Ilayaraja’s recent music carries generous traces from his earlier, extraordinary repertoire and its merely personal preference within the older range that one likes or rejects a newer song! This is...
Continue reading...Music review: Kaminey (Hindi – Vishal Bhardwaj)
The surf guitar-loaded DhanTeNan is no doubt reminiscent of Dick Dale’s legendary track, Misirlou (more popularly referred to as the theme from Quentin Tarantino’s Pulp Fiction), but beyond broad, genre-influences,...
Continue reading...Kambakkht Ishq Vs Pammal K Sambandam
Forget the fact that Kambakkht Ishq is a dud of a film. What irks me the most is when director Sabbir Khan says, ‘KI was an original idea’. It goes...
Continue reading...The lack of Connections
Just realized – quite surprisingly, very late – that the post in my other blog (Beast of Traal) is very appropriate for Milliblog. It’s about A R Rahman’s new compilation...
Continue reading...Music review: Yathumaagi (Tamil – James Vasandhan)
Pesum minsaram carries the sound of a college band forced to sing in Tamil, complete with rough-round-the-corner vocals and a meandering tune. Paarthathum karaindhen is no better – brazenly slapped...
Continue reading...Music review: Magadheera (Telugu – M M Keeravani)
Bangaru kodipetta’s remix is terribly disappointing – it’s a classic case of remixing the wrong way, merely working on the sound and not the soul! Keeravani himself joins Nikitha Nigam...
Continue reading...Nothing to Beat It!
(Note: This appeared in today’s Bangalore Mirror, as my tribute to MJ) It was back in the ’80s. I was in school, in Coimbatore – a B-town and far from...
Continue reading...Music review: Kalavaramaye Madilo (Telugu – Sharreth Vasudevan)
Kalavaramaye madilo opens the soundtrack in Chitra’s impeccable voice – a deep, soothing melody with a beautiful part reserved for the title! The youthful exuberance of Tholi tholi is instantly...
Continue reading...The Way He Made Us Feel!
R.I.P Michael Jackson. Regardless of all those nasty controversies and jokes, I’ve grown up with his music (as also the other controversial Michael – George Michael, another HUGE influence!) and...
Continue reading...Music review: Prem Kahani (Kannada – Ilayaraja)
Rangu rangu brings the mental picture of a 80s Tamil hero dancing – beautifully lilting tune, unique to Raja. Shringara sindhura, Kogile koogu baa and Yaarivalu are predictable Raja melodies...
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