Michael Jackson The Musician, Not Celebrity

Every media outlet in the world is already covering the news of Michael Jackson’s surprising death today from cardiac arrest at age 50. So why write an obituary for Culture Catch? Jackson’s music was part of the soundtrack of my life, and I loved much of it. But whenever musicians reach the level of fame that he did, they are viewed more as celebrities than talents, and their celebrity is written about rather than their art. I don’t care about all the detritus of celebrity, I just want to rememb

Luck
EXPECTATIONS Soham Shah’s last film Kaal had boasted of chartbuster music. So much so, that it is selling even till date while the songs continue to play across satellite channels. Now with a bigger star cast and much bigger budget in hands, Soham returns with Luck which is easily one of the most anticipated films of the season. Its thriller promo has done the trick and one expects that the music too will follow the high adrenalin mode and get the right thump in place; something which is muc

HUCK#015 - The Soundtrack
Listen to the music that helped shape our latest issue . A month or so ago, we received some amazing shots of dogs leaping in the air from photographer Josh Cole dubbed Pitbull Ballet . So what better song to kick off the playlist than Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ? As we have an exclusive interview with Yeah Yeah Yeahs , we’ve included the excellent Soft Shock from their new album It’s Blitz . Mass Appeal by Gang Starr was the inspiration for the Mathieu Crépel interview a

Love Aaj Kal – Music Review
The team that gave super-hit music for “Jab We Met” is back again and this time they have a huge monkey on their back which would certainly result in comparisons . The music of “Love Aaj Kal” is out and I must say I was looking forward to this album with lot of anticipation . […] Related posts: New York : Music Review Gulaal Music Review : Love…Power…Revolution… Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi: Music Review