Diary of Musical Thoughts

I was somewhat hesitant to buy this book because of its brevity -- 43 thousand words seemed lacking in the value for money department -- and...

I'm not going to finish this project before the start of this year's Eurovision as I'd hoped, but we'll reach the end eventu...

1965.  France Gall, "Poupée de cire, poupée de son" (Luxembourg). In which Serge Gainsbourg fulfilled one of his career goals ...

It's hard to justify a covers album most of the time. The source material is probably going to be good, so the album won't be bad pe...

Courtesy of Resident Advisor, this feature is possibly the equivalent of a mid-90's interview with Eric Clapton about the proper use of...

"Its soldiers' daily duties included observing and patrolling the mix", 102 minutes I can't believe it took me this long...

1962.  Isabelle Aubret, "Un premier amour" (France). With its third winner in five years, France established itself as the power...

1960.  Jacqueline Boyer, "Tom Pillibi" (France).  Apparently the early years of Eurovision were all about big fluffy ballads and...

"They mix the path of these strange steps", 55 minutes My latest attempt at a "fun", super-clubby mix.  Lots of proggy...

This post was inspired by "It's Blitz", which was released ten years (!!) ago this week.  I hadn't listened to the full al...