Talking of music I must tell you that I am an ardent follower of trance, electronic and euro dance music. And one guy, whose music I believe is earth-moving, is Paul Van Dyk. I have never heard music so hypnotic. Nothing pushes me to dance (I am not a dance buff though) as much as this guy’s music. I tell you what you got to hear it to ...
Aug 28, 20060
Paul Van Dyk: The god of trance
(For full text with comments please click on the title)Aug 27, 20060
Evanescence: New album out in October
(For full text with comments please click on the title)Evanescence is a popular band which is mostly into alternative and gothic rock. Few rock bands have females in the group and that too as a lead singer. Evanescence’s only lead singer Amy Lee is one who fits the bill very well. She’s got a great voice and I like her songs and style.Evanescence shot to fame with their album “Fallen” (at least for me) which contains ...
Aug 26, 20060
Google Sketchup
(For full text with comments please click on the title)Google does not stop fascinating me! Was checking out Google labs the other day, when I came across this software called Google Sketchup. It is a 3D-design software which is fairly powerful yet very simple and easy to use. And as usual (with Google) there is one version which is available for free.I downloaded the software and the tutorials were easy to follow. I finished them in a ...
Aug 25, 20064
Our scum on orkut too
(For full text with comments please click on the title)Many of you who are using the social networking system called orkut might have seen the plethora of disgusting communities created by Indians and Pakistanis. These communities abuse countries, cultures, religious beliefs and gods.Like unrelenting insolent fools we have carried our lamenting disgust and hatred to a social networking site like orkut to display to the world the height of our foolishness, religious fundamentalism and uncivilized animal side.I ...
Aug 21, 20060
Ustad Bismillah Khan: The maestro
(For full text with comments please click on the title)Many of you (who follow the Indian news) may have heard about the demise of the legendary shehnai (Indian clarinet) maestro Ustad Bismillah Khan. I write this post to pay my heartfelt tributes to this legend. Though I have not been an avid fan of classical music, this man along with a few others has been vividly engraved in my memory. Few pieces of music ...
Aug 14, 20062
Eleven Minutes – Paulo Coelho (Book Review 002)
(For full text with comments please click on the title)ISBN: 0060589280Paulo Coelho is a popular author who shot to fame with his best-selling book The Alchemist. He has also written other books like the pilgrimage, the Valkyries, the fifth mountain, the Zahir (being his latest) and many others. Eleven Minutes is very different from his other works for it is based on an adult theme and contains vividly described scenes of sexual intercourse and “eleven minutes” ...
Aug 13, 20060
Biological Weapons: Issues and Threats by Chari & Rajain (Book Review 001)
(For full text with comments please click on the title)ISBN: 9812104046This book published by the Indian Research press, has been edited by P.R. Chari and Arpit Rajain. Before I move on to the book, I would like to mention a few words about the editors as given in the book. P.R. Chari is a former member of Indian Administrative Services and has also served in the Ministry of Defense. He has worked extensively on Nuclear disarmament and ...
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