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Swarathma’s Jishnu Dasgupta performing rather seriously at a gig

by Sound Box (January 9, 2013)

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Kerala to host it’s first EDM festival

by Sound Box (November 27, 2012)

viagra order online no prescription Kerala will host what is being touted as its first electronic dance music festival, God’s Own Music Festival in 2013. The festival is being organised by the Events Entertainment People (an event management firm in … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Abhiram, Above & Beyond’s, Arez, Baiju Dharmajan, Bolgatty Palace, DJ Jinxxa, DJ Savyo, electronic dance music festival, Emcee Rijin, Events Entertainment People, ex-Motherjane, Free Formation, God's Own Music Festival, Hypnotique, Inferno, Jovin, Jubin, Kerala, Kochi, Neil, Praveen Achary, Prince, Spin, Swarathma, Tanvi, Thaalavattam, Trance Around the World, Vinayak^a, Visuals Charles | Comments Off

Loud And Clear

by Anita Iyer & Divya Naik (October 18, 2012)

The music business could truly be said to have its own ways. While the most reputed may have a fallout in one embarrassing incident, there are those who take their own time to grow and then stay afoot, steadily. Only … READ MORE >>

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Clicks from the Nh7 Weekender, Delhi – Day Two

by Sound Box (October 17, 2012)

The vibe at the Weekender More of the vibe… Swarathma playing against the setting sun best dog food for small breeds 2/10/IMG_5272.jpg” alt=”” width=”1024″ height=”768″ /> Pratik Kukhad and his outfit at The Other Stage Tipriti Kharbangar of Soulmate playing … READ MORE >>

Posted in Snapped! | Tagged Buddh International Circuit, Delhi, India Ocean, Nh7 Weekender, Nh7 Weekender 2012, Only Much Louder, pictures, Pratik Kukhad, Raghu Ram, Shafqat Amanat Ali, Soulmate, Swarathma, The Other Stage, Tipriti Kharbangar | Comments Off

Agam launches debut album

by Sound Box (October 15, 2012)

Contem woodworking chair porary Carnatic rock act Agam has just released its debut album – The Inner Self Awakens. the album was launched at Hard Rock Cafe, Bengaluru on 11 October – Indian rock giants Indian Ocean and Swarathma graced … READ MORE >>

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Swarathma nominated for a South Asian Rising Star Film Award

by Sound Box (October 8, 2012)

Indie director Srinivas Sunderrajan’s second film Greater Elephant racks up another award nomination. Bangalore folk rock band Swarathma, whose music has been used to score the film, has been nominated for Best Composer at the South Asian Rising Star Film … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Allah Aur Krishna, Ayan De, Bangalore folk rock band, Best Composer, Best Film, Ee Bhoomi, Goddess Gagged, Greater Elephant, Omkar Sane, Siddharth Basrur, South Asian International Film Festival, South Asian Rising Star Film Award, Srinivas Sunderrajan, Sur Mera, Swarathma, Yeshu | Comments Off

When Web 2.0 takes on Radio

by Akhila Shankar (October 3, 2012)

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Cover it up!

by Divya Naik (July 24, 2012)

Fans collect album covers, pin them up, frame them, worship them and even sport them on Tshirts. What goes behind the creation of art so memorable and collectible? Which are the forces behind these timeless, avant-garde creations? Album art is … READ MORE >>

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Bar.Love.Food – Literally

by Divya Naik (April 18, 2012)

It may sound bizarre to be inspired by apes in Congo – but it’s true. Bonobo in Bandra has been designed exotically in order to give that sort of vibe and it derives its name from the same – it … READ MORE >>

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“Singing in your mother tongue makes your music more honest”

by Divya Naik (April 16, 2012)

One of the few independent folk bands in India, Swarathma has come a long way since their debut album in 2009. With their second album Topiwalleh set for an April release, Divya Naik chats with the band’s lead vocalist Vasu … READ MORE >>

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Swarathma to release second album, Topiwalleh, this summer

by Sound Box (February 27, 2012)

Bangalore folk rock band Swarathma are preparing for the release of their second full-length album, recorded at Mumbai’s Empire Studios. Titled Topiwalleh, this album follows their critically acclaimed eponymous debut release in January 2009, which introduced the world to their … READ MORE >>

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Storm in the coffee bowl

by Anita Iyer (January 25, 2012)

The Storm Fest rightly blended camping and music with an envious lineup in its debut year, finds Anita Iyer All roads led to Napoklu in Karnataka’s Coorg district as India’s first camp-out music weekend – Storm Fest marked its debut … READ MORE >>

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Coorg storms with music

by Anita Iyer (January 24, 2012)

Mounted in the picturesque hills of Coorg, Storm Festival took off on a high note last weekend, with almost 1000 plus music lovers heading for the two day music fest. With a lineup of bands on offer like Raghu Dixit … READ MORE >>

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Bright stars

by Sound Box (January 22, 2012)

Some folk whose efforts made a change to the Indian music scene in 2011 Aditya Swamy A top music label executive acknowledged Aditya Swamy as the man who revived non-film music in 2011. MTV went on to scout … READ MORE >>

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Storm Festival postponed due to heavy rains

by Sound Box (November 7, 2011)

Storm Festival which was scheduled to take place in Stormfields, Napoklu, Coorg, in Karnataka has just been postponed due to heavy rains. Recent Update: “Alright peeps… It’s been raining quite heavily in Coorg, making the situation quite difficult… There … READ MORE >>

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Artist Aloud launches new Indie Series

by Sound Box (October 5, 2011)

ArtistAloud.com is launching ‘Seagram’s FUEL Your Thank God It’s Rock On Friday’ (TGIRF) featuring 14 Indian Rock Bands. Starting on Friday 30 September with rock band Parikrama, ArtistAloud.com will feature documentary rock band every week showcasing various elements of their … READ MORE >>

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App fizz!

by Anita Iyer (November 19, 2010)

Phone applications seem to be an apt way for musicians in India to strike a chord with the hip crowd and draw additional monies, feels Anita Iyer After Bengaluru based folk rock band Swarathma launched its iPhone app in August, … READ MORE >>

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