Hey Arshy, your cousin was on TV. I mean, you guys have the same last name and he’s a Paki.. soo….
For the rest of you, this has *got* to be one of the funniest and awesomely embarrassing moments for the Indian sub-continent. This guy from Pakistan danced Hrithik Roshan. Deeeeyamn.
*Update – a new Hrithik video has been posted which compares the actual dance with what our good friend Kaishif did.
Blatant statement there, isn’t it? But I think that as a whole, I’m about right. Think about the likes of Carman for instance. He’s a cheese-head who strives to stick to whatever the newest trend is at the time in order to gather people for ‘the flock’, whatever that is. And for the majority of bands, it really is that– they may have a couple of good songs in them, but because of the lack of fame and riches, not many bands attempt Christian rock. Hence, there’s less competition. Less competition = less quality. Simple microeconomics.
Weirdly, Arshy sent me a song of theirs- Porcelain Heart – and she didn’t know it was a Christian band until I told her today. And that’s a good sign, because it means that it’s quality. See if you can download it somewhere, because it’s certainly worth it. Their album, Another Journal Entry, has a few of the cliche Christian rock sounds that are found everywhere, but other than that– guys, this band is REAL. Their lyrics are sharp, their sound is good, and I’m generally impressed. Porcelain Heart especially sounds a bit like Evanescence, which is a band I really enjoy especially because of Amy Lee’s vocals.
When I was listening to it this afternoon, I heard a song called Enough that was a bit of the standard Christian rock that I mentioned earlier, and I deleted the entire album. Vinni asked me if I’d heard Never Alone, and I responded that I hadn’t. I explained why, and she said, “Yeah you probably deleted it because you read that they were a Christian band.”
Was this true? Had I really done that? I sat down and thought really hard about it, and she was right. I didn’t like that my prejudice had gotten the best of me, and so I’m giving the entire album a second listen. And that’s why I decided to write that it’s worth looking into. Sure it’s got a little girl-power element along with some good rock, but hey, guys can listen to that too and still retain their masculinity, right?
Moral of the story is one that’s been around forever– don’t judge a book by its cover.
Email of the Day
“i would never let u play soccer wiht my possie if ur gona be like that. sheeeit, besta recanize.”
-Arshy, telling me that I hadn’t emailed her in too long