#Novi Zagreb

[matovilkaspamsalot]

Snow day in Zagreb.

[iso3200net]

Rainy weather arriving

Rainy weather from the north was slowly advancing towards me, I had to move indoors less than ten minutes later. April 2023.

Taken with Pentax K-x digital camera, and Sears 135mm F2.8 MC MZ manual focus telephoto lens.

[justquotesfromthewise]

i znam, da ništa nemam ja od ovih sjećanja

znam ja to,

ali

fališ prokleto

[mimohod]

Slučajno mi`r

Sumorno jutro

vetar ` kišna magla

zvuk talasa uz stene i dokove

tvoja su pisma danas samo amalgam

kao u satenu sevdah

što ti klizi niz bokove ~

I.B.

[mimohod]

Tonem

dok svojim prstima mi nanosiš sprud

kako kad dotaknem dno - osetim bol

mada nikada mulj.

Tamo bih spoznao sede

sve bore i pege što na koži se gnezde

tamo bih video tebe - video nas

mada nikada sebe.

- I.B.

[anxious-witch]

My personal highlights of the first Zagreb concert 10/11/2023

Me and @tearsofperseides befriending and low key adopting several teenagers while we waited in line

Robin being dressed very similarly to Jan, despite never seeing his fishnet shirt. He also kept getting tangled into my spiky jackets we both almost fell several times

Seeing all of them in person. I CANNOT explain how hard my heart was beating when they came on stage

I expected Bojan to have an "can't look away" kind of magnetism irl but actually it was JAN

Like. I know we talk about him a lot, but seeing him IN PERSON(and so up close I was internally screaming) is a whole other experience. Few times he glanced towards our side I died, okay?

The way Nace and Jan look at each other is so temder so fucking palpable in person. Also they kept interacting ALL the time. I usually focus more on Bojan but since they were so close it was super obvious

Bojan's interactions (whore tendecies) with everyone, especially Nace. He kept touching him sm dueing the first half

Also Jan's fishnet shirt getting stuck on Nace's guitar (I think?) Twinning moment, 10/10

Bojan's voice is as amazing as you think

Kris singing NGVOT again. No notes.

How much Jan gets into his solos?? I swear he is having a sexual experience with his guitar every time

Our new friend getting to sing Umazane Misli with Bojan because he had a sign. We all cheered so loud and he briefly forgot the lyrics. Same my dude

Robin and me holding hand during "za ruku te držim" and mom of a newly acquired friend taking a picture of it

The pure energy of the crowd and the concert. I swear my heart was beating with the music

When Bojan was doing an introduction to Novi Val and said "-and the world becomes harsher" cue someone throwing something on the stage and narrowling missing him

Jan realizing he stepped on the glasses someone threw at him and picking up broken pieces apologetically

JAN PUTTING HIS FOREHEAD ON NACE'S CHEST DURING A SEM TI POVEDAL IS MY NEW RELIGON

I probably forgot things ngl but. My god it was amazing and I am so emotional and I cannot believe I get to experience it again tomorrow. I love y'all and the world is a wonderful and bright place tonight

[jokeroutsubs]

EXCLUSIVE NEWS: Joker Out sign with Wasserman agency.

As reported by Siol, Metropolitan, and other Slovenian media outlets, Joker Out have signed a contract with a booking agency, Wasserman. The Wasserman agency, which was established in 2002, is one of the biggest agencies in the world and is active in a total of 32 countries around the world.s

The following is a translation of the Siol article, published today, 7.11.2023:

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New success for Joker Out

Exciting news is coming from the camp of the hottest Slovenian group. Recently, an agency that takes care of a number of celeberities has taken them under their wing, they just recieved a gold plaque in Finland for their song Carpe Diem, meanwhile they're playing multiple sold out concerts.

After playing the biggest headlining concert in their career, Joker Out signed a contract with the booking agency Wasserman, who represents many famous musicians, such as Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Billie Eilish, Imagine Dragons, Lorde, Skrillex and Run The Jewels.

