Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: November 28, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
Perched up on a stool, with a bottle of water and a glass within his reach, and a sole spotlight shining down on him, Irish man Abie Philbin Bowman looked every bit his part: as a detainee (apparent by his loud, orange-coloured prisoner suit) who looked an awful lot like Jesus.
This was evident [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: November 28, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
Walking through the waist-high gates of the Qaddafi Stadium on the 24th of November – via heavy security (which included separate male and female metal detectors, a police van, an ambulance and armed guards), a group of gypsy singers and fire starters towards the right- hand side of the sprawling stadium ground, were [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: November 28, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
Meeting Shahzad Hameed recently (precisely two days ago), after over a year, I noticed that he seemed slightly different.
For one, he was happier and not as bitter about local record companies and their piddling ‘deals’ – and secondly, because of this, he appeared far more self-assured.
Recently after a long, four-year hiatus of making [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: November 18, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
Let’s face it – ‘good’, local talk show hosts, are very few and far between. Especially ever since fledgling local channels – targeted towards the youth – went ballistic and started launching themselves faster than a state of emergency could be announced within a country. And currently, with local news channels swiped off [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: November 18, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
At the Karachi airport – in the departure lounge – waiting for his flight to Lahore, Ali Azmat sounded positively drained.
But that didn’t come as a surprise; after all, he’s been flying back and forth – between India and Pakistan (throughout October) shooting videos for his current album ‘Klashinfolk’ (to be released in [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: November 12, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
Amna Shariff, an ethnic jewelry designer here in Lahore, comes across as an awfully empowered, independent and strong-willed woman.
There’s something very ‘self-made’ about her, and like her exceedingly intricate, and organic, pure silver pieces – her sense of self, and spirit truly is evident.
Working primarily from home, her little workshop – to serious [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: November 10, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
Are deliciously vintage anime flicks your cup of tea? Does dark animation spike your interest? If so, Instep highlights three of the best vintage, and contemporary animated must-sees ever made.
Grave of the Fireflies
I stumbled across this gem a few weeks ago, whilst searching through a list of vintage, Japanese anime films online. The [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: November 8, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
With the KSE crashing to 636 points on Monday and being labeled as the ‘worst-ever single day slump in KSE history’ and with student factions, lawyers, and human rights activists raking up little storms of rallies across the country, ever since the state of emergency within Pakistan was announced, it only makes one [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: November 4, 2007
By Sonya Rehman
Band: Foo Fighters
Album: Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace****
Out with their sixth album in September last month, ‘Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace’ will surprise avid Foo Fighter fans. Why? That’s because this time around, the band sounds a whole lot more sober, ‘toned down’ and matured – ever so slightly dipping its toes in [...]
Posted by: Sonya Rehman on: November 4, 2007
Tag line: ‘Close your eyes. Open your heart’.
Written and Directed by: Michel Gondry
Starring: Gael Garcia Bernal, Charlotte Gainsbourg
Release date: 2006
Language: English, French and Spanish
Genre: Fantasy/Comedy
By Sonya Rehman
‘La science des reves’ (‘The science of sleep’) has to be one of the most enjoyable, over-the-top, surrealist, dream-like fiction films ever made. Remember the whacked-out, hit flick, ‘Stranger [...]
