"From Eurovision * to the Venice Biennale, culture contests are being overshadowed by politics" 

* Este ano sob o signo BDSM/"choking" 

Pela Retirada Imediata de Portugal do Festival Eurovisão da Canção e Enquanto Israel Participar

(ver aqui)

Israel pode sempre concorrer 

no fake do fake do fake russo

"Spain first of Eurovision ‘big five’ to say it will boycott event if Israel participates"

O fake do fake do fake 

em variante russa-neo-soviética

Б. Ховард (aliás, B. Howard em cirílico, aliás, Michael Jackson)

... entretanto, para o eurotuga, 

tudo é belo, bom e perfeito

(ver também aqui)

A visão académica-e-tal; mais uma e outra espreitadas de esguelha; e o grande euroarquivo (92 nutritivos posts)

 

Nada, nadinha de novo - assinale-se apenas estes dois notáveis exemplos clarissimamente inspirados no fulgurante pensamento-Marselfie (urbano/rural/lento/oriental)

LADANIVA - "Jako" | Armenia

Baby Lasagna - "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" | Croatia

Uma prendinha da sofredora mamã (I)

Brotherhood Of Man - "Save Your Kisses For Me"

Isto era o mínimo que se lhe exigia. Foi-se finando devagarinho. Irremediavelmente. Este ano, não existe literalmente mais nada onde ferrar o dente à excepção desta pequena pérola croata de psicadelismo anti-nazi-estalinista senil & respectivos videos gay/kubrickianos. É o que há.

 

"Kalush Orchestra have collaborated with The Rasmus on a new version of the latter’s hit single ‘In The Shadows’. The collaboration sees the outfit combine the sound of the Telenka (a Ukrainian wind instrument), a powerful chorus, and Oleg Psiuk’s fast-paced rap with The Rasmus’ classic rock style.  The band, who represented Finland at this year’s Eurovision, met Kalush Orchestra in Turin, Italy this year where they soon began a creative relationship. While both acts were in the city for the competition, they joined forces for an impromptu performance in the town square. 'We immediately loved the original sound of Kalush Orchestra – Ukrainian folk, singing, flute, rap', explained Lauri Ylönen, co-founder and frontman of The Rasmus, in a statement. 'It was inspiring to hear how this song can be reborn like that! And the lyrics are unfortunately even more relevant to what is happening now, in Ukraine and around the world'. The song contains the line: 'They say that I must learn to kill before I can feel safe/ But I’d rather kill myself than turn into their slave'”

... se até o facho Putin se incomoda, algum estrago causará o pauzinho na engrenagem

(via UJM)

"This year’s Lithuania’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, Monika Liu, used the power of music to show support to Ukraine and its Eurovision finalist Kalush Orchestra. Not only did she wave the Ukrainian flag during the live semi-final and final shows, but also joined an initiative in Vilnius, the capital, where the country’s famous musicians, the soloists of the National Opera and Ballet Theatre, and a children’s choir manifested musical solidarity, urging to continue supporting Ukraine during and after the Eurovision Song Contest. Monika Liu together with other Lithuanian performers sang Ukraine’s Eurovision entry song Stefania in a new video, filmed on the streets of Vilnius. The initiative highlighted Vilnius’ continuous support to Ukraine ever since the beginning of the war on February 24th and showed solidarity with the war refugees" (Go Vilnius)

Edit (18:58) - O videoclip original

 

 

+ "Autoridades italianas conseguiram repelir uma invasão de hackers russos no sistema informático que procurava travar o favoritismo da canção ucraniana que venceu o festival"

Edit (16/05/2022) - "Eurovision winners sing at Polish border on way back to Ukraine: Psiuk said when they got home they would take off their stage outfits and wear the uniform of the Ukrainian resistance"

Kalush Orchestra - "Stefania" (Ukraine)

Alina Pash - "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors"

"Toss together electronica and hip-hop with some Ukrainian folk influences, and you’ve got yourself a song by Alina Pash. Her songs are inspired by Ukrainian traditions, and specifically those from the Carpathian Mountains — Pash was born in Bushtyno in Zakarpattia Oblast. And each song has so much more meaning than you’d guess by just listening to the lyrics"

"For Ukrainian musicians, rejecting Russia is a matter of national pride"

Go_A - "SHUM"

Manizha - "Russian Woman"

Uma espécie de Pussy Riot "mainstream"

O Passos Coelho tinha o radar avariado: o Diabo acabou por chegar mas o destino era Chipre, a xungaria Eurovisiva e a (maravilhosa) beatagem ortodoxa local - o mafarrico é sempre um sucesso!

É verdade, do empreiteiro ao ex-"sit-down comedian", o que não falta são eruditos críticos de música

"Do Quarteto 1111 ao Festival da Canção, do rock progressivo às baladas e aos sucessos trauteados por várias gerações, a constância e a diversidade de José Cid, há muito reconhecidas em Portugal, recebem agora uma distinção internacional que é justo motivo de orgulho para o premiado e para os portugueses"

... e, há 7 anos, o Eurocoiso também não se incomodou muito...

"Baku farce is a reminder football should use its influence for the better"

... e contudo...

"Iceland's bondage-clad, queer, anti-capitalist techno band has a message for Israel at Eurovision"

 

"If they win on 18 May, they warn they will have earned the right to take control of land within Israel to set up the first liberal BSDM enclave. The parallels with Israeli settlements on occupied Palestinian territory are clear"