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Eurovision 2011 Preview: Part 1
Apr27

Eurovision 2011 Preview: Part 1

It’s almost that time of the year again! Yes, it’s almost time when I don’t have to put any thought into coming up with something new for the site and can simply embed a few music videos and mock the artists and countries responsible for the atrocities! It’s Eurovision time! Eurovision will be taking place in Düsseldorf this year because last time around Germany foolishly went and put forward a good song by a quirky and rather pleasant to look at singer, Lena Meyer-Landrut. Clearly, paint fumes burning away in some area of Eastern Europe are still wafting over the inhabitants of the Rhineland as they’ve decided that Lena can sing for her country again. And – horror of horrors! – it’s only another cracking song! That’s Taken By A Stranger by Lena and I think it’s clear to see that it suffers from only one major flaw: it’s way too good for the likes of Eurovision. One of my prerequisites for considering voting for a country in Eurovision is this: has the song or video been influenced in any way by the classic 1982 Marc Singer and Rip Torn movie The Beastmaster? It’s not a secret prerequisite and my vote is clearly worth a lot because Albania have embraced it this year in style with a tribute to the film’s falcon/eagle/I-don’t-know-birds Sharak in the song Feel The Passion by red-headed lungstress Aurela Gaçe. If the Eurovision Song Contest ever turns into a competition to find the continent’s best movie soundtrack for an upcoming, lighthearted, romantic story set against the backdrop of Venice starring Juliette Binoche and Colin Firth then it’s entirely possible that Italy can resubmit Madness Of Love by Raphael Gualazzi with more than a slight expectation that it will do well. It will not, however, do well in the contest’s current format. Ireland have a reputation that’s second-to-none when it comes to victories in Eurovision but alcohol poisoning does eventually affect decision-making and that may explain the appearance of the unbelievably dense and irritatingly irritating twins John and Edward, or, sigh, Jedward, and their song Lipstick. Now, it’s entirely possible that the song gets really good after nine seconds but that was all I could take. By all means, feel free to play the video and ascertain the worthiness of the Irish musical contribution this year but I would suggest something firm to clamp your teeth down onto, strong straps to prevent injury during your inevitable convulsions, and a deaf friend nearby who can shut down your computer and alert medical personnel when you collapse into a coma. Greece have surprised in recent years with some...

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Cibelle Triple
Apr09

Cibelle Triple

Okay, okay, so I missed a couple of weeks of adding music videos (and weekly photos) but I have an excuse; I’ve been on a little trip up north and may have been a little trigger-happy with the camera. Way behind on checking through, processing, and uploading pictures but I am getting there. Anyway, it’s always nice to keep site content ticking over so I took a quick break to find something lovely and light to listen to and decided to share some Cibelle with you. You’ll be grateful that I did if you’ve not heard her music before. And if you have heard her music before you’ll also be grateful that I did. What I’m saying here is that you’ll be grateful that I did. London London Green Grass Sapato...

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Mini Music Reviews
Mar22

Mini Music Reviews

Roxette – She’s Got Nothing On (But The Radio) When this comes on the radio I wish I had nothing on (especially the radio). Unimaginative, underwhelming, shit. The Human League – Never Let Me Go Will someone please let them go? Autotuned, derivative, shit. Noah And The Whale – L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N T.H.I.S.S.O.N.G.J.U.S.T.G.O.E.S.O.N.A.N.D.O.N. Irritating, contrived,...

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Ugly Duckling Triple
Feb26

Ugly Duckling Triple

Hip hop is something that peaked in the late 1980s and went really, really downhill from the mid-1990s onwards. Nevertheless, there have been some artists in recent years out there who have embraced the spirit and feel of the glory days of rap. And no, no, no I don’t mean crappy Jay Z or Notorious B.I.Crap or any of that other crappy crap so-called rap; I mean artists like Starving Artists Crew, Jurassic 5, Abdominal, and today’s featured group Ugly Duckling. Enjoy. A Little Samba Slow The Flow...

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Sofia Talvik Triple
Feb19

Sofia Talvik Triple

This weekend’s trio of music videos comes from...

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Big Band Collection
Feb12

Big Band Collection

Last week I went for Kate Bush as the weekend’s aural/visual feast for your lucky ears and eyes. This weekend it’s something a little different: big band music! Andy Kirk & His Orchestra – Apollo Groove Russ Morgan & His Orchestra – Limehouse Blues Don Azpiazu & His Havana Casino Orchestra – El...

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