[Photo caption: Joker Out with the golden plaque which they received for their success on the Finnish music market. Photo: Vita Orehek]

After signing with the agency Wasserman, the group recieved another award - a golden plaque for their single Carpe Diem, which gathered two million streams in Finland. The award was presented on Friday by Virgin Music Group at a press conference in Belgrade which was confirmed by IFPI Finland. The song Carpe Diem has gained over 40 million streams worldwide.

"Proof that language isn't a barrier for a successful international career"

"This award isn't only a confirmation of their success outside their national domestic market, but also proof that language isn't a barrier for a successful international career," said Fabian Stilke, general manager for Universal Music Group in the western Balkan region.

[Photo caption: Concert in Belgrade. Photo: Vita Orehek]

In October, Joker Out played two concerts in Novi Sad, were guests at Rakičan manor, fired up Vienna, and played two more euphoric concerts in Belgrade at the end of last week.

The Serbian music portal Headliner wrote that it was a concert "As if tomorrow didn't exist". On Friday and Saturday, they're preparing the same party in Tvornica Kulture in Zagreb, which will be followed up by concerts in Warsaw, Vilnius, Wroclaw, Poznan, Prague, Rijeka, Skopje, Munich, The Hague, Amsterdam, Madrid, Barcelona, Celje, Maribor and Novo mesto.

Translation cr: @joyridinglove, proof read by IG Gboleyn123

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[mybeingthere]

Ivan Rabuzin (1921 - 2008) was a self-taught artist known for his lyrical paintings celebrating peace and love on earth. He was born in the village of Kljuc, near the town of Novi Marof, in Croatia. After he left elementary school, he learned the trade of carpentry, achieving master level at the Craft School in Zagreb in 1947. For a short period of time he attended an evening art school for workers where he was taught by the painter and sculptor Kosta Angeli Radovani. From 1950 to 1963 he worked in a joinery firm in Novi Marof, first as master carpenter, then as foreman and technical manager, and finally as acting managing director.

Rabuzin's earliest preserved drawings and paintings date from the mid 1940s and display an academic and realistic Rabuzin's earliest preserved drawings and paintings date from the mid 1940s and display an academic and realistic treatment of his subjects and a striving for impressionist effects. He began to exhibit his work in 1956. After a long period working as an amateur, in 1959 he discovered the theme of lyrical landscapes and with it his own visual language. Finding archetypal symbols in the surrounding countryside, he began to create personal and highly recognisable works. He achieved this through a process of abstraction, systematic simplification and a conscious endeavour to approximate everything to its closest geometrical form: he painted wreaths of spherical clouds, trees with round trunks, dome-shaped hills, flower and sun spheres. Rabuzin found the utmost simplicity, concision and perfection in the sphere and the circle, which were to become his symbols of the absolute, symbols of completeness.

(This is an article extract; full article in Raw Vision #52)

[leopardom]

because it’s gonna be 12 months from the start of this fandom (kinda mostly here anyway), would you like to give me a fav moment from every month so far (can be fandom related, can be only jo related)? if that’s something you’re in the mood rn 🩷

absolutely 🤩

welcome to the ✨Joker Out Chronicles (May 2023 - March 2024)✨ as viewed by user leopardom

this is gonna be a list of fav moments from every month so far and since i couldn't choose, it's gonna be both band related and fandom related

this is gonna be long so more under the cut

May 2023

band: the whole eurovision journey from befriending all the contestants to Bojan's date and eventual engagement with Käärijä to the band giving condoms to everyone and their mom to the rehearsals to the iconic turqoise carpet to the Käärijä sauna to the voting promo to the qualification to the finals to Bojan licking the camera and to Joker Out becoming pretty much esc legends despite finishing 21st in the final. the beginning of everything, absolutely chaotic but i wouldn't imagine it any other way

fandom: the formation this sounds cliche yes but i was here since April 2023 and it was... very silent. the non-esc related jo stuff were limited and people were still discovering them so yeah i was sitting here hoping that after esc people would stick around so we can scream together about the band as a band and not only as esc contestants. and thankfully people did that and here we are now 🥹

