The Middle Distance

That is awesome, that you get to do what you love, but I'm sorry about the print media crash. D: And my dad keeps wanting me to do journalism... (admittedly, I want to be an Egyptologist or at least a historian, and the job prospects for those are probably even worse)

Tamil music is similar to English music in that there's a wide range and I can generally tell by listening to it which decade/era it was released in (though admittedly we don't have interesting genres like Goth or steampunk). However, pretty much all songs released are from a movie; every Tamil movie is like a musical and independent bands releasing albums is almost unheard of (or if they do, they get zero publicity; I don't hear about it at all here in Singapore). This is an example of the older, more classical type of music/song, with classical dance as well, and I love it. Modern Tamil songs definitely have some Western influence: here are two of my favourites. Usure Pogudhey [context: the movie's inspired by the Ramayana; he kidnapped her to get revenge on her husband, and then he falls for her and she eventually succumbs to Stockholm Syndrome, but at this point still hates him] and Oh Eesa [context: they're searching for a hidden city guarded by both physical and supernatural elements. Also, Eesa is another name for Lord Siva.] If you're interested I could try translating them. :)