Prljavi Inspektor Blaža i Kljunovi

History

Prljavi Inspektor Blaža i Kljunovi came together in early 1994. The lineup featured Igor Blažević on vocals, who went by the stage names Prljavi Inspektor Blaža or Dirty Inspector Blaža, along with guitarists "Gazda" Milutin Petrović and Aleksandar Karadžič, bassist Dejan Resanović, and drummer Vojin Šurašinović. Blažević had previously led the new wave group Fiskulturno Lane in the early 1980s, and he adopted his pseudonym in late 1991 when he started hosting a show on Radio Pingvin.

The band initially played regularly at two Belgrade venues: the club Prostor and Klub Studenata Tehnike. Their setlists were mostly made up of covers from former Yugoslav rock acts, but their standout original was Blažević's song "Dule Savić," named after footballer Dušan Savić. Blažević’s stage antics included striptease and direct banter with the crowd, which quickly made the group one of the city’s most popular club bands. This success led them to self-release a cassette recording of their April 14, 1994 concert at Klub Studenata Tehnike, titled Igra rokenrol SR Jugoslavija—a nod to the Električni Orgazam hit "Igra rock 'n' roll cela Jugoslavija."

That album contained covers of songs by Azra, Zabranjeno Pušenje, Riblja Čorba, Prljavo Kazalište, Bijelo Dugme, and Plavi Orkestar, as well as material from Blažević’s former band Fiskulturno Lane. Special guests at the show included Panta, frontman of the alternative rock band Šiklja Nafta, and Drakula, leader of the punk group Direktori. Later that year, on May 25, Blažević put on a Youth Day celebration at Prostor that incorporated all the trappings of socialist-era rock culture.