June 2023

band: first international gigs the gigs in Dublin are one thing but then came the announcements of the Nordic tour, the Warsaw gigs, the headline gigs in Novi Sad and Zagreb... honourable mention to Stožice going sold out

fandom: Tavastia 1.0 there's absolutely no way i will even forget how the jo, ka and esc fandoms had a collective meltdown when Bojan casually showed up in Helsinki and then joined Käärijä on stage on both his Tavastia gigs (mind you both as a singer and as a dancer lmao). no wonder why this moment still has a chokehold on all of us. 9th of June 2023, you will always be famous

July 2023

band: the appearance of Demoni scream i know that festivals and the first UK run were important and gave us some iconic moments too (like some slay outfits and Jan's sparklative confusion), but the damn Demoni scream is so dear to me it kinda tops it all. it's so good to see how Bojan embraced it after that first time (2/7/23 in Škofja Loka) and now there can't be Demoni without the scream/growl/whatever you wanna call it

fandom: the Jance wedding on stage iirc the Jance brainrot had started spawning before 29/7 but that Saturday night was the cherry on top. so glad we got to experience this live as well since there was a livestream going on that night and we saw Jan putting the veil on Nace himself <3

August 2023

band: the Koper gig i wasn't even there okay but judging from the content and people's comments on it, it was probably one of the most iconic jo gigs. also my favourite jo video in existence is coming from that night (here) side note: i've been to Slovenia once in my life, 11 years ago, and funnily enough we were staying in Koper and i recognised the place they had the concert. anyway, visit Slovenia and Koper, it's a very nice small seaside town and it's worth the visit <3

fandom: the collective screaming about things to be completely honest i don't remember much from that month in terms of fandom, but i kinda remember how most of us had started diving into the band's past more and more and “new” old content was posted almost every day. videos, photos, gifs, interviews, the amazing @jokeroutsubs translating more old content...

September 2023

band: Nordic tour i won't even start talking about this because you'll never hear the end of it. we all know what the Nordic tour was. even the release of SSOL, the first single after esc, can't top this whole thing, sorry

fandom: google drive content and *shocked gasp* Nordic tour another collective meltdown for the fandom. first being bombarder with backstage videos on a damn google drive folder (that ended up being a frequent occurence in the following months) to the whole run of the Nordic tour. do i need to say more? i feel like i can't. only this: Nordic tour, you will always be famous

October 2023

band: Stožice not much to say here either. they sold out a whole arena months prior to the actual concert date. it was their moment. a milestone (probably their biggest to date). and it was amazing to witness this in any possible way, whether it was by attending the concert or watching an ig livestream or keeping track of the photos and videos of that night

fandom: Stožice and Halloween outfits the chokehold both the Stožice and the Halloween (aka pilots and flight attendands) outfits had on the whole fandom... also love how we collectively agreed that Kris' Stožice outfit was his version of Princess Diana's revenge dress and how the Halloween outfits sent the fandom into a spiral in means of creations (fanart, fanfics etc)

November 2023

band: the whole touring well they did have a number of gigs during November and they seemed to be having so much fun 🥰 so much that at the end of November they announced their first proper european tour

fandom: collective screaming about things once again i mean all the gigs were feeding us well. the outfits alternating or not, Jance/Bokris moments, Bonace getting more spotlight (Bojan was and still is going through something during Demoni and Ona like wtf was he doing to Nace was it the serbian lyrics waking up something wild in him 😭😭😭). there was a lot going on back in November… honourable mentions: this Bokris moment, cvjetits (x x) and Kris riding Jure

