'Why do you listen to that noise?' Or 'What's with the black t-shirts and the skulls' are questions that every rocker has put up with for a chunk of their lives. I remember my school days where I was quiet, reserved and inevitably picked on…
Have you heard of the genre Pirate-Party-Punk? If you haven’t, I guess you’re in for a treat! The boys from Stockholm have released their third single The Lonesome Man, which they describe as ‘kind of a dark story with an Irish tone’. Which probably means…
“It always has been my dream to form an alternative rock band." Muses Abin Thej, the founder of Sick Society, who also happens to have been the first drummer for Kochi-based rockers Thaikkuddam Bridge. Sick Society may well be new, but each member joining Abin…
By 1964, Beatlemania took over the world with the band appearing on the Ed Sullivan show, viewed 73 million times and resulting in sold out concerts. The Beatles would then travel in armoured vehicles to protect them from screaming, frenzied fans. Their popularity, though studied…
Hypnoblue describes their music as ‘open-hearted’. That is exactly what it is. The infectious melodies bring back memories of a sunnier, happier time. And for those in their forties, their childhoods! We can’t put our fingers on it, but we imagine if you’re a fan…
Harry D’Souza is not your run-of-the-mill musician. I got the sense of it when I first listened to his music. And I was entirely convinced of it when I’d finished an hour-long conversation with him. One, he's learned the ropes organising gigs for other artists…
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…
On one hand 2020 couldn't get any shittier, and on the other it couldn't get any better than what we're going to be talking about today. Yes, the sons of Stone Temple Pilots, Guns N’ Roses, and Metallica! London Hudson (Drums), Noah Weiland (Vocals)…
System of a Down, the Armenia-American band that we all came of age listening to have just released two brand new tracks to address the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war and the unresolved conflict over the territory, internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, but mostly governed by…
If you type Siddhi Shah (A common name, common surname) into Google, one of the first suggestions is ‘Siddhi Shah Drummer’. It’s also a temptation I did all I could to avoid. I wanted to go into this conversation knowing as little as possible about…