Two sides of a story
An animal rights advocate and wildlife conservationist is facing a difficult challenge. This time, it’s not just about animals. By Theo Kalomirakis Since gr2me made a documentary about Yiannis Poulopoulos (gr2me.com/yiannis-poulopoulos-inspiring-people-to-rescue-wild-animals/), the animal activist has been facing significant challenges. He was removed from the animal shelter he established on the island of Aegina and is […]
Augustin Moustakas
Based in Athens, Augustin Moustakas moves between performance, composition, and teaching with equal dedication. A violinist and chamber music specialist, he studied with two of Greece’s leading figures — Pandelis Despotides, long-time principal of the Athens State Orchestra, and soloist Georgios Demertzis, founder of the New Hellenic String Quartet. His interest in composition led him […]
Alexandros Megapanos and Gastronomy Tours
The visionary winemaker behind Greece’s most innovative culinary travel platform Transforming decades of winemaking into a bold international project that showcases authentic culinary culture, local producers, and the richness of Greek gastronomy. For more than three decades, Alexandros Megapanos has been deeply connected to Greek winemaking — but what began in the vineyards soon evolved […]
The Overjoyed: Greek Punk Rock Band
The Greek Punk Rock Band Whose Sound Reached the Far East By Katerina Florous Leonidas Theofylaktidis, founding member of The Overjoyed, and Stefanos Moisidis, the band’s second guitarist and backing vocalist, talk about the relentless, high-adrenaline rise of a modern Greek punk rock band that has managed to captivate both local and international audiences. “The […]
Manos Hadjidakis and I – Part II
It was 1961. From the moment I met the great composer, we shared a strong understanding and trust. By Dimitris Vernikos My acquaintance with Manos Hadjidakis in October 1961 was marked by an immediate and spontaneous mutual understanding. Obviously, not for exactly the same reasons, but for similar emotions. For me, he was a great […]
Barbara Fais
A Haunting New Voice in Greek Indie Pop Barbara Fais is a brand new singer-songwriter from Greece who can be broadly identified as indie pop, yet her music reaches beyond that label, drawing on ambient textures and cinematic moods. The Athens-based artist has been writing songs on the piano since a very young age, shaping […]
Theodoros Kolokotronis
A Hero of the Greek War of Independence The story of Theodoros Kolokotronis is a remarkable tale of bravery and leadership during the Greek War of Independence. Born in 1782 in the Peloponnese, Kolokotronis came from a prominent family of fighters against Ottoman rule. As the revolution ignited in 1821, he emerged as one of […]
Greek tra(nce)sh sound or just Nekrotsoulithra
Easy-to-digest rave, trance, happy hardcore and pop beats wrapped around revolutionary, original Greek lyrics By Katerina Florous I first heard Nekrotsoulithra’s tracks—probably at some student party or in a cramped, smoky bar somewhere in downtown Athens. Dancey, playful lyrics and something retro, straight out of 2000s euro pop, which I actually never lived through myself. […]
Hadjidakis and I
100 years from the birth of the legendary Greek composer, the author celebrates the anniversary with screenings of the documentary he shot about the legendary musician By Dimitris Vernikos I was still in high school when Hadjidakis was already a living legend. One day, a schoolmate of mine — a year older — took me […]
Save the Night: Thanos Prunarus Unshaken
Support bars, celebrate craft – a conversation with the visionary behind Baba Au Rum, one of the world’s best By Anthony Gabriel But first—who is Thanos Prunarus? Thanos Prunarus is more than just a name behind a bar. He’s the visionary founder of Baba Au Rum in Athens, a cocktail bar that has carved its […]