Long after the world jumped into Twitter bandwagon, here’s me diving into it too…presenting Milliblog’s Short-takes, via Twitter. No, I’m not twittering about earth shatteringly important updates on the economy/...
Continue reading...Music review: Waqt (Indipop, Suneeta Rao)
Suneeta and Sangeet Haldipur’s compositions – Sun zara, Indian Girl and Ye zameen are bland, with an embarrassingly dated pop sound while Dudul Saikia helps Suneeta in the insipid Ishq...
Continue reading...Music review: 1920 (Hindi, Adnan Sami)
Adnan’s choice of vocalists for Vaada tumse – Pandit Jasraj and Parveen Sultana – is a mixed bag. The tune is quite catchy, but the unconventional voices are not necessarily...
Continue reading...Music review: Alakalkku (Malayalam ghazals, Shahabaz Aman)
In Alakalkku, a collection of Malayalam ghazals, composer/ singer Shahabaz Aman does differentiate his musical sensibilities, but seems inspired by prolific ghazal experts before him. Three of the tracks –...
Continue reading...Music review: 2 Sides 2 O.N.E. Coin (Shekie ‘N’ Sham)
Dillagi sounds like Neeraj Sridhar singing out of Birmingham and it’s not bad at all, with those youthful lyrics and overall catchiness. The pop ballad’ish All that I want and...
Continue reading...Music review: Baladoor (Telugu, KM Radha Krishna)
Yetu podam cheppamma is functional with excellent vocals by Naveen, albeit a tad monotonous. Karunya’s Andhamaina kalala and Gundelo illindi bring back memories of songs of the 60s/ 70s and...
Continue reading...Music review: Mallepuvvu (Telugu, Ilayaraja)
The dulcet title song is a vintage Raja tune combined with palatable orchestration, while Lokam and Hero nenochane are blasts from the past – living way beyond their expiry dates....
Continue reading...Music review: Don’t touch me (Indipop – Sonu Kakkar, Sandeep Chowta)
Don’t touch me is breathlessly hurried and Mukhbir’s Jeena features in this album too – Sameer’s lyrics work, but the music doesn’t. The sufi-tinged Pardesi is lilting and impresses as...
Continue reading...Milliblog’s most promising, recent new musical talents
There’s hardly any doubt that I look forward to most of the mainstream composers’ new work – Rahman, Vishal Shekhar, Shankar Ehsaan Loy, Yuvan, Ilayaraja, Pritam, Devi Sri Prasad, Mano...
Continue reading...Music review: Laut Aao (Indipop, Ahmed Jehanzeb & Sachin Gupta)
Chandni raat is definitely likeable with pleasing arrangements, while the techno-style, groovy Lagan lagi and Dekha maine nahi make for interesting listen. The rest of album goes completely downhill with...
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