There was a time when there were many instrumental bands in Calcutta. Unfortunately, that’s no longer the case. Hang on, there’s hope — Beat Blasters, one of the most successful inst...

It was a proud moment for Vidul, as his daughter Laavanya joined him on stage. The Class V student of Modern High School for Girls performed a special rendition of Seven Nation Army, receiving the lou...

Brothers Krish Chandani and Akash Chandani began making music in their dorm rooms with some help from Garage Band and today — in the form of the duo THEMXXNLIGHT — they are making mileston...

Is there something you want to tell young musicians making music at the moment? Sambit: Leave music, get a job (laughs). Uddipan: Don’t leave music; music can come later and you can figure out...

They have the ’90s boy-band vibe of Boyzone or Backstreet Boys as well as one closer in time — One Direction. t2 met the four-member Indian pop-rock band Sanam — comprising Sanam Puri (singer-pi...

In the series Roadies, actress Imogen Poots talks about how movie characters deal with emotional crises by running. Is walking any different?! Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu was quoted as saying that me...

 “If music be the food of love, play on,” said Shakespeare in Twelfth Night.Centuries later, as Meghalaya prepares for the Lok Sabha polls, the lines from the 17th century play can perhaps be...

The Covid-19 pandemic may have cancelled live gigs and concerts, but as they say, the show must go on. Darjeeling, one of the major clusters of music bands in eastern India, is now coming to terms wit...

Peter John Karthak, 76, founder member of Darjeeling’s first professional band Hillians and a writer of repute, breathed his last in Kathmandu on Wednesday morning, creating a void in the Nepali mus...

Sanam Puri — who has earlier sung popular numbers like Dhat teri ki (Gori Tere Pyaar Mein) and Ishq bulava (Hasee Toh Phasee) for composers Vishal-Shekhar — is back with the duo with Fakira from S...