Oo la la seems poorly sung like an outdated jamboree, but the Shankarabharanam tune comes out quite beautifully. En poo nenjai has impressive vocals from Rita for the lovely, possibly-Sudhadhanyasi...
Continue reading...Shortcut Romeo (Music review), Hindi – Himesh Reshammiya
Pe pe pe is authentic Himesh, riding on one childish hook; his vocals making it even worse. Khali salam is saved by Mohit Chauhan – functional tune, with thankfully minimal...
Continue reading...Lootera (Music review), Hindi – Amit Trivedi
Sawaar loon is unbearably sweet! Monali Thakur’s voice works big time, but the star here is Amit. He embellishes the tune with a lilting, old-world rhythm, gorgeously sweeping violins and...
Continue reading...Good reads – May 26, 2013
Will & Jaden Smith, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Alfonso Ribeiro Rap! – The Graham Norton Show Super, this was!! — Karthik S (@milliblog) May 26, 2013 — “Mr. Bachchan isn’t...
Continue reading...Moodar Koodam (Music review), Tamil – Natarajan Sankaran
ABCD has quirky lyrics; the tune is non-existent and backgrounds pedestrian. Achamillai and Nila nila too are on similar lines – skeletal tune, coarse backgrounds. Kannodu kangal sounds vaguely like...
Continue reading...Ghanchakkar (Music review), Hindi – Amit Trivedi
Amitabh Bhattacharya’s funky lyrics and Richa Sharma’s fantastic vocals overshadow almost everything in Lazy Lad, even as Amit uses now-familiar tropes to decent effect. Allah meherbaan is Divya Kumar’s punchy...
Continue reading...Good reads – May 24, 2013
Mella Sirithai from Kalyana Samayal Saadham! RT @socialogilvy_in: song from Tamil film uses Facebook as visual device — Karthik S (@milliblog) May 24, 2013 — Arthur Conan Doyle Interviewed on...
Continue reading...Good reads – May 23, 2013
Amazon finds a way to monetize fan fiction Very interesting! But would the prospect of money muddle the space? — Karthik S (@milliblog) May 23, 2013 “Amazon took a big...
Continue reading...Good reads – May 21, 2013
‘All my films have turned out well only because of the director’s brilliance, not because of me’ -Vijay Sethupathi — Karthik S (@milliblog) May 21, 2013 “All my films have...
Continue reading...Chithirayil Nilachoru (Music review), Tamil – Ilayaraja
Kallaale senju vacha evokes pleasant memories of Yejaman’s Oru naalum, but that could be because of the Sindhu Bhairavi base. The song is incredibly tuneful, with Hari Charan doing a...
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