OK I don't know why my incredibly length comment doesn't show up when you click the story from the homepage (but does when you click from the Urban Desi Page)? *If it shows up later I'm sorry, but I'm just making sure what I wrote actually gets posted* I like Tina’s music primarily because it’s Desi (with English lyrics since it’s probably her first language and what she’s most comfortable with) with more Rock/Alternative as opposed to the more known Urban Desi sounds that use R&B, HipHop and/or Rap. It’s just something different and it sticks out in my music selection. My hypothesis is that we haven’t seen so much of her because she’s tied down to a label but things are harder to advance/negotiate with since she is every aspect of her music (singer, writer, musician etc.) While being signed is a huge achievement I don’t feel it’s really worth it unless you can establish the you are an accomplished artist(or group) by yourself and are not dependent on the namesake of a label. I agree with Neil-- the internet is a fantastic “do-it-yourself” platform especially for rising/non-mainstream artists. As for her "image": who cares? Her music is good, and as far as I know she’s not in the modeling industry. Plus she isn’t being offensive to anyone (at least that I’m aware of) so I don’t see it as a problem.

Good girls rule! I don't think it has anything to do with being a virgin or not - that's so arbitrary. I think a good girl loves her family and is a nice, smart person who is kind and speaks and dresses like she has some self-respect and hasn't been damaged by the ridiculous men who look at you like you're a juicy peach or something - I hate that. I don't think you'll ever see TablaGirl in a thong, that's just not classy and Tina is. I've seen her in 3 concerts in CA and NY and gotten her autograph and when I met her she seemed really nice and spoke well (not like a thug) - a musician with a good command of the English language?! Imagine that?! Must be that pre-med stuff she did before music. Enough rambling from me. I just want to say I like her and I like her music and I really, really, really think the US NEEEDs her to be FAMOUS. I neeeed her to be famous. Desi-girls growing up in the US need her to be famous. Her songs aren't about throwing up in bars. They're actually about something real from an Indian girl angle (or a good girl angle since the US and Indian culture's seem to be so opposite sometimes). Aaaah - OK - I am sooo done rambling. My apologies! Goooooooooooooooooooo Sugandh-girl!