Singer-Songwriter Vasuda Sharma will perform an all original set - a blend of Indian classical and Western contemporary Pop numbers with live-looping and improv. The gig is set to happen at the newly-opened Local Star Bar and Cafe in Versova at limited capacity with free…
“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…
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…
“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…
Following the popularity of their first three singles, Breathe, Stay and Poison, which grew immensely popular in the US, Brazil, Indonesia and India, Cryosis has now dropped a fourth single You Make Me. It's been a good couple of years for the Mumbai-based trio, the…
NYC-based singer-songwriter Manas Jha released his second EP Reimagined in November 2019. Rain, a single off of that EP has taken the form of beautiful ode to Mumbai's lost creative spaces. Born and bred in Mumbai, indie-rocker Jha's 3D animation music video captures our beloved city…
Rap music has been around the Indian music scene for decades now, but I’m sure we can all agree that the renaissance of the 2010s is what most of us would now associate with desi hip-hop. What we have fondly come to refer to as…
What killed Glam rock in the first place? Was it Grunge? Or excess? There's a bunch of theories, but most lead to some version the two aforementioned. In its heyday, the adage ‘party like a rockstar’ couldn’t have been a more blanket cliché for the…
Brooklyn-based Indian singer, voice over artist, composer, actress, athlete, and entrepreneur (Phew!), Priya Darshini has submitted her latest album, Periphery to the Grammy Awards in the categories, Best New Age Album and Best Engineered Album (Non-Classical). According to her Wikipedia Page, growing up in Mumbai,…
We're going to be singing these lines all day - Vaat Lagane Aa Gayela Tera Bhai! 7BANTAI'Z new music video is a salute to the COVID frontline workers in Mumbai and a hilarious (backhanded) compliment to the coppers. Definitely had us laughing first thing in…