By the Letters – David Geffen

David Geffen is a name that is legendary in the music business, everyone in the industry who can write and spell knows about him. If they don’t, they shouldn’t be in the industry. Here’s a concise version, but one that inspires nonetheless, finds Reagan Gavin Rasquinha.

Höfner: The Sound That Carried the Song

The news that Höfner, the historic German guitar maker, has entered bankruptcy—largely due to the pressure of US tariffs, lands with a quiet sadness. The company will continue to make instruments, but this moment feels like a pause worth marking. Because Höfner isn’t just a manufacturer. It’s a sound that helped shape how popular music learned to breathe.

The Starman Cometh: David Bowie

Ten years after David Bowie’s passing, the personas he created, from Ziggy Stardust to the Thin White Duke and the austere beauty of his final work, continue to define what artistic reinvention can mean, writes Reagan Gavin Rasquinha

Bob Weir Tribute (1947 – 2026)

Bob Weir, founding member of the Grateful Dead and one of the great quiet architects of American music, passed away on 10th January, 2026. He was 77. His death feels less like a sudden loss and more like the end of a long, wandering journey, one that shaped how generations learned to listen, to linger, and to trust music that didn’t hurry to explain itself.

The Voice Lingers - Tribute to Chris Rea - 1951 – 2025

The British musician whose warm gravelly voice, lyrical melancholy, and unmistakable slide guitar defined so many of our musical moments, passed away on 22nd December 2025, aged 74. For those of us who grew up with his songs, this feels less like a celebrity death and more like losing a familiar companion.

BTS Jung Kook’s ‘GOLDEN: The Moments’ Exhibition arrives in India

The world of Jung Kook of the 21st century pop icon BTS comes vividly to life as ‘GOLDEN: The Moments’, a global exhibition exploring the artist’s first solo album, arrives in India for the very first time.

Double Fantasy: Context from the Distance of 2025

It was 8th December, 1980 when John Lennon was shot. A bloody end to the luminous life of a complex individual. Reagan Gavin Rasquinha traces the story what would be his unintentional swan song album – ‘Double Fantasy’.

I want my MTV

It all began on 1st August, 1981, at the stroke of 12:01 a.m., when MTV aired its very first video — Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles. A line from the song — “we can’t rewind, we’ve gone too far”, couldn’t have been more prophetic. Because in that moment, the world of music changed forever.

Teatime and Transcendental Meditation: The Beatles in Bangor, Wales

Pots of tea, milk bottles, sandwiches and Transcendental Meditation. Reagan Gavin Rasquinha sketches out their first meeting with the Maharishi. Whose teachings were brought to their notice by model Pattie Boyd, who was Harrison's wife at the time.

Vh1 India will surely be missed

705,856… The numbers we would press as we put on the TV. The one and only channel which played English songs…VH1 India. But that ended on 15th March 2025.