Posts Tagged ‘kurt cobain’
Sleepless in Guntakal – part 2
Part 2 - Of Greedy Eunuchs and Crazy Marwadi Co-passengers: My much deserved state of somnolence was rudely disturbed by the screaming and shouting of one of the fourteen people in the compartment. I thought someone had fallen off, and I woke up with a start, only to notice that this was how they woke each other up. I wish to dear God that [...]
Rock Street Journal – My Column (April 2009)
I don’t know how many of you’ve noticed, but the pop music of the yesteryears is the muzak of today. It is quite surprising, but the gym I used to pretend to work out at had on its playlist so many pop songs I used to listen to when I was a kid, including that of boy bands, mentioning whose names within the pages of Rock Street Journal would [...]
Nirvana Anyone?
Has anyone ever listened to Nirvana five or six years ago, and thought Kurt Cobain was the Messiah for the jilted generation, with his untimely death and his amazing music only to realize when listening to it presently that none of it makes any sense? Does anyone else's mind conjure up the following words when itunes accidentally playes songs [...]
Southpaw Guitars
I know, the term Southpaw is usually used in a sports context, and not so much with respect to playing musical instruments. However, I've been intending to pick up a new instrument, and while searching for it, I've stumbled upon a whole host of guitars made specifically for left-handed people. Gone are the days when Paul McCartney or Jimi [...]
