If you were a rocker in Mumbai at any point between the late 80s and early 2000s, there’s little chance you would have missed the effervescent Ravi Iyer. In the glory days of rock-and-roll in India, the axeman stood apart from his contemporaries. So adept…
Maithili Shome began her journey in music at the tender age of 3, with her very first impromptu performance in Pune backed by an orchestra. In 2007, at 6, she had her first appearance on Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Li’l Champs and the rest,…
“Do you remember where you were on 16th December 2012? What about the 17th? Or the 18th?” I ask Mumbai-based Metal outfit Zygnema’s guitarist Sidharth Kadadi. “I could never forget,” He replies, “You?” I could never forget either. It was the first time in the…
When we chanced upon Barcelona-based Chilean Alex Schoihet’s venture, Re:Drums, we knew this was something that absolutely needed to reach international clientele. The innovation, beauty and finesse in the hand-crafted items made by reusing old drums is by far one of the coolest home decor…
It takes special talent to take an existing track or tune and turn it into something incredible. When the late Avicii sampled Etta James’ “Something’s Got a Hold on Me”, it was that brief appearance of the first two lines of James’ soul hit that…
Robert Hampton aka "LaTRUTH", a Carolina-bred artist, has recorded 11 albums and sold more than 300,000 units from his car pre-streaming era. His single titled "Don't Disrespect" ft Snoop Dogg (Yes, THE Snoop Dog!) has done big numbers in downloads & streams and his new…
On one end of the spectrum, he plays guitar for the Mumbai-based post-grunge band Hook and, on the other, for the Hindi prog-fusion act Paradigm Shift. Somewhere in the middle he has worked on ad films for Royal Enfield, HDFC Bank and PhonePe and as…
“Music has helped me overcome many obstacles. It is through music, that I’ve built lasting relationships. Music has helped me get inspired in ways I cannot even describe.” Jaden Maskie Jaden Mascarenhas aka Jaden Maskie is all of nineteen, but already has a decade’s worth…
Come fall in love with Abracadabra; A beautiful, soulful single by Argentinian singer, writer and painter Cheyca Parker and our very own guitarist-composer Abheek. Flipsyde has had the distinct pleasure of interviewing two spirited and versatile musicians from two distinct cultures, located far away from…
“Artists wait for years to achieve their dream. Here, I have begun my career having already achieved mine!” Shivansh Jindal ecstatically reveals to me. After speaking to hundreds of Indie artists over eons, this has got to be the first time I’m witnessing this level…