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Belgrade Fair – Hall 1
The Belgrade Fair – Hall 1, is Belgrade Fair, Belgrade Fair's largest exhibition space. The hall opened to the public in 1957. It was the world's largest dome between 1957 and 1965 and is Europe's largest dome. Construction The Hall 1 is constructed between 1954 and 1957 by Branko Žeželj and Milorad Pantović. It is located on new Belgrade Fair ground on the right bank of the Sava, Sava River. It is circular in shape, covered by a dome spanning , which is the largest dome in the world constructed by prestressed concrete. The maximum ceiling height at the hall is 30.78 m. The hall has been constructed in levels: basement, arena, ground floor, 1st gallery, 2nd gallery and the connecting part toward the West Wing. All levels of the hall are used as exhibiting space, other than the basement, where offices, the hall warehouse and auxiliary facilities are located. All external exhibiting space walls are made of glass from the floor level to the dome. The hall total area is 21,280 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgrade
Belgrade is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin, Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. The population of the Belgrade metropolitan area is 1,685,563 according to the 2022 census. It is one of the Balkans#Urbanization, major cities of Southeast Europe and the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, third-most populous city on the river Danube. Belgrade is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe and the world. One of the most important prehistoric cultures of Europe, the Vinča culture, evolved within the Belgrade area in the 6th millennium BC. In antiquity, Thracians, Thraco-Dacians inhabited the region and, after 279 BC, Celts settled the city, naming it ''Singidunum, Singidūn''. It was Roman Serbia, conquered by the Romans under the reign of Augustus and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Slavery Tour
The World Slavery Tour was a concert tour by the heavy metal band Iron Maiden in support of their fifth album, '' Powerslave'', beginning in Warsaw, Poland on 9 August 1984 and ending in Irvine, California on 5 July 1985. Background The tour was notorious for being the band's most arduous to date- although it was very successful, the band were left exhausted by its end in 1985 and demanded a break for the rest of the year before starting work on '' Somewhere In Time'' in 1986. The band's lead vocalist, Bruce Dickinson, has since explained that "I never thought it was going to end ... I began to feel like I was a piece of machinery, like I was part of the lighting rig." Overall, the tour lasted 331 days, during which the band performed 189 gigs, the longest tour dates of their career. The tour also saw the band play to one of the largest crowds of their career, approximately 350,000 people at the first edition of the Brazilian rock festival Rock in Rio in 1985. The tour was not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dejan Cukić
Dejan Cukić ( sr-cyr, Дејан Цукић; born November 4, 1959) is a Serbian rock musician, journalist, writer and translator. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Cukić was the frontman of the new wave band Bulevar, releasing two albums with the band. After Bulevar disbanded in 1982, he dedicated himself to journalism. He returned to music in 1984, when he became one of the vocalists of the rock/pop rock band Bajaga i Instruktori, with which he recorded three studio albums. In 1987, he released his first solo album, and soon after left Bajaga i Instruktori to pursue solo career, which spans to the present day. In 1988, Cukić formed his backing band, Spori Ritam Band. Musical career Bulevar (1978–1982) As a teenager Dejan Cukić was the singer of the band Dizel. After leaving Dizel, he joined Tilt, and later the new wave band Bulevar. Cukić released two albums with Bulevar: '' Loš i mlad'' (''Bad and Young'') and '' Mala noćna panika'' (''A Little Night Panic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daltoni
Daltoni (Serbian Cyrillic: ; translation: '' The Daltons'') were a Yugoslav rock band formed in Niš in 1963, notable as one of the pioneers of the Yugoslav rock scene. Formed by high school students, Daltoni initially performed beat music, becoming one of the most popular Yugoslav bands in mid-1960s. They released their only studio release, the EP ''Ruka od sna'', in 1968, with the title track becoming a nationwide hit. At the end of the 1960s the band moved towards more contemporary sound, but failed to sustain their popularity, disbanding in 1971. Band history 1963–1971 The band was formed in August 1963 by Branislav Cvetković (who at first took up guitar, but soon switched to bass guitar) Žarko Stanković (guitar), Rista Trajković (rhythm guitar), and Nebojša "Kenedi" Stojanović (drums). At the time of the formation, all of the members were sixteen years old. For their first public appearance, at the Gimnazijada festival in Skopje, the band was joined by vocalist Mio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brick By Brick
''Brick by Brick'' is the ninth studio album by American singer Iggy Pop, released in June 1990 by Virgin Records. Production and content After attracting mixed reviews for much of his 1980s output, Pop hired producer Don Was, who was a longtime fan of Pop's band the Stooges, as producer and opted for a hard rock sound. Many songs on the album incorporate a lyrical theme of the United States facing dangers of cultural decay and implosion. Slash and Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses fame were featured on the album as songwriters and performers. The cover was drawn by American cartoonist Charles Burns. The album's personnel includes studio musicians Waddy Wachtel and Kenny Aronoff. The album is the first studio album that features Pop contributing guitar. He plays a majority of the guitar parts along with Wachtel and Slash. Was would go on to produce Pop's album '' Avenue B'' (1999). Release The album peaked at number 90 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and stayed on the charts f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iggy Pop
