Archive for September, 2010

PentaTV Episode 3 Now Online

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

The band heads to Chennai to play a gig, only to find that a torrential downpour has the venue under water.

Live: Shaa’ir + Func @ Blue Frog, Mumbai

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Mumbai electro rock purveyors Shaa’ir + Func launched their third studio album Mantis at a packed gig at the Blue Frog, Mumbai recently. The gig featured a greatest hits and rarities setlist, along with cameos from Mumbai scene regulars including Vishal Dadlani of Pentagram. We were there.

The Groovebox: Joy Division

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

How does an Indian indie band define success? Amit ‘The Groovebox’ Gurbaxani says it’s more than just about how many records you sell, or how many venues you pack out.

Jeet Thayil Readies New Opera

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

The Sridhar/Thayil man is working on a new opera with British composer Edward Rushton. We speak with Jeet Thayil about the opera, the collaboration and conversational ghosts.

Commonwealth Games Cultural Fest To Feature Indian Bands

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

The festival, held at the Games Village in New Delhi, will feature performances by Indian Ocean, Parikrama and Them Clones among others. Dates and deets inside.

The xx Win Mercury Prize

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

The London electro rock trio beat Laura Marling, Mumford & Sons, and Dizzee Rascal among others to win the coveted prize for their debut album xx.

Shruti Haasan To Collaborate With David Kushner

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

The sultry siren from the south (O RLY? YA RLY) will collaborate with the Velvet Revolver guitarist on a song you could maybe care about. Just maybe.

The Drums Cover Arcade Fire

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

The Brooklyn post punk quartet cover ‘We Used To Wait’ (from the excellent The Suburbs) at the recently concluded Reading Festival.

Watch: ‘Dum Hai To Aage Aah!’ – Scribe

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

Mumbai hardcore act Scribe is out with a video for the song ‘Dum Hai To Aage Aah!’ (exact spelling of song title uncertain) from their sophomore studio release The Mark Of Teja. The video features b-boys from Dharavi (Mumbai), and is directed by the band’s bassist Srinivas Sunderrajan.

Live: Swarathma @ Hard Rock Cafe, Mumbai

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

The Bangalore folk fusion act performed recently at the south Mumbai venue, along with Australian act Old Man River. The gig was pretty much standard Swarathma fare till a power cut threw the venue into darkness and rendered the PA useless. The band then proceeded to take matters into their own hands.

The Raghu Dixit Project’s Debut Album Gets Worldwide Release

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

The folk rock giants’ debut album Raghu Dixit gets a worldwide release courtesy UK label Wrasse Records. We speak with bassist Gaurav Vaz who tells us what this means for the band.

The Circus Invite Pre-orders For Debut Album

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

The New Delhi alternative rock act are gearing up for the release of their debut album From Space. Check out the album art, tracklist and pre-order details.

The Art of the Fan Video v6

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

Check out this fan video for The Greenhornes’ ‘The End of the Night’ made by two Japanese dudes in masks, dancing like no one’s watching. It’s a new edition of The Art of the Fan Video!

Motherjane Promo New Music Video

Tuesday, September 7th, 2010

The Kochi rock act is gearing up for the music video release of ‘Jihad’, used in the Malayalam film Anwar.

The Supersonics Disband

Monday, September 6th, 2010

The Kolkata post punk purveyors have called it quits. Ananda Sen, Rohan Ganguli, Nitin Mani and Avinash Chordia will no longer perform as The Supersonics, laying to rest a career that spanned one excellent album and some of the best gigs by an Indian band we’ve ever checked out.

Shlomo India Tour

Monday, September 6th, 2010

The British beatboxing artist will play three cities in the country this month, collaborating with a bunch of locals including Swarathma and Tough On Tobacco’s Sidd Coutto.