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...
Continue reading...Music review: Luck (Hindi – Salim Sulaiman)
Minimal techno-wizardry and even more minimal tune makes Luck aazma a poor title song, but the duo spring a surprise with Salim’s vocals in the laid-back melody of Khudaya ve....
Continue reading...Music review: Love Aaj Kal (Hindi – Pritam)
Overlaying a familiar, repetitive sapera-been piece to a hyper-energetic tune in Twist is a total winner all the way; Neeraj Shridhar rocks in the catchiest track of the year, so...
Continue reading...Music review: Chaandan Mein (Indipop – Kailasa)
Kailasa’s Chaandan Mein is perfectly in sync with what is expected from the band. The title song shines with Paresh’s guitar and a sweet tune sung with his usual passion,...
Continue reading...Pritam speaks out on the ‘Hai Junoon’ controversy
(Cross-posted from ItwoFS, since this is very relevant to Milliblog too!) Pritam has responded to the allegations of plagiarism in Hai Junoon, in Calcutta Times – to the same journalist...
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