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We’ve been sold the myth that doing ten things at once makes us smarter, faster, better. In reality? It scatters our focus, drains our chemistry, and leaves our circles of life half-finished. Neuroscientist Daniel Levitin calls it a “neurobiological cost.”
Dr. Lindsay Blooms reminds us that spe...
From the meatballs of Sakis Boulas to the little red mullet of Vangelis Germanos and from the avgolemono of Margarita Zorbala to the …fried dreams of Arleta, the Greek cuisine has been a source of funny or satirical songs. Also, several children’s songs have been inspired by food and cooks, including two...
Bread is a baked food product made from water, flour, and often yeast. Throughout recorded history and around the world, it has been an important part of many cultures' diets. And it has also been an important part of Greek song, as bread appears regularly as a symbol of welfare and justice, signalling...
Why did they set rice on fire in Vietnam, as Savvopoulos sings? Mikroutsikos asks: Do merchants even know what rice is, or do they only care about its price? Tzimis Panousis is trying to figure out whether tzatziki and souvlaki is Greece’s actual contribution to Europe. And Ypogeia Revmata band warn: T...
Fish and fishermen – these are the themes of the songs that we are listening to today here at GME. Giorgos Mouflouzelis goes fishing, Vaggelis Korakakis tells the story of some prodigal fishermen, and Opisthodromiki Kompania sings an anthem for a fishing boat named Saint Nicholas. As for Babis Goles and Stelios Kazantzidis, they remind us of the fact that “the big fish eats the small one” – something that is true not only for the seas but also for the society. Τραγούδια για ψάρια και ψαράδες Ψάρια και ψαράδες – αυτά είναι τα μοτίβα των τραγουδιών που ακούμε σήμερα ... Read more
Throughout the week that starts today, here at GME, we shall be celebrating the Greek cuisine and, of course, the songs that contain references to it, to food and to its social significance. Today, Sakis Rouvas is cooking spaghetti, Arleta is dancing a “tsifteteli” with vinegar, Thanasis Gaifyllias rem...
With this episode, we conclude our week-long tribute by turning to some relatively recent studio and live recordings of his songs by prominent Greek vocalists.
The Earthbound is a Greek band formed in Athens in 1998 by six members and former members of The Last Drive, Honeydive, Rockin' Bones and Engine-V. The band is led by prominent rock figures Alexis Kalofolias and Thanos Amorginos. After playing locally for about a year, the Earthbound recorded its debut...
The third part of our week-long tribute to Greek garage and psychedelic rock in the past and present turns to the 1980s, a decade of explosive creativity and originality. Our track list includes six bands that marked the alternative rock discography of that decade: Morel, En Plo, Without a Necklace,...
This week, here at GME, we have been returning to the rock soul of Greek music – fascinating bands and artists that demonstrate just how rich garage and psychedelic rock discography has been in this country. Today’s destination? Psychedelic Greece, then and now: Purple Overdose and No Man’s Land. A syn...
The Screaming Fly is an outstanding representative of Greece’s contemporary psychedelic rock scene. Their music, embedded into the best traditions of domestic and international rock, creates an environment of transcendence - timeless, powerful, ecstatic. Their 2019 album “Trip to Venus” was welcomed by cr...
A conversation with Jim Zervanos - writer, painter, educator and Greek-American storyteller whose words travel from hospital rooms to high school classrooms, from the most personal moments of illness to the shared search for meaning.
Jim’s memoir, That Time I Got Cancer: A Love Story, isn’t just abo...
Dimitris Kontolazos conveys the melodic mastery of Giorgos Hatzinasios while Katerina Stanisi and Themis Adamantidis reminds us of the depth and sheer force of Apostolos Kaldaras’ compositions. Zafeiris Melas meets the legacy of maestro Manos Hadjidakis and Konstantina sings Thanos Mikroutsikos. Welcome t...
Folk legend Dimitra Papiou singing an archontorebetiko classic by Nikos Gounaris. Popular divas Litsa Diamanti and Katerina Stanisi serving the extensive repertoire of art-folk maestro Stamatis Kraounakis. Pop-folk star Kaiti Garbi registering her name next to a masterpiece by art lyricist Lina Nikolakopoulou....
Is pop star Despina Vandi compatible with not one, not two, but three of Tsitsanis’ rebetiko classics? What is the connection between the queen of Greek pop, Anna Vissi, and art-folk composer Stavros Kougioumtzis? Has pop-folk diva Kaiti Garbi ever sung live a song by bouzouki soloist Thanasis Polykandriotis? A...
Konstantina’s live recording of a Mimis Plessas’ folk hit, Pashalis Terzis’ encounter with Christos Nikolopoulos, Antzela Dimitriou’s live cover of an Antonis Vardis’ masterpiece, Giorgos Mazonakis’ coexistence with Stamatis Kraounakis; these are some of the ingredients of today’s recipe here at GME, ...
Throughout the week that starts today, here at GME, we shall be enjoying recordings that highlight the blending of different traditions of popular song – unexpected encounters of pop artists or heavy folk vocalists singing art songs, and so on. Kelly Kellekidou sings Stamatis Kraounakis, Filippos N...
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