Category Archives: sounds

Run Dan Run: shoegazin’ in Charleston, South Carolina

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Run Dan Run has just released a new shoegaze-y, pretty and kinda (sometimes) jazzy album called Normal. And I’m just listening for the first time now–only four songs in–or I’m sure I would’ve rambled along for a nice, self-indulgent, few … Continue reading →

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Weekend in New Orleans

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

Since I’ve been back in the US, I’ve been traveling with my friend Jayson and his sideshow gig, Ming Donkey’s One Man Band. Spent Saturday and Sunday in New Orleans, that fantastic hobo city of pirates and saints. Everyone has … Continue reading →

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Pakistani indie rock Aunty Disco Project bows out

Posted on June 29, 2011 by

KARACHI:  Aunty Disco Project (ADP) announced their break up shortly after lead singer Omar Akhtar decided to move to New York to study journalism at Columbia University. ADP is the stuff of Karachi legend: 90s alternative hooks, complicated rhythmic shifts, … Continue reading →

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Karachi’s Zoe Viccaji politely rocks out

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

KARACHI: Backstage Zoe Viccaji pulls a face at her reflection as her stylist gives the loose side ponytail a tentative pat.“Okay, just don’t touch it,” the stylist advises. “Don’t touch my hair for two hours?” Zoe is incredulous. She is … Continue reading →

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Arthur Miller Goes Bollywood

Posted on April 9, 2011 by

Saw the National Academy of Performing Arts take on Arthur Miller’s All My Sons last night. The dialogue was in Urdu, but the acting was **expressive** enough for me to follow the major plot points. Miller intended All My Sons … Continue reading →

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