Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Musical Orientalism

Why is everyone naming their band after some random South Asian icon or entity these days: Goldspot, All India Radio? Actually that's all I can think of at the moment. Also, there was that 90s band, something-wala? Dishwala, that's it.

It's like the western obsession with Orientalism has been distilled and possibly relegated to the activity of naming.

Also, Indians are good at naming things, I think.

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