Last gig we did was at Bandra - SWAT '09 and must i tell you it was a full blown show..(not that blown :P it was a smoke free show)
Anyways i had the best time on stage that day after KJ Somaya college show, we had grown musically. It was i guess our time to show off! :P

This all started off after we got a reality check after launch pad when Vishal and the other judges gave us some constructive criticism and i guess we took it, don't know what made us think (i guess we started taking the band seriously). When the rock on! thing happened we were just going with the flow and reach cloud no.9 (energy drink) in our own little head... after that it was seriousness throughout and they all hated me for pushing them every weekend at the jam room, i was the usual pesky guy trying to get more punch in our songs.... it was a collective effort from all 3, the reason i'm not saying 4 is because the drummer is by far the best musician in the band and one talented guy.....

Radio has 4 different individuals each with different taste in life...

Sharad is a lover (stfu and don't deny) he listens to house music hip-hop and Doors.. he plays the guitar and does the vocals. He's a CA by profession and we fight most of the time in the jam room...

Jack is the most chilled out guy in the band he listens to almost all music and he appreciates every musician. Hes my elder brother and he's awsome at it.. DigitalKids is his side project and its making it big in the underground scene....

Terry is this huge guy who plays guitar and does auditing for big firms (hes also a CA)..a movie fanatic and also a lover :P (he's gona kill me for this)..anyways i've known this buger since my school and we get along pretty well, he and i has a side project called Sloth and we'll be hitting the studios pretty soon once he comes from NAA SICK \m/

Then there is me ( u don't need to know bout me)

We are recording out 1st album which should have been done in August i guess but we had our heads stuck up our asses we din't actually felt ready to hit the studios and now we are recording day in and day out perfecting our music as how we want it....

some more on the band next time

---The Bassist---

A Little Some People You Should Know

RADIO played at SWAT the other day and it was a good show as usual. Playing in Bandra brought back memories you know, the kind that makes you wonder, “How did I come to be here?”
Seven years of playing music and I now feel it’s just been hyped up too much. There’s no outer body experience or ultra satisfaction involved. It’s a job, like every other job. So why did I stick around for this long. And the answer to my question was on that very stage with me – the brothers.
Aditya & Alok, or the brothers as I call them have been with me since school days. I remember first hanging out with Adi when he used to still formally call me Terence and I hated Alok for being the pesky character that he always was. We were learners, audiences, moshers, head-bangers, metal-heads, wannabes and everything that every youngster goes through at that time. I wasn’t in a band back then so it would be needless to say out friendship was built up on Music & jamming. It was pure fun and masti.
We went to Bandra almost every day, hogged Chinese almost every night and partied wherever we would get a chance to party. It was the year 2002 when I lost touch with them cause of my studies which excellently interrupted time & again. I bumped into Adi one afternoon on my way back from college on that bridge at Santacurz station. What better place to meet a friend you’d think.
Well we were back to partying, chilling, shopping and doing all the useless things that any youngster mustn’t do. But Adi was now a drummer for a Rock Band which was a huge deal and Alok had started to play guitars for other bands and I was their friend who they took along for shows. Time flew by, break ups happened, Adi used to sit next to me in P&T Colony as I sat and cried about girls and love and happiness and all the abstract things that today find themselves in RADIO lyrics.
As for RADIO I don’t know how it came to happen but I think Adi agreed to join in considering the fact I was his friend, RADIO sucked back then so we would simply have fun jamming, no commitments, no strings attached & lots of booze. Alok joined in that very December when we performed at Kshitij. Then I didn’t quite approve of him in the band. I was like, “RADIO, Alok is not not the types” etc. etc.
Time flew by and my small little rock band which was made up of friends I knew even before I could spell Slipknot were my flanks and I started to realize how lucky I was. I realized this on stage at SWAT.
I looked at Adi and didn’t just see a drummer out there, but a true professional, so skilled, so dynamic, so stylish and full of grace. He need not struggle on his instrument or bother with his timing. Woh jab jahaan joh bajaa deta hain wohi gaana ban jaata hain. That is what gifted musicians come with…a gift. I don’t remember a single show where no one has come up to me and said, “Hey your drummer rocks.” And I’m like, “Aditya, he’s ma frnd….come I’ll make ya meet him”. I remember girls wanting to know him, guys wanting to hang out with him, he was a sports fan, he was a movie freak, he was a foodie, he loved to booze, wore amazing t – shirts and most of all ‘Made music not just played it.’
Alok on the other hand is a rebel. The world to him is a mirage, apocalypse if the 12th of June and guitars are something that can be perfected time and again and again. He is the best critic I have ever come across and those who know me will be amazed I’ve awarded this title to someone else but me. He will talk to me about anything and anyone and man does he know how to become a girl’s best friend. Alok has a very natural way of bass play; in that he doesn’t attempt to play, doesn’t goof up and somehow steals all the tech awards post every show. He is not as quiet as he is in real life on stage. He blows up into some machine and goes zooming from one end to the other.
The reason I write this article is that I owe these two guys a lot. I owe them all the guitar playing I know today. I owe them all the shows I’ve played, all the times I pulled myself back up after being broken, I owe them the feeling that no matter what happens I have another side of the fence to jump on to and they will cut open a gap in it for me. When I’m on stage with them, I’m not playing with a very skilled duo but with those two guys who hung out with me way back in school days and in days at TT and in days at Mikhail’s and Veeru’s and in days at JATC and in days when I first picked up a guitar and played With Arms Wide Open.
They are two people who can tell me I am wrong here and there, they can ask me to do anything for them, ask me to change, to remain, to break things and to relax. With them on stage I don’t care who is watching, I don’t care who has something to say...in fact I’m least bothered.
I should’ve written this a long time ago, but I think we need to sometimes take a break on your fast lane and stop and wonder who you are travelling with. And there, at that moment, when you know you’ve crossed a lot of your journey with no hassle whatsoever, you have that passenger to thank for all the company he kept you in. I have Aditya & Alok to thank for everything…for being the best musicians in the world, for being the most amazing drinking buddies in the world, for being the most beautiful people I know and most of all…for being themselves.

