Its all Relative
Posted on December 28, 2009 - Filed Under blog
I now realize, after many years, that the definition of a relative is that of a person that you meet, greet and exchange small talk with during an important family occasion. It is only a handful of relatives that you actually intend on keeping in touch with and are able to reconnect with in a [...]
Read More..>>My Dream Job!
Posted on November 23, 2009 - Filed Under blog
I have finally been able to zero in on what I think is my dream job. Notice I said ‘Dream’ and this probably means that there isn’t a job out there which fits this description in any case. It is probably something I’d like to do to pay the bills and keep some money stashed [...]
Read More..>>Gorillaz and FIFA 2002
Posted on November 25, 2008 - Filed Under blog
On a decent tuesday afternoon, when boredom has not yet reached life-threatening proportions at the office, I have put my itunes on shuffle, and had been listening to music randomly.
On the playlist was this song titled 19-2000, by Gorrilaz, the world’s most successful virtual band, and as soon as it started playing, my face [...]
Raghu Dixit Unplugged @ Swagath Garuda Landmarks (16th November 08)
Posted on November 21, 2008 - Filed Under blog
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 [...]
Mysore Rock Fest Day 2
Posted on October 27, 2008 - Filed Under blog
After my previous post on the fact that every band needs a sound engineer, I decided to check out the second day of the Mysore Rock fest which was being held at Purple Haze here.
Firstly, hats off to Anbumani Ramadoss for his smoking rule. The two pubs I’ve been to since the ban came into [...]
Every Band Needs a Sound Engineer
Posted on October 26, 2008 - Filed Under blog
Every band, big or small needs a sound engineer. This painfully obvious fact struck me like a thunderbolt (ok, I am exaggerating. It sort of just came to mind arbitly) when I was at a pub gig in Mysore.
For those unaware – yes, Mysore has pubs. Shocking but true. Sadly, it is going the Bangalore [...]