We bring you a selection of Balkan-related artists to keep your eye on in the coming year One of the most talented young Croatian producers has released a mini album Fallback Functions on 4lux Records earlier last year to much…
Described as “small, but deadly”, Mario Kolonic a.k.a Pytzek is one of the main vehicles of Zagreb’s clubbing, both as a DJ and a co-owner of Sirup, the best underground club in the city nowdays. He has recently launched the…
After the riots in 2010, this year’s Belgrade Gay Pride was officially banned by the Serbian National Security Council, as a gathering of “high risk”. The Serbian police simply stated it cannot guarantee security to the participants, due to threats…
Oct 7 (22-01h) at Tvornica Kulture, Zagreb (CRO) Jon Hopkins live (Domino, Warp / UK) Zanshin live (affine / Wien) doze (disko404 / Graz) cfsn Djs visuals: Liik The renowned Austrian Elevate festival from Graz is having a showcase in…
September 24 (23pm-06am) Sirup Classics presents: Zvuk Broda, Revolver Deluxe at Sirup club, Zagreb (CRO) The dazzling house duo Tomislav Domes and Ivan Slipcevic are best known as cofounders of EGOBOO.bits, Croatia’s acclaimed digital collective specialised in free software and…
Playing Croatia for the first time, the Japanese avant-punk band Boris covers a range of offbeat styles, from drone, sludge, noise rock, heavy metal, to psychedelia and pop. They have released 17 studio albums (including such acclaimed works as Pink,…
Croatia’s exquisite Soundwave Festival returns this year with even more great music in the glorious sunshine, next to a clear blue sea, spread over 3 days, 3 arenas and a boat. Line-up: Roots Manuva / Little Dragon / Zero 7…
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 Soviet erotic alphabet picture book from 1931 This precious discovery from the vaults of Stalinism sheds new light on the supposedly sexually repressive communist society of the former S...
Yu-Mex: Yugoslav Mexican Music of the 1950’s After the Yugo-Soviet relations broke down in 1948, the Yugoslav authorities were looking for an alternative source of cultural inspiration....
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 and Spectrums, but the Socialist Federal Republ...
