Sweden – Loreen and Tattoo

How am I supposed to do an objective review of a legend? I moved to the UK in the fall … More

Malta – The Busker – Dance (Our Own Party)

Eurovision rules state that a song must not exceed three minutes in length. Which is why Malta’s Dance (Our Own … More

No, Eurovision is NOT the Olympics of Music

Journalists. Broadcasters. Acts. Please stop calling Eurovision “the Olympics of Music.”* It’s not! “But” you say “It’s countries competing against … More

The Matt Blxck Mantra

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

The Echo of English

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

The disclaimer post

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

Watergun: A Damp Squib

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

Pabandom is Naur

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

Alen Chicco and the art of a Eurovison song

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

Super Super Super Saturday!

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