December 2023

band: the whole Munich experience there's a good chance jo don't remember their whole stay in Munich for the first time as one of the best ones ever, especially if they think about the 1,5k euro taxi they paid as part of making it to The Hague in time for the next gig. but if anything, i feel like this captures their whole vibe as a band; ✨purely chaotic✨

fandom: european tour vlog and Bojan with the bi flag we waited for a long time for a Nordic tour vlog. maybe we didn't get it as an individual video but even as part of the whole tour vlog it was great and definitely worth the wait. also it was a great xmas gift let's be real 😌 now Bojan with the bi flag was probably not a very huge fandom moment and my bi ass may be biased here (this rhymed lol), but seeing him wrap himself with the bi flag followed by that speech before Barve Oceana in Barcelona will always be such a precious moment to me and i'll cherish it forever 💖 note: when i saw them last month in Munich i immediately started crying when i heard the first notes of Barve Oceana live; not only because i love the song and i finally heard it live, but also because i instantly thought of that moment of Bojan with the bi flag and the speech)

January 2024

band: Joker Out cooking livestreams London era my beloved (i never thought i'd say this about a city in the UK out of all places). their whole stay in London was an Experience both for the band and the fandom but well they got their chance to show the world they can cook besides playing music and they did. now let's not get into the kind of cooking they did, but the livestreams were very entertaining and bless them for doing them 😅

fandom: death by Damon Baker's photos yeah no i don't think i need to say more here, i'm still not over those photoshoots and i still can't quite believe they actually happened. like?????????? jo???? photographed individually or not by Damon fucking Baker???? ugh 😫 on that note i want to add that i loved and still love how those photos sparked the creativity in this fandom. from analyses of each photo to fanfics to fanart to creating anything in general. one of my favourite moments of the fandom <3

February 2024

band: release of Everybody's Waiting the whole road to the release of this single was Something with the band continuing the usual shenanigans and with Damon still releasing unseen photos of them. the release of it may have gotten us divided because of its language or the path they chose to take music-wise (it's not everyone's cup of tea and that's more than fine), but personally i like this for them. it's different, it showed a different side of them which they wanted to explored; they got a chances to do it and they did it. and you know what? it's so good live

fandom: death by Damon Baker's photos, Jure edition this could be merged with my fave fandom moment of January 2024 but this one is special because we just saw another Jure like WTF WAS THAT 😭 anyway i loved how we all kind of lost it when his photos dropped note: the moment Damon posted Jure's photos i was on my way to meet my friends in Dresden of all places and i was so shocked by what i saw i almost ran into a lighting column on the street 💀💀💀

March 2024

band: Jan and Bojan playing the piano at every gig of the tour i could've said the whole tour is my favourite thing from this March and it's not like it's not, this is a big moment for the band. it's just that once again i'm a bit biased here. many people, my pianist ass included, wished there would be a piano or some keyboard on stage during the tour because come on if Jan plays the keys for Everybody's Waiting studio version then why not do it live too? and you know what's better? not only there was a piano on stage for the whole tour, but not only Jan but also Bojan played it. however, Bojan playing it for Everybody's Waiting and Jan playing it for Padam, Metulji and the cases where they had special guests (like in Estonia with Alika, Lithuania with Monika and Belgium with Gustaph)... those were not on my bingo card and they were the most pleasant surprise ever 😌

