Archive for November, 2008
The Wonderful World of Sargeant Thikanov
Before your mind goes off on random tangents, thinking of how I am writing fairytales surrounding the life and times of a mysteriously named Russian World War I soldier, stop. Thika, in Kannada, refers to one's gluteal region, a.k.a Kundi as do other more detailed graphic words that I'm not going to mention simply because I am not too keen on [...]
Raghu Dixit Unplugged @ Swagath Garuda Landmarks (16th November 08)
It was quite a while since I'd seen Raghu Dixit perform live, even though I'd had a chance to pick his album up (and have him open the cover and autograph it thereafter, heh) and listen to it. The autographing was around the time I interviewed him for a cover story for RSJ, in April this year, which finally didn't happen for reasons I'm not [...]
Opeth in Chennai! (January 2009)
If recent buzz is to be believed, the 2009 IITM festival, Saarang, might have Opeth headlining the show. Yes, you read that right, Opeth (wikipedia link). This is as big as when Jethro Tull headlined Unmaad at IIMB in 2006 February, and I guess most people in Bangalore aren't particularly thrilled about the fact that a huge name like Opeth [...]
Petrol in an Eye-Dropper
When I was in class 3, I started reading Archie comics. Jughead was my favourite character, since he loved to eat and he had a dog and was the coolest character among the entire motley crew. However, one of the strips that I distinctly remember reading was one where Archie was broke, and had to fill gas into his jalopy, and went to a station [...]
Down with JD(S)
On Monday evening, according to what I heard on Radio Indigo, Bangalore experienced its worst ever traffic jam, thanks to the JD(S) 'general body' meeting taking place in Palace Grounds. People were stranded for hours, and many missed out on their flights. That evening, I had to head to Total Mall on Hosur Road for a farewell treat, and I was [...]
Movie of the Century: Deshdrohi
What Gunda was to the 20th Century, Kamaal R Khan (henceforth referred to as KRK) starrer Deshdrohi promises to be for the 21st. Gunda has had such tremendous fan following, and has had among the highest ratings that a Hindi movie could've ever had on IMDB for it incorporated all possible genres that one could think of into an intense three [...]
A Novel Way to Punish Traffic Offenders
Enough and more has been said by me about the traffic offenders of Bangalore city. I've been very unrealistic in the past, and have prescribed capital punishment in the form of public execution on certain occasions at traffic signals for people who commit grave offences. But now, after some significant introspection, I realize that the [...]
Iron Maiden : February 2009, Bangalore
This is big news, for obvious reasons. Iron Maiden, our pantheon of Gods bless them, is coming to India for the third time in three years, and I still have the fondest memories of March 17th 2007 as among the best concerts I've been to. In any case, Iron Maiden is performing in Bangalore again on the 15th of February next year, and that has [...]
