Ah the relief of not being the ones packing your bags for the far flung climes of home! The 18 countries picked for semi final two no doubt watched the losers of semi final one shuffling off into the cold dark night of Eurovision oblivion, where not even a candle, Continue Reading
Road to Eurovision: Semi final 1
So at last we can stand close and gaze upon the vast and glittering edifice that is Eurovision towering above us! What was once a far off promise of possible pyrotechnics, would-be Russian grandmothers, and the possibility of pop so fantastic it would make custard congeal with joy (I Continue Reading
There’s nowhere safe for “Sanctuary” anymore
The news I had been expecting but hoped would never be announced, has lobbed its most unwelcome way into my despairing inbox. (After the renewal of Community was almost fatally tarnished by the removal of Mark Harmon as show runner.) Sanctuary, one of the most imaginative, clever and well-realised shows Continue Reading
Who ripped out the beating heart of “Community”?
Alas I celebrated a little to prematurely about Community being renewed for a 13 episode fourth season. For while one of the most innovative and clever sitcoms on television is back for another season, it will be without it’s creative heart and soul, Dan Harmon, who created the hilarious boundary-pushing Continue Reading
Eurovision 2012: All the world is a (very brightly lit) stage
So no doubt it’s been keeping you up at night wondering how awesome the stage will be upon which the countries of Eurovision will strut their talented stuff? Well fret in sleepless ignorance no more. For behold, I bring you glad tidings of great Eurovision joy – yes I know Continue Reading
Road to Eurovision: Opening party fun! (Saturday 19 May)
If you wandering the streets of Baku right now, anticipation welling up inside of you like day old dogs you really shouldn’t have eaten, you’ll know it’s less than 24 hours till the first semi-final takes place at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. But as the rehearsals have shown, the Continue Reading
Interview: Rising Swedish pop star, Jonas Oakland
It’s a brave new digital world out there, and while traditional record companies are quaking in their boots, fearful and uncertain of what the future holds, quite a number of brave, independent artists are seizing the moment and crafting astonishingly successful careers without the vast apparatus of old behind Continue Reading
Thank you Donna Summer (1948 – 2012) for saving the last dance for us
Such sad news today. Donna Summer, who was the queen of disco at its height, died in Los Angeles Thursday US time of complications from lung cancer. At her height, Donna Summer reigned supreme, releasing hit after hit including “Hot Stuff”, “MacArthur Park”, “On the Radio” and the infamously Continue Reading
“Community” gets even more animated than usual in season finale
You have to hand it to the gang at Community. They are the most creative, innovative team in the TV industry. Not content with staying within standard sitcom boundaries, or even reality’s boundaries for that matter, they are constantly coming up with clever ways to tell a story and they’re Continue Reading
Road to Eurovision 2012: Week 7: The Final Countdown
Can you believe it’s been 7 weeks since I started reviewing all the funky chunky pop nuggets pouring forth from the bountiful goodness of Eurovision? Why yes… yes I can. Yes I know I am answering my own question and risk looking like a gibbering idiot who has inhaled Continue Reading