IRON MAIDEN IN INDIA!!!

I'm so excited that I can't write anything on this. Read for yourself:
http://www.dnanetworks.com/iron_maiden.html
http://www.ironmaiden.com/index.php?categoryid=8&p2_articleid=433

Indian Rock

I have been listening to Rock music from my school days but it was only after I joined college that I started going to Rock Concerts regularly. Unfortunately the India Rock Music scene has gone nowhere even with so many talented bands probably because Filmy music has always dominated our airwaves!
Here are some links to some of my favourite resources for Indian Rock Music:

Radio Verve
An internet radio station which plays Indian Rock Music. They don't have an expansive playlist but still plays some good music.

RSJ Online
Online presence of the Rock Street Journal magazine. Which was one of the earliest magazines dedicated to Rock Music in India.
I still remember going umpteen times to the newspaper hawker near my school to check and see if the next issue had come :)
The site has a music library of Indian rock bands, Gig schedules and Articles.
They also have an online forum which tends to go down quite often ;)
http://www.rsjforum.noes.com

Gigpad
Another great site and probably one of my frequent haunts..
It has a message board, album reviews, Gig schedules, news and lots more.

Who is coming to town?

Russell Peters
This amazing stand up comedian has his roots in India. His parents are originally from Calcutta and they later migrated to Canada.
His standup act is really hilarious and focusses a lot on Asian particularly racial stereotyping.

These are the India dates from his website
BANGALORE - 28.02.07
BOMBAY - 02.03.07
NEW DELHI - 07.03.07

IRON MAIDEN
I'm not gonna introduce them because if you don't know them you are not listening :)
Well.. They are supposed to play in Bangalore on March 17th according to some news reports (Yahoo News and DNA) but there is no official confirmation of it. I'm gonna have all my fingers crossed.
I have seen two international acts before (Deep Purple and Joe Satriani) and if this concert happens its going to be really special :)
Whats next? A G3 concent in India?? Who knows!!

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You can download it here

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