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Jazz festivals are always a get-together with a lot of friends and colleagues from all over but it was a bit of a surprise last night when I ran into Prof. Dr. Ilse Storb. I hadn’t seen her in many years – but she hasn’t changed at all. Except for a new leg! The 50th…
Joni Sledge R.I.P.
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Eurovision Song Contest: Malicious Joy and Torture
The fascinating aspect of the Eurovision Song Contest, one of the world’s biggest music events, is not only the highly competitive and enthralling nature of competitions like that, but also the somehow inexplicable joy of being tortured by an immensely huge amount of so-called artists whose unbelievable lack of talent is unsurpassable. Needless to say…
Adi Oasis – Multiply
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