Rock. Love. Revolution - Part 1

The music scene is dying.And the culprits?Us.

We have become too lazy, impatient, confused, greedy & stingy to give even two minutes of our time to sit back and appreciate a good piece of art/music. And it wont be long till the time we find no good music out there...

For all of us music is such an integral part of life...what would you dance to at parties?what would you sing to your lover?what helps you get through a difficult situation or eases your pain?
what makes you believe?

For me music has been my savior...my god...my life...

And thats the reason why it hurts me too see it fading away...

The reason why I am writing this is because I have been on the other side...where I am a Musician..an artist..and there are few things which both sides can do to revive this..

To the Fans/Listeners/Supporters:

1. If you want to support the band/artist you like - BUY THE CD...how much do you pay?100?200?300?400? trust me it might seem a lot for something you can download for free from the internet, but the downloads are killing artists all over the world...it doesn't cost more than a night out...and its something which you can hold/possess for a lifetime!

2. If you cant afford it, its alright...but when you are downloading make sure you do it from the bands website/myspace link as most of the artists put it up for download on their web page, and if you like it then make sure to leave a comment there...its the least you could do to support the artist..

3. Full time Musicians have only 3 sources of income - Sales of CD/Royalty, Composing for ads/movies and live shows. If you are an organizer Please pay the artists well...for how long you will make them perform for free?? Thats why they end up quitting this line...And for the crowd, don't expect all concerts to be for free!

4. Support Original Music - Don't make the artist just cover other famous artists...might as well listen to them on you Mp3 player!What you can do is when you are going for a local bands concert/show, make sure you listen to their music online or buy the CD so that you are familiar with them beforehand, and Sing Along! Trust me its ecstatic when the crowd wants to hear your number and when they sing with you...

5. Criticize but don't kill the artist! Its very easy to sit at your home and write crap about some band and be unknown to them! I think those people are fucking cowards! If you really wanna be helpful please put it up in a nice manner...everybody learns as they move along and would really appreciate you if you put it in a right context...and then I am sure they will understand it even better..

