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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
The ARChive of Contemporary Music, NY has launched India Music Week (October 6-13, 2013). The Combustibles re-issue and a commentary by Nissim Ezekiel is featured on the event web site. …
Sixties Mumbai Garage Rock Band Gets Vinyl Reissue
A chance discovery by a UK label head has resulted in the restoration of two originals by The Combustibles
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