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Rough guide through the history of Balkan female bands

Cacadou Look: The 1980s were all about that glow

Yes, it’s International Women’s Day today, not that you really care, especially if you are a woman but you might want to check out our guide through Yugoslav all-female bands rocking the stage since the 1960s Beat We are kicking

Dancing under socialism: rare electronic music from Yugoslavia (Part Two)

Illustration by Blanka Boskov

Some of the most extraordinary Yugoslav electronic gems recently rediscovered through a bunch of existing and upcoming compilation releases in Europe and the US, take two. Read the part one here Slovenian Electric Dreams Considering the early 1980s electronica in

Dancing under socialism: rare electronic music from Yugoslavia (Part One)

Illustration by Blanka Boskov

We bring you some of the most extraordinary Yugoslav electronic gems recently rediscovered through a bunch of existing and upcoming compilation releases in Europe and the US. Read the part two here In the last couple of years, various collections

The story of JAT: the best and the worst of Balkan air travel

Fly JAT: not exactly the best value for money

As you attempt to navigate the region by plane, it becomes apparent that real distance between nations is better measured in the time, money, and hassle it takes you to get from one place to the next than in kilometers

The afterlives of the Yugoslav red passport

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Once upon a time, the Yugoslav passport was a highly sought-after commodity. However, after the dissolution of the socialist federation, things got a bit complicated (via Citizenship in Southeast Europe) During a summer dawn in 2005, our šinobus, the small

Eurovision: high camp from Balkan to Baku

Bebi Dol

This year’s annual event celebrating all that is gauche, glittered and benignly nationalistic, will be the most controversial Eurovision competition of all time. Of course, the countries of the former Yugoslavia will continue to baffle Western critics by voting across

Hard bosom: top pro-gay tracks from ex-Yugoslavia (Part two)

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Part two of some of the best Yugoslav pro-gay music videos and song lyrics from the 1970s onwards. Ranging from post-punk to electro-pop to traditional folk, many of these tracks were written by some of the coolest regional artists, back

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Hard bosom: top pro-gay tracks from ex-Yugoslavia (Part one)

YU-gay

We’ve compiled some of the best Yugoslav pro-gay music videos and song lyrics from the 1970s onwards. Ranging from post-punk to electro-pop to traditional folk, many of these tracks were written by some of the coolest regional artists, back in

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The monument chaser: an interview with Marc Schneider

Petrova Gora by Vojin Bakic / Photo © Marc Schneider

The photographer known for his breathtaking pictures of abandoned Yugoslav monuments “that look like they’re from the future” speaks to Nina Bunjevac about his experiences in the Balkan lands while tracing some of world’s least known masterpieces of memorial sculpture

The original hipsters: a piece of Yugoslav streetwear history

Croatian hipsters

The real hipsters started their journey in ex Yugoslavia. Welcome to 1985 Split, Croatia, the cradle of the hottest legs in the Balkans If you happen to know at least one stereotype about ex Yugoslavia it’s most likely the one