January 23, 2005
I believe in the predictions of coffee
Before there was Ceca or Severina on the Yugoslav pop music scene, there was... this.
Incidentally, that is the most demure, work-safe photo of Severina I could find.
Posted by: Carlos at January 23, 2005 04:01 PMIf there is going to be prehistory of ju-estrada, then I have to lobby for at least a mention of Djordje Marjanovic, who was just possibly the first genuine Balkan superstar.
Posted by: Eric at January 24, 2005 02:47 AMi would like to see an article about cool places to see and cool things to do in bucharest. your posts are excellent! your writing is better than hemingway!
Posted by: freddy folger at January 24, 2005 07:02 AMIt was the winter of the coming of the expats to Bucharest. It was cold and wet. The winter was cold and wet and the expats knew they should not show fear. In Bali it was warm and sunny and they served tropical drinks at the bar with the one-armed Australian who told dirty jokes. "Obscenity obscenity, right, mate?" he said.
No, not better than Hemingway.
Posted by: Carlos at January 24, 2005 11:42 PMOkay, so what's wrong with Laibach, hmm?
Posted by: Charlie Stross at January 25, 2005 12:34 AMThere's nothing wrong with Laibach. They're Slovenia's DEVO. (Almost exactly; the early DEVO manifestos parallel NSK's.)
On the other hand, they don't make my heart go pitter-pat the way certain former-YU pop divas do.
Bruce Sterling knows. Though Severina really is more my type.
Posted by: Carlos at January 25, 2005 01:30 AM"No, not better than Hemingway."
Like that's tough...
Posted by: Bernard Guerrero at January 28, 2005 09:15 PMDo not forget, before Severina and Ceca, we had Lepa Brena. And I agree with Eric, Djordje deserves to be mentioned!
Posted by: Seesaw at January 29, 2005 12:02 AM