Thermal and a Quarter explained

Background:group_or_band
Thermal and a Quarter
Alias:TAAQ
Origin:Bangalore, Karnataka India
Years Active:–present
Website:https://www.thermalandaquarter.com/

Thermal and a Quarter (often abbreviated as TAAQ) are a rock band from Bangalore, India. Formed in 1996, they describe their music as "Bangalore rock" - rooted in a classic rock idiom while Indian in "subtle, inescapable ways".[1] TAAQ had released seven studio albums by their 20th anniversary in 2016[2] with an eighth released in 2020.

Show openers

TAAQ opened the show for Deep Purple in 2001, when they performed in Bangalore.[3] The band also opened for Guns N' Roses in 2012.[4]

Band members

The current members of TAAQ are:

Discography

The albums released by the band included

Awards and honours

TAAQ was featured on The WorldSpace Honours 2007 for their outstanding contributions to Indian rock scene with interviews with other Indian band members, an extensive play-through of their work by RJ Hari, and an Interview with the band themselves about "10 years of TAAQ".[7]

Mani won Guitarist of the Year at the Jack Daniels Rock Awards in 2009 and 2012.[8] He also won the "Leon Ireland Outstanding Vocalist Award" at JRO 2011.[9]

Music School

In 2010, TAAQ opened a music school in Koramangala, Bangalore, called the "Taaqademy".[10] A branch in Whitefield was opened in 2014.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Niyogy . Kingshuk . 2015-03-20 . Q&A: Thermal and a Quarter . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180109034929/http://www.livemint.com/Leisure/34ncrjzZbr52LR75w1ivwM/QA-Thermal-and-a-Quarter.html . 2018-01-09 . 2022-09-20 . LiveMint .
  2. News: B. . Roshne . 2016-02-13 . TAAQ Hits 20; Releases 7th Album With 10 Songs . The New Indian Express . The New Indian Express . dead . 2020-09-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160817023118/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/TAAQ-Hits-20-Releases-7th-Album-With-10-Songs/2016/02/13/article3273832.ece . 2016-08-17.
  3. News: Opening for 'Deep Purple' launched our careers: Bruce Lee Mani about his band . 22 January 2016 . Economic Times economictimes.indiatimes.com . 24 July 2016 . Joshi, Bharath.
  4. Web site: Thermal And A Quarter . Rolling Stone India rollingstoneindia.com . 17 September 2013 . 24 July 2016.
  5. News: Thermal on a mission. 2016-10-19. The Hindu. 2017-10-03. en-IN. 0971-751X.
  6. Web site: Tagat . Anurag . 2020-03-27 . Thermal and a Quarter's New Album 'A World Gone Mad' is Apt for the Times - . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211021014341/https://rollingstoneindia.com/thermal-and-a-quarter-taaq-new-album-a-world-gone-mad-is-apt-for-the-times/ . 2021-10-21 . 2020-10-01 . Rolling Stone India . en-US.
  7. Web site: The WorldSpace Honours 2007 . The WorldSpace Honours 2007 . WorldSpace . https://web.archive.org/web/20070303143649/http://www.worldspace.com/honours/index.html . 2007-03-03 . dead.
  8. Web site: Indiecision Staff . JD Rock Awards 2013 Winners . NH7 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130225045824/http://nh7.in/indiecision/2013/02/23/jd-rock-awards-2013-winners . 2013-02-25 . 2013-02-23 . dead.
  9. Web site: Oomen . Saroop . Inspiring notes . The Hindu . 20 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220920130048/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/inspiring-notes/article2318629.ece . 20 September 2022 . en-IN . 3 August 2011 . live.
  10. Web site: Ramdev . Darshana . 'TAAQ That!' Bengaluru gets world-class academy . Deccan Chronicle . 5 September 2022 . en . 18 October 2018.
  11. Web site: Thermal and a Quarter's Taaqademy to add new Indian music courses . RnMbiz radioandmusic.com . 24 June 2015 . 24 July 2016.

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