fandom: meeting each other at the gigs when the tour started and even though i knew i would go to at least two gigs, i was extremely nervous because this meant i'd probably come across other fans from here and social media in general. as a person with anxiety, one of my worries was how i'd be perceived and how i'd manage to not come across as a snob person because i'm shy and scared to talk to people i don't know. as the tour went on and i saw people meeting each other irl after only knowing each other via tumblr/twitter/instagram, i got more nervous but also had a warm feeling in my chest because seeing people meet, bond over things they like and have fun at gigs together is actually very wholesome 🫶 i hoped i would get to experience this too at the italian gigs but i was still nervous. and then, around the middle of March, i made the spontaneous decision to do the Munich gig too, but instead of getting even more nervous i just got myself on autopilot. and i'm glad i did because if i hadn't i wouldn't have met some of you neither in Munich nor in Milan or Padua. i wouldn't get to trade stuff and joke about things and talk about fandom stuff or even about fanfics lmao 😂 anyway, point is that i most probably was worried about nothing. i got to meet so many people at the gigs and i had so much fun despite the inconveniences that may had showed up in the way (i don't wanna talk about it tbh) and everyone was so welcome and lovely i'll never shut up about it 😭 also i’m taking this opportunity to say that if we attended the same gigs but didn't get to meet, i'm so sorry about it really but we will do it at some point i'm telling you! and i also wish i get to meet more of you from in here so we can yap about things outside of tumblr too. btw i still have stickers to give away and i will make more whenever the time comes again <3

[meta1]

novi val🫶🏻

tvornica kulture zagreb 11.11.2023.

taken by me

[me-sploh-rada-imas]

novi val in zagreb yesterday

[thoughtswordsaction]

EINE & Peter Piek Share Details About Their Upcoming Tour

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[anantaru]

Hello yoru yoru, i plan to travel to europe next year and i can remember you mentioning that you traveled a lot, do you have any recommendations? 💛 btw ur my favorite genshin writer

omg i‘m happy for you 🌸 i hope everything that goes on in europe right now calms down tho before you want to go! but from all the countries i visited, my faves were:

france (not biased i swear👺), but not necessarily paris alone, i know it‘s the most famous one and i do feel like if you never visited paris, go for it! i personally feel its a bit overrated, i recommend lyon, marseille and nice!

italy, FLORENCE !!!! rome n lecce 💝 venice too, oh my god i‘m so in love with italy, i‘ve been there as a child a lot and i do visit it every year, i hope to go there once i‘m free again 🌸 i mostly went with my irl best friend because she‘s an italian beauty 😏😏😏😏

the netherlands, i was in rotterdam with my dad a few times and i always liked it a lot, idk i feel like this city has something magical to it! also amsterdam and the best thing in the netherlands imo: weed 💝 (im jk its beautiful there lmao)

the balkans, LISTEN, i swear to you they have the best food 👺 belgrad and novi sad in serbia, zagreb and pula in croatia, skopje and ohrid in macedonia !!! (there‘s many more countries i know but i‘ve only visited those!) ove najviše volim 💝

switzerland, i was living there for a few months and it was in zürich, the air‘s so nice there istg and the food too!! there‘s lots of mountains and i went skiing a lot👺 (also lausanne, i felt like a princess there lmao)

sweden, it‘s been a while since i‘ve been there honestly, i was like 15 i think ??? but i plan to visit it again when my season‘s over! I was in malmo (malmo has two dots over the o but i don‘t have those on my phone 💀) AND FUNNY ENOUGH, i only visited stockholm for two days so i couldn‘t see a lot of it but malmo is beautiful !!! 💝

[missdollytheog]

Croatia was MAGICAL I cannot define in a different way. I’m not exaggerating. Dubrovnik old town was the best the sea 🌊🥹 and Zagreb too. You just have to visit Croatia definitely. We went this year so we were able to visit their football museum and they are such a big football country despite being so little and having a small population. Albania was ok I wasn’t able to see much I stayed at the hotel because I was sick so I have to see it one more time to review it better. Bosnia had the most beautiful nature and we were able to visit some mosques both in Bosnia and Serbia. We were able to cross a beautiful bridge called Mostari? I believe. I loved it there and it made me sad some stories I heard about the war💔 Serbia was also very cute it was the cheapest I drank everything 😭 novi pazar and novi sad we’re cute we visited a mosque in novi pazar. Their churches are cool. Belgrade was the liveliest city everything is very cheap and I recommend it to everyone.

