Archive for the 'Band' Category

Kohima!

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008

Just dropping in to say a quick ‘hi!’ from Kohima. The trip has been a blast and I am having the time of my life and this is just the first 4 days! 20 more to go and lots of updates shall happen .. but for now .. I bid farewell as I trudge on [...]

The network is all that matters

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

I had a very very interesting day today! Firstly, the previous day spilled over majorly into today and today started way too early considering that!
I landed up at the Taj Land’s End hotel in the morning for some a interesting discussion with Mr. Jasbir Singh, who is *THE* biggest music instrument dealer in the [...]

Life Updates …

Friday, April 11th, 2008

I have never been this busy with my work in the office and this time round its for real! The work just never ends and so I am playing catch up with all that I have.
On other fronts, the British Council finally announced the award last week. Check it out! I am supposed to [...]

Have we hit mainstream yet?

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

There has been so much action on the band front and in so many
directions, I get dizzy when I try to take stock!! But the latest
development made me want to get back and make a post here!
Raghu
got a chance to meet the Bacchans and sing to them and they loved the
music a lot and [...]

Why does a beautiful girl with a camera dance near the bassist?

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

This was quite the funniest incident that has happened to me recently while playing on stage. After my gig at the SulaFest, we were just hanging out and chatting with the band and some people who watched the show and there was a sweet couple that came up to me and complimented us on the [...]

This is it!

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

One of the best bands in India right now, Thermal and a Quarter have finally released the follow up to Plan B. Their 4th album, ‘This is it’ is finally ready for release and it has the one TAAQ song that will never leave my head! among other brilliant songs.
The song ‘How can I get [...]

Music in India is evolving!

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Indian music used to be very cliche for a long long time and when I say Indian music, I am talking about Indian Indie Music and not Bollywood. Bollywood follows strict patterns and that is a whole new topic!
I am encouraged by the new music that is coming up in India and it is very [...]

We launched and we partied!

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

The last week has been crazy! and I mean … seriously crazy!!
The band launched its album and the press went crazy and everything was moving in fast forward motion like there was no tomorrow .. Things have settled down a bit but not for long .. the album hits music stores across the country this [...]

Taking the long way!

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Just finished watching the Dixie Chicks documentary "Shut Up and Sing" and I must say its been a LONG LONG time since a movie made me want to pick up my guitar and start making music!

This is a definite must watch for any music lover and if you like the Dixie Chicks music, this just [...]

Big Chill Goa!

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

The fact that I hadn’t heard of ‘The Big Chill’ before was quite a rude shock to me when I actually went and checked it out online …and that was just the beginning of my ‘research’ if you will. Even after all that, “The Big Chill Goa“, the Indian counterpart of the main Big Chill [...]