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Blushing Satellite Prep for New Album

Blushing Satellite Prep for New Album

The Bengaluru alternative group has recruited blues singer-songwriter Mahesh Raghunandan on vocals for their upcoming full-length

November 28, 2016

Exclusive Release: No Hero’s Disquieted New Song ‘Tomorrow Never Comes One Day’

Hyderabad-based musician Akhil Kodamanchili weaves a a disconcerting four-chord wonder on the single from his upcoming EP

June 30, 2016

The 2Stroke Tour: One Year On

How the multi-city tour changed the way independent bands think of getting on the road

June 22, 2016

The Bodhisattwa Trio Launch New Album ‘Heart of Darkness’

Kolkata guitarist Bodhisattwa Ghosh on using “bad mics” and experimental photography on his band’s second experimental/jazz rock album

May 23, 2016

Festival Review: Vans New Wave Musicfest 2015

Although the artists that performed gave their best to the smattering of a crowd, the Bengaluru edition of the three-day…

December 29, 2015

Mood Indigo’s Livewire Skips International Headliner This Year

IIT Bombay’s long-running cultural festival, which has hosted the likes of prog bands Porcupine Tree and Karnivool in the past,…

December 10, 2015

Vans New Wave Asia Festival 2015 Lineup Announced

The second edition of the indie and punk festival shifts base from Goa to Bengaluru; to feature Thai band Yellow…

November 30, 2015

My Favorite Music: Bruce Lee Mani

The Thermal and a Quarter fontman has an affinity for the pioneers of prog and more

August 24, 2015

The Crisis In Indian rock

Why is there such a poverty of talent in the Indian rock scene? The last two years have failed to…

August 23, 2015

New Venue: Bluefrog Opens In Bengaluru Next Month

This is the third Indian city where the music venue is being set up

April 22, 2015