Partibrejkers

Partibrejkers ("party-breakers") are a rock band from Belgrade, formed in 1982 by singer Zoran Kostić "Cane", formerly of Urbana Gerila and Radnička Kontrola, guitarists Nebojša Antonijević "Anton" and Ljubiša Kostadinović and drummer Goran Bulatović "Manza", who named the band after the way Cane saw this group of individuals. Their sound draws on the Stooges, MC5, the early Rolling Stones and the New York Dolls, mixed with blues, British rhythm and blues, rockabilly and classic rock and roll. They played their first concert on 4 October 1982 at the Dadov Theatre in Belgrade, opening for the Fifties, and Cane and Anton have been the heart of the band ever since.

Their first recording, "Radio utopija", appeared on the PGP-RTB compilation Ventilator 202 in 1983, and their first single paired "Hiljadu godina" with "Večeras". The debut album Partibrejkers I (1985), produced by Dušan Kojić "Koja" of Disciplina Kičme and played on two guitars and drums with no bass, made anthems of "1000 godina", "Ulični hodač", "Ona živi na brdu" and "Gubitnik"; in 1998 the book YU 100 placed it 18th among the greatest Yugoslav albums.

Jugoton turned down the second album, saying it "lacked rebelliousness", and the band broke up at the end of 1985 before returning with a new line-up. Partibrejkers II came out in September 1988 and Partibrejkers III in 1989, with Srđan Gojković "Gile" of Električni Orgazam helping on the demos. In 1990 they toured Yugoslavia and opened for Motörhead, and at a concert in Belgrade's SKC in February 1992 Emir Kusturica, Johnny Depp and Jim Jarmusch joined them as guests.

In 1992, at the start of the Yugoslav wars, Cane and Anton formed the anti-war supergroup Rimtutituki with members of Električni Orgazam and Ekatarina Velika; its single "Slušaj 'vamo" was released by Radio B92 and played live from a truck driving through the streets of Belgrade during the anti-war protests. Kiselo i slatko (1994), with guests including Milan Mladenović, brought "Molitva", "Ljudi nisu isti" and "Hoću da znam". After a break the band returned in 1996, played a sold-out Tašmajdan Stadium and released Ledeno doba (1997), again produced by Koja.

Later albums were Gramzivost i pohlepa (2002), Sloboda ili ništa (2007) and Sirotinjsko carstvo (2015), announced in 2014 with the single "Sitna lova". The band toured North America in 2003, opened for Chuck Berry in Zagreb in 2005, celebrated its 30th anniversary at the Belgrade Sports Hall on 2 April 2012, played the main stage of Exit that July and returned to Tašmajdan Stadium on 18 June 2016.

In the Rock Express Top 100 Yugoslav Rock Songs of All Times, compiled in 2000 by the Serbian magazine Rock Express from the votes of readers, critics and musicians, "Hoću da znam" was ranked 13th, "1000 godina" 21st, "Molitva" 34th and "Kreni prema meni", from Partibrejkers III, 66th, while Rimtutituki's "Slušaj 'vamo" came in at 27th. In 2006 "1000 godina" was No. 7 and "Hoću da znam" No. 21 on the B92 Top 100 Domestic Songs list.