For most of us — if not all — the legacy of The Doors died with Jim Morrison. After all, if you could not hear songs like Light My Fire, Hello I Love You, Riders On The Storm, L.A.

Listening to FM radio nowadays has turned out to be quite a revelation as the omnipresent Bollywood selections are now showing the very obvious influences of Western music that go beyond the realms of popular genres pop and rock.

Is the retail boom over? Not really, if you observe the footfalls at hyper markets or shopping malls around the country, especially on weekends.

Some of the world’s biggest hits by bands or performers happen to be cover versions or “covers” of songs sung by others, but for various reasons, the originals have not become popular or at least not

As much as the amended Indian Copyright Act has made an effort to safeguard – and assist in monetising – the rights of composers and lyricists, certain sections of the Act have been presently challenged in the Honourable Delhi High Court by certain record labels.

This world is certainly full of paradoxes. At one end of the spectrum is Apple’s iTunes, which celebrated its 10th anniversary on April 28 this year.

It is hard to believe that it has been a little over 30 years since I heard an album that has since gone on to become one of the all-time classic recordings in the global history of rock ‘n’ roll: The

One major aspect in the ever-changing world of content was the amendment in the Indian Copyright Act last year that made significant changes, among other things, on how music will be licenced. However, while it saw to protect rights of authors, lyricists, composers, and singers, among other things, what it could not discuss for obvious reasons was a development that occurred in the US earlier this year.

That all members of this band were glued to viewing Rock Of Ages in flight during their journey from Dubai to Mumbai in mid-February, only goes to prove that Vin Sinners has got their musical priorities right.

It was a question waiting to be answered: Are Western artistes really superior to Indians?