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Dyro: ‘To Be at the Top, You Have to Spend All Your Time Making Music’
Dyro performs at the Sunburn Festival’s Pleasuredome in Mumbai on May 22nd 2016. Photo: Bryan Daniel An hour before his debut performance in Mumbai, Dutch electronic producer Jordy van Egmond aka Dyro...
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Photos: Fake Plastic Friends Bring Porcupine Tree to Life at Hard Rock Cafe...
Fake Plastic Friends paid tribute to prog band Porcupine Tree at Hard Rock Cafe, Mumbai. Photo: Bryan Daniel. It wasn’t without a certain sense of irony that Fake Plastic Friends frontman Rohan...
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Flashback: The Day Muhammad Ali Met the Beatles
The Beatles had only been in America for 11 days when they found themselves herded into Miami Beach’s 5th Street Gym for a photo op with a 22-year-old boxer named Cassius Clay. It was February 18th,...
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Photos: The Bodhisattwa Trio Launch ‘Heart of Darkness’ at Blue Frog, Mumbai
The Bodhisattwa Trio launched their second album ‘Heart of Darkness’ at Blue Frog Mumbai. Photo by Bryan Jacob Daniel. It’s hardly a good sign when an awkwardly honest frontman like Bodhisattwa Ghosh...
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Photos: CK2 Nights with Sound Avtar, Antisocial Khar, Mumbai
Calvin Klein launched their latest fragrance CK2 at Antisocial Khar. Photo by Bryan Jacob Daniel. Mumbai-based bass/dub producer Piyush Bhatnagar aka Sound Avtar played an intense gig at the launch of...
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Photos: Amyt Datta Premieres Upcoming Album ‘Amino Acid’
Amyt Datta live at Jamsteady, June 2016. Photo: Margub Ali When you hear Amyt Datta say something like “The challenges of angularism fascinate me” and “dissonance in a valid musical logic allows me to...
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Photos: Albatross Pay Tribute to Black Sabbath at Hard Rock Cafe, Worli, Mumbai
Albatross paid tribute to Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourse, Ronnie James Dio and Megadeth at Hard Rock Cafe, Worli. Photo by Bryan Jacob Daniel. Despite all the back-and-forth about foregoing integrity [to...
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Photos: Undying Inc., Reverrse Polarity and Rishabh Seen Live in Mumbai
Reverrse Polarity performed at the second edition of metal series Roots. Photo by Bryan Jacob Daniel. When you see water cascading down the steps that lead to months-old Mumbai venue Antisocial, you...
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Photos: Hang in Balance and Thaalavattam at Antisocial Khar, Mumbai
Daniel Waples aka Hang in Balance charmed everyone with his cheerful and relaxed presence. Photo: Bryan Jacob Daniel In the infinite world of percussion, Bengaluru-based drummer Montry Manuel is a...
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Photos: Zygnema Live at Hard Rock Cafe Worli, Mumbai
Mumbai groove/thrash metallers Zygnema live at Hard Rock Cafe, Worli. Photo: Bryan Jacob Daniel If crowd rage dynamics are any parameter of a metal band’s on-stage ferocity, it’s safe to say that the...
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Photos: World Music Day in Kolkata
Alt rock band Skinny Alley’s vocalist Jayashree Singh. Photo: Margub Ali Last week, Tuesday [June 21st] became the red-letter day for musicians across India and the world, to mark the occasion of World...
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Photos: Dualist Inquiry, Madboy/Mink and Kohra at Budweiser MADE Stage, Mumbai
Saba Azad (left) and Imaad Shah of Madboy/Mink performing at Budweiser MADE Stage A techno set for a party opener might not seem like the best idea but trust Madhav Shorey aka Kohra to heat things up...
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Gig Report: Bangalore Open Air 2016
Polish death metal band Vader live at Bangalore Open Air 2016. Photo: Shashwath SP Every year has been a trial for Indian metal festival Bangalore Open Air [BOA]. In its five-year run so far, there...
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Photos: What Escapes Me’s Power-Packed Launch of ‘Egress Point’
Kolkata experimental metal band What Escapes Me launched their album ‘Egress Point’ with a one-off indoor show in their home city. Photo: Margub Ali A much-needed shot in the arm for Kolkata’s metal...
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A.R. Rahman to Collaborate with YouTube Stars
Satya Raghavan, Head of Entertainment, YouTube India, Clinton Cerejo, Salim, AR Rahman, Sulaiman, Mithoon, Samir Bangera, Cofounder MD, QYUKI and the YouTube creators. Photo: Chetna Vaidyanathan for...
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David Guetta and Martin Garrix Travel to Ibiza with Tag Heuer
David Guetta and Martin Garrix are Tag Heuer’s brand ambassadors, embodying the Swiss watchmakers’ #DontCrackUnderPressure motto. Photo: Courtesy of Tag Heuer Last month, French EDM icon David Guetta...
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Photos: The Aristocrats at Hard Rock Cafe, Andheri, Mumbai
The Aristocrats performed a special setlist of older material at their last-minute show in Mumbai. Photo: Prashin Jagger “I don’t know any other place in the world where you can book a show 24 hours in...
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Photos: #RollingWith Hip-Hop Special feat. Divine, Naezy, Ace and Bobkat
Ace from Mumbais Finest, Naezy, Divine and Bobkat at #RollingWith. Photo: Prashin Jagger Although we expected the all-star second edition of #RollingWith to end in a great big jam, we couldn’t have...
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Parvaaz Win Sennheiser Top 50, Peepal Tree and Barefaced Liar Runner-Ups
Over 1,000 people attended the grand finale at Mumbai’s Hard Rock Cafe Worli. Photo: Prashin Jagger There’s perhaps nothing more exhilarating for a band than to play to a packed house with crowds...
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Gig Review: Deccan Rock’s Explosive Energy in Hyderabad
Behemoth frontman Nergal during their headline set at Deccan Rock IV in Hyderabad. Photo: Praveen Kumar/Courtesy of Deccan Rock In a move to prevent rains from playing spoilsport, the fourth edition of...
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