The last time I spoke to Mayur, he’d just released his EP “Unspoken” and by the end of our conversation, he’d made a promise to follow it up with music videos for each song. This was in November and by then, I guess, the world…
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…
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…
“Are there many Christian Rock and Metal bands in India?” I ask bass guitarist and sound engineer, Jatin Jitendrakumar at the outset of our chat about his latest album, Arise, Lord! “There were bands years ago in India that played Christian rock and even metal,…
At the dawn of the new millennium Bruno Reuter released a new age album, so popular that listeners rushed out to buy new amplifiers and speakers just so they could enjoy his sounds to their fullest. The haunting power behind his compositions can never be…
Ranaghat, West Bengal-based independent artist Dhi Harmony has just released his much-awaited single Bechain along with a theatric music video, which in his own words portrays the darkest era in history, when women were chained in every aspect of life. Bechain is a story of…
It’s been a while since we’ve heard something as natural as Vinod Bansode’s latest composition featuring veteran ghazal and bhajan singer Hariharan. This song is Hariharan's comeback in the Marathi music scene after "Jiv Rangala" from the film Jogwa (2009). Premachi Kahani, a soulful Marathi…
“There’s a reason I’ve put a car on the cover! This album is meant to be enjoyed on a long drive.” Quips Shezan Shaikh, or rather his alter-ego Ronin. So that’s exactly what I did. I plugged in my earphones and rode around the wide-empty…
You saw him in Gully Boy. The first time Ranveer Singh’s character Murad nervously performs at an underground open mic in a dilapidated building, it was Rahul Piske AKA Rahul Raahi’s killer beatboxing that really MADE the moment what it was in the film. Raahi…