Author: Marko Alpner
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Ardnamurchan 10yo, Dramface #36 & Jack Black
If you ask me about whisky, I’ll be the first to admit I know very little. I enjoy it, though, and the more I explore, the deeper my fondness for the water of life gets. Don’t worry, this won’t turn into poetry. I’m also writing this sober, quietly pondering which bottle I should uncork. Last…
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Concerts in 2025, the list
57 concerts. Two festival-ish. Twelve nights at Cankarjev dom. Twenty-six shows with Siddharta. And, as mentioned in my newsletter, very much a year of orchestras. Picking a favourite feels about as useful as choosing a favourite whisky. Honestly, I enjoyed every single show on this list. Some evenings started a little moody, but they all…
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Do you have the Panettone yet?
A question I usually start asking sometime in September, fully aware that we’re still months away from that dangerously good pastry from the heart of Sicily. My name is Marko. I’m a friend of Raw Pasta. And my favourite Panettone of 2025 was Apple, Cinnamon & Almonds. I’m still mildly upset I only bought one.…
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S01E04 – Anything But Therapy
Episode 4. Keeping the newsletter momentum, even if I lost the thread a bit. I’ve been struggling with social posts since the start of the year, still slightly exhausted from December. Not exhausted enough to stop me from howling at the moon, though. And howl I did. In a small market, helping out shouldn’t cost…
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Jošt Lampret & Big Band RTV, SiTi Teater
My first show of the year, this time purely as a fan with a camera. From “the curtain has fallen” to a sold-out evening with Jošt Lampret and the Big Band RTV Slovenija, joined by Veronika Kumar on vocals and Gaj Boštic on drums, under the direction of Tadej Tomšič. One of those shows you…
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When helping out gets expensive
A scenario I’ve lately run into more than once goes something like this: A client reaches out. They want me to shoot a concert, event, some portraits, etc. I’m already booked or unavailable. Instead of immediately declining, I do what I consider a decent thing: I’ll recommend and reach out to a photographer I trust.…
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S01E03 – Anything But Therapy
Episode 3. January mood? December stats? Another rant? New Year’s resolutions? Ten minutes to the Episode 3 deadline. Let’s keep this simple. December didn’t really slow down, so here’s a quick recap of recently published galleries: Siddharta, Novo mesto Siddharta, Nova Gorica Dan D, Novo mesto And some content I promised a week ago Janez…
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Dan D, Novo mesto
Probably the hardest caption I’ve written in a long time. The plan was simple. New Year’s Eve in bed, lights out early, gently snoring by 10 PM. December was a lot, and honestly, even Niet playing at Trg francoske revolucije wasn’t tempting enough. But when Dan D announced they were ending their journey with a…
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Siddharta, Nova Gorica
Last show of the year. Not exactly common to have a proper ‘štrom’ gig on a Monday, but I’m not complaining. A few days before closing out 2025, doing it with a band like this felt right. Still riding the Novo mesto high, I was tired but excited. Warmer air, an early 20:30 start, and…
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Siddharta, Novo mesto
Happy birthday, Janez. The second-to-last show of the year. Cold, yes, but easily one of those nights where everything clicked. The band, the crew, the crowd. The energy on stage was something else. Huge thanks to Damjan Končar, who set the bar high with exceptional photos from the Litija show the day before. That left…