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One major omission from my recent monthly telly review was the rather wonderful "The Next Best Thing", an American TV lookalike co...

I've mentioned Jack McManus a few times on here over the last couple of weeks. Now I've discovered the existence of yet another cur...

Oh, those Swedes. Do they never stop making great music? I haven't really checked out Magnus Tingsek in the past, although I believe he...

Well, not just yet, but she will be soon - with a new album "Onirique" to be released in October, according to French music news s...

A few months ago I had started a "Hall of Fame" thing on here, which I scrapped after a couple of months only because I couldn...

Some ska is overdue on here, methinks. Back in 1979/1980 this was the hottest musical revival thanks to the likes of The Specials, Madness,...

The Brothers Johnson are probably best known for "Stomp" which is a fabulous disco track from 1980, but tonight I'm gong back ...

We're on a soft rock vibe tonight eh!!! OK so everyone of a certain age may (or may not) admit to remembering "Escape (The Pina Col...

Back to 1978 for some smooth, American, sunny, soulful pop. I don't know anything about them except that "Love Will Find A Way...

In the words of the great philosopher Neil Diamond...."hello again, hello!!" Sorry I haven't been around here much over the pa...

"Just A Minute" - Rongedal: and it takes just a minute to enjoy the sheer catchiness of this song!! "Love In Stereo" - O...

Well, for a start he appears on Swedish rapper Form One's new song "Money" which you can hear at http://www.formoneonline.com/...

Oh, go on then, I hear you say. BWO's greatest hits album "Pandemonium" is out very soon in Sweden, and here is a picture of t...

Can I add Jack McManus to the list of people I want to rave about? "Bang On The Piano" is rather fab, isn't it!! The video has...

No Retro Saturday this week...it will be back next week though. Because it's Easter weekend, (and I'm on holiday till Tuesday) I tho...

"Coronation Street" is now a long long way from its former glories. This year the soap has controversially been overlooked for a B...

"Fascination" - Alphabeat: Yes I know it's old news, but I came late to the party and it took me a while to appreciate this, b...

Yes it's "Loved-Up Swedes Week" here at EuropeCrazy and I can only echo what Poster Girl has said about Sweden's latest sh...

Aftonbladet reports that Swedish Idol runner-up Amanda Jenssen and fellow finalist Daniel Karlsson are officially a "couple". Now...

Everything has a beginning....everything comes to an end. Appropriate really that 2008's Eurovision national finals season ended tonight...

Only an hour to go and I'm getting so excited!! I'm quite happy with the final line-up (apart from the dire Christer joke-song), alt...

After a few quite stagnant weeks in the Sverige Topplistan singles chart, Amanda Jenssen’s "Do You Love Me" has finally been knoc...

Haven’t had one of these for a while and surprisingly there have been a few new entries since the last time in the otherwise normally stagna...

My blog is one year old and so I thought I’d celebrate. I promise the big speech won’t go on tooooo long....! This blog began on 11th March ...

So Serbia has chosen its Eurovision entry "Oro" which is written by that Zeljko chap and inevitably like most other countries this...

Haven't watched the Spanish Eurovision final - but...what's with that "Baila El Chiki Chiki" thing? Are they going for the...

Tonight ITV1 broadcast a show based on the "Guilty Pleasures" phenomenon which has grown over recent years. Basically it's ab...

I am surprised that I've taken so long to feature them here, as they are clearly in a class of their own :-) I always loved Steely Dan, ...

Slick, smooth pop from the late 80s, although with quite a darker, subversive edge like much of the other music of its time. Here is "H...

Forget "Tainted Love" - that's an easy option. "Torch" was always wonderful, but be honest, how many years have pass...

After the demise of Young Marble Giants, singer Alison Statton formed Weekend, which produced some cool, smooth early 80s jazz. There is ver...

Well well well. I'm getting better at this predictions game. As Meat Loaf might have sang, "Three out of four ain't bad". ...

I spent about 3 hours trying to figure out how "Andra Chansen" actually worked and had to end up going over to the dark side, ie a...

