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tomorrow night 12th Feb, 2010
BASSCAMP
Shaa'ir drops a set with bandish projekt, bbc, and bassfoundation.
git yer shoes on.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Monday, October 26, 2009
Goodbye Cruel World Lyrics
As per fan request...
Goodbye Cruel World - Shaa'ir + func
Goodbye Cruel World
Think I might have had enough of you
It's time for you to go
Goodbye Cruel World
Think I might have had enough of you
It's time for you to know
You're just an illusion
You'll grant my dreams
Let me make my own reality
The powers that be
Directed by my creativity
The peace in me
Is ready to be unleashed and free
The fall has passed
The rise has arrived with the upswing
And I see
This world holding my hand tomorrow
I see us all
Moving on passed the sorrow
Goodbye Cruel World
Think I might have had enough of you
It's time for you to go
Goodbye Cruel World
Think I might have had enough of you
It's time for you to know
You're just an illusion
Thursday, October 1, 2009
YUCK NESTLE
Over 25,000 people like me wrote to Nestle telling them not to sell genetically-contaminated food in India.
Hundreds of phone-calls have been flooding their voicemail.
Hundreds of people have returned their Nestle products to the company.
And 98% of Nestle customers just polled by Greenpeace say they do NOT want to eat genetically-contaminated food.
Nestle's response to all this? It doesn't sell genetically-contaminated food in India because it is prohibited by local authorities.
Indian companies like Ruchi Soya, MTR and Britannia have already committed to selling GE-free food in India, then why can't Nestle? After all, this is the same Nestle that dare not sell genetically-tainted food in Europe, Russia or Brazil.
Are Indian people less human? Are we guinea pigs and lab rats? Are we less deserving of safe food than citizens of other countries?
This has got to change, and it has to change now! That's just why I've told Nestle Chairman Antonio Waszyk to come clean on the products his company sells in my country.
join me in demanding safe and genetically-unadulterated food from Nestle. For now and forever.
COME TOGETHER. BAN NESTLE PRODUCTS AND ENCOURAGE YOUR NEIGHBORS TO DO SO AS WELL.
Hundreds of phone-calls have been flooding their voicemail.
Hundreds of people have returned their Nestle products to the company.
And 98% of Nestle customers just polled by Greenpeace say they do NOT want to eat genetically-contaminated food.
Nestle's response to all this? It doesn't sell genetically-contaminated food in India because it is prohibited by local authorities.
Indian companies like Ruchi Soya, MTR and Britannia have already committed to selling GE-free food in India, then why can't Nestle? After all, this is the same Nestle that dare not sell genetically-tainted food in Europe, Russia or Brazil.
Are Indian people less human? Are we guinea pigs and lab rats? Are we less deserving of safe food than citizens of other countries?
This has got to change, and it has to change now! That's just why I've told Nestle Chairman Antonio Waszyk to come clean on the products his company sells in my country.
join me in demanding safe and genetically-unadulterated food from Nestle. For now and forever.
COME TOGETHER. BAN NESTLE PRODUCTS AND ENCOURAGE YOUR NEIGHBORS TO DO SO AS WELL.
Monday, September 21, 2009
fashion
Attended Kunal Rawal's show at Lakme Fashion week in Mumbai yesterday. S+F ties have been made by the GP with Fashion - something we are not opposed to...we like threads...we put effort into it.
Our favorites in the industry right now are Narendra Kumar and Manish Arora. Pioneers - and damn good at what they do.
Kunal Rawal was a very pleasant surprise. His earth color pallet - of beige, cream, pale blue linens - detailed jackets/waste coats/ and nehru kurtas - all very wearable...which I like...and sexy.
Beyond that, I can't really talk much about fashion hoo-ha this that and the other. All in all fun because my friends Sid Coutto, Ankur Tewari, Warren, and Pozy played the outro to the show. Sid is just fantastic fun to watch play...and you know what? I think it's great that the fashion world and the music world are colliding. Cuz us musicians run IT.
Oh and Acquin. I want your t-shirt.