6. Last but not the least - support Indian Artists! If you are an Indian, then this is YOUR team...if you cant support it then might as well get out of the stadium!I am not saying stop listening to foreign music, even i am a big fan of theirs...but Indian artists need more support from you...

Artists tend to put your heart and soul into making a song or performing on stage...

Please don't let them fade away...

Read the second part also if you are an artist...

Listen to our music online at - www.myband.co.in/RADIO

And do support us when we come out with our first album!!:-)

Rock. Love. Revolution - Part 2

For the Musicians/Bands/Artists:

This is a writeup which my bandmate Terry found out on the net...plus i have added few of my views:

By: renegademusic

I have repeatedly posted this bulletin. If you think I don't know what I am talking about. Then you don't know what you're talking about! Please use this Info, take it to heart. To be a working Musician this is the best advice you could ever get. This old hippie is just trying to get an important point across.Print This and Post It At Your Band Practice Place!


1. If you're band is playing a show, get there early and stay late to support all the bands on the bill. If you guys don't support each other, then how can you expect anyone else to? Don't sit in your van until it's time to play your set, then race out with your gear immediately after.

2. You need to bring people out for your shows. Friends, family, people you don't even really like. It doesn't matter. There are very few places that allow original musicians to play. It's hard enough to convince a bar owner to allow original bands to play. The only way it can continue is to show the bar that it's working and the bands are bringing people out for it. All a bar owner sees is if this is making them money in order to stay in business. If they don't make money, then they close their doors, and another venue closes for good. This is their livelihood and the way they feed their family. If original music isn't working. They're not gonna continue it.

3. If your band doesn't have a show scheduled one night, but a couple bands you know of are playing. Come out and support them! Bands need to come out when they're not playing and support other musicians who are playing. Bring copies of your band's CD, talk it up with the bands playing that night, trade shows with them, and just market your band in general to people who are there at the show.

4. The scene can only exist if you create it. You can't go to a bar and just expect it to be packed with people eagerly awaiting to listen to new music. People are skeptical and chances are they already think you suck before you go on. So you gotta get up there and play and change their minds. Talk to them and pass out burned copies of your CD's for them to take with them. Get their email address from them and build up an email list to announce your shows. Not everyone is on myspace, although it's a
great tool to use, not everyone checks their bulletins regularly.

5. One of the biggest reasons people do enjoy local music is because they can get to know the band individually. They can attach themselves to this smaller band and make it their own. They know they can go to their shows, enjoy some drinks with them, and build up a relationship with them. That's
what starts a scene and that's what needs to exist in order for original music to survive.

6. Don't sit back and say "Why aren't people coming to our shows". Chances are people don't know who the hell you are. Spread the word. A 100 pack of CD-R's are cheap enough. Burn copies of them and pass them out. Even if it's only a 3 song sampler. Give a copy to the kid working the drive thru at Wendy's or pumping your gas at BP. Sure, everyone wants to press some legit CD's and look professional, but that costs money and then you need to sell them to make the money back. Then you're asking people to buy your CD when they don't even know you. If you hand them a simple burned
copy, chances are they will throw it in their CD player in the car and check you out.

7. Early, is on time! On time, is late! Be at the venue when you're
supposed to be, ready to play!

We work hard at this, just as you work hard at
being a band and making music. There's no one person who works harder than
anyone else involved in this scene. Everyone plays some type of crucial
part. The kid who goes out and flyer's, the bands who create music, the
promoters who pull it together, the venues who thankfully still allow this
to go on. They're all equal. This doesn't work without everyone pulling
together to make this something that people want to be a part of. If we're
putting on great shows and spreading the word out to people who might not
have an interest in listening to original music, it may change their minds.

As a musician for over 35yrs every word was worth repeating. You younger
cats get a grip on all of this stuff, like now. Your Band or or Name rides
on knowing this stuff, and use all of it, ti's great advice so use it!

That was it from Him. And it seemed to have coered almost everything..

However i would like to add a few things from India's point of view:

1. Its time all bands started being open minded and support each other...be it Hindi, Metal, or an language..if you don't like it, dont go for their show..but dont bad mouth them...its not cool!

