TAAQing

Our last gig of 2006 – December 27 at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. The day after Christmas, we fly to Guwahati and take a chopper to Itanagar. If you know of a shorter way to get there, tell us.
Greetings of the season to all ye good folks!

I remember spending the whole of Monday in a vague state of shock. I did not know Leon Ireland very well, but the little time I had spent with him was enough for me to know that he was a special person. As the vocalist and frontman of Moksha he had few equals in [...]

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TAAQ, 221B EggPuff Street, Greater London, London, Flushing, WC1
Please note: Undelivered mail will not be returned.
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We’ve found time to get our lazy butts off the couch. Ergo, in answer to your oft-asked question “Where can we buy your CDs?”, we now have one smug answer.
Here.
And depending on whether you’re in India or anywhere else on ThirdRock, you have the option of buying from CDBaby (US, UK) or MusicYogi (India). And [...]

As much as I agree with Bruce with regards to guitar, unfortunately, Drummers are left with very few options. Most of my purchases have been online, but one has to be careful again for online purchase of drums. Am going to give some gyaan, but this might be limited to my geographical reach within the [...]

I’ve been asked this question several times over the last couple of months. Variations include, “Can I ask this friend of mine to buy one for me? He’s coming down from (insert US/Dubai/Singapore/UK/Anywhere (but) here)! He’s a musician – so he could check it out too..”
Let’s put it simply. I wouldn’t. Of course, that’s just [...]

It’s club nights all the way.
Dec. 15 – Maya, The Bombay Store, MG Road
Dec. 20 – Hint, Bangalore Central, Residency Road

What a couple of days.
Bangalore, er, Bengalooru Habba was one super Beja Fry. 4pm afternoon, bright sunny day, an audience that was mostly post-modern plastic. Sivamani’s ginomous drum set-up (everything and the kitchen sink, dish antennas, power windows – a cymbal of excess, but fun I’m sure) dwarfed our little Orangeade kit. We were just [...]

We used to look down at this place. I mean literally. From our little eyrie (alas, now defunct) in Barton Centre, a certain 6th floor balcony that is now, perhaps, part of popular Banga-lore. Way back when in those black & white times, a Blue Fox hid out there, some kind of phamily restaurant, I [...]

For all of you who have been cribbing that TAAQ’s doing too much Delhi and not sparing a tink for the home crowd, here’s solace. It’s all TAAQ this weekend in Bangalore.
Friday, Dec 8: Catch us at Smartini, a hip new pub at Shrungar Complex, MG Road, 8 PM
Saturday, Dec 9: We join the celebrations [...]

Thermal in thermals and other stories – the gig at Lodhi Garden, in pictures.
Thanks to Bobin

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Delhi is cold, Rajeev told me (on the phone) in the middle of a meditation upon the high seat of the hotel john. But he seemed well prepared – warm water for the derriere and suchlike luxuries.
Duly thermalled, the band plays tonight at the Lodi Garden restaurant. Watch for Sunil Chandy on keys, Tony on [...]

Specially written and performed for The Reporting HIV/AIDS Awards Ceremony of The Thomson Foundation on November 30, 2006.
The boys opened the programme last evening at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. Along with two surprises – Nate on sax and Sunil Chandy on keys.
The song’s most poignant stanza goes:
It’s only a twisted little ribbon
It’s not everything [...]