Mamma mia! Here they come again
Abba, the sensational pop group of the '70s, come together, but only for a brief while. The girls have turned reclusive, says the man who has just released their biography More
Guided tour into a fabulous world Alaap, Times Music and Aurobindo Society's 20 CD-project, can introduce the uninitiated and the hesitant into the emotionally nurturing world of Indian classical music More
Grateful for a piece of virtual apple pie
John Perry Barlow, Grateful Dead songwriter-turned-Net activist, was in Bangalore on October 23, and his talk wasn't entirely free from capitalistic cynicism More
Festival of luminous music
Barsi, the first ever dhrupad festival in the south, brings that ancient style, named after the luminous evening star, to Bangalore More
Hopes of Rajkumar's release recede
The Supreme Court refuses to allow the barter of Veerappan's associates for the kidnapped actor, and treats the Tamil Nadu and Karnataka governments to more tongue lashing More
Teen love from the Maachis man
Gulzar, director of mature, sensitive films like Mausam and Maachis, now writes a teenage romance for tape and CD. Er ... what's he doing here? More
Still wanna hold their hands
A steadfast fan replays The Beatles in her mind, and describes how the band had swept her, then an adolescent, tempestuously off her feet More
'Brilliant doctorates don't make good people'
Three members of Remo Fernandes's band died in a road accident, a few hours after they had performed at IIT, Kanpur. The nightmare was compounded by what the Humma humma singer calls the acting director's hypocritical offer of condolences More
Lata for you on B4U
A new music channel gets Lata Mangeshkar on its board of advisors, and gives Channel V and MTV the shivers More
Who pays the piper?
No auspicious ceremony is complete without it, yet the great art of nagaswaram playing is slowly fading. An extensive study of how the masters live, and why their children are reluctant to continue their invaluable legacy More
Phir bhi dil hai Englistani Dard E Dil is the debut album of rock and jingle singer Pervez. He sings of pain, and you may be pained at his amnesia of his Indian roots More
Ghazals you can rock to
Pankaj Udhas's Janeman is an example of the stately ghazal moving towards a rhythm-heavy style that thrives on the distortion guitar More
Feminism and 'ethnic chic' Haule Haule, which Ila Arun calls a 'folk-pop' album, rubbishes "gutter-pitter Englis", yet she seems to belong too easily in the world of "ethnic chic" More
Hemavati with heart
Bombay Jayashri sings a detailed, deeply felt raga Hemavati in an album of Dikshitar gems More
Geetmala may return soon
Ameen Sayani is working on reviving Binaca Geetmala, the most popular countdown programme in Indian radio history More
Can you hear the song within her heart? Man ke Manjeere, featuring Shubha Mudgal, Mahalakshmi Iyer, Diwaliben, Rukmabai and Antara Chowdhury, is about the chimes within women's hearts, and the anxiety to ensure that they are not muted More
Belling the copy cats
Mumbai film producers plan to deny work to singers who casually take popular tunes and record their own cover versions More
'Can you peel away nakedness?'
In Scribbles on Akka, Ilaiyaraja snatches Akka Mahadevi away from classical musicians, and attempts to give her blazing genius to a pop generation More
Karaoke! Sing along with your favourite pop tracks! Enrique Iglesias. Britney Spears. Madonna. Aqua... Highlight the song of your choice and click. Sing now!
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Interview
Patelscope is a romp with Hindi take-offs on Aqua, Vengaboys and Ricky Martin
It took 10 years to complete. Vijay of Sri Aurobindo Society, who co-ordinated the 20-CD introduction to Indian music, tells you the inside story of Alaap, the most comprehensive such effort to date
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