2. Want to spread your songs? strike a deal with other bands...you play their songs during shows and they play yours..make a compilation of all the local bands and spread it during shows...that way more audience gets to hear more bands including..

3. Please understand that there is no competition between bands...your biggest competitor is the general mentality of people to not accept original music and free downloads...

I have grown up in music with my bandmates and best buddies Adi, Alok and Terry and I know they are the best musicians I could have ever worked with..although we have our own share of ups and downs but we never give up...and thats what keeps us going :-) And thats all a Band needs...to not give up!

Listen to our music online at - www.myband.co.in/RADIO

And do support us when we come out with our first album!!:-)

Get OUt & Vote - By RADIO

RADIO Live @ HK College of Managaement on 10th October '09

The gig at HK College came all of a sudden and is over all of a sudden but I still could not manage to wake up before 7 pm the next day after all the screaming and jumping and frolicking; it was beautiful.
At first the venue didn’t seem like much but the sound set up was beautiful and we had a very supportive sound check and the organizers were sugar sweet. We had to stop sound check a coupl’a times when the nearby masjid had their azaan going on but that didn’t turn out to be a disturbing factor. What really bothered us there was the fact that most of our equipments sounded terribly funny on the stage amps and all we did for about two hours was fuzz play.
But we had to kick off without much delay so well, we toned down to the most acceptable sound and moved on. The crowd was placed miles away at first; I do not like this. Organizers please note, on a show, keep the crowd dead close to the band. They’re not going to beat us or spit on us – but all the more the venue looks filled up and dull off life. So we moved the crowd up front and hit off.
Two songs down and I broke my strings – I think it was after the Mila Humsafar solo; Couldn’t stop so continued playing the next song with a broken guitar. Somehow, managed to drag my riffs on the upper strings and pulled off a slightly rough but groovy Kashmakash and Freedom. That’s when I switched guitars with Sharad.
The sound from there was a little more relaxed. We had a run with our originals and Freedom, Musafir & Maya hit hard as usual. But I think as usual Tere Liye stole everything. I really do enjoy playing that song in colleges with beautiful girls in ‘em – Mithibai, K.J Somaya and no HK. They waved and they grooved and they make the song all the more worth it. Teri Chu is turning out to be much more of a crowd puller that what it was intended to be.
But honestly, I loved the way the crowd supported original hindi rock music. They were with us at every note and we had a lot of fun playing for them.
Hope you guys keep in touch, write to us at radiotheband@gmail.com
Check out our songs at myspace.com/radioreligion and we look forward to seeing you at all our future show.
Stay tuned !!!
Love…RADIO.

Hey watcha been up to ?

I mean what’s the point of having a blog and not blogging. It’s like having a voice and not singing, or having someone who loves you and not be forgiving…or for ****s sake, having a heart but not living.

My friends hate it when I talk in metaphors but to me, they make perfect sense. Like when a girl asked me, “Hey what’s with RADIO these days?” I remembered I hadn’t kept you guys updated. Well, we’re not playing any shows as we’re recording for our first album.

No details about the album or how you get to hear it as of now. But yes, we are recording - day in & out and we’re starting anew with a new sound, new music and new songs. To give you a lowdown we’re done with Mila Humsafar which was the first song we wrote and it sounds really nice, can’t wait to hear what you guys have to say. Then there’s the infamous FREEDOM which caught up pretty fast with Musafir over the past few months. There is Tere Liye and Sawaal which you might have not heard and there is a brand new turn to our music in the form of our newest composition titled ‘MAYA’

I’m not spilling out any more beans for you people but seriously, we love our music, we believe in it. We love reading the mails you guys send us or when you scrap us or ever come across us and tell us that you loved our songs. India needs a rock band man. There are a few of us out here and there are a few of you guys out there. What say we call it a date?

As for the album, we are bound to release it by the second week of August if we stick to our plan or it won’t be delayed much I assure you. And what’s depressing is that you guys don’t write anymore. I mean don’t just send us Musafir mails. Send us more stuff. We’d like to know about you guys…What’ve you been up to? Who you seeing lately? Any disruptions on the J.O.B border or did you see a UFO and didn’t think anyone would believe you if you told them.

