2011, I hope we never meet again.

To put it mildly, 2011 was nothing short of crap. I did however find solace in the fact that when you hit rock bottom the only way you can go is up.

A lot of the time it felt like I needed to do something drastic, move to a new place and start afresh. Ruined projects, lost love and whole lot of nonsense later I did exactly that.

I now live half an hour away from the beach with a pool in my backyard. In the evenings I can sit outside and watch the sun melt into the river, its hot, golden glow envelope everything around me. Though change as inviting as it sounded then can also be petrifying. There is a lot that needs to end now so the new year is something I can look forward to. 

As Imogen Heep so aptly puts it

"All I want only one street level miracle

I'll be an out and out born again from none more cynical"

 Because when she sings a stripped down version it sounds as magical

Glee

Yes I watch glee, and I'm not ashamed!(okay maybe I'm a little ashamed)but once in a while they will surprise you and this time they really outdid themselves. 

For people who watch the show I hope you agree with me when I say that they really need to stop harping over Rachel when they have phenomenal singers like Santana and Mercedes. I understand the show does require a plot but Post the first season they clearly established the fact that it wasn't important.

So for glee lovers and everyone else, one of the best mashups I've heard in a while

Rumour has it and someone like you by Adele. Enjoy!

Neon Bible

For the past few days or weeks rather I have gone into some sort of slug mode. I spent the last three days in bed making excuses in my head about how I'm probably ill etc. It would have gone on for longer had I not found Arcade Fire on my ipod.

This post is more a tribute to the song rather than the band. It is the perfect example of restraint. You can feel the tension in his voice and it pulls at your heartstrings. This song made me get out of bed and start work on my sketchbook. Someone told me it takes 21 days for something to become a habit, I am really hoping this band pulls me through.

The first video I'm putting up was created by Vincent Moon. I had done a post on him earlier so it seems only apt to put it in. It also portrays the band in all its mental, creative glory!(who would have thought ripping paper could keep the beat?)though I'm not sure the elevator was the best choice of location.

The second is the original video, only because the original version is just as brilliant!

Hopefully this makes you want to do something meaningful with your life!

Enjoy

of Airports and the thievery corporation

You know there is something about airports and general lack of taste. I spent the last 24 hours in various airports across the world and have come to the conclusion that they are all rather bizarre. Hyderabad airport has places where bulidings just end leaving you with a twenty foot drop onto the runway. Dubai has a granite waterfall of sorts and New York has sculpted plaster of paris curtains as you walk towards immigration.

Anyhow when our plane taxied into its parking spot they began to play Lebanese Blonde. It suddenly took me back to my bizarre fascination for the film "Garden State" and all those times I spent pretending the world didn't understand me. A tribute to my Emo days. Enjoy! 

New York

So I'm off to New York. It was a trip that came of much heartache and stress but now I'm here, in an airport lounge waiting for my flight. Some how this trip was destined to happened. It's funny how much the practical bit of my brain has resisted this and somehow the emotional side has won.

The last time I went to New York I fell in love and have been yearning to go back ever since. hopefully this time around I will spend more time scouting for some good live gigs. I have promised myself however that i will document this trip through music so here goes.

A while earlier my sweet eternal whinge introduce me to an artist named Emily Wells, she is based out of New York and is a beat boxer of sorts. She plays a list of instruments too long for me to list and well has a sound that leans toward trip hop.

I have been listening to her album "The Symphonies: Dreams Memories & Parties" and have mixed views on it. Maybe its just me but the pitch at which she sings and the weird banshee lilt to her voice can get a little tiresome. One song however stood out and it has been on loop for a while now.

According to me the quality of her voice fits perfectly with the song.

Barrel of a gun by Emily Wells, enjoy!

I'll Be Your Baby Tonight(cover)

I get really excited when people introduce me to new local acts. I mean its all good that we are always looking to the west for new inspiration but its also important that we take from it and do something with it. Al's sister Naquita performed at Blue Frog in Bombay recently and I must say that hearing good western vocals in India is so refreshing!

The song could be a little tighter but all in all I am really looking forward to hearing more from her.

Maybe it's time I moved to Bombay?

Nightswimming

"since REM is no more"
~starfish~


Wouldn't you love to wake up to a song like this posted on your wall? I strongly believe that when you cover a song you make it your own.


Ingrid Michaelson is fabulous! A post on her coming soon. Enjoy


P.S: Wouldn't it be fun to own one of those self Harmonizing machine thingys? If anyone knows where i can get one please leave a comment will get back to you! Thanks