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Hashim Badani

Pankaj Awasthi is on a roll as he directs music for Sudhir Mishra’s next film, while his electronic outfit Mili Bhagat gets noticed

Restoring Dreams

Jibran Zuberi

Shafqat Amanat Ali finally cuts a record that agrees with him

Smashing Pumpkins Prep New Album, 20th-Anniversary Tour

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Reunited band breaks out classic tunes for tour; concept disc to follow

Another Vertigo Rush

Lakshman Anand

Another Vertigo Rush or AVR has a frantic grunginess that blows the stage to bits

Boomarang

Boomarang

The versatile Aizawl band that bows to RATM has an album out this year

The Supersonics

Sayan Dutta

Simple lyrics and five-chord tracks prop up The Supersonics’ from Kolkata who have a debut album coming up

Emperor Minge

Abhinandita Mathur

If there’s a case to be made for there being a method to madness, it could be found in the complex, often beautiful and somewhat off-kilter sound of this cheeky band.

Carlos’ Cosmic Bummer

Courtesy Sony/BMG

Santana prepares for a tour and struggles with the pain of his divorce

Getting Political

Steve Gullick

Asian underground guru Nitin Sawhney on his brave new album London Undersound

Do the Dub-Step

DJ Nasha & Udyan

DJ Nasha and Udyan want to turn the new dark genre into a movement in India

Reviews

★★★1/2 Skrillex – Bangarang

★★★1/2 Skrillex – Bangarang

Rising “brostep” star clobbers the club...

February 20 2012 / View Comments / Read More »

★★★ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Original Soundtrack

★★★ Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo: Original Soundtrack

Trent Reznor’s new score is three hours of ominous, oddly alluring atmospheres ...

February 20 2012 / View Comments / Read More »

★★★ Sky Rabbit – Sky Rabbit

★★★ Sky Rabbit – Sky Rabbit

The erstwhile Medusa deliver a game-changing album, starting with name change...

February 20 2012 / View Comments / Read More »

Gig Calender

SPD-SX Sampling Pad Now in India

Musicians in India can finally make their music richer with the launch of the SPD – SX sampling pad in the country. To take it on a test-drive,  a free for all workshop and gig is being organized to highlight the qualities of this unique groove box.

Japanese percussionist Masaking and Sivamani will show the various applications and sound of the new sampling pad. The duo will perform on the TD- 20KX – V drums and use the SPD- SX to create live loops.

Be there on February 9th, 2.30 pm at Hotel The Mirage,  Andheri (E).

Masaking will be taking the same session solo a day before on February 8th, 2 pm at Hotel Golden Park, Kolkata.

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