November 21, TAAQ launches the Kick Out Corruption Music Video Competition with a kickass gig at Attitude, Gurgaon. 8:30 PM onwards.
Jurors Ehsaan Noorani and Vishal Dadlani join the three wise men of Thermal And A Quarter in judging the two best music videos. Total cash prizes of Rs 2 lakh to be won. Go on, grab that camcorder!
Bits from our gig at BITS on Oct 19. An enormous show of strength by the elements delayed the gig by aeons, but left us enough time to pull off a 40-minute set and put up a cracker of a show. BlackStratBlues played a super set before us. And in the end it was an awesome night.
In the slick, smoky kitchens of Kickbackistan, another kettle of fish has been simmering quietly — and powerfully. The scent trail leads to YouTube, where Thermal And A Quarter has proudly announced the release of the official anthem of Uncommon Wealth: Kickbackistan. Yours to listen to, yours to sing along to, but not yet yours to download. That we’ve saved for later. Start salting away your funny money to pay up on the big day. Under the table, of course!
Let the games begin! Let the shame begin! Kickbackistan! Learn up your lines – there’s a lot of action to come.
Blues from the road, for your viewing pleasure. This one, for those who’ve missed a show (or a beat) is called Grab Me.
Last year, Bruce wrote the lyrics of ‘One Small Love’ and put it to music with his band, Thermal And A Quarter. Join him and Thermal And A Quarter with other artists, speakers and thinkers on the song’s first anniversary.
‘One Small Love – Bangalore for Mangalore’, an assertion of liberty, love and happiness, celebrates the birthday of love.
Flautist Ravichandra Kulur has come a long way from his hometown in Udupi, about an hour’s drive north of Mangalore. Brought up in a family of musicians, Ravi learned quickly that music can unite people irrespective of culture or nationality. Join Ravi as he performs with Thermal And A Quarter and other musicians at ‘One Small Love – Bangalore for Mangalore’, a convention of peace-loving citizens, at Opus in the Creek in Bangalore on February 14. Entry is free.
Draw the line. Spread the love.
Writer and cartoonist Bijoy Venugopal believes that anger makes protests look ugly and diverts attention from their core cause. People often feel that to protest, they must shout slogans, burn effigies or blacken the faces of suspected villains. As artists and writers, we must find unique expression for our protest. We must stretch our imagination to channel righteous anger into thought-provoking and enduring art that adds meaning and lends perspective to protest.
It’s easy to say cheese, but what does it take to get people to smile at each other?
“People smile for the camera, but I wish they would just smile otherwise,” says Zubair, a Bangalore-based photographer.
Join him and other concerned Bangaloreans at ‘One Small Love – Bangalore for Mangalore’, a celebration of diversity and freedom with performances by Thermal And A Quarter, Swarathma, Gerard Machado, Konarak Reddy, Alwyn Fernandes, Karan Joseph, Ravi Kulur and other artists and opinion leaders on February 14 at Opus in the Creek, Whitefield Road, Bangalore.
Draw the line. Spread the love.
Musician Alwyn Fernandes was raised in Mangalore, where he went to college. Today, he is saddened by the social changes that have cast a cloud over his hometowns vibrant multicultural people.
Swarathma, Indias hottest new band (they swept the JD Rock Awards), is also a multicultural ensemble with members who hail from across the country.
Vasu Dixit and Varun Murali invoke Sant Kabir in one of their songs to explain that nothing has changed in the last five hundred years when it comes to womens empowerment. On the one hand we tout the power of freedom and yet, on the other, the same people misuse freedom for their own interests.
Join them and other artists, musicians and concerned citizens at ‘One Small Love Bangalore for Mangalore’ on Feb 14 in Bangalore to celebrate the spirit of freedom.
Draw the line. Spread the love.
Advertising honcho Rajeev Ravindranathan, most recently seen as a not-so-good guy in the Bollywood hit Three Idiots, has a point to make when he takes on the whole notion of culture being sequestered in cities.
Kartik Iyer and Praveen Das of Happy Creative Services, the Bangalore-based thinkshop that dreamed up the One Small Love music video this time last year, tell us how it all started and what jump-started them into doing something different, positive and creative to draw the line.
Martin D’Souza, a clubber and performer who has called Bangalore home for 24 years, feels that moral policing threatens not just artists, musicians and performers but audiences as well, as it robs them of their right to be informed and entertained in accordance with their choice.
Join Martin and other concerned Bangaloreans as they come together for ‘One Small Love – Bangalore for Mangalore’, a celebration of the spirit of freedom and tolerance with music, food and free speech.
Behind the smiley is Happy. Now, that may not make much sense in English but read the story and it might.
Divya Joseph, advertising professional, singer and ardent Bangalorean, reminds us that the freedom to choose is a fundamental right for men and women alike. Join Divya and other concerned citizens at ‘One Small Love – Bangalore for Mangalore’, a celebration with music, food and free speech at Opus in the Creek, Whitefield Road, Bangalore on February 14, 2010. Show your support by becoming a fan of One Small Love on Facebook. Draw the line. Spread the love.
What does it take to draw the line? Gaurav Vaz, bass guitar player for the Raghu Dixit Project and a Bangalorean whose heart beats for Mangalore, tells us. Watch the video.
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.
Someone sent us this link… take a gander.
Shut Up and Vote is an anthem we composed and performed for the Jaago Re! One Billion Votes campaign, a joint initiative of Janaagraha and Tata Tea.
One Small Love was performed and recorded by Thermal And A Quarer. Thanks to Happy (www.thinkhappy.biz) for the creative on the video and director Ashvin Naidu of Avakkai Films.
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