Open Mic with Palak Bheda is a well-known regular open mic event, where Fresh Talents get a chance to network and showcase their talent on an emerging and non-judgmental platform at this event. This is an open mic event for the entire music community to…
A little over two decades ago, I first saw Neuman Pinto perform on stage at the St. Andrews College Auditorium. Many students from Andrews hail from choir-singing backgrounds and it's only natural that they end up forming or joining acappella groups. Though acappella was uncommon…
Meet Toshi Yimchunger, a recording artist and songwriter from Dimapur, Nagaland, whose latest single Work It Out is making us crave the golden age of R&B, i.e. the 90s, again. Remember the days when the soulful offerings of Boys II Men, Babyface, Montell Jordan, Craig…
Portland-based singer Alex Whiler's debut EP Look Me In The Eye had sort of become a soundtrack to our lives during the past few weeks, and especially when we travelled out of the city for the first time since March 2020. We had Whiler's Spotify…
Chandigarh-based musician Shubham Semwal’s debut EP Elephant in the Room is a force to be reckoned with, especially his title track Pull Me In (feat. Julie Ngurang), an uplifting ballad (If there ever was one!) that stands tall in the otherwise passable ‘Indipop in English’…
“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…
The first time I listened to David R Blessed, I couldn’t put my finger on his vocal texture and who it reminded me of. I knew there was something familiar about it. Christmas came and went, as did New Year. I still couldn’t identify it;…
It’s good to hear a Contralto after so long, all thanks to Indian-Australian singer Amritha Shakti and her new single Kingdom. Though hardly common to female singing music history, the timbre and texture of a Contralto beckons no comparison. Think Annie Lennox... or our very own…