I was wondering today if any other musician/producer types spend time on the Internet, and what they do online. Checking out a forum for music gear heads, I noticed a familiar name — Montreal-based Sixtoo, on the NinjaTune label, has 173 posts on random topics. Not only is he a forum regular, he also uses [...]

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Sharaab (Saurabh Bose), my comrade-in-arms in the indie music struggle, just wrapped up his new album Evolution and its due out any day now. I’ve heard three or four tracks already — some are streaming on his website — and he’s stepped up his game significantly. His sound has evolved from the Asian electronic sound [...]

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I remember feeling a little disturbed the first time I saw the cover of Talking Heads 1980 release Remain in Light. With the red pixellated face paint covering David, Jerry, Chris and Tina’s faces, and the upside down A’s in the band’s name, the album seemed to be commenting on so many things: technological [...]

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I realized recently that I don’t listen to too much new music nowadays. I attribute this to two things. One, I haven’t been making much of an effort to seek out new stuff. Two, when I’m working on my own music I tend to block out other music. It’s natural to have your sound be [...]

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Gwen in a pinkish mood dreaming about all those digital dineros she’s racking up…
I just read that Gwen Stefani’s overplayed, overexposed song “Hollaback Girl” achieved a milestone of sorts — 1 million digital downloads (full story). That’s pretty damn impressive and it’s a first of its kind.
But the really interesting fact is that the [...]

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Courtesy his newsletter, here’s the latest news on main man Nitin Sawhney. I haven’t heard Philtre yet but it’s gotten good reviews.  I’d say Nitin and Shri are my biggest inspirations among UK Asian musicians. It would be amazing to have them collaborate — mind-boggling.
Nitin did collabos with Brit-Asian pop crooner Raghav and some dude [...]

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For those of you who subscribe to Zee TV (ahem) you know that Sa Re Ga Ma Pa is a guilty pleasure. Much better than Indian Idol or that similar Adnan Sami show, the ‘Jhee Tee Bhee’ version has some of the most talented singers you’ll hear anywhere in India. Some contestants have also started [...]

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