Archive for March, 2009

SXSW Report: Day 4

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Graham Coxon reads his lyrics from laminated file sheets while playing the guitar. We found this and many other startling revelations on the final day at SXSW. Like following u

SXSW Report: Day 3

Saturday, March 21st, 2009

Lesson #4: Know downtown’s geography

Lesson #5: Churches are great venues for gigs because of the atmosphere. And you can sit

Lesson #6: Your schedule is worthless

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SXSW Report: Day 2

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Trail of Dead: A
Red Red Meat: A-
Dananananaykroyd: A-
Cold War Kids: B+
Aqualung: B+

Basically, SXSW ’09 is an exercise in gig pwnage. There are far too many gigs happe

Gallows Debut New Songs At SXSW

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

British hardcore band Gallows played to a packed Emo’s main room last night at SXSW. The band debuted a bunch of new tunes from their coming album Grey Britain (out May) includ

SXSW Report: Day 1

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

Lesson #1: Your schedule is worthless

Lesson #2: Wear comfortable footwear

Lesson #3: Your schedule is worthless

You learn a lot at SXSW. You learn that a badge can on

Indiecision At SXSW ’09

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Indiecision At SXSW ’09

We’re at SXSW ’09 in Austin, Texas all this week with a camera and very little money. Watch out for daily updates, photos and a whole bunch of ‘OMG-there

Jalebee Cartel Map India Tour For One Point Nothing

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Delhi electronica act Jalebee Cartel will be promoting the launch of their new album One Point Nothing with an extensive tour of the country. Dates
March 20th: Pre-Launch DJ S

Watch: ‘Shut Up And Vote’ – Thermal And A Quarter

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Thermal And A Quarter have become a lot more political after This Is It. They’ve been giving away politically motivated music, appearing on news channel debates, and are now assoc

Mouse On Mars Plot South Asia Tour w/India Dates

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

German electronica act Mouse On Mars are headed for the heat with a seven city, three country tour of south Asia. The duo of Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner hit the region at the

Live: East India Company, Music Basti @ India Habitat Center, New Delhi

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

India Habitat Centre has been welcoming more rock bands into its diverse calendar of events. The YP (Youth Parliament) Foundation is an NGO that provides, among other things, a

Interview: The One AM Radio

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

The One AM Radio is the project of Hrishikesh Hirway, a musician based in Los Angeles. With three acclaimed albums and several EPs (including a split with Ted Leo) to his credit, H

Watch: ‘JP Rebellion (live at Blue Frog)’ – The Circus

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009

Delhi alternative act The Circus were one of the finalists for Channel V’s reality show Launchpad. They were eliminated at the last elimination gig held at the Blue Frog with C

Download: ‘From The Hips’ – Cursive

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

We’ll be honest, we loved Cursive most on their 2003 concept album The Ugly Organ. Though not exactly representative of the band’s sound, the record was up-tempo, indie-alt tha

British Council Young Music Entrepreneur ‘09 Nominees Announced

Monday, March 9th, 2009

The nominees for the British Council’s International Young Music Entrepreneur Award ’09 have been announced, with the winner being named at a gig tonight at the Blue Frog. In the running for the award are Sanjeev Thomas (Rainbow Bridge) Gaurav Dobhal (TempoStand) Amit Wanchoo (Space Communications) Vijay Nair (OML, CCR) Akshai Sarin (AXYZ Music) It’s [...]

AR Rahman Becomes First Indian In The Top 20 Of The Billboard Hot 100

Thursday, March 5th, 2009

Slumdog fever is about to get another healthy dose of OMG-Rahmun-is-so-awesome-India-Bollywood-yay-ness. AR Rahman has become the first Indian, born in India and based in India, t

Watch: ‘Broken’ – Motherjane

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Face paint specialists Motherjane are out with a new video for the song ‘Broken’ from Maktub. The band’s videography has been prolific and thankfully, features decent productio