Come On Girl - Taio Cruz: infectious, addictive mix of electro & r'n'b which has now eaten its way into my brain. Black and Gold...

I can't really comment as I haven't seen the clips from the German national final (apart from the winner), but at the moment I'm...

Germany chooses its 2008 Eurovision entry this Thursday in what looks like one of the better national finals of this season. My two favourit...

Germany's national music awards were announced a couple of weeks ago but I'm only getting round to putting the results on here. The ...

I am fascinated by misheard lyrics - you know, the ones where you think they're singing one thing and they are actually singing somethin...

Former X-Factor finalist Andy Abraham will represent the United Kingdom at this year's Eurovision Song Contest with "Even If"....

Because I'm going to Latvia in May, what better reason to go back 8 years to "My Star" by Brainstorm, with a deranged Renars K...

Not Phixx but The Fixx, an early 80s band which I liked. Anti-nuclear war anthem of its time (1982) which I used to play a lot at the time....

The Associates' music meant a lot to me in the early 80s. Different from anything and everything at that time, and still sounding unique...

John Peel favourites who were also very reflective of my political stance in the 80s, The Redskins were probably best known for "Keep O...

Going back to the late 70s/early 80s mod revival to start with tonight :-) Although for some strange reason the lead singer annoyed me, I di...

The last of the 4 heats to determine the remaining finalists....and arguably the strongest heat so far, as every song had some redeeming fea...

Poster Girl's gonna go into meltdown!!! Congratulations to Charlotte Perrelli and Linda Bengtzing. At least I got that one right! Two ve...

..yes it's embarrassment time again. This year it won't be called "MYMU" but it will be called "Eurovision - Your Dec...

Think we may have heard the winner this week folks ... "For Många Ord Om Karlek" - Niklas Strömstedt: This is an OK start, althoug...

Black and Gold - Sam Sparro: exceptional, classy, adventurous pop song which I have played this week more than any other, and is possibly th...

Yes, tonight I can finally reveal the first of our holiday destinations for 2008. I will be heading off to the Latvian capital in May, accom...

Last night's third MF heat kicked off with Kristian Luuk in fine form - he is really growing on me and I am beginning to get his humour ...

Most famous, I suppose, for "Making Plans For Nigel" and "Senses Working Overtime" but tonight I want to mention "T...

Another early 90s treat which I have fond memories of, even if I know nothing at all about this band apart from the fact that they came from...

Now this might be quite an obscure one. Back in 1991 this was a big hit in the USA singles charts although did absolutely nothing this side ...

First one this week is a song from 1990 which I used to like a lot. "Could Have Told You So" was a very strong and memorable pop h...

Super Saturday. Can't really comment as I haven't heard all tonight's winners but.... CONGRATULATIONS ICELAND!! My favourite-cou...

Therese Andersson & Caracola to Andra Chansen. Sadly, Patrik missed out :-( It was a very strange Melodifestivalen tonight. Something st...

BWO to Globen!!!!! Dancing all night with the bourgeoisie and swearing undying love for Martin

OK - wrong again! Glad though that my three favourite songs of the night are through to the final 5 - "Lay Your Love On Me" by BWO...

Think it could be quite close to call tonight but here are my predictions for tonight's Melodifestivalen.... Qualifying to Globen: BWO a...

In this week's Sverige Topplistan singles chart, congratulations once again to Amanda Jenssen as "Do You Love Me" still stays ...

Say It Right - Christoffer Hiding : Not usually into these Idol-cover versions but my favourite guy from the last series of "Idol"...

Well I got a few of my predictions right, and some I got in the wrong order :) I wasn't at EuropeCrazy HQ tonight so missed watching the...

Been a while since I wrote about what I was watching on the box so with it being catch-up week it was a good time to...catch up! "Harry...

Photos coming soon (no time to get them on here tonight) Guests: Johnny Hallyday, Patrick Bruel, Isabelle Boulay, Jenifer, Pascal Obispo, Ra...

Not long now till the annual back-slapping celebration of the past British musical year. At this point I will attempt to predict who will wi...