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Grammy Winning Effort Launch Debut Album

If you’re a hardcore band like Delhi’s Grammy Winning Effort who love to make people slam dance and do a little air guitar solo every now and then to songs about bi-winning actor Charlie Sheen, you won’t be surprised to hear what their debut self-titled album is about. The band told us, “People need to wake up and do whatever it is they want to do. You want to dress up like a goat and bleat at people on the street in the middle of Bandra, then do it!” 

interviews Sep 30, 2015

By Anurag Tagat  

Puddle Of Mudd Frontman Wes Scantlin Gets Talking

Ahead of their five-city India tour, the post-grunge band's vocalist/guitarist talks about lip-syncing, fighting to keep the band alive and their India tour

interviews Sep 30, 2015

By Bhanuj Kappal  

French Blues act Lil Red and the Roosters on India Tour

As part of the fourth edition of Simply the Blues Festival, the band embarks on a four-city tour, stopping by Goa, Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi starting September 24. Vocalist Jennifer Milligan talks about making their debut in India and what a regular Lil Red and the Roosters show is like

interviews Sep 20, 2015

By Anurag Tagat  

In Conversation With Dhruv Ghanekar - Part III

RSJ Director and musician, Bann Chakraborty, recently took the opportunity to speak to guitarist Dhurv Ghanekar about his latest album, Voyage, and his experience as a musician in the Indian independent music scene. Read the second of the three part conversation with Dhruv.

interviews May 04, 2015

By Bann Chakraborty  

In Conversation With Dhruv Ghanekar - Part II

RSJ Director and musician, Bann Chakraborty, recently took the opportunity to speak to guitarist Dhurv Ghanekar about his latest album, Voyage, and his experience as a musician in the Indian independent music scene. Read the second of the three part conversation with Dhruv.

interviews Apr 13, 2015

By Bann Chakraborty  

In Conversation With Dhruv Ghanekar - Part I

RSJ Director and musician, Bann Chakraborty, recently took the opportunity to speak to guitarist Dhurv Ghanekar about his upcoming album, Voyage, and his experience as a musician in the Indian independent music scene. Check out the first of the three part conversation with Dhruv.

interviews Apr 08, 2015

By Bann Chakraborty  

Introducing: Nicholson

Mumbai-based singer/songwriter Sohrab Nicholson's solo project, Nicholson, recently released it's debut EP, For What. We spoke to Sohrab about the EP, his collaboration with producer Rohan Ramanna, and J J and Stuart Da'Costa, and what's coming up.

interviews Nov 03, 2014

By RSJ Staff  

Introducing: Indian Saber

We recently spoke to Delhi-based Bollywood sufi rock sextet, and winner of 'Rock On!!' August, Indian Saber about the band's experiences across college competitions, India's Got Talent, and online success, delivering their brand of fusion music.

interviews Oct 08, 2014

By RSJ Staff  

PINKNOISE Release The Dance Of The Diaspora, LP

Regarded as perhaps the most intriguing, and experimentally cutting edge musical act, Kolkata-based experimental electronic fusion band PINKNOISE, have recently released their much awaited debut LP, The Dance Of The Diaspora. With guitar god Amyt Datta, drummer Jivraj 'Jiver' Singh, vocalist Jayashree Singh, and bassist Gyan Singh; PINKNOISE's music is fervently defiant of any genre, pattern, or form, and has redefined the very persona of a musician in the Indian independent music scene. We spoke to Jayashree about her experience working on the album, and all the ups and downs the band has faced, since the tragic demise of bassist Gyan Singh [RIP].

interviews Sep 24, 2014

By RSJ Staff  

How The Overseas Project Push Boundaries

A confluence of three musicians living in Kuwait, originally hailing from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and India, led to the formation of The Overseas Project. The band plays a heady mix of pop, rock, the blues, Hindi rock, and more, with a couple of singles and a video already out and further releases lined up. We speak with Amitabh Sengupta, Majid Mahmood, and Hasib Raza, the three guys who constitute The Overseas Project, about Dropbox, politics in their music, their vision and philosophy, their sound, and what the future holds. 

interviews May 19, 2014

By RSJ Staff  

Parikrama Respond to Accusations and Criticism

In addition to blazing an explosive journey over 23 years of playing rock 'n' roll, Parikrama have also often faced criticism about a perceived lack of originality or an over-reliance on playing covers. Here, we speak with Subir Malik as he responds to the accusations. Scroll down to read the full interview.

interviews Apr 28, 2014

By Akhil Sood  

Third Sovereign Set to Return with New Album

After more than two years of a long hush of silence, Third Sovereign - the brutal death metal band that found its origins in Aizawl, Mizoram – is coming back to do what it does best. We had an opportunity to speak to drummer Reuben Lalchuangkima about the band’s slumber, the recording of their new album and their much awaited return to the prodigal stage of metal music. 

interviews Jan 06, 2014

By Aditya Varma  

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