The History of Byzantium
1/10/12 – 15:46 | No Comment

This wonderfully rich and well researched story telling has been a pleasure to listen to recently.
There are a lot of unfamiliar names for people and places but if you let yourself go with the flow …

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Eurovision Song Contest 2009 – Azerbaijan
11/5/09 – 20:30 | No Comment
Eurovision Song Contest 2009 – Azerbaijan

Okay, we admit. We’re pushing the European element a bit here but it’s tricky to define whether Azerbaijan is European or Asian. But on the other hand, it has a better claim than Israel which is very definetly not in Europe.

Eurovision Song Contest 2009 – Hungary
11/5/09 – 20:13 | No Comment
Eurovision Song Contest 2009 – Hungary

Hungary’s song seems like a throwback to the 1980’s dance culture. It’s a brave attempt. The video looks like an 80’s MTV slot too.
Not sure what they were aiming to achieve but it …

Eurovision Song Contest 2009 – Slovenia
11/5/09 – 20:09 | No Comment
Eurovision Song Contest 2009 – Slovenia

Little Slovenia has come up with a nice song this year called Love Symphony.
Marta is stunning as she slips in the odd lyric now and then around the musicians.
We hope they do well with this …

Eurovision Song Contest 2009 – Denmark
10/5/09 – 08:08 | No Comment
Eurovision Song Contest 2009 – Denmark

Hmm….opinions are split on this one. Some of us dislike songs which pretend to be all sad and slow building into guitar based soft rock.

Eurovision Song Contest 2009 – Slovakia
10/5/09 – 08:04 | 2 Comments
Eurovision Song Contest 2009 – Slovakia

This is another one we quite like. Full of drama and over importance. Just the way a Eurovision song deserves to be and isn’t that bad either.

Eurovision Song Contest 2009 – Cyprus
10/5/09 – 07:58 | No Comment
Eurovision Song Contest 2009 – Cyprus

Oh here we go again with the horsey theme but with added mediaeval. Actually we quite like this one and hope it will do well.