Kanayq Hayots, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2006
As I recently posted, an albeit small action to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, as well as raise awareness of the arguably regressing role of women in peace-building and society in general in the South Caucasus, was […]
Blogrel says that the damn awful giant LCD screen in Republic Square will soon be finally gone. It was erected a few years ago, as Armenia Now reported way back then, and was meant to be “temporary,” although I think we all knew that it would stay as long as whoever owned it made […]
The Big Brother - the large screen in the Republic Square of Yerevan has been silent for 3 months now. Apparently the capital of Armenia cannot generate enough advertising revenue, for the AD Technology advertising company to keep it running. So what’s it going to be? I caught a discussion on the AR TV two […]
Via Blogrel, news that one of Armenia’s most popular singers, Aram Asatrian, died yesterday from a heart attack. While many will say they don’t like Asatrian, there’s no doubt that his style of music was less pretentious and more real than the type of crap produced by the new breed of local singers. Asatrian was […]
After saying goodbye to old friend Lola Koundakjian who set up and runs the Armenian Poetry Project blog, which also includes podcasts, Zarchka at Life Around Me has felt encouraged to post some of her own writing on her site.
No, I’m not a poet, never was and never intend to become. Just from time […]
Before I get round to hopefully posting some exciting news about the use of blogs in the democratic process in Armenia, another in my occasional posts highlighting the albeit small Armenian blogosphere. I’ve posted links to some of this week’s posts by Zarchka and Garo (AKA Christian Garbis), but let’s get to the subject of […]
Some good news. Zarchka from Life Around Me finally entered Hye Superstar and she’s made it into the second round. I have to admit that I don’t know anything about the show as I don’t watch Armenian TV, but I do know how talented Zara is and I think she’s going to go far in […]
Hovhannes Kourghinyan, Downtown Club, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2005
As mentioned in a previous post, the veteran Armenian rock band Vostan Hayots reunited and performed at Yerevan’s Rocking Club last night. For those of us who have only heard of the band, it was an occasion not to be missed. […]
MDP, Puppet Theatre, Yerevan, Republic of Armenia © Onnik Krikorian / Oneworld Multimedia 2005
After meeting up with Zarchka from Life Around Me earlier yesterday I invited her to join me at a meeting arranged with Ed from MDP at the band’s studio. By chance, Ed and Vardan asked Zarchka to try singing one of MDP’s […]
I’ve been told that the “Armenian Metallica,” Vostan Hayots, are back together for at least a few gigs and will perform at Yerevan’s Rocking Club, formerly Downtown / Subway, on Friday 20 October. They apparently played at Stop Club last Friday, but I unfortunately found out too late to go. Anyway, this is really great […]
