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Kick Out Corruption in the media

language, late o'clock, show reviews, Vishal Dadlani | December 6, 2010 | Permalink | Comments Off

Last month, we kicked off the Kick Out Corruption Music Video Competition. Here’s how the media covered it.

Rolling Stone India:

Oh yeah, right up there next to Slash's elbow, and right on top of Robert's Plant – is it a beanstalk a la Jupiter Cafe?

And here’s the article:

Excerpt: "The theme is corruption. The soundtrack is 'Kickbackistan'. Go make a music video."

Bangalore Times gave us some space. An interview with Bruce went thus:

The Times of India – Kick This

Will your music video win the big prize money? To find out, make it. And then go to www.kickoutcorruption.com and upload it!
Nov 21 – Kickbackistan kicks into top gear at Attitude, Gurgaon

Ehsaan Noorani, gigs, kick out corruption, kickbackistan, Vishal Dadlani | November 21, 2010 | Permalink | Comments Off

November 21, TAAQ launches the Kick Out Corruption Music Video Competition with a kickass gig at Attitude, Gurgaon. 8:30 PM onwards.

Jurors Ehsaan Noorani and Vishal Dadlani join the three wise men of Thermal And A Quarter in judging the two best music videos.

Total cash prizes of Rs 2 lakh to be won.

Go on, grab that camcorder and go on a shooting spree!

Log on to www.kickoutcorruption.com
Sankalp Khare's tee time with TAAQ

actor, jam, taaq tees, valentine's day, vernacular rock, Vishal Dadlani | September 11, 2010 | Permalink | Comments Off

In the wee hours of September 8 Sankalp Khare, who had attended TAAQ’s gig at 10 Downing Street, Hyderabad, found himself trying on a tad-too-tiny TAAQ tee (note the alliteration). Aghast at the bikini-like fit, he vowed to have it exchanged. Or have his funny money back. Braving the terrors of the night he set out on an expedition to the hotel where the band was put up. Expecting hostility and badass band attitude at these odd hours, he made sure he came armed to the gills with some of his own. But quod erat demonstrandum, he mused as he rode home unscathed, “Luck comes hidden in the most unexpected things”.

Here’s Sankalp’s story in his own words…

The band and some friends were chilling at their hotel room when I arrived. It was great to meet them all and I’m quite sure I was acting mighty strange, trying to keep the excitement bottled up. Now I don’t know what you may have read about bands having attitude or ego issues or blah, but this was a group of fellers who made me feel at home almost instantly. Heck, the way Rajeev expressed his concerns about me riding all the way & back “all alone in the big bad city” would’ve reminded anyone of home! So after a teeny sip of what Rajeev was having and some chatter, someone (bless his soul!) said I should have a pic with my new TAAQ T-shirt. The way I’m looking like a 16-year-old kid on cloud 9 in the pic brings back some memories of Stillwater & the kid from Almost Famous. Bruce gave me a copy of “This is It” as a keepsake for my nightly visit.

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Girls and boys, wear the new TAAQ logo!

november 1, Unstoned Heroes, valentine's day, Vishal Dadlani | June 18, 2010 | Permalink | Comments Off

If you want to look sharp in a future ThermalAndAQuarterly quiz, take note of this bit of trivia: The TAAQ logo came to be in 1999 when a certain brilliant graphic designer named Sivan (then taking a sabbatical from O&M before going solo) did us a generous albeit inspired favour. We remember staring at the artwork that leapt at us from the proof and simply begged to be smeared all over the world. We dutifully did as told.

When eleven years added wrinkles and adipose to the logo, Sivan decided it was time for a little botox job — a tuck here and a nip there. He sent us Version 2.0:

We love it! In celebration, we have devised ways for you to flaunt it. Nope, not a tattoo — that’s Rajeev’s exclusive territory — but something more corporeal. It’s been ages since we let your bodies become advertising space — the last time was in 2003 (if you discount the “I’m with the band” crew tees issued by PG Santhosh in 2006).

Here’s what our new tees look like:

Men's tee (black): Available in S, M, L, XL, XXL

Ladies tee (black): Available in XS, S, M, L, XL

Thanks to Sivan for the new logo, and to Kamal and Abhi of Pigflower for the excellent production. A very limited number of tees will be on sale at our Alliance Francaise gig on June 20. Come and get them!

Kick Out Corruption in the media

Nov 21 – Kickbackistan kicks into top gear at Attitude, Gurgaon

Sankalp Khare's tee time with TAAQ

Girls and boys, wear the new TAAQ logo!