James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter, actor and radio broadcaster. He was the vocalist and lyricist of proto-punk band the Stooges, who were formed in 1967 and have disbanded and reunited many times since. Often called the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Godfather of Punk", he was named one of the ''50 Great Voices'' by NPR due to his distinctive voice. In 2010, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Stooges. Pop also received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020 for his solo work. Throughout his career, he is well known for his outrageous and unpredictable stage antics, poetic lyrics and unique voice. Initially playing a raw, primitive style of rock and roll (progressing later towards more experimental and aggressive rock), the Stooges sold few records in their original incarnation and gained a reputation for their confrontational performanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trash (Alice Cooper Album)
''Trash'' is the eleventh solo and overall eighteenth studio album by American rock musician Alice Cooper. It was released on July 25, 1989, by Epic Records. The album features the single "Poison (Alice Cooper song), Poison", Cooper's first top ten hit since his single "You and Me (Alice Cooper song), You and Me" in 1977 and marked a great success in Cooper's musical career, reaching the Top 20 of various album charts and selling more than two million copies. ''Trash'' features John McCurry (who has previously worked with Julian Lennon) on guitar, Hugh McDonald (American musician), Hugh McDonald of Bon Jovi on bass as well as Bobby Chouinard and Alan St. Jon, both from Billy Squier's solo band on drums and keyboards, respectively. The album was the "biggest hit among his hair metal albums", peaking at number two in the UK and number 20 in the US. Overview After his return to the music industry with the successful "The Nightmare Returns" tour, Cooper had sought assistance from Des ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Cooper
Vincent Damon Furnier (born February 4, 1948), known by his stage name Alice Cooper, is an American rock singer and songwriter whose career spans sixty years. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, Cooper is considered by music journalists and peers to be "The Godfather of Shock Rock". He has drawn from horror films, vaudeville, and garage rock to pioneer a macabre and theatrical brand of rock designed to shock audiences. Originating in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1964, Alice Cooper was originally a band consisting of Furnier, guitarists Glen Buxton and Michael Bruce, bassist Dennis Dunaway, and drummer Neal Smith. The band released seven albums from 1969 to 1973 and broke up in 1975. Having legally changed his name to Alice Cooper, Furnier began a solo career that year with the concept album '' Welcome to My Nightmare''. During his career he has sold over 50 million records. Cooper has experimented with various musical styles, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ćiribiribela
''Ćiribiribela'' is the ninth and final studio album by Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslav rock music, rock band Bijelo Dugme, released in 1988. Bijelo Dugme would split-up in 1989, and ''Ćirbiribela'' would be the band's last release (excluding compilation albums) before the band's 2005 reunion and the live album ''Turneja 2005, Turneja 2005: Sarajevo, Zagreb, Beograd''. Background ''Ćiribiribela'' recording sessions revealed the crisis within the band. Bijelo Dugme leader Goran Bregović hired studio musician Nenad Stefanović "Japanac" and Bajaga i Instruktori member Vladimir "Vlajko" Golubović on to play bass guitar and drums respectively on the songs "Lijepa naša" ("Our Beautiful") and "Evo, zakleću se" ("Here, I Swear"), much to dissatisfaction of Bijelo Dugme bassist Zoran Redžić and drummer Ipe Ivandić. Recorded during the political crisis in Yugoslavia, ''Ćiribiribela'' was—just like its predecessor, ''Pljuni i zapjevaj moja Jugoslavijo'' (''Spit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Priča O Ljubavi Obično Ugnjavi
''Priča o ljubavi obično ugnjavi'' (trans. ''A Love Story Is Usually Annoying'') is the ninth studio album from Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 1988. With the release of the album, the band celebrated ten years of existence. The songs generally did not deal with politics (for what Riblja Čorba was well-known). The songs "Avionu slomiću ti krila", "Kaži, ko te ljubi dok sam ja na straži", and "Još jedna cigareta pre spavanja" were the album's biggest hits. Album cover The album cover was designed by Jugoslav Vlahović. Track listing Personnel *Bora Đorđević - vocals *Vidoja Božinović - guitar *Nikola Čuturilo - guitar *Vicko Milatović - drums *Miša Aleksić - bass guitar Additional personnel *Kornelije Kovač - keyboards, producer *Aleksandra Kovač - backing vocals (on "Još jedna cigareta pre spavanja") *Kristina Kovač - backing vocals (on "Još jedna cigareta pre spavanja") *Vlada Negovanović Vlada is a Slavic given name, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ujed Za Dušu
''Ujed za dušu'' (trans. ''Soul Bite'') is the eighth studio album by Serbian and former Yugoslav rock band Riblja Čorba, released in 1987. Background Except "Član mafije", which criticized the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, the album is unusually devoid of political messages for Riblja Čorba. The hits included Riblja Čorba's first cover, " Zadnji voz za Čačak" (cover of The Monkees' "Last Train to Clarksville"), their biggest all-time hit "Kad padne noć (Upomoć)" and a ballad "Da, to sam ja". The songs "Nesrećnice nije te sramota" and "Zašto kuče arlauče" were recorded for the album but were released only as a limited edition 7-inch included with the first copies of the album. Album cover The album cover was designed by Jugoslav Vlahović. Track listing Personnel *Bora Đorđević - vocals *Vidoja Božinović - lead guitar *Nikola Čuturilo - rhythm guitar *Miroslav Milatović - drums *Miša Aleksić - bass guitar Additional personnel *Kornelije Kovač - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
