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Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Friday, 5 May 2017

Eurovision 2017 - South Caucasus in Kyiv

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UPDATE Friday 12 May 2017 : Armenia's Artsvik did quite a good job during the first semi-final. She definitely pulled it off live on st...
Tuesday, 7 February 2017

X Factor Armenia judges: homophobes, closets and… drag

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Egor Glumov X Factor Armenia judge. Works as a presenter at homophobic radio station - radio Van. Self-proclaimed “militant homophobe”. ...
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Monday, 26 December 2016

Personal: growing up with George Michael

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I woke up this morning hoping that the immense sadness and tears on my face last night were some kind of a bad-bad dream. If only… During ...
Saturday, 14 May 2016

Quote of the Day: Armenia’s Iveta Mukuchyan is “hot as f*uck”. Love Wave? More like a “love tsunami”

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This is the best I have ever read about any other Eurovision entry from Armenia in the UK, let alone in a gay magazine: “Mine [Eurovision ...
Friday, 13 May 2016

Eurovision: the right to wave a flag and being political

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I am not against flags or being political at Eurovision. While first and foremost a music contest, the Eurovision was, is and always will be...
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Saturday, 7 May 2016

Eurovision 2016: Armenia’s Iveta Mukuchyan, South Caucasus and more

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When I first saw Iveta Mukuchyan’s music video of the song "Love Wave", I have to be honest, my first impression was like: oh wel...
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Sunday, 21 June 2015

US country musician Steve Grand with Armenian flag during EuroPride in Riga

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It was a pretty historic event - the EuroPride that took place in Riga on 20 June. Latvia is currently hosting the EU presidency, and this w...
Friday, 22 May 2015

Charles Aznavour's “Comme Ils Disent" feature in Divas show, Las Vegas

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The fame of Charles Aznavour's groundbreaking "Comme Ils Disent" ("What Makes a Man a Man”) - " the first song about...
Friday, 15 May 2015

How incorrect use of Armenian translit turned this rap song ‘gay’

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Few days ago, I received a Google alert update that there is this ‘gay Armenian’ rap song on YouTube. The title of this song looked weird in...
Saturday, 25 April 2015

Armenia: System Of A Down remembers all victims of the Genocides, including gays, in a live concert in Yerevan

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By making the parallels between the Armenian Genocide and the Holocaust, the animated on-screen introduction to the part 2 of the SOAD’s con...
Sunday, 22 March 2015

The Irrepressibles gig in London: full of emotions, strength and vulnerability

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I am a big fan of The Irrepressibles, and was super excited to finally see them performing live in London. It was their first London gig (Is...
Tuesday, 24 June 2014

Opera Australia drops Georgian singer Tamar Iveri following virulent homophobia exposé

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I devote this post to Armenian pop stars or other personalities, especially the ones in or around showbiz. I did hope that after Eurovision ...
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Saturday, 7 June 2014

The Legend of Armen Ra and the Theremin: “I do feel I carry the cross of all gay Armenians on my back”

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I posted about Armen Ra, US-based Iranian Armenian Theremin virtuoso, drag artist and performer , famous for uniquely brilliant interpretati...
Thursday, 5 June 2014

Groundbreaking Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila rocks London's Scala with their 100th gig

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Last night I finally saw this groundbreaking Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila live in London. It was their 100th ever gig, and it was awesome. ...