Greece was one day and we were only able to eat then left I didn't participate in the tour and just ate at some nice tavernas. Greek food is to die for but I couldn't try much.

I wish I was able to see Montenegro too but it wasn't included tho. I heard it's beautiful there so I'll definitely return and this time add Montenegro, Manadonia and Turkay to the tour se mall Maybe

I heard Croatia is amazing!! Now you said it, I'm going to add on my long list to visit!! Greek food.. what to put it, I've never had it before I went to Greece and now I can't stop searching for somewhere in England I could have it.. soooooo good!!

[zagrebjavniprostor]

Ilustracija: Agata Lučić

Plavi trg

Saša Šimpraga, 2023.

Osim što je postojanje prostorno, ono ima svoj fizički početak i kraj. U kontekstu grada ili trga kao jedinice grada, trg negdje počinje, traje i prestaje. Ono što danas nazivamo Trgom Stjepana Radića, a nekad se zvalo Trgom revolucionara, svoje granice ima katastarski, dok doživljajno, na terenu, taj prostor curi i nema fiksnu granicu osim one prema Ulici grada Vukovara i možda nogostupu pred Lisinskim. Zapravo uopće ne funkcionira kao - trg. Ideja trga za taj prostor s južne strane zagrebačkog Glavnog kolodvora vezana je uz modernizaciju, a onda i procese koji su je zaustavili. Zamišljen kao spona između Donjeg grada i Trnja, sastavni dio produžetka Zelene potkove u formi Središnje osi kao potencijalno najreprezentativnijeg urbanističkog naglaska Zagreba, budući trg desetljećima hibernira, tek povremeno oživljavan u brojnim vizijama, planovima i povremenim realizacijama koje kao da računaju s totalom trga, ali ga ne nude. Sporadične intervencije, poput zadnje u formi onoga što se kolokvijalno naziva Spomenikom korupciji, u teoriji računaju na budući trg, ali ga u praksi odgrizaju i zatvaraju. Imaginarno ime za taj prostor, Plavi trg, stvarno je koliko i sam trg. (Baš kao i donekle Plava potkova ili još plaviji centralni kolodvor na južnom kraju Avenije Većeslava Holjevca.)  

Na pitanje koji su identitetski prostori Zagreba, gotovo u pravilu se odgovara s onim prostorima, mjestima i individualnim reperima koji su ponudili određene kvalitete. Malo tko će kao identitetski bitne na prvu istaknuti naselja poput Kozari boka, Starog Trnja ili Novog Jelkovca, koji čine sastavni dio grada, često i dominantnu sliku velikih područja unutar urbane granice, ali nisu ono što prvo pada na pamet kad pomislimo na Zagreb. Međutim, u percepciji, reprezentativni, kvalitetni prostori su ono što je presudno. U tome smislu, Plavi trg nosi potencijal dvostrukog identiteta. S jedne strane značajnog javnog prostora i to novoga (većeg) mjerila, s druge značajnih individualnih arhitektonskih realizacija, a sve zajedno čini budući trg kao gravitacijsku točku čitave njegove zone. U ovom trenutku ono što je tamo arhitektonski značajno nastalo je i, s obzirom na izostanak punokrvnog  trga, ostalo donekle nedovršeno prije najmanje pedeset i više godina, ali s velikim nadama i planovima za novi trg koji jednako dugo čeka da se dogodi, ali i koji danas gotovo nitko više ni ne spominje.  

