You’ve probably never heard of Fatimah Loren. And while her performance in Mumbai a few months ago went largely unnoticed, Amit ‘The Groovebox’ Gurbaxani brings us some valuable insights from the American singer’s gig.
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You’ve probably never heard of Fatimah Loren. And while her performance in Mumbai a few months ago went largely unnoticed, Amit ‘The Groovebox’ Gurbaxani brings us some valuable insights from the American singer’s gig.
A recent article in Tehelka claimed that the Indian rock scene is a sham. We completely disagree. Amit Gurbaxani explains why.
The headline was full of promise: “The Truth and Li
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
The JD Rock Awards 2010 ceremony was held at the Hard Rock Cafe, Mumbai on Friday, February 5. We were there.
So what was the most shocking moment of this year’s JD Rock Awards? If
News channels often brag about the fact that their reports have led the authorities to address a situation by branding the follow-up story “XXX Impact”. We’re not quite sure this falls into the same category, but our review of their gig at Blue Frog last month led Shkabang to do-over the video for their song ‘Crazy’. Click through for details
If Indiecision was around in the 1960s, we’re sure Biddu would have frequently featured in our pages. He was, after all, one of the biggest Indian rock acts of the time, first as part of The Trojans (one of the country’s beat groups that covered songs by The Beatles and The Dave Clark Five) and then as the solo act, The Lone Trojan (whose morning jam sessions at Churchgate venue Venice are the stuff of Indi-rock legend).
AR Rahman added to his stash of trophies this morning by picking up Grammy awards for both ‘Jai Ho’ (Best Song Written for a Motion Picture) and Slumdog Millionaire (Best Compilation Soundtrack).
Anushka Manchanda’s band Shkabang played the Blue Frog on Friday, Jan 15. We were there.
On paper, Shkabang reads like a supergroup. On stage, it looks like the Anushka Manchanda Project. Click through for details.
‘Oxford Comma’ won Best International Song at the Indiecision ’08 and by the sounds of their brilliant new album Contra, New York’s Vampire Weekend has a very good shot at a few noms in ’10. Rostam Batmanglij talked to Indiecision about the record, his love for Indian music and bonding with MIA.
One would expect something a little more original from the promotional video for a film starring music channel alumni. In this clip for Raat Gayi, Baat Gayi, an upcoming Hindi film starring Vinay Pathak, Ranvir Shorey and Anu Menon along with Hindie cinema mainstays Rajat Kapoor (for those not familiar with Bollywood: he played the [...]
While bets are still on as to which Indian indie act will be the first to break through internationally (read the US, UK or even Australia, not Taiwan), MIDIval PunditZ have manage
So as expected, AR Rahman scored a couple of noms at the Grammys, including Best Song from a Motion Picture where ‘Jai Ho’ faces competition from ‘The Wrestler’ by Bruce Springstee
Indiecision contributing editor Amit Gurbaxani on the last decade (the noughties) in Indian independent music.
To understand just how far Indian rock has come in the last decade, click through.
Just six months after AR Rahman became the first Indian artist to score a US Top 20 hit, Jay Sean becomes the first British-Asian artist to score a No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The dreamy pop-rock of Bliss Logic first caught our attention as the only non-electronica track of the Bombay edition of the Underground series of compilations. Now the trio compr
Shaa’ir + Func played their ‘acoustica’ set at San Qi at the Four Seasons in Mumbai on Friday, Sep 4. Poor sound, poor light and a disinterested audience ensured one of the worst g
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