The Matt Blxck Mantra

In 2022, I was minding my own business listening to a NF mix when I heard a peal of completely…

The Echo of English

So today, Iru released her song Echo – a full review of which will be coming later. (Spoiler alert: it’s…

Barring one final song, we have a full slate for Eurovision 2023. There are no more surprise internal drops (hi…

So Switzerland, a country so committed to neutrality that it hasn’t been involved in an international conflict for more than…

I’ve been having a particularly busy few weeks outside of Eurovision which means that my involvement has been limited to…

Every year, there is one National Final song with which I fall deeply, deeply in love. Put it on repeat…

Look, I’m not Swedish. I don’t speak Swedish. And I am very much not the intended target audience for Melodifestivalen,…

Last year, there was a lovely Twitter thread about being Irish: And I thought of this thread when I was…

In the thankfully now finished brouhaha over Ireland’s Eurovision selection, I noted that the PiL song was not a good…

Folks, are you ready for the first truly Super Saturday of the season? Five – yes FIVE – countries will…