http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress Mon, 21 May 2012 19:52:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/canadas-favourite-sons-%e2%80%93-the-sam-roberts-band/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/canadas-favourite-sons-%e2%80%93-the-sam-roberts-band/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 09:21:19 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=582 Shikher Chaudhary tracks the musical journey of this Canadian Band to find out what sets them apart Triple Juno award recipient and prolific singer/songwriter Montreal native Sam Roberts is often described as the definitive voice in a collection of American and Canadian bands centered on 70’s classic rock nostalgia. But in reality, this former hockey [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/canadas-favourite-sons-%e2%80%93-the-sam-roberts-band/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/here-comes-avima/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/here-comes-avima/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 09:04:24 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=574 There’s a new entry in the list of music awards recognizing talent internationally. However, there’s something that makes these Asian awards truly ‘indie’. Shikher Chaudhary finds out. “We’re not the Grammys, and not even close to the glamour of the MTV Asia Awards, but AVIMA (Asia Voice Independent Music Awards) is perhaps one of the [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/here-comes-avima/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/the-tallest-man-on-earth/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/the-tallest-man-on-earth/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 08:59:04 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=570 Genre: Indie Folk/Blues Year: 2010 Label: Dead Oceans Country of Origin: Sweden Rating: 9.5/10 The term ‘Dylan-inspired’ is off-handily used by critics umpteen times to describe a particular folk singer’s songwriting capabilities, but in the case of Swedish singer-songwriter Kristian Matsson a.k.a. The Tallest Man on Earth, this term is dead on target. Not only [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/the-tallest-man-on-earth/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/scuba-triangulation/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/scuba-triangulation/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 08:48:34 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=566 Genre: Dubstep/House/Techno/Experimental Year: 2010 Label: Hotflush Catalogue No.: HFCD003 Country Of Origin: U.K. Rating: 9/10 Dubstep it seems has a dark future, not in the sense that it’s coming to an end, but in the sense that the number of followers of dark dubstep has increased over the years. Not only are there more number [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/scuba-triangulation/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/the-big-gigs-of-april-2010/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/the-big-gigs-of-april-2010/#comments Wed, 12 May 2010 01:25:28 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/?p=718 Mrigya BLUEfrog, Mumbai Mrigya played at BLUEfrog, Mumbai on Thursday, April 15th 15th April at Blue Frog saw the stage set for the fusion band Mrigya. They combine varying influences like jazz, funk, blues etc and produce a sound that renowned percussionist Fazal Qureshi (chief guest of the evening for the Mumbai launch of Mrigya’s [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/the-big-gigs-of-april-2010/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/mile-sur-2/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/mile-sur-2/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 23:11:50 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=616 Continuing our journey to explore traditional Indian Musical Instruments, we take a look at some more of these master pieces. BANSURI There are two varieties of bansuri: the transverse, and the fipple. The fipple variety is usually played in folk music and is held away from the lips like a whistle. Because of the flexibility [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/mile-sur-2/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/the-big-mouth-may-2010/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/the-big-mouth-may-2010/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 22:53:45 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=601 THE BIG Pik of the month One wittier idea than the other and we keep getting floored. Some brilliant attempts doing the rounds to support indie bands but this one goes a step further. Radio Mirchi through their initiative ‘Band Banao, Jeetu Raaj ko Sunao’ brought in Maharashtra Day on 1st May with a band [...]]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/the-big-mouth-may-2010/feed/ 0 http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/may-music-pic-of-the-month/ http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/may-music-pic-of-the-month/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 22:48:09 +0000 TheBigM http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/?p=595 Tweet]]> http://thebigm.co.in/wordpress/2010/05/may-music-pic-of-the-month/feed/ 0