Well write to us at radiotheband@gmail.com and we’ll talk about it. Till that time, watch out for more RADIO stuff, more photos, gigs, posters, accessories, t – shirts and lots & lots of music.

With love…stay tuned !

'Melange' Humsafar I'd Say...

Well, the day was 27th March 2009 and the night was RADIO rocking K J Somaiya College. Well, to be frank I never really expected it to be this big a deal. I mean, we’ve played college fests before and expected the same kind of crowd; the one’s that cheer and jump and songs they’ve heard before.
But man….WOW !
To see such amazing euphoria from Management geeks was overwhelming. Well, for those who came in late, let me explain. RADIO performed for the pronites of K. J Somaiya’s management college ka festival ‘Melange’. And here are a list of good things…in fact, wonderful things that happened to us that night.
1. Beautiful sound….Crispi, ma man…you rock big time bro !
2. Really kind people who were organizing the fest.
3. Terrifically pepped up crowd.
4. A small but nicely set out set list.
5. Clean changing rooms.
6. Lots of water.
7. No broken strings.
8. A packet of weed.
Well, these perfect ingredients made up a broth so perfect and exhilarating that somehow the event totally rocked. The crowds were with us on every note, every lyric and every drum beat. The covers got a good response. I guess Govinda came out really well from where I stood, thanks to Alok’s magical groovy bass guitaring and Sharad went all berserk and crazy on the Rock On covers. My guitar sounded really good everywhere…..and the man of the night…..RADIO drummer Jack was fantabulous.
But, as usual…..our original compositions blew the covers high & dry. If you think Musafir is a good song, you should’ve seen ‘em kicking it up to Mila Humsafar, yelling Freedom and swaying to Tere Liye which got it’s hatrick loudest cheer among the other OCs.
It was really nice playing for Melange especially after a few depressing shows. We needed to see such enthusiasm as it stands as proof that we still have people left alive in this city….and RADIO will forever keep playing for ‘em.
Stay tuned.

RADIO - UPDATES

It’s been a while since I opened a brand new Microsoft Word Document to write a blog about RADIO, but here I am and it feels wonderful. Well, for those of you who’ve kept tab of us, we are busy recording our first EP which will be out soon. Well RADIO cut down on its shows to work on its music…took some time off I’d say.
But then, here we are all set…ready and geared up for the 28th of March, 2009 where we will be performing at K.J.Somaiya college pronites from 7 to 9 pm. Pardon me if I’ve gotten the spelling wrong. And yes, RADIO was also interviewed by Radio City’s Rj Veda Vicky who is as adorable as his show. HE called us, said,” come over”, we went and I really don’t remember much of what happened in the studio except loads of singing, screaming and RADIOgiri.
Continuing on the updates, we were part of Channel V’s Launchpad and qualified to the third round but there we lost out to some great bands that came from all corners of India to perform. It was beautiful to see such talent, amazing songs I’d tell you…especially Faridkot, Cassini’s Division and Circus.
And yeah….talking about our music…watch out for RADIO’s latest song FREEDOM, one that is catching up faster than Musafir I’d say. And then there are other songs which we are currently recording. There’s a love song called Tere Liye, then there’s our first ever recorded number Mila Humsafar which you should watch out for, there’s Sawaal and a number of other songs that would make up our first album which I am so anxiously waiting to bring out.
Well, so much more to say to you guys…but will stop here; got work to do…loads of music to create. Keep writing to us at radiotheband@gmail.com and keep visiting www.myspace.com/radioreligion for updates on our music. So long guys…..stay tuned.

RADIO - Behind the Music

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Hey there!
Watch us (RADIO) perform live at MVLU College, Andheri (East) on the 17th of January, 2009…7 pm onwards. Those who can make it and would not wanna miss it or if you missed our last show at Kshitij you can contact any of the band members you know, i.e. contact Sharad, Terry, Aditya or Alok or you can write to us at radiotheband@gmail.com for passes or invites.

Can’t wait to see you guys there….stay tuned….with love!
RADIO