for a while now. After experimenting…

George Michael Jackson_crop
Bturn #007 podcast: George Michael Jackson

George Michael Jackson is an enigmatic figure that recently stepped on the scene as another…

Kinjo
Bturn #006 podcast: Kinjo

We’ve managed to capture the Macedonian producer Kinjo’s sleek melange of 80’s electro and twisted,…

Neki Stranac
Bturn #005 podcast: Neki Stranac

Neki Stranac is no stranger to Bturn. After delivering the brilliant Short journey through Balkan…

ARTISTS

Photo © Sasha Belopolanski
The Bambi Molesters

When thinking of Croatia the first thing that comes to mind is probably its magnificent…

Tough Guys of America
Tough Guys of America

If by any chance you came across Belgrade’s alternative music scene of the past decade,…

Ludovik Material
Ludovik Material

Merely a year has passed since their first couple of demo recordings but Ludovik Material…

herzel
Herzel

Herzel is a multitalented Macedonian artist, originally trained in photography and visual arts. His music…

EVENTS

Print Ad: "Ekonomska Politika" magazine 1970
POLET: Economic Propaganda in Yugoslavia from 1969 to 1980 – Belgrade (SER)

Mar 27 – Apr 13, Cultural Center of Belgrade, Art Gallery and PODROOM, Belgrade (SER)…

Estonian fashion talk
Estonian Ministry of Creative Affairs @London (UK)

Feb 15-19, The Horse Hospital, London WC1N 1JD The best of Estonian fashion scene hits…

Electronic Beats Festival
Electronic Beats Festival @Zagreb (CRO)

Oct 26, Zagreb Fair Hall 9, Zagreb (CRO) The city of Zagreb is counting days…

Device_art
Device_art 4.012 – Machines, Robots and Boiled Eggs @Zagreb (CRO)

Oct 10-14, Student Centre, Zagreb (CRO) Device-art 4.012, the fourth edition of KONTEJNER’s international robotics,…

Blind Tapes
Blind Tape Quartets @Amsterdam (NL)

September 15, OT301, Amsterdam (NL) The fascinating music project by Serbian sound artist Lukatoyboy continues…

TRAVEL

Orto bar
Orto

Catering to the music tastes of Ljubljana’s more rockish crowds, the two-floor Orto is a…

Photo by Eva Taucar
Gala Hala

Occasionally accused of leaning towards the mainstream by alternative die-hards, Gala Hala is arguably the…

The Tube
The Tube

Since its opening in 2008, The Tube has remained faithful to its mission of high…

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