Jugoslawien ist ein Geisterschiff: Obwohl es schon längst untergegangen ist, taucht es ab und zu wieder auf. Und macht dann gewaltigen Eindruck. Eine solche Sichtung des Geisterschiffes „Jugoslawien“ gab es am Samstag, dem 25 Februar 2023 in der Mitsubishi Electric Halle in Düsseldorf zu vermelden. Dort trat Bijelo Dugme, die bekannteste und umsatzträchtigste Band des... Weiterlesen →
Rocking Christmas in Belgrade
Christmas in Serbia is not until 6 January. Therefore, friends of rock music in Belgrade do not have to listen to Christmas tunes on 24 and 25 December, but can pursue their musical inclinations without restraint. On 24 December, the Belgrade Fair will host the "Rock'n'Roll Forever" festival, with groups such as Atomsko Šklonište, Aerodrom,... Weiterlesen →
Historical New Year’s wishes from Yugoslavia
Image Source: Screenshot from You Tube We wish all visitors to this website a Happy New Year. We would like to do so by pointing out three specifically Yugoslavian videos with New Year wishes. 1967: Criticism between the lines The first is the song "Srećna nova godina" (Happy New Year) from 1967, which was written... Weiterlesen →
22. December: Day of the JNA
Author of the above picture: Autor: Pinki - Sopstveno delo, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=77808402 Today is 22 December. Perhaps some in the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, looking at the calendar, remembered that this used to be the day of the Yugoslav People's Army (JNA).Probably only a few have developed nostalgia at this thought.And... Weiterlesen →
„You can count on us“: Even if we play rock music, we are still good communists
Strange topics and separate paths Because of the themes sung about on it, the single „Raćunajte na nas“ (freely translated: „You can count on us“) by the band Rani Mraz (Early Frost), which was released in 1978, is a musical curiosity. The B-side is called „Strašan žulj“ (freely translated: „I have a mighty bubble on... Weiterlesen →
Make Music not War: Footprints in Sarajevo through the ages
Rock music has aged somewhat: In Britain, it is already routine for rock veterans to be ennobled, Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel Prize and in London and Berlin, plaques commemorate important events in the careers of the Rolling Stones and David Bowie. At least the commemorative plaque trend has now also arrived in... Weiterlesen →
With Đorđe Balašević, another piece of Yugoslavia has also died
He was an essential part of the soundtrack of Yugoslavia in its last two decades, which he analysed and described critically and melancholically in his songs. In doing so, he did not shy away from critical political commentaries and was not afraid to take on the powerful, first and foremost Slobodan Milošević. And his concert... Weiterlesen →
To the canteen only with „Žeton“ and special currency
A strange coin, quite worn, a castle in the middle and then the inscription "Student Centre Novi Sad". "hat it was for? As a deposit for the locker in the library?As a means of payment in the canteen? Neither: It was a token for cutlery (Žeton za Eszajg). You had to hand it in at... Weiterlesen →