Be Good or Be Gone by Fionn Regan

Excellent Video.

Songs by Murtaza Khawar

Here are some of the songs my brother Murtaza has been working on:

Incarnate - The Watchmen Cover (track3.wma)
Track4.wma
TheFly.wma
Lahore.wma
Track01.mp3
Track02.mp3
Why.wma

Downloaded Radiohead's 'In Rainbow'

Is this the future of music records? Radiohead released their album for all on their website. The best part? You can pay whatever you want for it or don't pay at all. Go get it! if you still haven't.

The sound quality is just 160Kbps though. Love the album so far. So far my favorite track is "All I need". Will keep listening to it back to back for a while and see how it grows.

WWF billboard

Spook Country by William Gibson

William Gibson's new book Spook Country is going to be available on August 7. Can't wait to get my hands on it!

Misunderstood

Just brilliant and excellent execution!!
(From CRBlog.com)

When Kalashnikovs are replaced with guitars...

"Tinariwen (Tamashek for "empty places") is the stuff of legend in these parts (Mali). It is basically a rock band - six electric guitars, three female singers, and a percussionist - with a rebellious political flavor. The classic Tinariwen image: turbaned soldier-musicians on camels with Kalashnikovs and Stratocaster guitars crossed over their shoulders." (From Vanity Fair July 2007)

"Tinariwen's third album Aman Iman (Water is life) is what happens when a group of Saharan Touareg tribesmen swap guns for guitars and make music bluesy enough to ensure Mali's reputation as Africa's Mississippi Delta." (From Monocle May 2007)


Now, only if some of the music coming out of Pakistan was as honest and noble as Tinariwen's... we would be long way towards what is happening in Mali... so if you have any plans to pick up a guitar and start a revolution look no further for inspiration then the Tuareg (the Free people).

Here is a great introduction to Tinariwen on youtube (must watch):


and off course Tinariwen and Carlos Santana...




Finally, if you find yourself wondering... Is Tinariwen the greatest band in the World? head onto
Slate.com and find your answers.

Our love to admire

Since my last post, almost 10 months ago (you can even round it off to a year), I am going to start posting again (yeppy!). The questions that come to mind are: Why would I stop posting? What have been I upto? Did I forgot my password for the blog? Was I really that busy? and Why am I going to post again? Will I keep posting or abandon it again... for yet another perfect day in Vancouver to post (like today)... with another perfect track playing like Interpol's "Pace is the trick" with another perfect mood busting "another line"... I guess I have loads of stuff to share now... the stuff I have been upto and to some extent lost in... so lets start with Interpol...

Interpol is going to release their 3rd album "Our love to admire" after their 2nd studio album "Antics (2003)". It is absolutely brilliant work... everything I anticipated for in an Interpol's album... is in it. My favorite track so far is 'Pace is the trick'. (You can pre-order it on iTunes).

If you are not familiar with Interpol, who formed back in 1998, then the following lines from Wikipedia will give you a taste of what to expect: "The band's sound is generally a mix of bass throb and choppy, sparse guitar, drawing constant comparisons to post-punk bands Joy Division,^[1] The Chameleons and Kitchens of Distinction."

Innerspace and all that DVD Cover

 

The Mars Volta, Francis the Mute - Adapted Album Cover Art

 

time stops

  

Coma...

  

breath - experimental painting

  

How Strange... new experimental paintings - designbysoil

 
 
  

posted post

seems like everyone had forgotten about this blog

Today is Qatars independence day and today is a holiday for public and private sectors.
Qatar dosen't have any other direct holiday other than this, like solidarity day or something..nothing at all.
 
I am at home, feeling totally bored.My result will be coming out soon ,it is out actually but the local
organisers of the exams haven't received it yet.My third year classes will be starting out this week.
 
Sometimes I feel really busy and sometimes totally vacant.

Anyhow this post was just a filler ,for now

Adios

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We Feel Fine

An exploration of human emotion, in six movements by Jonathan Harris and Sepandar Kamvar

We Feel Fine / by Jonathan Harris and Sepandar Kamvar

Beautiful... you can actually feel... especially if you have explosions in the sky or mogwai playing in the background... you have to see this... http://www.wefeelfine.org/

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Viewpoints: The urban world in 2050

Dubai: Then and now

It's interesting to see the difference in Dubai from 1991 to 2005... I wonder what would a similar comparison be like for Doha...?

"The projection is that in 50 years' time, two-thirds of humanity will live in cities. Six experts outline their vision of the urban world in 2050." Interviews by Kathryn Westcott

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/5094602.stm

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East West Show Inc. Homepage Redesign

www.eastwestshows.com

East West Woman & Bride Magazine, Surrey, Canada

Here is my first project I have worked on as Art Director/Designer... check it out