I should probably remove the "Upcoming artist" tag from the interview with the producers of H1Bees. Srikanth, the force behind the H1Bees has produced an album (Maha Kavi) with SP Balasubraniam in the past !

And H1Bees has been covered by The Washinton Post, BBC, CNBC India, National Public Radio (NPR), The Economic Times, Voice of America, Indian Express, The Hindu, India Abroad/Rediff, Aaj Tak, TV Asia, Sulekha and others. Get the details here : http://www.h1bees.com/press.html. So after all this, can I call the producers of the H1Bees upcoming ? I think not.

One bit of bad news though, you might have to wait a few days more for the interview. These guys (as you can imagine) are very very busy and wont be available for an interview till Tuesday. So we'll have their interview available by next week. And this week you'll just have to make do with reviews of new music !! :)

Talk to you soon.

Just yesterday, a listener brought to my attention the fact that the number listed at the top (206-202-2648) didnt seem to be mine. Thanks Agul.

Well, I use a free service for this voicemail feature (k7.net - thanks to Raghav for that Tip) and they discontinue the number if there is no activity for 30 days. And since no one called me in the last one month :(, I lost it to someone else. So the new number is 206-203-2648. And please prevent this one from going under too, by calling in and leaving me a message.

This might also be a good time to acknowledge all the people who have sent in corrections/suggestions in the past.

Kartikey, thanks for all your suggestions in the past and also your idea about voting on the 30 top songs of the year. I am going to implement it soon.

Venkatesh and Chinmay thanks for pointing out that Ina Mina Dika was composed by C Ramchandra and not RDB. And again Venkatesh, thanks for catching my slip - My Dil goes Mmm is by Shaan and not Sonu Nigam. And also thank you for the composer for Lawaris - Kalyanji Anandji.

Thanks to the people above and everyone else for listening and writing in. There have been more than 11,000 visits to the page since I started in July and around 7700 downloads which is just phenomenal. Thanks so much !

So what is disco ? When did it start seeping into Indian Music and when did it arrive full force in Hindi Film Music ? Listen all 'bout it !!

And revive your memories of the 70's and 80's by listening to some great Disco songs of the time.

Next week we'll have Srikanth on the show. Srikanth just released the immensely popular H1Bees and has in the past recorded with the likes of SP Balasubramaniam. Stay Tuned !!!

And we might again have a few autographed CDs to give away, so get a head start. Visit http://www.h1bees.com and http://www.srikanthd.com to read up...

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Here we go again. Another missed deadline. Let me reduce expectations a little bit since I dont seem to very good at keeping to the dates - I'm going to try to post the podcasts on the weekends, but there might be delays now and then. I am working on show #13 - music appreciation. It should be here soon so hang on tight.

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Yes, I know I know, I am two days late. Kya karen, juggling day job and podcasting isnt that easy, and I havent counted family time... Hope you all understand.

The top songs of Sept 2005 according to me were : Yaaron (GM), Chori Chori & Ankhiyan Na Maar(EKEH), Dil Jo Bhi Kahe (DJBK), Halka Halka Sa Yeh Sama (Chocolate), My Dil Goes... (Salaam Namaste), Aashiq Banaya Apne (ABA), God Promise Dil Dola (Shaadi #1). The last one just barely.

And then I played a surprise song (not from Sept 2005 but earlier in the year), that is just an incredibly beautiful song.

Enjoy !

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Review time ! "Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena" and "Garam Masala", both albums released in September and both had music composed by Pritam.

Hope you like the new website look and feel. Many thanks to Sulakshana for making it possible.

Thanks very much to everyone who has written in. Shiva, Hannah, Raghav, Venkatesh, Kartikey, Anil, Manisha, Ireth, Peretz, Anu, Sashin and Atin (sorry if I missed anyone out). Hannah, Shiva, sorry you didn't win this time. Better luck next time.

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Ruchir Agarwal is the winner of the second Contest ! The correct answer was Hazrat Waaris Ali Shah.

Congrats Sonal and Ruchir ! Enjoy your CDs.