Category: Music

Taylor Swift | Photo Credit: KATE GREEN Two weeks after organizers scrubbed Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna amid a foiled terror plot, the singer issued her first statement on the cancellations. “Having our Vienna shows cancelled was devastating,” she wrote in a statement posted to Instagram. “The reason for the cancellations filled me with a...

The Mustangs having a practice session at a house on the Madras Christian College campus in 1967. Capt. A. Ranganathan, who was staying at the house, was hosting them as a fellow student and campus musician. Photo courtesy: Capt. A. Ranganathan  | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT In the 1960s, while under the spell of the...

Bandland 2024 | Photo Credit: BookMyShow Bandland 2024 is set to electrify Bengaluru this November, with a star-studded lineup featuring the iconic Avenged Sevenfold and funk-metal pioneers Extreme as headliners. Scheduled for November 23rd and 24th at the scenic NICE Grounds, BIEC, this second edition of the festival promises a homecoming for music lovers across...

Rewind to Chaya Building, Parsi Colony, Dadar, Mumbai. Each morning as the first rays of the sunlight filtered through the window of our small apartment, I would look at the image of Kalinga Narthana Krishna hanging above my bed. His divine form filled the room with a presence both powerful and playful. I often found...

An ensemble of 75 musicians are slated to perform at the 75th birthday celebrations of Yathiraja Jeeyar Swami. To be held on August 23, Yathiraja Gaana Amruthavarshini is a tribute to the pontiff of Yadugiri Yathiraj Mutt, Jeeyar, who is a renowned musician. While speaking about the upcoming event, Jeeyar said, “My life has been...

Dua Lipa poses on the red carpet as she attends the 66th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S. | Photo Credit: MARIO ANZUONI Pop star Dua Lipa will headline the second edition of Zomato Feeding India Concert, to be held on November 30 at BKC. The concert will also feature artists like Jonita...

Bindhumalini at the ‘Many Moons’ show | Photo Credit: Sumukh Bharadwaj ‘Many Moons’ by Bindhumalini inhabited the liminal spaces between sound and music, cognitive understanding and intuitive knowing. The layered musical experience offered at Courtyard Koota, Bengaluru, during their sixth anniversary celebrations, invited audiences to travel softly through shape-shifting soundscapes, revisiting assumptions about what makes...

From Grease presented at The Music Academy in Chennai. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Grease is a timeless tale of teenage love and friendship. Poochu’s Productions’ recent staging of the musical at the Music Academy in Chennai brought this classic story to life with a fresh and energetic approach. Under the direction and choreography of...

FILE PHOTO: Members of British rock band Oasis rhythm guitarist Gem Archer, lead guitarist Noel Gallagher, bass guitarist Andy Bell and lead vocals Liam Gallagher pose during a news conference in Hong Kong February 25, 2006. | Photo Credit: PAUL YEUNG Oasis will reunite for a tour, the Britpop band known for their timeless hits...

Sunburn Goa announces Swedish DJ Alesso | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sunburn Goa, Asia’s leading electronic dance music (EDM) festival, has announced its first headliner for the 2024 edition: Swedish DJ and EDM icon Alesso. Set to electrify the festival from December 28th to 30th, 2024, Alesso’s return will be the highlight for this year’s...