BREAKING NEWS

Bangaladesh is suffering its worst floods in history. Please check out and donate to Islamic Relief, a charity that specialises in helping people, irrespective of their personal belifs, in Muslim countries.

Thanks to Aki for the link.

You might have already come across this if you on the Aishwarya Rai mailing list, if not check it out…

Bride and Prejudice
Director:Gurinder Chadha (Bend It Like Bendham)
Aishwarya Rai, Martin Henderson, Daniel Gillies, Anupam Kher, Naveen Andrews, Nitin Chandra Ganatra, Alexis Bledel, Ashanti
 http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2004/0-9ABC/Bride-and-Prejudice/trailer-page.html

American musician Jeff Buckley called Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan his Elvis, and even sang a qawwal live in Urdu. (6mb mp3) Here's Buckley's article on Nusrat.

So while Bangladesh protests its female wrestlers (think they resemble their progenitors?), some Pakis are secretly enjoying similar same-sex rolling around. Maybe it was all that wrestling. Just watch your ears and do your Hindu Squats. (links to Canucks below)

:: PEOPLE NEEDED FOR VIDEO SHOOT ::

Theres a track at Number 4 in Bobby & Nihal's chart by Zane featuring Deadly Hunter. What they don't know is that it is produced by our man Prash (aka Catch 22). Anyhow, Zane is having a video done for the track and needs people to be in it.

His email is bigstuff@3mail.com

or just turn up: Tuesday 20th July 2004, 8pm-11pm, in a disused Warehouse over the road from Alperton tube station (Wembley). Please pass on these details to anyone who you reckon may be interested.

BLOODY HELL. How full was Herbalism? Apologies to those that got turned away, the club was full to capacity pretty much from 11pm.

Anyhow, the sets from the night are being bounced down as I type, and ready to be uploaded. We'll upload a different set each Tuesday night. Unfortunately, due to traffic on the server being so high, we can only offer the sets for one week each. So every Tuesday check back for the latest sets.

13th July - Kid Kurry, Adhesive

20th July - Ecostani LIVE

27th July - Nerm

3rd August - Soldgie

10th August - Nu-trix

Watch out for Kid Kurry's Asian Underground Masala, Adhesive's dirty gluesion of East & West, Soldgie delivering slabs of bouncy darkness, Nu-trix delivering a shit-load of old skool remixes, Ecostani in a live sampler vs deck meltdown, and Nerm's rubbish rewinds...

As always, if you download please donate to War Child.

"What do you call an Indian Elvis impersonator? Ahmal Shukup."

No no, here's the real thing. The Indian Elvis.

"Presley songs that they've re-written include 'Turbans over Memphis' and 'My Poppadum Told Me.'"

Shiva associate Poorva went gopi last weekend to join the Running of the Nudes in Pamplona. Unlike her nekkid protests in the past (which landed her on the front page of the Times of India), our cowgirl remained clothed.

Saddam plays Rock, Paper, Scissors.

"Starring that Asian guy from 'American Pie' and that Indian guy from 'Van Wilder,' from the white guy who did 'Dude, Where's My Car?'" Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, defining a new genre: the ethnic stoner road trip flick.



Watch the trailer here.

Despite eating only veggie burgers during filming, Kal Penn has still been inducted into the White Castle Hall of Fame.