It’s been a while since I heard a Malmsteen album and, while guitar oriented albums have become a niche occupation, the fans (howsoever few) continue to support and worship the force that is Yngwie Malmsteen, ...
In the documentary Insurgentes, about Steven Wilson’s musical thoughts and journeys – and an unofficial “50 Ways to Bleed Your iPod” (Wilson explores creative ways to annihilate his music player) – the brain and soul ...
This is the stuff dreams are made of ”“ a true treasure has been uncovered and made available to the many generations of music lovers out there. (Yes! Even you kids who will never know ...
I am sure there are plenty of politics prevailing in the business of music. Where there is a buck to be made, you can be sure there is a crooked angle at work. But I ...
It started in 2005 when three guys ran a club night together in New York City’s West Village, at a place called the Sullivan Room. They moved on to another West Village venue soon after, ...
I’ve never been too fond of fusion music. I’ve listened to my share of Shakti and John McLaughlin, and in school I discovered two lesser-known fusion albums: Divya’s Madras Café and Prakash Shetty’s Hard Notes, ...
As a student of metallurgy I was explained the meaning of the word “fusion.” When two metals are completely mixed in the molten state; that is they are first heated till they melt and then ...
Musical tributes are a tricky thing. It’s a fine balance to maintain and many tough choices are to be made depending on the artist/band/genre of music being paid tribute to. In July this year I ...
As we dawn on a new year, there is much to look forward to but little does it mean we can remove and absolve ourselves from all that went down in the past year. Rather ...
The starry-eyed disciple, an aspiring musician asked of his learned teacher, “In a music concert, who is the boss? Is it the composer of the music, the lyricist who wrote the words or the artist ...
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