Pranati Khanna, well known by her stage name “Peekay,” is a Hyderabad native with a varied background in business and music. She began her career as the main singer of the rock band “Spell Check” (formerly “The Ragamuffins”), but in 2020 she made the switch to a solo career, exploring the worlds of Pop and…
Given the unpredictable patterns and ever-evolving nature of social media algorithms, many independent artists are struggling with their reach and visibility, while putting in efforts to consistently market their music on online platforms. This very struggle is not unfamiliar even to more established independent acts with verified Instagram accounts. We don’t mean to neglect the…
Legends Don’t Sleep is the second project of Imphal born, Mumbai bred rapper, singer, composer and music producer, Tanishq Asem. Tanishq who goes by the stage name TWINQ has been closely associated with hip-hop since his childhood when he used to stunt skate and b-boy, back in his hometown. But it wasn’t until he had…
Legends Don’t Sleep is the second project of Imphal born, Mumbai bred rapper, singer, composer and music producer, Tanishq Asem. Tanishq who goes by the stage name TWINQ has been closely associated with hip-hop since his childhood when he used to stunt skate and b-boy, back in his hometown. But it wasn’t until he had…
At the heart of India lies a city bustling with clanks of iron and steel, Jamshedpur. A city so busy and diverse that it has opened its arms to not only people from around the nation but also humbly accepted their values, cultures, and art. Historically, housing the first steel plant in India, Jamshedpur has…
At the heart of India lies a city bustling with clanks of iron and steel, Jamshedpur. A city so busy and diverse that it has opened its arms to not only people from around the nation but also humbly accepted their values, cultures, and art. Historically, housing the first steel plant in India, Jamshedpur has…
After completing his quests as a singer-songwriter and music director for mainstream Bollywood movies like Gehraiyaan, Gully Boy and as a curator of latest season of Coke Studio Bharat, Ankur Tewari has returned to his home turf with his first studio album since 2017, Akela. The album marks an important career milestone, not just for…
What’s special in the art of musical improvisation is the spontaneity of the musical ideas created and put together in the moment, never to be recreated in exactly the same way. While many instrumentalists do make a point of practicing their improv skills to songs or backing tracks, I’d like to make a case for…
“abru is extrinsicruab on the contraryruab is intrinsic” RVAB – Dhanji With the end of pre-Ruab, and what might be considered as one of the most revered album rollouts in the underground/alternate Hip-Hop scene, Ruab, released on the 8th of August, is undoubtedly the most anticipated non-mainstream project of this year. Dhanji has been teasing…
Hip-Hop by brown people popularly known as ‘Desi hip-hop’ has quickly become the most sought after genre of music in India, so much so that it has given the country it’s biggest music superstars of recent times. Artists like Divine, King, MC Stan, Badshah, Emiway, all have had humble beginnings and their rather early rise…