Thursday, May 15, 2008

Time


The question of life is the one that we fear the most. One that has become the question of the ages, and the one that through out all the years of discovery and research has eluded us humans. Walking the streets we sometimes find our minds dwelling on that question. Hearing the echoes as it bounces of every dark corner in our heads. Questions like why are we here? What is our purpose? Is there a god, or are we just a bunch of brainwashed idiots who need the idea of a higher power, just so we won't feel alone in this world? Questions like these always seem to take up hours especially when locked into a debate amongst friends or family. What is and what could be seems to be the very thing that we need to know. Such needs, has brought upon the births of fortune tellers, astrologers and men pretending to have a greater insight on life. Although these questions are fundamentally vital to us, when I look around I see greater questions that need to be answered first. For instance the questions of time. They say that the very thing that we fear the most is death, certainly no one can argue that, I mean what else can be more daunting then the thought of death. But to me, time has played a key role in bringing about that very fear to us all. Time for me, is the root from which all of our fears have grown from. When you look around you, you will notice that people seem to believe sub consciously that time is running away from them, and that time is the very thing that we should be trying to catch up with. Desperately we run as fast as we can to enhance this experience of life, and the trust that to do so we first must race against time. When you see adds promoting the deadly effects of smoking, or consuming alcohol you fall under the impression that the human body is fragile and is not meant to take all this. Now I for one am not promoting the act of smoking or any other harmful vices, but I am saying that the mindset of the human race has been programmed into believing that such acts will cause us to loose our race with time. We rush here and there in a futile effort to beat time. First of all, the realisation has to come upon us that time is not a measurable unit, now you might say that this is wrong seeing that time is measured by clocks, but is it really? The objective reference of a clock, is another clock, and the chain goes on. From this ask yourself, how do we know that the first clock at the start of the chain got it right?

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Mystery Of The Glass

This is the Mystery Of The Glass!!! A band that has been together for about 5 years. Starting of as just a bunch of kids wanting to play rock, now we seem to have matured to a better band that has become more versatile and a little more defined then before. A unit of 5 that to be honest has come a long way from what we use to be. Our latest installment is Nic, the permanent second guitarist, a position that before this was filled by stand In's who came and left without a regard for anything else. But now things have changed, and Nic's arrival has been one that has sealed the unit. Crazy hair and varnished nails is his style, yet on stage the only thing you can see Nic do is playing the hell out of his guitar while in his infamous power stance! On drums we have the colourful character Navin Thomas, a.k.a Chuzuk. A gifted drummer who plays at blinding speeds and never fails to impress outsiders who come to watch. Added to his obvious gift, Chuzuk also adds a sense of humour into the band, that serves as lubricant to ensure less friction in a tense situation, that creates an environment that is conducive for creativity. Playing bass we have Nishant, the creator of a large portion of our music. Songs like, 'Things Will Be Ok', 'Sarah', 'I Pray For You', 'Her Story','Alexandria', have all thrived on his creativity. Melodies that have a lot of emotion implanted in them has brought upon a much more versatile background to our music and for that we have Nishant to thank for. Last but not least, on lead guitar we have Prada. A man who is resposible for songs like, 'In my memory', 'Lost Phone',has helped in bringing about a fusion of rock and slow tunes to this band. With his character, comes a man who is vital in ensuring the band's progress. I am not going to write about myself, you guys decide, but this is the band they call The Mystery Of The Glass! Come see for yourself and prepare to get your brains blown to bits!!!!!!!!!!!!