Posts Tagged ‘music’
Its all Relative
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 jiffy even eons after having met last. Relatives do [...]
My Dream Job!
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 aside for post-retirement. I can't believe I am thinking that far ahead [...]
Gorillaz and FIFA 2002
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 lit up and I [...]
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 [...]
Mysore Rock Fest Day 2
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 effect at the start of this month have provided good [...]
Every Band Needs a Sound Engineer
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 way, and while the ban on live music in places [...]
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 [...]
The “Rock On” Roast
Now that the entire hoopla about 'Rock On' has finally died down, I thought it is time to resurrect it again and engage in a roast dedicated to the movie. As defined in the wiki page that I hope you haven't been lazy enough not to click on, a Roast refers to the opportunity to make uninhibited fun and this is precisely what I am about to do. [...]
