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Thank you, Eric Burdon…

6 years ago

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 …

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The Combustibles Appear in “Standing By” Documentary

6 years ago

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 …

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The Combustibles on Dishoom’s ‘Wall Of Fame’ in London

6 years ago

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 …

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“Maybe Tomorrow, or Maybe Today…”

6 years ago

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 …

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“We’re a Bandra Band!”

6 years ago

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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Mini Reunion In Las Vegas – November 2014!

6 years ago

George Taylor visits Nissim Ezekiel’s home in Las Vegas and over a five day period memories are shared, the re-issue of Watch Her/Some Peace of Mind is heard together for …

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“Times Of India” Feature On The Combustibles!

8 years ago

A feature story on The Combustibles – Rock Songs From The City’s 60s Make A Comeback – appeared in The Times Of India (Mumbai Edition) on March 19, 2014, and …

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The Combustibles now available on iTunes!

8 years ago

Harkit Records has made “Watch Her” & “Some Peace of Mind” available for purchase from iTunes (effective March 11, 2014). They can be downloaded as individual songs or as an …

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The Combustibles feature in India Psychedelic

8 years ago

Bands such as The Combustibles, The Mustangs, The Savages, Human Bondage, and Atomic Forest feature in Siddarth Bhatia’s India Psychedelic, a new book on India’s rocking generation of the ’60s …

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New Book on India’s 1960s–1970s Rock Scene

8 years ago

Sidharth Bhatia’s colourful and incisive new book tracks the cultural history of India as seen through the journey of the country’s iconic bands. It was an attempt by a new, …

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Highly explosive out of time garage-punk from India!

Jon Mills, Shindig! magazine

Recent Posts

7 months ago
The Combustibles at Indian Music Experience Museum, Bangalore

The Combustibles are proud to be a small part of the journey of Indian music that is featured in the Indian Music Experience (IME) Museum in Bangalore. India’s first and …

1 year ago
In Loving Memory of Lionel 11th August 1950 – 7th January 2021

After a valiant six-month struggle – Lionel William Taylor – our brother, friend and lead guitarist of The Combustibles passed away at the Royal London Hospital on Thursday, 7th January …

1 year ago
Get well soon, Lionel…

Wishing Lionel a speedy recovery from his nasty recent fall. Thanks to the great team at The Royal London Hospital for the successful surgery and their superb work in putting …

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