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Lockdown Diaries: Salim Sulaiman release Gandhi Jayanti single with Grammy Award Winner and US Billboard #1 artist, Ricky Kej

Salim and Sulaiman Merchant have been busy as heck, what with all their diverse collaborations during the lockdown. We've heard the brothers are working on a new track every two weeks! Their label Merchant Records, had recently released a music video, 'Mann Mein Aman', on…

By Rohan Sabharwal

Tribute: Right now, Eddie Van Halen is no longer with us

The iconic sound of the Oberheim OB-Xa synthesizer, pounding out the intro to “Jump” was the perfect soundtrack of the glory days of the 80’s. Probably, the most memorable keyboard lick that guitar god, Eddie Van Halen is known for. The axe wielder of the…

By Hansen R. R.

Building Bridges | Iran | An Interview with Radio Band  

Today we bring you an exclusive interview with Radio Band, an up-and-coming band from Tehran. We’d like to thank Faham and all the guys for their time. How did you come together as a band? And for how long have you been active? What are…

By Flipsyde Staff

Once an Engineer, Always a Musician | Part 2 | An Interview with Kavish Seth

Today we bring you the second part of our exclusive interview with Kavish Seth, poet, musician and polymath! Ceteris Paribus, Kavish Seth is also the inventor of the ‘Noori’, a 14 stringed instrument shaped like a guitar, but with a wooden frame covered in goatskin…

By Meenaz Amreliwala

Rick Allen: The Story of Determination and Loyalty

How many co-workers could you count who'd stick by you through the toughest of times? I'm not talking of sympathy, but of ultimate loyalty. I've asked the question over the past few years to many people, and more so since turbulent times we've been through…

By Rohan Sabharwal

The Emerging of Sutej Singh

In the Himalayas, Solan district to be precise, dwells one Sutej Singh. At times it feels it's just Sutej, his guitar and the mountains. But when they come together we begin to see a picture of clouds, not in the sky, but at our feet,…

By Rohan Sabharwal

Of Springfield, Fox and Me

“Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” Proust A lot like when you listen to Bossa nova; the world is brighter and spacious, the decor and architecture, rounded and colourful. A warm seaside breeze envelops you, long white…

By Rohan Sabharwal

Against the Grain

Thirty-three years is a long time. It falls bang in between a quarter and half a lifetime. You’re well set in your career, maybe your second child is on the way, you’re no longer considered the target market for most music labels and fashion companies…

By Rohan Sabharwal

Once an Engineer, Always a Musician – An Interview with Kavish Seth

Today we bring you an exclusive interview with Kavish Seth, poet, musician and polymath! Ceteris Paribus, Kavish Seth is also the inventor of the ‘Noori’, a 14 stringed instrument shaped like a guitar, but with a wooden frame covered in goatskin to produce percussive sounds…

By Meenaz Amreliwala

Numa: 'We live in such a great time to be an independent artist!'

Numa, the very talented music producer, audio engineer, singer, songwriter, and DJ, now supports herself and her own project completely from her music and has been writing full time for other artists. Her other big achievement was having songs that she wrote hit #16 on…

By Meenaz Amreliwala