Archive for July, 2009

Indian Ocean Announces Overseas Dates

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Baajaa Gaajaa, the Indian indie music conference held in Pune earlier this year, saw the premiere of Jaideep Verma’s rockumentary Leaving Home. The two hour long film is an insight

Interview: Youth Group

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Aussie rock act Youth Group have been on our radar since their 2006 breakthrough release Casino Twilight Dogs. They followed that up with one of our favourite records of the year…

Hearsay: The Banana Bar, Mumbai

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Ever walk into a restaurant or a clothes shop or a shoe store only to leave after a minute because you’d rather be hungry/naked/barefoot than listen to ‘Summer of ‘69? over a PA? W

The Ladakh Confluence Lineup v2

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

More news from the north. A bunch of Indian indies have been added to The Ladakh Confluence lineup, along with a few more international acts. The festival, which will take place be

Indigo Children Schedule New Tour Dates

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Delhi garage-punk-alt-monkeys act Indigo Children have announced new tour dates for August. The short tour will see them play gigs in the capital, Hyderbad, Bangalore and Kolkata.

Half Step Down Reveal Album Art

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Delhi’s Half Step Down will release their debut album Overtures In Outerspace this August. They recently announced a big nationwide tour, and now present us with the album art from

This Week’s Top Gig Picks

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

Indiecision’s picks of the best gigs to attend this week in Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore. Fashionable and trendy.
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It’s a quiet gig week this in Mumbai.

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Pics: Sajid And The Lost Boys @ Blue Frog

Monday, July 27th, 2009

Singer-songwriter Sajid Akbar and his band The Lost Boys played the Blue Frog on Wednesday, July 8. The gig, presented by Rolling Stone Live, was reasonably well attended for a Wed

Prime Circle To Tour India

Monday, July 27th, 2009

You may remember Prime Circle as the band that played the IPL season two finale in South Africa. The quintet from Johannesburg (who sound pretty much like fellow countrymen Seether

Shkabang: New Pentagram + TOT + Others

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Shkabang is the project of Anushka Manchanda, Shiraz Bhattacharya (drums, Pentagram), Abhijit Nalani (keys, Hipnotribe et al), Pozy Dhar (guitars, Tough On Tobacco) and Johan Pais

Watch: ‘Do It Again’ – Shaa’ir + Func

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Shaa’ir + Func may tour a lot, record a bunch of new material and prep acoustic album releases, but that apparently doesn’t slow them down. The band add to their videography with a

Download: ‘Fire Bon’ – Da-Saz

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

All’s been quiet on the Da-Saz front since the release of their debut album Jet Lag in May last year; a fact that’s largely disappointing given that they were one of our picks for

New Bhayanak Maut Album Drops August

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

Mumbai metal act Bhayanak Maut will release their second full length studio album on August 4 at the Hard Rock Cafe, Mumbai. The album, recorded at the Blue Frog studios, will be a

Making The Video: The Supersonics

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Late last month we brought you the video for The Supersonics’ single ‘In Memory Of’. The video featured the band performing the song in various costumes on a rotating platform. We

This Week’s Top Gig Picks

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Indiecision’s picks of the best gigs to attend this week in Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore. White and nerdy.
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Another gig packed week welcomes Mumbai bearing gifts of ‘vocal

Half Step Down Plot Album Launch Tour

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

Delhi alt-rock act Half Step Down have confirmed a whole bunch of dates over two months supporting the launch of their debut album Overtures To Outerspace. The tour sees them playi