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Slovenia – I love Slovenia… got it deep inside

PRE WARNING – I LOVE SLOVENIA It was a great rehearsal. I went into the hall for 20 minutes and went “nom nom nom” for...

Honey, I’m telling the truth (Yes you should!)

I’ve got callandresponseitis setting in. I blame Anita. Every time anyone pauses on a comma, I’m straight in there with enthusiastic agreement and encouragement. Which...

Russian to put a bet on this…

If you can get good odds on this have a flutter. I think it’s safe to say the biggest ballad of the year (although not...

This is an ungodly hour to be up and at work...

So yeah, Wiener Philharmonik sounded good. Zubin Mehta gives decent dirigenting. Rudolf Buchbinder a perfectly respectable Klavierer. However, I stood in a two inch...

Hacksaw on winners

You wanted more opinion on winners? You’ve come to the right place. Continuing our look at the winners, Roy – sorry, That’s Mr Roy...

FYR Macedonia in a nutshell

Imagine, if you will, that Frizzle Sizzle were replaced with Rikki Peebles and the Humphrey Campbells, and that Superman’s unconvincing lair were replaced...

Why Your Favourite Song Won’t Win – Part 673

Oh yes, that time has arrived. The one you’ve all been waiting for (OK, maybe not all. Perhaps just a couple of Portuguese psychopaths...

Iceland & Sweden, a Nordic duo

Iceland is very cute. It’s Maria centre stage with 5 backing vocalists, including Hera Björk, to the rear right side. There’s a kind of...

Golden forks of Friday

Now, I went to an awards ceremony the other day, and the people who were organising the awards ceremony actually won the awards ceremony....

Macedonia’s lack of Diggity

The Macedonian (FYR of) entry is the perfect example of how to fupp up an excellent song with an incongruent performance. Daniel is a...