Archive for May, 2009

Malcolm Middleton And The Hold Steady Cover Bryan Adams

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Did Hawaiian Shack (in Bandra) suddenly get street cred? Malcolm Middleton (Arab Strap) and The Hold Steady got together on a BBC Radio 1 session recently and played a cover of Bry

Download: ‘Mind Therapy’ – The Circus

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Launchpad finalists The Circus were one of our top finds from the competition. Their brand of Incubus-inspired alternative was refreshing and, with the help of an elastic bass play

Guitar Gurus Hit Bangalore

Friday, May 29th, 2009

We’re supporting a new initiative by the Strange Brew Crew in Bangalore called Guitar Gurus. Guitar Gurus is a one-of-its-kind show being held on May 30 at Fireflies, Kanakpura Roa

Interview: Mouse On Mars

Thursday, May 28th, 2009

We’ve discovered that the diet of a Mouse On Mars consists mainly of paradoxes and ironies. Thus, it is not surprising that the fecal secretion of such a displaced creature would c

Why Blue Frog Makes Us See Red (*)

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Blue Frog was Indiecision’s best live music venue for 2008. In all likelihood, it will be a finalist this year as well. After all, the Lower Parel venue has the best sound in the c

Watch: ‘It’s OK’ – Junkyard Groove

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Chennai alt-rockers Junkyard Groove have been a busy bunch since the release of their album 11:11 Bootleg earlier this year. They’re headed out on a Bootleg Tour to support the alb

Live: Project J @ Blue Frog

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Project J, with Noush Like Sploosh, played the Blue Frog last Thursday, May 21, 2009.

You can count on St Xavier’s college to produce a jam band, and on the Xavierites of that b

Lounge Piranha Gets New Bassist, Art

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

The folks over at Lounge Piranha have been relatively quiet since the launch of their album Going Nowhere in October last year. Much of this, as has been brought to our attention b

Classic Video: ‘Steal My Sunshine’ – Len

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009

Few summer pop songs are as quintessential as Len’s 1999 sleeper hit ‘Steal My Sunshine’. In fact, few summer albums are as prototypical of summer fun as You Can’t Stop The Bum Rus

Bob Dylan Film Screenings At NJJBTB

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Sunday, May 24 marks the 68th birthday of one Robert Allen Zimmerman. To celebrate, the folks over at Sony Music India are throwing a tribute of sorts down at Not Just Jazz By The

Watch: ‘Utah’ – Boymongoose

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

Our animated friend Boymongoose is back. After re-imagining the 12 days of Christmas and giving single girls more to think about that Beyonce ever could, the Desi-Aus trio of Ashwi

Indian Bands On Twitter

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

It took a long time for Indian bands to get web 2.0 and social network friendly. They started out slow – a few bands grappled Soundclick, Reverbnation, obscure music networks. Then

Shaa’ir + Func Preview New Songs

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

Shaa’ir + Func are terribly prolific. And relative to the procrastination of the Indian indie scene, just monstrous. It took them two years to dish out two top albums, and, if thei

Interview: Vijay Kishore

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

British singer-songwriter Vijay Kishore is gearing up for the release of his debut album 13 Rounds. We caught up with Kishore before he left to perform at SXSW ’09. Here’s an inter

Watch: ‘The Roll Off…’ – Cornershop

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Trust Cornershop to come up with a lyric like
In 1974, in his State address to Congress, Gurkhal Surjan, Patwallia Dist., stated that the world will be tested by Texas Instruments

MySpace Brings ‘Secret Shows’ To India

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

You’ve got to hand it to MySpace India for trying. They haven’t, despite becoming the third ‘friendship’ network of choice, given up on Indian indie yet. Their latest attempt at a