“A drummer’s target audience is not other drummers – you’re playing for the song and for the band. If you can instill the confidence in guitar players, bass players and singers that you can bring value to their music, you’re starting to get there.”
Samson Madella from Hyderabad writes this ringside first-person account of the night where the state had no name
As men, we feel very flattered when a woman says nice things about us. So when the young and eloquent Ramya Sriram gushed about our gig at Hard Rock Cafe, Hyderabad, where we played last Thursday, we blushed. And then, without a thought, plagiarised this bit from her blog and cut-paste-posted it here.
Samson Madella from Hyderabad asks this month’s question.
Complete the lyric: Tie-and-dye dreams _______
a. Fade Away
b. Are Here to Stay
c. Are Sooo 70’s
d. They Make Me Scream
Special affection awaits the winner who also identifies the song and the album. Bung in those answers.
We have a special fondness for Hyderabad because our third record Plan B was put together there at Ramoji Film City in 2004. Now, it saddens us to hear that this erstwhile princely state that has its own cricket team is turning into Jekyllabad (if you will excuse the atrocious pun), torn asunder as it [...]
Nearly a whole year late, a whole lotta videos from the Java Jazz Festival 09 at Jakarta, where we performed last year. This set includes a video of Vinny Valentino guesting on TAAQ material.
PaperPulitzer 2009 – And the winner is…
Congratulations, dear winner! Whenever you have the time, do drop in at our pad to claim your complimentary pot of Paper Pulissery (which, for the uninitiated, is a buttermilk-based curried dish that goes excellently with Mallu-style fried fish).
And as part of the festivities, we shall offer a series of Java Jazz videos for your viewing pleasure (none of them, regrettably, featuring Jeff Peters on bass!).
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