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The Great Indian Rock II

The Great Indian Rock II

I had posted The Great Indian Rock I a little over a month ago with promises of further GIR compilations. And so, true to my word, here’s The Great Indian Rock II! (For people wondering what is The Great Indian Rock, please check this out.) [UPDATE: Other GIRs: Vol. I, Vol. III, Vol. IV, Vol. V] Wise – Survive Orange Street – Saint Sinner Rough Road – Atchu Phynyx – Woman Spyrals – Go See The Doctor Ezee Meat – That’s all Dreadlocks – Dream Joy – Get Together Chandrani Banerjee – Stayed Out In The Cold

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The Great Indian Rock I

The Great Indian Rock I

This is one blast from the past! Rock Street Journal was the first and, to my knowledge, only Indian magazine dedicated solely to Rock that was manna from heaven for music-starved fans of Rock in India. They started way back in January 1993 and I remember being the proud owner of each and every copy since the first issue till they went commercial and started featuring movies and fashion and what-not! The highlight of their venture was an yearly compilation of tracks from Indian musicians that were released as an album titled ‘The Great Indian Rock’. A few months back I had the patience to transfer the tracks from their first few volumes to digital format from old worn-out cassette

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