Last week’s Livemint carried a fresh take on marketing music online. What makes it all the more interesting to us is the opening, which quotes the opening lines of Paper Puli.
The article, titled ‘Net is the new mosh pit for local rock bands’ also talks about the online music marketing successes (read MySpace) of other [...]
Happy burpday, daaktersaab!
Bruce Lee Mani’s celebrated agony uncle column celebrates its first birthday. Excerpts from recent conversations between Mani and the Mani-acs:
Q. I’m sure the thought was entertained before but… have you considered doing a clinic (on topics like basic guitar care or even playing style)?
A. Definitely possible… but I don’t know if the [...]
If you heard it on the grapevine, it’s true. No sour grapes.
Thermal And A Quarter has been awarded the WorldSpace honor for outstanding contribution to Indian rock.
Catch a three-day TAAQ special on Radio Spin.
Schedule:
16th Feb, 9pm onwards – Interview with fans about TAAQ’s contribution to the Indian rock scene
17th Feb , 9am – RJ Hari [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6sHXCs84iJc
I wanted to catch them once before I bite the dust. Now is the opportunity I guess!
While am at it, back in Glasgow. Missing Temptation Wines, Pecos, Tavern and bike rides to HSR layout in total fog! Bleh!
One day, I’m going to get Mr. Umesh to round up all the roadies and take a group pic (with slates hanging down from their necks, of course). And then interview them to find out what they think about being TAAQ roadies, or whether they have ceased to think altogether.
But we know it’s not an [...]
Please join us in wishing Bruce Lee Mani a very happy burpday.
And so, with all due respect, this month’s Paper Pulitzer goes to Business Today’s Senior Correspondent Shivangi Misra for blasting us ten years into the past. According to the article Bands on the run (Feb. 11, 2007), Thermal And A Quarter has four members: ‘Bruce Lee Mani (guitars), Rajiv Rajagopal (drums), Sunil Chandy (bass), and Ajit Abraham (vocals).’
It’s been a long winter and a rather hoarse start to 2007. Each of us in turn was laid low by a very persistent and angry flu, our voices locked away for days. But the good news is that we’re back on the run. First stop, the far north.
Three gigs coming up:
Chandigarh, Feb 10: First [...]
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