Before I get on to the main point of this entry, I feel the need to strike a balance here. Last week I put up a YouTube video for those cheeky Belgian electronic chappies Telex which saw them performing in a rather piss-taking manner on Eurovision in 1980. Whilst this was probably all very amusing, it didn't really highlight how good the band can ( Read more... )

The real shock about last night's Eurovision semi-finals was, of course, Belgium's entry (until that point one of the dead-cert favourites) getting the boot. Many people are gasping, puffing and huffing with what can only be described as overblown dismay, cursing the likes of "joke entries" such as Lithuania's bizarre ditty for getting in the way ( Read more... )