Posts From Shrinivas Kodape

Shrinivas Kodape

Shrinivas Kodape

Shrinivas is a writer and a journalist, and his love of all things musical started long before the little word at the end of his name. Raised on the technical ferocity of cult heavy metal titans like Testament, Overkill and Accept, then veering into the harmonious expanse of Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep and Budgie, he started life as a thrash metaller. A Media professional by training, he is seasoned with experience from Asiana Times and Fashion TV and has worked as an assistant editor for L‘utopia Magazine, crafting long-form features, interviewing, and directing stories all the way through from paper to publication. A former rock star, he knows music from the other side of the stage and understands the feeling of seeing Megadeth in India in October 2015. Influenced by writers like Hunter S. Thompson, Joseph Conrad and F. Scott Fitzgerald, he lives by the ethos of ‘Classic rock is not just a genre; it is a lifestyle.'
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Nobody Does It Better: 13 Essential Carly Simon Songs

The settings have changed—from intimate relationship songs to blockbuster movie themes—but the gift for melody and sharply observed storytelling have remained.

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11 Great Fleetwood Mac Songs (From the Early Years)

Before they became global superstars in the mid-’70s, the British rock band had limited U.S. success with their great blues rock songs.

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13 ‘Lost’ Motown Songs

The label’s greatest hits have been played for generations, but the story doesn’t end with the big smashes.

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Take the Highway: 12 Essential Songs from the Marshall Tucker Band

They were jazz-minded virtuosos wrapped in denim, blending country heartbreak, Western swing and improvised blues into a sound as vast as an open highway.

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10 Great Hall & Oates Songs Beyond the Big Hits

There is plenty to discover beyond the familiar smashes. Their strong catalog includes overlooked singles, soulful album cuts, a composition that became a major hit for another singer, and an entertaining Christmas detour.

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We’re an American Band: 12 Essential Grand Funk Railroad Songs

When AM radio programmers regularly included plenty of rocking songs on their playlists, GFR scored a pair of #1 singles.

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10 Essential Jackson Browne Songs Beyond the Hits

Our look at some choice tracks from his catalog other than such favorites as “Running on Empty,” “Doctor My Eyes,” “Somebody‘s Baby,” and “Take It Easy.”

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I Love Rock ‘n’ Roll: 12 (More) Great Songs From the Glam-Rock Era

Some went for the glitter and platform boots. Others preferred makeup, outrageous costumes or something considerably stranger. Either way, the music was still the thing that mattered.

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Midnight Train: 15 Great Soul Hits of the Early ’70s

The era yielded classic tracks from Smokey Robinson & the Miracles, the Staple Singers, Bill Withers, and Gladys Knight & the Pips.

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15 Essential Songs From the Mamas & the Papas (and Mama Cass Solo)

The group reeled off six Top 10 hits between 1966 and 1967 alone, inventing a sun-drenched aesthetic that masked an intoxicating, bohemian reality.

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