Music Garden: When the Music’s Over

A personal and archival return to Music Garden, the open-air club that brought together Skopje’s rockers,…

Alternative Skopje in the 1990s: Official Version 1.0

From an initial literary map inspired by Bert Stein’s *3 Minutes and 53 Seconds*, “Alternative Skopje…

Alternative Skopje in the 1990s: Interactive Map (Beta Version)

Born from a single Facebook comment, “Alternative Skopje in the 1990s” grew into an interactive map…

Apollo 10 in Skopje: A Socialist, Post-Earthquake City at the Edge of the Space Age (1970)

In September 1970, Skopje—still rebuilding after the 1963 earthquake—hosted an extraordinary visitor: the original Apollo 10…

“Skopje, Are You Still Alive?” The Railway Station: Between Rust and Color

Skopje’s “New” Railway Station is a suspended relic: stopped clocks, rusted wagons, cracked concrete—and a living…

“Revolutionary Songs for the 21st Century” – the First Macedonian EP Created with Artificial Intelligence

Five tracks, made without studios, sponsors, or the safety net of “proper” support—just exhaustion, anger, and…

Vagabundler in Skopje: The Macedonian Graffiti Scene on the World Map

Skopje’s real urban memory doesn’t live in monuments—it lives in tags, peeling layers, and paint that…

Between Truth and Fiction: the Pseudonyms and Worlds of Branko Prlja

This profile maps the pseudonyms of Branko Prlja as more than disguises: parallel authorial “worlds” with…

Confession of a Cyber-Terrorist: When the Revolution Goes Virtual

Written as a “newspaper from the future,” Confession of a Cyber-Terrorist is a darkly comic myth…

Urban Archaeology of Veles (Days 2 & 3): bridges, graffiti, anarchy, and Jovica the tire man

Days two and three in Veles push the “urban archaeology” method deeper—across bridges, into tunnels, up…