Vidyadhar Bhave’s debut solo release Away From Love is out now on Times Music. In support of the same, Bhave’s released a music video for the eponymous first single.The ex-Freedom vocalist (watch this space for an interview) brings his brand of fusion-rock to your TV screen in this well produced video. The video features a [...]
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WATCH: ‘AWAY FROM LOVE’ - VIDYADHAR BHAVE
PEARL JAM TO REISSUE TEN
True, you just wet yourself. Pictured above is the Super Deluxe Edition reissue of Pearl Jam’s seminal album Ten. The Super Deluxe Edition contains the followingSuper Deluxe Edition (2-disc set plus DVD, 4 LPs and replica cassette in linen-covered, slip-cased clamshell box):· Disc 1: original Ten tracklisting digitally [...]
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GIVE THE NEW GAURAV VAZ PROJECT A NAME
Gaurav Vaz, founder RadioVerve and bass player for The Raghu Dixit Project, has a new, er, project, and he wants you, dear reader, to suggest a name for it.Vaz said on his blogOver the past year, I have been working with some amazing musician friends of mine to put together a band that truly does [...]
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THE INDIECISION ‘08: BEST GIG MOMENT
The Indiecision ‘08 is a recap of the year gone by in Indian indie and a recognition of the work of its artists and those involved with the creation and promotion of the music. Over the month of December, your favourite Indian indie blog will feature bests and worsts of all things Indian indie.The Best [...]
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RECESSION VICTIM v1: THE NEW SKIN METAL FEST
The New Skin Metal Fest, a gig intended to be an annual event, has been cancelled. In a message on Facebook the gig organiser Sudeip Nair explained that the concert, which would have seen performances from, among others, Split, Aftertaste and Scribe, had to be cancelled due to insufficient support from sponsors.All you rock n [...]
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BLUR REUNITE. WORD
Blur have confirmed that they are getting back together and by that I mean OMFG and pwn. The Britpop giants (all of them, each and every one of the original four) announced that they will play a gig at London’s Hyde Park on Jul 3, ‘09.The reunion has, inevitably, sparked rumours about a new album [...]
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NOOBand: Prosody
Prosody are a six-piece from Pune who’ve played a few gigs in the Pune circuit and have recorded some music with the money they collected playing said gigs.The band seem heavily influenced by ’90s alternative, especially Rage Against The Machine focussing on funk-bass heavy melodies and vocalist Andy’s predisposition to sounding like Zack de la [...]
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ASHUTOSH PHATAK TO PLAY SXSW 2009
Ashutosh Phatak will play a showcase at South By South West 2009, making him part of a very small club of Indian indie artists who have played at the festival.Phatak, who recently played at Amsterdam with Blue Frog label mates Shaa’ir Func, is currently on tour supporting his album Sigh Of An Angel. Tour [...]
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WATCH: ‘TIRANGA’ - RAGHU DIXIT
‘Tiranga’, a song by the eponymous frontman of The Raghu Dixit Project, features in this Babblefish produced tribute to India. The fallout of the Mumbai attacks has already seen a musical tribute by Karsh Kale, though this video (which, unlike ‘Aftermath’, contains actual video footage) seems better thought out.Raghu Dixit will also be releasing specially [...]
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DOWNLOAD: ‘I GOT YOU DANCING’ - LADY SOVEREIGN
Lady Sov’s the poor man’s Missy Elliot and the suburban, middle-class man’s M.I.A. Her debut album Public Warning brought her much indie blog recognition, and as a white-female-MC, she’s pretty much the Santogold of grime. Her new album Jigsaw will be out Apr 6, 2009.The diminutive rapper has been out of the limelight for much [...]
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THE INDIECISION ‘08: WEIRDEST GIG
The Indiecision ‘08 is a recap of the year gone by in Indian indie and a recognition of the work of its artists and those involved with the creation and promotion of the music. Over the month of December, your favourite Indian indie blog will feature bests and worsts of all things Indian indie.The Weirdest [...]
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WATCH: KARSH KALE’S TRIBUTE TO MUMBAI
Technically, there’s not really much to watch in this video. Karsh Kale’s musical tribute to Mumbai is essentially an instrumental track played to a montage of senti Mumbai photos. The song, titled ‘Aftermath’, features Suresh Lalwani on violin, Pandit Sunil Das on sitar and Mahatma Gandhi on vocals.Okay, Mahatma Gandhi’s voice is sampled.The song sounds [...]
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VOTE FOR VISHAL DADLANI
Unsure about which party you’re voting for in the coming elections? Disheartened by the political inadequacy of the system? Miffed at the media? Then hand your finger to Vishal Dadlani.In an interview with PlanetRadioCity, the Pentagram frontman saidA couple of friends and I are trying to start a political party comprising of people who are [...]
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THE INDIECISION ‘08: WORST GIG
The Indiecision ‘08 is a recap of the year gone by in Indian indie and a recognition of the work of its artists and those involved with the creation and promotion of the music. Over the month of December, your favourite Indian indie blog will feature bests and worsts of all things Indian indie.The Worst [...]
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LAURA CRITCHLEY HITS HARD ROCK CAFE FOR VH1 SERIES DEC 10
British pop singer/songwriter Laura Critchley will perform at the Hard Rock Cafe on Dec 10 as part of VH1’s Global Music Express series. Critchley will play dates in other cities as well including Delhi, Pune and Hyderabad.Dec 10th – Wed - Hard Rock Café, MumbaiDec 12th – Fri - Indochine, DelhiDec 13th – Sat – [...]
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WATCH: ‘YOU’RE SO VAIN’ - FOO FIGHTERS
The nominations for the 51st Grammy Awards were announced at a special gig on Wednesday night. The nominations for this edition of the Grammys seem far more relevant than they have been in recent years with Radiohead, Death Cab For Cutie, Hot Chip and Kings Of Leon all receiving nods in various categories.At Wednesday’s gig, [...]
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INDIECISION GIVEAWAYS
Your favourite Indian indie music blog just got better! Starting today, you dear reader (I have analytics that show me where you live, and I have been to Lucknow once) have the opportunity to win some free merch. All you have to do is hit the Giveaways link and enter to win!This month Indiecision is [...]
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THE INDIECISION ‘08: BEST GIG INDIAN
The Indiecision ‘08 is a recap of the year gone by in Indian indie and a recognition of the work of its artists and those involved with the creation and promotion of the music. Over the month of December, your favourite Indian indie blog will feature bests and worsts of all things Indian indie.The Best [...]
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BAUCHKLANG TO HIT BLUE FROG IN JAN ‘09
The Indiecision ‘08 Best Gig International winners Bauchklang will return to Blue Frog, nearly a year after playing there for the first time.The band’s MySpace and the Blue Frog gig calendar promises three dates at the venue - Jan 15, 16 and 17. As described in their Best Gig International nominationWatching Austrian beat-boxing project Bauchklang [...]
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WATCH: THE MOTHERJANE ROCKUMENTARY
‘Mindstreet’ and ‘Jupiter Cafe’ were both featured on a Bombay Rock Association compilation disc called Rock Around The Clock (which also featured a Bombay Black song called ‘Monkey Beatz’) that was realeased (what seems like) over five years ago. It was the first time I heard either of the two bands’ (Motherjane and Thermal And [...]
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