Najava izgradnje nove Gradske knjižnice u Paromlinu (neizostavno) otvara i pitanje tog budućeg trga. Plavi trg, u teoriji, počinje (već) na južnoj ogradi Glavnog kolodvora, a završava na Ulici grada Vukovara i Paromlinskoj. Narav prostora južno od željezničke pruge  u korelaciji je sa sudbinom i same pruge koja je i u 21. stoljeću i u središtu grada djelomično još uvijek - zemljani nasip. Ta zona entropije, baš kao i prostor Gredelja, uspješno se opire integraciji, a u svom paralelnom svijetu periferije u centru grada, pritom nudi određena urbana iskustva i sentiment. Prošetati dijelom Koturaške ili nekim od pitomih i derutnih odvojaka Miramarske ceste povratak je u prošlost, a posjet Gredelju svjedok raspada našega vremena, no sve to paralelno i otvara mogućnosti novoga grada. Budućnost tog prostora treba ponuditi nešto drugačije, a dominatna točka, magnet, treba biti novi trg.

Neki procesi, otvaranja, možda će se dogoditi prije drugih. Primjerice, s nakon potresa najavljenom obnovom Glavnog kolodvora imperativ je da se kolodvor i peroni bolje povežu s južnom stranom, odnosno, da, primjerice i najmanje, postojeći pothodnik koji vodi do perona konačno doživi prodor na jug i direktno izlazi na budući trg. Takva je veza potrebna i iz Trnjanske prema Petrinjskoj, tamo gdje je nekad postojao pješački nathodnik, srušen nakon što je zapadnije prokopan pothodnik. Važna je i za budući kvart Gredelj.  

Najavljena nova arhitektura knjižnice mogla bi, i trebala, potaknuti sveobuhvatnije sagledavanje i možda prvo ikad cjelovitije, materijalizirano rješenje budućeg trga. Tu priliku ne bi trebalo propustiti. Jednako kako se za tako važni prostor za grad ne treba zadovoljavati provizornim i polovičnim rješenjima. Zagrebačka praksa opetovano potvrđuje da ukoliko se riješi djelomično i „privremeno“ takvo bi rješenje vjerojatno trajalo desetljećima. Zato je taj trg točka na kojoj će Grad pokazati svoje vizije, domete i kompetencije. Možda odmak od nemoći.

Fragmentarno rješavanje prostora grada, trga, je naravno moguće, često neizbježno, no tako rješavati najvažnji novi trg ne bi bilo dobro. Rascjepkano i etapno pritom ne znači isto. Da bi se trg realizirao etapno, uputno ga je prvo cjelovito osmisliti. S obzirom na značenje, ulogu i važnost mjesta, jedini prihvatljivi put za to je onaj arhitektonsko-urbanističkog natječaja. Definiranje obuhvata jedan je od preduvjeta takvog natječaja, a to podrazumijeva i otkup preostalih privatnih parcela i raščišćavanje. Neka odavno zakašnjela rušenja u Paromlinskoj konačno su se dogodila ove godine, u ovom mandatu, i na njima se ne bi trebalo zaustaviti. Treba ih biti još.

Za sad, ne spominjanje natječaja i većih ambicija za trg u kontekstu izgradnje knjižnice je signal da se takav pristup oblikovanju trga još nužno ne razmatra - i to bi bilo pogrešno. Za taj trg potrebno je postaviti najveći set očekivanja i definirati odgovarajuće pristupe. Utoliko je novi trg i test za gradsku upravu. Višegodišnji proces izgradnje Knjižnice i društvenog centra Paromlin nudi dovoljno vremena za otkup preostalih privatnih parcela, ispražnjivanje prostora od supstandardne gradnje i provedbu arhitektonsko-urbanističkog natječaja za vjerojatno najvažniji novi trg u Zagrebu u 21. stoljeću. Upravo bi mogući natječaj i (paralelna) gradnja trga bio logični nastavak kako razvoja Trnja, tako i započetkog procesa izgradnje knjižnice koja će biti u odnosu s trgom koji joj može dati, ili oduzeti, na uspješnosti. Zagreb, dakle, ima priliku stvoriti nešto suvremeno na trgu vizija ali i kvalitativnih dosega iz prošlosti koja je prostor budućeg trg mjestimično obilježila odličnom arhitekturom. No, za to samo ideja nikad nije dovoljna. Trg i grad gradi politička volja i set mehanizama koje vlast tome podređuje. Konačno, odluka da je trg barem jednako, a zapravo i važniji, od pojedinih zgrada.    

