Archive for February, 2010

Gig Alert: Never Stop The Madness IV

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Pune peeps, there’s metal for you tomorrow night at Zaha. Catch Brute Force, Infernal Wrath, Atmosfear and Insanity Quotient live at the NDA Road venue. Entry Rs. 200. Details here.

Interview: Max ZT

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

If you’re a regular at the Blue Frog, you’ve probably seen a tall, lanky, messy-haired American gent milling about the place for the past couple of months. He’s Max ZT, a musician

Live: Swarathma @ Poona Blind School

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

During new song ‘Tibet’, frontman Vasu Dixit plunges off stage armed with a tambourine. We’re at the Poona School for the Blind, sitting with about a hundred students with varying degrees of visual impairment. Click through for details and pics

Making The Videos: Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

British indie folk artists Laura Marling and Mumford & Sons played the Soundpad tour in India a couple of months ago. While they were here, they took a short detour to Goa where they spent four days in the sun and sand recording two music videos – Laura Marling’s ‘Devil’s Spoke’ and Mumford & Sons’ ‘The Cave’.

Live: Susheela Raman @ Blue Frog

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

As cynical human beings, we’re often prone to making sweeping judgments about our cultural state of affairs. “Rock ‘n roll is dead”, “No one writes good tunes anymore”, “Backstreet Boys are gay”, et al. Last night Susheela Raman converted an urban audience at the Blue Frog into devotees of her church. Click to read more

Watch: ‘Ennapane’ – Susheela Raman

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

‘Ennapane’ was the last song performed by Ms Raman before the encore. A packed Tuesday night Blue Frog stood riveted as she repeated the powerful chorus that only a few understood. Click here to watch.

Lounge Piranha Break Even

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Lounge Piranha played an entirely sponsor-free gig on Saturday, Feb 13 at the Alliance Francaise in Bangalore. Check out the details here.

Cover Story: ‘Can’t Take My Eyes Off You’

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Where would Indian indie be without covers? Back playing ‘Mustang Sally’ every August? Oh, wait. Indiecision scours the interweb to find you great (and sucky) covers performed by Indian indie artists during live performances, studio sessions and whenever the urge to bust out ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ hits them.

Summit Attempt Give Away Album Free

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010

Kolkata jam band Summit Attempt are giving away their debut album Blue Bugyal for free on their official website. The eight song album, along with three live versions, are available via ReverbNation. Click here for details.

Music Alliance Pact – February 2010

Monday, February 15th, 2010

The Music Alliance Pact is a collective of 35 of the world’s top music blogs and webzines from 35 countries spanning six continents. Every month, each of these 35 sites picks one h

Rock In India 2010: Backlash Edition

Friday, February 12th, 2010

It’s no secret. A lot of people are pissed off about the Rock In India 2010 lineup. And honestly, we can see why. The Backstreet Boys are not a rock band. Click here to read more.

Amyt Datta’s D For Brother Online

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Skinny Alley/PINKNOISE guitarist Amyt Datta has been part of countless bands over the last few decades. But while he is considered one of the top guitar players in the country, not much is known of his solo/self-produced work. Click here to read more

Indieca Tour Diary: Pune

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Mumbai’s The Mavyns and Kolkata’s The Supersonics are on tour this month. The Indieca tour sees the bands visit four cities. Follow the tour here. This is their tour diary.

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Lounge Piranha Go Sponsor Free

Friday, February 12th, 2010

Bangalore alternative act Lounge Piranha are hosting a gig at the Alliance Francaise this Saturday free of sponsorship of any kind and entirely self-organised. The gig will feature

The Return To Darkness Tour Dates

Thursday, February 11th, 2010

The Return To Darkness tour kicked off in Pune on Thursday, February 4. Under the Resurrection banner of events, the tour will hit four more cities with lead act Demonic Resurrection (whose latest album The Return To Darkness is responsible for the tour). Click through for details.

Vampire Weekend Giveaway!

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

That’s right, we’re giving away copies of the new Vampire Weekend album Contra! Already on our lists as one of the frontrunners for album of the year, Contra debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and has been very well received internationally. Click through for your chance to win a copy of Contra.