Watching 26/11 Unfold From My Window
It was November 2008 and we’d just moved into our new apartment in Colaba, overlooking the magnificent Taj dome. When we heard the first explosion, we expected it to be a noise made by a Diwali rocket. But 26/11, the night of horrors, had just begun. The next 36 hours were full of panic, with my mum narrowly escaping a bullet shot made by a terrorist.
Lyrics for The Dark Afterglow EP
I wrote (and sang) 3 songsto go with tunes that were composed by 'the dark afterglow' - our resulting collaboration resulted in the songs below. 1.Cold Impact And so you say you don’t need me anymore Well there’s the open door I’ve seen you walk out once before... And so you say You’re leaving this […]
Kids these days
By Shakti Pherwani “I don’t care,” proclaims a sophisticated, yet shrill voice – as the four of us settle into comfortable coffeeshop armchairs, “I’ve told Sagar he has only three months left to work on his applications – Oxford, Harvard aur MIT toh definitely – and as backup, two other colleges of his choice – […]
‘7 Khoon Maaf’ Lacks Payoff
By Shakti Pherwani *SPOILERS AHEAD!* The opening sequence of 7 Khoon Maaf piques interest with it’s noir‐esque blood splatter and serious forensic lab sequence. You are set up for an investigative whodunit that quickly unravels into the narrative of the numerous khoons, each thrown at you in linear succession building up the tension ‐ except that the game […]
Interview with ‘TheScript’ #3
By Shakti Pherwani / Sept 2012 TheScript are back with a third album, #3, which sees them shift gears from their usual pop-ballad sound to a more mainstream rock-anthem-band. As an aspiring musician, it was a great opportunity for me to tap into the band’s psyche and discuss their approach to making music. You can […]
The Jake Newton Interview – Part II
“I did want this record to have more energy, when you have a room full of musicians playing their hearts out you can’t help but latch on to that driving force a group has. I don’t know if I’m moving out of the darker places, but I think with this record I’m allowing myself to have […]
Interview with Jake Newton
“It’s an incredible feeling to have an audience’s attention. It’s an incredible gift people are giving you. They’re giving you a piece of their life, their valuable time, to listen to you sing songs you made up in your bedroom. ” – Jake Newton
Interview with Yestyn Griffiths of Glass Pear
“Apparently the ancient Chinese believed that the pear was a symbol of immortality (pear trees live for a long time). Its also a symbol of affection in other cultures. In Chinese the word li means both “pear” and “separation,” and for this reason, tradition says that to avoid a separation, friends and lovers should not […]
Chapin Sisters : Two
The Chapin Sisters Two (Lake Bottom Records ) Two, their second, self-released album, features the smooth vocals of Abigail and Lily Chapin and
Broken Records: Let Me Come Home
Broken Records Let Me Come Home (4AD Records) Let Me Come Home, the new album by Scottish indie-folkers Broken Records, kick-starts with
Scattered Trees : Sympathy
After almost growing apart, Scattered Trees have resurfaced with Sympathy, giving us a collection of songs that are heavily wrought with grief, raw emotion and melancholy. With this combination of lyric, heart and soul – these guys aren’t going anywhere!
Take Me With You Lyrics
VERSE Everyday I’m standing here, staring at the sun Why’s it so far away and what will I become The wind is blowing through my hair, it’s a beautiful day the birds they catch me watching them and so they fly away They fly so high…. They have wings HOOK Take me with you Take […]
The Big Sleep : All Dark Business
Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Charles Waldron Director / Producer: Howard Hawks Adapted Screenplay: William Faulkner & Leigh Brackett & Jules Furthman Cinematography: Sid Hickox Music: Max Steiner U.S. Distributor: Warner Brothers *Possible Spoilers Ahead* Based on the 1939 novel by Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep shines as a detective-story drama […]
The Walk
I walk. They walk. We all walk. And it’s all we do. We just walk. Every single day: to classes, to work, to libraries, to stores, to labs, uphill, downhill, morning, evening, day and night, home. Walk. I’m walking through the same parking lot today and it already means something different. It’s not like it […]