The Eurovision entries are not entirely representative of a nation’s musical output – here are some stranger, cooler or eccentric variants.
Tag: pop music
Good Morning Starshine: The 1960s Easy-Listening Acid Trip
The odd parallel universe of easy-listening cover versions of revolutionary acid rock classics that proliferated in the 1960s.
Pump Me Up: Caroline Munro’s Pop Music Career
The oddly forgotten musical recordings by the British cult movie queen.
Waldemar The Vampire: The Strange Case Of Waldemar Wohlfahrt And The Autobahnmörders
How a German playboy used the notoriety of being falsely accused of being a serial killer to become an unlikely 1970s celebrity.
Classic Albums Revisited: HK119’s Imaginature
A psychedelic, conceptual study of nature and mystery from a unique and vital artist.
Calling Occupants – The Carpenters Space Encounters
A 1978 sci-fi variety show even more unlikely than the Star Wars Holiday Special.
The Things You Think Are Precious I Can’t Understand: Cover Versions That Miss The Point
In which introspective, personal studies of human frailty and despair are turned into vacuously bouncy dancefloor bangers, metal misfires and saccharine pop show tunes.
The Insufferable Arrogance Of Instantly Forgotten Musicians
The misplaced egotism of the here today, gone later today pop star.
Sarah Brand’s Musical Fantasies
The once heard, never forgotten recorded works of the unique singer and video producer.
The Simple Pleasures Of The Poster Magazine
Remembering the glory days of the most ephemeral publications on the market.
No Matter How Great You Think The Beatles Were, You’re Wrong. They Were Even Greater
Why the Fab Four really were fab.
Eva Henger’s Song For Eurotrash
British TV’s top entertainment show steps up with the adult film legend to deliver a Eurovision anthem for Italy in 1998.