Music Hotlist

He says the only way he can keep his BP down in Delhi is by listening to jazz in his car. For John Coltrane buffs, he has a tip: 8216;8216;Get your hands on Bags and Trane,8217;8217; where the saxophonist teams with one of the best known vibraphonists, Milt Jackson aka Bags.

HOT SHOTS
Mumbai-based bartender Nicholas Hawkins gets the juices going with talk about body shots. 8216;8216;Bartenders in the US and UK do this8212;lemon in the mouth and salt on the guy8217;s neck and the girl is supposed to take over from there.8217;8217;

But if you8217;re looking at what gets you high besides good music, then a bourbon-based drink should go down well in the jazz-blues circles.This is stuff that8217;s been sworn by since the 1950s8212;the very best bourbon that money can buy, ground brown sugar, a dash of Marschino juice, with a twist of tangerine just before that glass touches your lips. If it8217;s a high intensity dance club, there8217;s nothing like a tequila shot. Tank up till you don8217;t see those strobe lights no more.

HOT STORE
Nothing like a 40GB iPod to keep the music hot. Musician Ehsaan Noorani bought his about two months ago and has stored nearly 700 original soundtracks of foreign films on it. 8220;It8217;s useful for work because I can compose tunes and carry them around for reference.8221;

HOT BHANGRA
Guess what8217;s blistering about Punjabi pop this season? The bhangra spinners just can8217;t keep their hands off the tumbi. Before you imagine a Punj popstar with his toy, let8217;s set things right. A tumbi is a one-stringed instrument which moved into the hall of fame post Mundian To Bachke by Panjabi MC.

HOT PLATE
Musicians, like other artistes, need that extra shot in the arm to get their act together. For instance, popping milk chocolate into her mouth between takes helps Asha Bhosle tune The Voice to perfection. And Anu Malik always keeps a packet of roasted gram for sudden pangs.

HOT RING
There8217;s Udit Narayan and Kavita Krishnamurthy playing on your phone for a change. Bin Tere Sanam, their track from Yaara Dildaara is the latest thrill for download junkies.

HOT MASCOT
So what does Shaan have to say about being Bollywood8217;s peppermint-voiced lucky charm? 8216;8216;I just have a good rapport with music directors,8217;8217; he laughs. That rapport has landed him films like Priyadarshan8217;s Hulchul, Musafir and Rok Sako To Rok Lo. 8216;8216;There8217;s a great duet that has a Pehla Nasha kind of feel to it with Alka Yagnik,8217;8217; says Shaan of his track in the Jatin-Lalit composition for Rok Sako To Rok Lo.

HOT NUMBER
After Tata Young8217;s mud bath in Dhoom, how8217;d you like to see Kylie do a sizzling number on the beach in Madhur Bhandarkar8217;s Page 3? Don8217;t you wish. Guest appearance or no, Kylie8217;s number, Hot Blooded Woman from her last album, will be a part of the film8217;s soundtrack.

HOT HORROR
What do you get if you cross a rotten egg and a stone deaf lyricist with a distasteful vocabulary? Devang Patel. He plans to release his next album come October. More excuses for so-called funny lyrics think Ganjee Phaadke and Chuddee Chhodke and Indian rap. Switch off.

HOT STICKS
If you8217;re bumming around Navratri nights, then Falguni Pathak8212;the high priestess of dandiya raas is your woman. We just heard that she8217;s tweaked her Dil Jhoom Jhoom with funky beats to get those sticks going. And if you hang around long enough, you8217;d probably hear rehashed versions of Pathak8217;s Mehendi and Chunar Ud Ud Jaye.

HOT DATE
Remember to pencil September 28 down if you8217;re a Lata fan. It8217;s her platinum anniversary birthday. Tum Jiyo Hazaaron Saal.

HOT STRINGS
The guitar8217;s been the most stylish arm candy that a hero could ever sport, and yes, we8217;ve had those odd accordion moments in Amar Akbar Anthony and trumpet blasts in Maine Pyaar Kiya. But guess who8217;s begun to enjoy strumming now that he8217;s 8216;played8217; everything from an axe to an acoustic? Salman Khan, who8217;s acted as a musician in most of his films8212;Khamoshi, Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Har Dil Jo Pyaar Karega and Judwaa. Director Revathy was so impressed with his sexy serenader act in Love, their first film together, that she8217;s made sure there8217;s some fiery string work in Phir Milenge. Here8217;s a flat note from the ace guitarist himself on why he8217;s the hottest musician around town: 8216;8216;Kya karen? My options are really limited.8217;8217; But that doesn8217;t stop us from saying the guitar rocks.

HOT TRACK
Keep your sound systems fine tuned for the next big sensation, Swades. Rahman not only has some great music lined up, but we hear even director Ashutosh Gowarikar sings to his tunes.

HOT LYRICS
Well, this one8217;s a nightmare. At least for all those who wanted to instantly asphyxiate Zoya and Farhan Akhtar for their English lyrics in Lagaan8217;s Ori Chori sung by Vasundhara Das and picturised on Rachel Kelley. Considering they8217;re teaming up again for Bride and Prejudice, get ready for death by poetry. Or not. Composer Anu Malik is really rooting for them. 8216;8216;Both of them are very intelligent and have great ideas, which is why they can come up with lyrics where an Indian shaadi meets the opera.8217;8217; Amen.

Compiled by Lalitha Suhasini