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Archive for March, 2009
Who’s to be blamed? Us or them?
I feel overwhelmed. By the grotesque manifesto of spreading hate for personal and political gains. By the ambiguity contained within statements made by political rookies and stalwarts alike. By the lack of adequate power in my voice and actions to do anything worthwhile. Varun Gandhi may have made that acrimonious speech in Pilibhit as a [...]
Politics
Election time, and the nation of a billion people get to witness the biggest and most gripping reality show ever. What we have now are mere teasers though. Politics has always been something which hasn’t gone down well, specially at this season. After all, it is one of the most ludicrous portrayal of the levels [...]
Dev D…all about s-e-x?
I wrote sex, but then changed it to s-e-x remembering the manner in which Rasika of the impossibly plunging cleavage (which might have bared her navel if it would have been a couple of inches deeper and her shoulders if a few inches wider - all of which in a salwar suit) stressed upon the word [...]
Invaders Must Die – The Prodigy
Over the past close to a couple of decades, the Essex based trio comprising of one of UK’s biggest electronic act, the Prodigy have made themselves into one of the most essential ingredient for any rave act happening anywhere across the globe. Massive beats married to punk guitar influences, all of which built upon a [...]
Working on a Dream – Bruce Springsteen
Working class America hasn’t had a bigger musical hero than the Boss, in whose songs they have found echoes of sentiments which seem to sear right through their hearts. Over the decades, he has sung for the people, and while quite a few of his recent ones painted pictures of a bleak rearing darkness, his [...]
Scream – Chris Cornell
Chris Cornell has achieved widespread recognition as one of the finest vocalists occupying the stage in present times. No minor feat considering the plethora of rock acts doing their rounds, which becomes all the more bigger taking into account the fact that he has been one of the most in demand vocalists for a period [...]
It’s Not Me, It’s You – Lily Allen
Lily Allen is one pop princess who tries everything possible to break that stereotype of how a pop princess should be perceived. So instead of basking in self imposed glory of the aura of a star soaked in beauty, she goes ahead and calls herself ‘uglier than Winehouse’. She also manages to get into a [...]
Wrath – Lamb of God
Heavy Metal has seen widespread resuscitation in the past years on American soil; it has however isolated itself from its cousins across the Atlantic by featuring a much more groove heavy sound which first found favour amongst the Texan cowboys, Pantera. Carrying forward that standard bearer wasn’t an easy task, yet Lamb of God has [...]
Nicer in a Minute – Junkyard Groove
Chennai bred rockers, Junkyard Groove are no newbies as far as fame goes. Performing alongside biggies like Incubus at Dubai Desert Rock, and winning the Shaman contest was a feat which bought them to the forefront of the Indian indie music fraternity. After countless gigs (which have always been a pleasure to witness) and numerous [...]
Paul’s Boutique – Beastie Boys
Studying the history of movements, is not without its fair share of incidents which manage to leave your face with a twisted smirk when you compare the antecedents and their resultant outfall in the events following up to shape the nature of the movement. Hip hop has almost always been regarded as the bastion of [...]
I Think We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat – The Brighton Port Authority
Lesser mortals find even one lifetime way too long for accomplishment. Then there are those at the other end of the spectrum who would probably find multiple lifetimes too short for fulfilling the creative urges which lie within them. And then there are still those who assume the mantle of multiple personalities to do justice [...]