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‘AFSOS': DECODING THE ANTI-HERO
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‘AFSOS': DECODING THE ANTI-HERO

‘Our approach was a little irreverent, a little lighthearted,’ says director Anubhuti Kashyap about the black comedy/thriller series

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March 2020
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The Used Announce New Album ‘Heartwork'

The American rock band’s bassist Jeph Howard talks about making epic-scale records and the ‘emo’ categorization

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March 2020
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RAJA KUMARI: EMBRACING CULTURE AND CONTROVERSY

The Indian-American rapper on female representation in music, her conflicted relationship with the diaspora and why it’s time for the world to listen to Indian hip-hop

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March 2020
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Q&A Mandy Moore

On making music again after becoming one of TV’s biggest stars and why she’s all in on Mayor Pete

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March 2020
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Grammy Winner Richard Bona Opens Up About Jaco Pastorius, New Music and More

The Cameroonian jazz bassist was recently in Mumbai to speak at a TEDxGateway

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March 2020
Edwin Outwater: The Conductor Behind Metallica's ‘S&M2'
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Edwin Outwater: The Conductor Behind Metallica's ‘S&M2'

The artist opens up about the unique collaboration, what he took away from the experience and teases future work with the thrash metal giants

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March 2020
Debbie Harry
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Debbie Harry

The New Wave icon on becoming Blondie and what Iggy Pop taught her

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March 2020
BTS Cement Their Legacy With Magnum Opus ‘Map of the Soul: 7'
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BTS Cement Their Legacy With Magnum Opus ‘Map of the Soul: 7'

It is difficult to sum-up what this album means to both BTS and their fans, but perhaps the best way put it is to call it a promise; there is an assurance that this story is eternal

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March 2020
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Blues Legend Buddy Guy: ‘I Went From Picking Cotton to Picking a Guitar in the White House'

THE EIGHT-TIME GRAMMY WINNER WAS RECENTLY IN MUMBAI TO PERFORM AT THE 10TH ANNUAL MAHINDRA BLUES FESTIVAL

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March 2020
Naezy Raps on Love, Nation and Community on Debut Album ‘Maghreb'
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Naezy Raps on Love, Nation and Community on Debut Album ‘Maghreb'

The six-track record features production from Karan Kanchan, U.K.’s Compa and Canadian producer Byg Byrd

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February 2020
Coming To You This February: The Clash of Music Festivals
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Coming To You This February: The Clash of Music Festivals

We talk to organizers of SulaFest, Control ALT Delete, Mahindra Blues Festival and Vh1 Supersonic to understand why the events are in such close proximity with each other

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February 2020
Mike Portnoy Talks New Sons of Apollo Album, Juggling Projects
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Mike Portnoy Talks New Sons of Apollo Album, Juggling Projects

The drummer extraordinaire on self-indulgence in prog music and ‘MMXX,’ the new album from his supergroup with guitarist Bumblefoot, Derek Sherinian, Billy Sheehan and Jeff Scott Soto

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February 2020
SHILLONG BAND SUMMERSALT SCALE LEARNING CURVES FOR NEW ALBUM
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SHILLONG BAND SUMMERSALT SCALE LEARNING CURVES FOR NEW ALBUM

The band is readying a diverse 11-track release called ‘Kliar’

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February 2020
What Billie Eilish's Historic Grammy Sweep Can Teach Budding Artists
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What Billie Eilish's Historic Grammy Sweep Can Teach Budding Artists

Defy genres, stay authentic and build a brand for yourself

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February 2020
Epic Fam Jam Sets New Benchmark - By Bringing Together Virtual Stars and Superfans in the Real World
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Epic Fam Jam Sets New Benchmark - By Bringing Together Virtual Stars and Superfans in the Real World

The social media-driven festival presented by Qyuki and Paytm Insider celebrated the Internet’s best creators and the fans that enable it all

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February 2020
Keb' Mo' on Four Decades of the Blues, Remembering African American History, Activism in Music and More
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Keb' Mo' on Four Decades of the Blues, Remembering African American History, Activism in Music and More

THE GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING POST-MODERN BLUES MAESTRO WILL RETURN TO INDIA FOR THE MAHINDRA BLUES FESTIVAL THIS MONTH

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February 2020
Black Pumas' Mighty Roar
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Black Pumas' Mighty Roar

The Austin duo surprise even themselves with the retro-soul magic that happens when they team up — and the Grammys agree

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February 2020
Billie Joe Armstrong My Life in 15 Songs
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Billie Joe Armstrong My Life in 15 Songs

The Green Day frontman tells the stories behind his biggest classics, from punk squats in West Oakland to worldwide fame, broken hearts, and political fury

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February 2020
Prateek Kuhad's Quiet Rise to the Top
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Prateek Kuhad's Quiet Rise to the Top

The once-reluctant Indian singer-songwriter on opening up, loving his haters and the road to global recognition

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February 2020
How Chris Martin Fixed Himself
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How Chris Martin Fixed Himself

After 20 years of leading one of the world’s biggest bands, Chris Martin decided he was done pleasing other people — and hit a new creative high

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January 2020
Prabh Deep: India's Most Fearless Rapper
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Prabh Deep: India's Most Fearless Rapper

New Delhi’s moshpit-starting, soul-searching star is now thinking beyond hip-hop in 2020

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January 2020
Mumbai Musicians Randolph Correia and Sidd Coutto Form New Band Laptop
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Mumbai Musicians Randolph Correia and Sidd Coutto Form New Band Laptop

The pair's debut hard-hitting single ‘Granted’ 1s set to release soon

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January 2020
Marcus Kings True Blues
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Marcus Kings True Blues

He used to be an insecure outcast. Now the guitarist is introducing Southern rock to a new generation

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January 2020
How Indo-Canadian Producer Arnob Bal Is Shaping the Sound of Indian Indie Musicians
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How Indo-Canadian Producer Arnob Bal Is Shaping the Sound of Indian Indie Musicians

The Mumbai-based sound engineer has recently worked on music with Indian artists Tejas, Short Round and The Koniac Net

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January 2020
Kalki Koechlin on 'Bhram': ‘It's More Of A Psychological Thriller Than A Horror Story'
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Kalki Koechlin on 'Bhram': ‘It's More Of A Psychological Thriller Than A Horror Story'

The actor on her new role, forest shoots in Shimla and the duality of ‘Bhram’

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December 2019
Mud Morganfield - Brought The Chicago Blues Down To Mumbai
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Mud Morganfield - Brought The Chicago Blues Down To Mumbai

The son of blues legend Muddy Waters says, ‘You don’t get no blues in no school book’ or American “Health.” He tells us that

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December 2019
Camila Cabello
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Camila Cabello

The pop star on being obsessed with early-aughts pop and why falling for Shawn Mendes was ‘awkward’

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December 2019
P.O.D - Talk India Debut This Month
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P.O.D - Talk India Debut This Month

The American rock/metal band’s frontman Sonny Sandoval is to take in all the sights and sounds at the Orange Festival of Adventure and Music, Dambuk

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December 2019
Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy Talks New Album ‘Walk The Sky'
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Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy Talks New Album ‘Walk The Sky'

The American metal band’s frontman on the themes that informed the new record, fun memories of ace guitarist Slash and more

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December 2019
A.R. Rahman - The Mentor
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A.R. Rahman - The Mentor

For the celebrated composer, picking India’s most promising young artists for nationwide talent hunt NEXA Music came from a personal space

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December 2019