“It was fifty years ago today”
It was fifty years ago, well almost today. But while Sgt. Pepper did not teach the band to play, it was the harmonies of The Beatles that George and Lionel …
Centre for Indian Music Experience (IME)
The Centre for Indian Music Experience (IME) in Bangalore – India’s first museum devoted to the amazing history of the country’s music – began the first stage of its opening …
The Moody Blues – Nights in Las Vegas
It’s October 12, 2016 and The Moody Blues – during their Nights in Las Vegas residency at The Venetian in Las Vegas – had finished their set with the final …
Eric Burdon, Part II
Six months after the first encounter with Eric Burdon at the Golden Nugget in Las Vegas on November 20, 2015, Eric is back at the same location with his new …
“Have you heard about India’s rock revolution?”
The National (published from the UAE) posted its Crossroads podcast “Have Your Heard About India’s Rock Revolution?” on December 16,2015. John Dennehy interviewed Sidharth Bhatia (author of India Psychedelic) and …
Thank you, Eric Burdon…
It was December 1968 in Bombay – the India-wide finals of the 1st Simla Beat Competition – and The Combustibles brought the house down at the venerable Shanmukhananda Hall with …
The Combustibles Appear in “Standing By” Documentary
Multiple images of The Combustibles are included in “Standing By” – the new six-part documentary of independent music in India produced by OML and Red Bull Media House – which …
The Combustibles on Dishoom’s ‘Wall Of Fame’ in London
Dishoom – London’s extremely popular and highly regarded chain of restaurants modeled on the fast-vanishing Irani cafes of Bombay – opened its newest location on Kingly Street in Carnaby on October …
“Maybe Tomorrow, or Maybe Today…”
Those were the memorable lyrics from Everett Perry’s beautiful composition of ‘There’s A Love’, a ballad that regularly featured in The Combustibles’ set-list in Bombay. Often played after midnight, as …
“We’re a Bandra Band!”
The famous rock band Grand Funk Railroad is forever identified with its signature song, “We’re An American Band,” which was played incessantly in Bombay’s discos in the early 1970s. The …
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