IMAGE: ARNAB CHAUDHURI (UDAY)U DAY B E N EGAL
WHO: Mumbai-based musician who’s taken to roasting chickens when he isn’t
attending concerts. Instagram @udaybenegal
WHAT: “Sight and Sound”, page 102
A woodstock moment: “Watching The Who’s Roger Daltrey spreadeagle
his tasselled arms messianically as Pete Townshend leaps in the air, his Fender
Telecaster guitar flailing like a magician’s sceptre.”“My music collection had already been stacking up courtesy of my older
brother. The day he brought home Quadrophenia by The Who though was
the day my compass moved position forever.”28 — AUGUST 2019CAMERON McNEE
WHO: Photographer
passionate about capturing
pure moments between
subjects and their passions.
Instagram @cameronmcnee
WHAT: “Meet the Players”,
page 142
job Perks: “I get to meet
people all over the world, from
all walks of life. A camera is a
gateway to new communities
and possibilities.”“Like A Prayer by Madonna.
I remember opening it for
the first time – the
patchouli oil scent made
me feel so glamorous.”MADHAVAN
PALANISAMY
WHO: Chennai-based
photographer, visual
artist and doodle
addict who studied
biotechnology to
become a scientist
and change the
world. Instagram
@madhavan.
palanisamy
WHAT: “Changing of
the Guard”, page 126
Chennai Music
Secret: “A month
ago, I would have
said Arivu, ofRO
and The Casteless
Collective. Now that
secret’s out!”“Nevermind by
Nirvana, and An
American Prayer by
The Doors – these
two albums made
me lose sleep for a
week. I heard both
at a friend’s house,
and looked all over
the place for them.”ALEX BHATTACHARJI
WHO: Brooklyn-bred journalist and
screenwriter who lives in LA, where he
should be surfing and doing yoga more
and eating tacos less. Twitter @alexbhat
WHAT: “This is Hollywood’s Inner
Sanctum”, page 150
Fun Fact: “Despite their wealth,
Hollywood’s most powerful figures really
love discounted cocktails – the bar was
mobbed at happy hour.”“Michael Jackson’s Thriller on vinyl. I
saved up my allowance, went to Tower
Records, then played this on loop,
trying, mostly in vain, to moonwalk.”TELL US ABOUT
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