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Tag Archives: Mumbai
The Bombay of Something Relevant
Mumbai has engendered a great number of bands but the Bombay Band that once shook the foundations of indie rock culture in India is a relic. So, it is refreshing that the reprise of that once-favourite memory comes to us from one of the youngest and most talented groups in the city. They represent the panache and insouciance that makes Bombay so dear and fondly remembered. That band is Something Relevant. Continue reading
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Tagged bands, bombay, Mumbai, music, something relevant
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26/11 – What about our homegrown terrorists?
Seriously, don’t we have to redefine terrorism before we figure out who is a terrorist? Continue reading
Why MTV can never befriend Indian indie rock
The “fascinating article” (by Arjun S Ravi on MTV Iggy) that Cicatrix speaks of in Sepia Mutiny reads like ‘The Best of RSJ (1992-1999), with Notable Exceptions’. It’s all been documented before with elan and sincerity by Amit Saigal. Today, it’s dated. Because it casually ignores a significant slice of Indian rock history — the independent music scene in Bangalore, which was where the really surprising stuff started to emerge from the mothballed closet in the late 1990s. In businesspeak, this era was when Indian rock music sought to “differentiate” itself. Not through marketing strategy (a la Parikrama et al which still have nothing to offer the discerning music fan) but through inventiveness, performance and startling creative energy. Ergo, I am not sure if Ravi’s omission stems from ignorance (which is unforgivable) or from personal bias (which is charlatan). Continue reading
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Tagged alms for shanti, amit saigal, bangalore, bollywood, chakraview, Chennai, colourblind, delhi, Frank Zappa, galeej gurus, India, indian rock music, indie, indie bands, indie music, jupiter cafe, kolkata, krazzy 4, kryptos, laila rouass, MTV, MTV Iggy, Mumbai, myndsnare, plan b, ram sampath, rediff.com, RSJ, sepia mutiny, taaq, Thermal And A Quarter, uday benegal, zebediah plush
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Eight woofs for Slumdog
The first Oscar blitzkrieg for India – eight Academy Awards – has come from a curious mixture of Hollywood, Bollywood and Simbly South. The big marketing trick has worked. And the great Western stereotype of India has triumphed again. Continue reading
Posted in Cinema, Movies
Tagged academy awards, bollywood, Cinema, hollywood, India, Mumbai, oscars, slumdog millionaire
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Susheela Raman redux
When I met Susheela Raman in 2002, she was not yet a star. But everything that would make her one was written on her face and in her demeanour. She wore an honest, direct gaze. Her husky, slinky voice wrapped itself around you like a convivial boa constrictor. And when she spoke, she spoke the words of her heart. Continue reading
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Tagged 33 1/3, India Abroad, Love Trap, lyrics, Mumbai, Music for Crocodiles, Salt Rain, Susheela Raman
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