ATLAS May 08
relish grand opening
filmistani
photos by Yasue Arai
weve got 5 years
PHOTOS BY SARAH RACE
photos by yasue tennyson
my Indian summer
other than my time spent in ny & philly seems like I didn’t have much of a summer actually …
me & the kid w/ joro from mehanata …4am antics
we’re in the old office
we’ve been offered a monthly at the knitting factory (nyc) -
our first gig is July 7th, 2007
help us spread the word … please tell your friends!!!
OCTOBER UPDATE! We are no longer at The KF.
desi hot mix!
finally a mix…
so hot right now
photos by sarah race
Anjali at VIBC (Vancouver, BC)
w/ Juggy D
photos by Yasue Tennyson
photos by serena davidson
photos by tracy harrison
The ATLAS crew: E3, Anjali and The Incredible Kid
LONDONSTANI …
.. I’ve barely begun Gautam Malkani’s debut novel about desi rudeboys … part Richard Allen (yeah, I used to read BootBoy/Skinhead pulp fiction & not because I was self-hating, duh. I was just really into Mod & Oi!) & part Graham Greene (I never finished Brighton Rock) … but I’m hooked. GM read at Powell’s last week and we were fortunate enough to spend the evening with him & his lovely wife. After hearing his Hounslow accent read out loud I’ve got Jas (the narrartor) sorted. If you haven’t read any UK Asian lit this might be the perfect place to start … that’s only if you’re into street culture shit. My favorite contemporary author?? Meera Syal, hands down. She’s brilliant & hilarious. Calling her talented would be an understatement …
All this talk of witty BrAsians is reminding me of D’Archetypes … my fav band of the moment. They’re kinda hiphop & prob*ly, most defintely, influenced by Cornershop & The Monochrome Set. (have you never heard of them?) Even Morrissey was a fan of TMS back in the day … and how’s this for random? The night I spent buying books with Lon don stani author GM was the same night I met Johnny Marr, I kid you not. THE RUMORS ARE TRUE … he’s been stayng in a flat in N. Portland people!! Before I discovered Elvis or Mick Ronson I swooned over Marr’s guitars. And “I sat in my room and I drew up a plan…”
And all this writing means I’m not reading … goodnight
we ate too much cake
to those of you that came out & supported the State of Bengal & Sub Swara show THANK YOU. Portland you’re still not ready for this shit …
birthday presents and Asian breaks…
The Portland Mercury gets the scoop on June 15th…
shaadi photo shoot
photos copyright Serena Davidson
Once in a while I get to dress up as an Indian bride… <<<—more here
When Sub Swara & State of Bengal told me they’d be in town on June 15th … how could I say no to hosting them on my birthday?? I’m not ashamed of getting older … so who’s coming to my party?!
Desi roots
this show of madhubani style folk paintings is on view through the end of June at 2217 NE Alberta, Portland