SHARE invited you to design and submit your ready-to-print posters for their upcoming conference in Belgrade Apr 26-28. Some of the posters were quite good and we picked what we think are the best ones. See if you can find…
Neki Stranac is no stranger to Bturn. After delivering the brilliant Short journey through Balkan psychedelic folk music, he’s once again right on the ball, rolling us an exclusive moombahton mix made solely of his own edits. In the beginning,…
Playing monthly residencies at various clubs in Skopje, Macedonia, DJ/producer and radio show host Andreas Hz has crafted a masterful live act by blending together his diverse production portfolio of techno, dubstep and electronica to form a sophisticated dancefloor experience.…
Lily Lynch jumps into the virtual world to find out who the hell is this transhumanist, blogger, activist, conceptual artist and Second Life genderqueer prostitute. If you’d like to see for yourself, you can catch up with Khannea in person…
Twenty years ago this Friday, April 6, 2012, the West recognised the Yugoslav republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as independent and Serb gunmen fired on peace demonstrators in Sarajevo, the opening salvo of a siege on the capital that would…
Disphilharmonia (or “DSPH”) is an experimental laptop quartet from Macedonia. While their live audio/visual work is mostly improvised, it typically retains a recognizable structure, whether conceptual or aesthetic, with each performance taking new form. Their audio work revolves around the…
SHARE Conference adds new artists to the night programme line-up, including Actress, Redshape and Roska Bturn presents: Actress (live) In the last 5 years of running the Werk label, Actress, a.k.a Darren J. Cunningham set himself apart as one of…
How a biathlon champion outsmarted the media in both countries that own him For Jakov Fak, the actual 20 km biathlon world champion, the trail to success starts on the snowy plateaus around his hometown of Mrkopalj, Croatia. His ambitions…
What happens when a poster for a theatre play is accidentally placed next to an image of politician running for mayor? Art should criticize and reflect, art should create new pathways for thinking and generate ideas for questions that should…
We’re not sure if these are for real or just street art, but it seems you have to be a pro if you want to cycle in Bulgaria
The real Croatian hipsters (Split 1980s) A piece of street history from Split, Croatia 1985 showing a high awareness of popular fashion of the time. Not much different from what...
McDonald’s in the Balkans: a brief history From a source of national pride to a symbol of US imperialism, the American fast food chain has left its mark in the Balkans
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The original hipsters: a piece of Yugoslav streetwear history The real hipsters started their journey in ex Yugoslavia. Welcome to 1985 Split, Croatia, the cradle of the hottest legs in the Balkans
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How to blend in with the Serbs: no messy hair, no headgear, no skinny Some obvious tips on what to wear and how to behave in order to blend in with the Serbian masses and explore your tourist destination in pea...
