Playlist: Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas

Old Ideas arrived in our Flipkart package last weekend. It was on the iPod within the hour, ready to be listened to as an accompaniment to the routine of life – a quick listen as project files rendered on the computer, at night before drifting off to sleep, while grating fresh ginger for afternoon tea. What I quickly discovered was this – you don’t listen to Leonard... Read More

Mahindra Blues Festival 2012

Buddy Guy Taj Mahal sitting for an interview Ana Popovic Taj Mahal and Buddy Guy exchanging notes John Lee Hooker Jr. and Taj Mahal smile for my camera Buddy Guy and Robert Randolph Buddy Guy, Robert Randolph, John Lee Hooker Jr., Ana Popovic and Taj Mahal  Read More

The Hounds of Koramangala

E and I spent a few days in Bengaluru on work around Christmas-time. We were hosted by our friends Anjali and Kiran in their beautiful home in the Koramangala district. Their home is so lovely it immediately made me start mentally cleaning my own room back in Mumbai. I’ve been back a month and the mess of wires and paper around my desk reminds me that I should really get down... Read More

Playlist – Sky Rabbit

We first became aware of Sky Rabbit at a gig at Hard Rock Café in Mumbai a few years ago. They were named Medusa back then and as they started to play I thought this was a very big and interesting sound coming from a very young looking band. Guitars, bass, drums, vocals and samples, all in good form until, as these things go, a “technical glitch” caused their laptop to shut... Read More

First Time at Blue Frog

After a quick soundcheck my friend Tek (singer/songwriter from Slow Down Clown) and I stood by the bar at Blue Frog, one of the city’s premier live music venues, and got ourselves a drink. We were allowed one free drink – alcoholic if we liked. He had coffee and I had water. Three glasses of it. As he and Elvis talked about gaming conferences, Angry Birds and San Francisco,... Read More

Cover No. 1: Bhaag DK Bose from Delhi Belly

The song Bhaag DK Bose from the film Delhi Belly is a superhit or, in Bollywood parlance, “souprhit”. Say it fast and as if it were one word – “souprhit, souprhit!!!” Yup that’s kind of the excitement that surrounds this massive song, and after it was stuck in my head in a constant loop, I just had to cover it. Elvis was excited enough by my version to make a very... Read More

Drive – Teaser 1

I’m so excited to present to you this fresh-from-the-oven teaser for my brand new song Drive. Five things you should know about Drive It has lyrics. And an orchestral section. It was one of three songs to get a shout out on Twitter from actor/director Edward Burns who was looking for songs for his movie soundtrack. It wasn’t the song finally chosen for the film. That’s... Read More