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Finland’s too quick, I’m behind now

So I was going to be lazy and put PKN but need to know how to write it so Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivat now for...

Terminal three flight on time

Good morning Europe! Battling through the London morning rush hour to meet That Monty at Heathrow terminal three (flight’s on time) though perhaps That Monty...

Russia and cognitive dissonance

So I set my ground rules years ago. You’ve got to ignore the country name, I said. You’ve got to just judge the song...

Eurovision 2015 – Another day of rehearsals

The morning after the night before at Eurovision is always a little bit sad, with dejected fans, disappointed delegations, and some oddments of promotional...

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...