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Objavljeno na portalu H-Alter, 30. studenoga 2023.

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Joker Out at Tvornica Kulture

Glazba and Muzika articles (11.11.2023)

Joker Out in Tvornica Kulture, Day One: “Scream as loud as you can”

Probably the most popular Slovenian band today, Joker Out, held one of the two sold out concerts in Tvornica Kulture last night. By the way, this was their first independent concert in Croatia. Based on how it started… there’s no doubt they’ll be recognised as a “generational” band, as someone who left a mark on the regional music scene. 

Exactly at 21:00, Bojan Cvjetićanin and the boys jumped onto the stage with “Sunny Side of London” and a “Scream as loud as you can”, to the delight of the mostly younger audience. They continued playing for the next hour and a half without a break. With every song, the atmosphere got closer to the peak and overlapped with the already hoarse voices, until it was time for the Eurovision hit “Carpe Diem”.

The setlist of 23 songs ended the same way it started - with “Sunny Side of London”, which echoed on the street as well.

Original article and more photos (Muzika)

A year ago, the young Slovenian band had no idea they would fill concert venues across Europe.

They represented their country at Eurovision this year with the song “Carpe Diem”, after which they experienced “Måneskin syndrome” - a huge rise in popularity and overnight star status.

As a part of their Europe tour, they’re performing everywhere - from Skopje to London, and in Tvornica Kulture in Zagreb, they sold out two consecutive nights, 10th and 11th of November. The young Slovenians realised how much Zagreb adored them in May, when they were the opening group for Buč Kesidi at Šalata. The frontman Bojan Cvjetićanin pointed out that they scheduled the first concert in Tvornica Kulture a day after Šalata, which sold out in no time.

They entered the stage in Šubićeva street exactly according to the program, at 21:00. They sang “Sunny Side of London”, and screams echoed through the hall to the lyrics of “Scream as loud as you can”, as expected. Nearly two hours of dancing and overall enthusiasm followed.

Throughout the whole concert, stuffed animals, flags, and even bras flew towards the stage. The age profile of everyone in Tvornica was very diverse, but what caught everyone’s eye was a seven year old girl on her mother’s shoulders faithfully reciting all the lyrics. The band paid tribute by dedicating a song to her, and the audience greeted her with enthusiastic applause.

Bojan’s interactions with the audience deserve special praise. With amazing recognition of the right moment and skillful leading, he makes the audience sing even louder and dance even more tirelessly. A couple of times he even gave the microphone to the audience, which showed how well Zagreb knows the Slovenian lyrics.

The costumes of all the members looked well designed, contributing to the overall impression. Unbuttoned shirts, messy hair, and prominent tattoos are undoubtedly reminiscent of Harry Styles’ style. Visually, and with their energy too, our neighbours undoubtedly seem worthy of worldwide stages, a sentiment more and more fans recognise. 

“Novi Val” was an especially emotional performance, before which the boys said it’s the perfect moment to hug the person next to you. The audience, of course, took the advice. At that moment, the drummer Jure Maček approached the audience from the background, so the lyrics “Generation of love and hope” echoed, accompanied only by guitars. 

The biggest hits - “Umazane Misli” and “Carpe Diem” - Joker Out decided to leave for the end, so it’s not a surprise that after those songs, the audience called them back for an encore. Of course, they came back and ended the night the same way it started, with “Sunny Side of London”.

The neighbouring sensation has another sold out night in Zagreb ahead of them, and soon they’re coming to Rijeka as well. With filled venues they’re tirelessly proving Eurovision can be a turning point, even if you finish only in the middle of the leaderboard. In addition, they are proof that there is musical potential in the region, whose sound and charisma transcends borders - Joker Out is a band for big scenes.

Original article and more photos (Glazba)

Translation credit @moonlvster