Our favorites in the industry right now are Narendra Kumar and Manish Arora. Pioneers - and damn good at what they do.
Kunal Rawal was a very pleasant surprise. His earth color pallet - of beige, cream, pale blue linens - detailed jackets/waste coats/ and nehru kurtas - all very wearable...which I like...and sexy.
Beyond that, I can't really talk much about fashion hoo-ha this that and the other. All in all fun because my friends Sid Coutto, Ankur Tewari, Warren, and Pozy played the outro to the show. Sid is just fantastic fun to watch play...and you know what? I think it's great that the fashion world and the music world are colliding. Cuz us musicians run IT.
Oh and Acquin. I want your t-shirt.
Monday, September 14, 2009
too much to talk about!
Okay, so I've been on the road...and I'm sure many of you are asking "why hasn't monica written a million years?? if she doesn't write...we're gonna stop checking her blog..." and then this whole s+f blog will go kaput before it even begins! but, i know you won't do that because you are too kind.
basically, S+F was in Delhi (we played at Shalom...as the first ever live band to EVER play there...something that we are discovering is an honor...but maybe not the best idea...when a venue isn't meant for live performances...which luckily, Shalom is a positive environment for a chill set to be played)...then we flew to Ladakh to play the Confluence.
The confluence is going to need a whole separate blog. It was an odyssey in many many ways...and deserves more time than i have right now to write about it.
Then we got back and I hosted this months Open Mind night...which I am hoping to pass the torch onto P-Man the khiladi man himself...who is actually a really effing great guy. surprisingly enough.
Open mind wasn't as epic as last month - but there was a decent turnout...and minus the stupid Ad agency guy who thought he knew everything being obnoxious and making an ass out of himself and ruining the vibe of the evening...I was pretty impressed with Retrospect - this extremely young band...that has grown a lot...and performed an original that was actually pretty good! good going guys. so all in all...time spent wisely. not in vain.
THEN - phew - we went to hyderabad and played at this AWESOME (for real) new venue called P-Matka. And why I feel it was awesome is because it doesn't mess around, or try to hard to be anything but a dope little laid back venue with a stage and room to rock out- a pool table on the side...and cheap enough drinks for audiences to get their rocks off. And I think we played a pretty damn good set.
The new material is feeling more and more at home inside my body...and i feel like i can do what i wrote justice.............almost.
so, i will write about the confluence later. have you been to ladakh? it's otherworldly and you must go.
signing out...only to see you soon.
basically, S+F was in Delhi (we played at Shalom...as the first ever live band to EVER play there...something that we are discovering is an honor...but maybe not the best idea...when a venue isn't meant for live performances...which luckily, Shalom is a positive environment for a chill set to be played)...then we flew to Ladakh to play the Confluence.
The confluence is going to need a whole separate blog. It was an odyssey in many many ways...and deserves more time than i have right now to write about it.
Then we got back and I hosted this months Open Mind night...which I am hoping to pass the torch onto P-Man the khiladi man himself...who is actually a really effing great guy. surprisingly enough.
Open mind wasn't as epic as last month - but there was a decent turnout...and minus the stupid Ad agency guy who thought he knew everything being obnoxious and making an ass out of himself and ruining the vibe of the evening...I was pretty impressed with Retrospect - this extremely young band...that has grown a lot...and performed an original that was actually pretty good! good going guys. so all in all...time spent wisely. not in vain.
THEN - phew - we went to hyderabad and played at this AWESOME (for real) new venue called P-Matka. And why I feel it was awesome is because it doesn't mess around, or try to hard to be anything but a dope little laid back venue with a stage and room to rock out- a pool table on the side...and cheap enough drinks for audiences to get their rocks off. And I think we played a pretty damn good set.
The new material is feeling more and more at home inside my body...and i feel like i can do what i wrote justice.............almost.
so, i will write about the confluence later. have you been to ladakh? it's otherworldly and you must go.
signing out...only to see you soon.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Last Week - open mind, acoustica at bonobo
Last week was insane.
