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  Will Fusedmarc Make It “Rain” in Ukraine for Lithuania?

  March 22, 2017 0

  Fusedmarc’s “Rain of Revolution” is definitely different as far as this year’s Eurovision entries go. I’ve been watching the Eurovision Song Contest in some form or another since 2008, and Lithuania has always been an interesting nation to watch. Unlike some nations that always seem to send the same types of singers and songs, Lithuania seems to have broader taste. We’ve had everything from an acapella jam about being Eastern European (2010), straight-up disco (2012), and earnest acoustic duets (2015), and everything in between. Last year’s entry, Danny Montell’s “I’ve Been Waiting For This Night”, got them their second top-ten finish after it made it all the way to 9th in the points.  After embracing a poppier sound with that song, it seems Lithuania’s tastes have turned once again to something a little more experimental: I will give Fusedmarc this: they’re doing something different than most other contestants in this year’s Contest, and will certainly stand out for that. I’m just not sure I like it. And that’s interesting to say, because it has a lot of elements I like: there’s a processed nature to the horn synths they’re using that I tend to dig in ’80s pop music, and […] [Read more…]

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  SNL Digest: Dave Chapelle (11/12/16)

  November 13, 2016 0
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  5 Awesome Things from Last Night’s Nashville Season 2 Episode 9: I’m Tired of Pretending

  December 5, 2013 0
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  Improbable? Index: The Walking Dead Season 4 Episode 7 – Dead Weight

  November 25, 2013 0
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  SNL Digest: Kevin Hart (12/16)

  December 17, 2017 0