Let's start at the beginning - We've been juggling between our Acoustica set and our full set up (featuring Anand Subaya on bass, and Lindsay D'Mello on drums) - so after playing with the full band at a UV lit Blue Frog last week, Randolph and I started preparing for the Acoustica set.
Open Mind Night - This night was a great combination of good friends, great musicians both in the audience and in the contributors bracket. Have to mention a new artist by the name of Alisha, whose songwriting and band shows a lot of promise. My friends and fellow musicians Raghu Dixit, Luke Kenny, PMan, Shadaab Khadri (Scribe), and Sidd Coutto came out...and unfortunately there wasn't enough time for all to play because SO many people came out to perform. It must be mentioned that Pman did an S+F cover of the song Love Love Love which was highly emotional and brought myself and quite a few others to tears. We after-partied until 7 AM. rock show!
S+F ACOUSTICA at Bonobo - I had never performed at this venue, but heard quite a bit about it. Must say, it shows when the owner is an ex-event planner/DJ himself. Neville knows what the scene needs and I think Bonobo is a step in the right direction. Our set consisted of mainly tracks from our 1st and 2nd album - rearranged and jammed with lengthy solos - and me on some percussion. I've been practicing :) Bonobo's brunch offers unlimited food and booze to those who come and it was an aussie's birthday party as well - so the scene was fairly rowdy for 1PM on a sunday afternoon.
In other news - Due to the Swine Flu scare, S+F's gig at High Spirits this Friday has been canceled. Please stay safe and healthy everyone.
Let's start at the beginning - We've been juggling between our Acoustica set and our full set up (featuring Anand Subaya on bass, and Lindsay D'Mello on drums) - so after playing with the full band at a UV lit Blue Frog last week, Randolph and I started preparing for the Acoustica set.
Open Mind Night - This night was a great combination of good friends, great musicians both in the audience and in the contributors bracket. Have to mention a new artist by the name of Alisha, whose songwriting and band shows a lot of promise. My friends and fellow musicians Raghu Dixit, Luke Kenny, PMan, Shadaab Khadri (Scribe), and Sidd Coutto came out...and unfortunately there wasn't enough time for all to play because SO many people came out to perform. It must be mentioned that Pman did an S+F cover of the song Love Love Love which was highly emotional and brought myself and quite a few others to tears. We after-partied until 7 AM. rock show!
S+F ACOUSTICA at Bonobo - I had never performed at this venue, but heard quite a bit about it. Must say, it shows when the owner is an ex-event planner/DJ himself. Neville knows what the scene needs and I think Bonobo is a step in the right direction. Our set consisted of mainly tracks from our 1st and 2nd album - rearranged and jammed with lengthy solos - and me on some percussion. I've been practicing :) Bonobo's brunch offers unlimited food and booze to those who come and it was an aussie's birthday party as well - so the scene was fairly rowdy for 1PM on a sunday afternoon.
In other news - Due to the Swine Flu scare, S+F's gig at High Spirits this Friday has been canceled. Please stay safe and healthy everyone.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
6th AUGUST GIG
It was mad previewing our new material - some people were totally digging it...I saw some knowing smiles in the crowd with our lavani dance opening - and our dubstep bass lines further into the set with unpreviewed songs like "Shine".
We took further and greater license to experiment.
The nice thing was I felt a sense of community with the people who came out - many faces I recognize as "fans"...more like "MY PEOPLE".
We put a lot into this show as it's our last full on set for quite some time. We're ducking low and still playing the Acoustica set...until our full on launch mid-November.
The plan as of now is to be in Europe Mid-October and get back in time for the album launch. Nerves are already high--we got a lot of work to do.
Much Love to those who came out and supported. We love you long time.
We took further and greater license to experiment.
The nice thing was I felt a sense of community with the people who came out - many faces I recognize as "fans"...more like "MY PEOPLE".
We put a lot into this show as it's our last full on set for quite some time. We're ducking low and still playing the Acoustica set...until our full on launch mid-November.
The plan as of now is to be in Europe Mid-October and get back in time for the album launch. Nerves are already high--we got a lot of work to do.
Shaa'ir and Func on Facebook
Much Love to those who came out and supported. We love you long time.
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