Tag Archives: Tough on Tobacco

Live From The Console moves to South Goa

by Sound Box (October 24, 2012)

Live from the Console @ Rowson’s Reserve Smooth Spaces, Mumbai’s new music curating crew is off to Goa taking the essence of an intimate gig setting. Spread over two days, December 29th and 30th, the first day will focus on indie rock & pop genres and … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Alisha Pais, AWOLNATION, Cults, december 29th and 30th, Diageo India, Dub Mafia, Dubblestandart, Goa, ive from the Console, Joe Purdy, Julian Marley & The Uprising, Live from the Console, Live from the Console @ Rowson’s Reserve Smooth Spaces, Marketing & Innovation Director, Nikhil D'Souza wt Band, Peter Cat Recording Co, President India and Middle East, Rowson’s Reserve Smooth Spaces, Shridhar Subramaniam, Siddharth Basrur, Sky Rabbit, Sony Music Entertainment, The Colour Compound, Tough on Tobacco, Zanita Kajiji | Comments Off

The Great Indian Octoberfest back, dates announced

by Sound Box (August 13, 2012)

Since its inception in 2005, The Great Indian October Fest (TGIOF) has grown over the years and has gradually incorporated various elements into it that would make it a fun filled experience for all. TGIOF is produced on the lines … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Bengaluru, Bombay Bassment, Common Colours Entertainment, Moltov Cocktail, Oktober fest, Slingshot, TGIOF, The Great Indian October fest, The Great Indian October Fest (TGIOF), The Great Indian October Fest 2012, three days, Tough on Tobacco, Whitefields Lawns | Comments Off

Puma and Nh7 set to release a vinyl record with indie artists, soon

by Sound Box (July 27, 2012)

In a firsts of its kind, lifestyle brand Puma and Nh7 have joined hands in an initiative titled ‘Puma Loves Vinyl’ which aims to bring back the vinyl in the listening culture of the country. Nikhil Udupa, Marketing Manager at … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Ankur Tewari and the Ghalat Family, Bandra, Dualist Inquiry, Gaurav Raina, Karsh Kale, Marketing Manager, Mehboob Studios, Midival Punditz, NH7, Nikhil Udupa, Reggae Rajahs, Tough on Tobacco | Comments Off

For the love of vinyl

by Divya Naik (July 27, 2012)

Lifestyle and sports brand Puma has joined hands with NH7 to bring vinyl back in the market and into the lives of listeners by releasing a compilation of seven Indian indie artists on a 12” vinyl. Divya Naik was at … READ MORE >>

Posted in Features, Fest Watch | Tagged Ankur Tewari and the Ghalat Family, Bananarama, Best of the 80s Disco, Cruel Summe, Cruel Summer, Divya Naik, DJ rayG, Dualist Inquiry, Far From the Human Race, Gaurav Raina, Happy, In Memory Of, indie artists, Karsh Kale, Love Love Love, Maby Baking, Mary Had a Little Lamb, Mehboob Studios, Midival Punditz, NH7, Oasis, puma, puma loves vinyl, Reggae Rajahs, Sabse Peeche Hum Khade, Sahej Bakshi, Saregama, Sidd Coutto, Taxi Driver, The Karate Kid, The Supersonics, Tough on Tobacco, vinyl listening sessions, We Are We Are | Comments Off

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 >>

Posted in Venue Watch | Tagged 2nd Floor, Airport, Alex Miles, Alien Chutney, an event management company, Anushka Manchanda, apes in Congo, Baltimore, Bandra, Bandra West, big beat, Bombay Elektrik Projekt, Bonobo, Bonobo Blues Festival, breaks, Brother Culture, classic house, Concord Dawn, dancehall, Danny Bhoy, disco, Divya Naik, DJ Pramz, drum n bass, Dubstep, electro, endangered ape, Expresso Martini, founding partner, funk, glitch, grime, hip-hop, Hipnotribe, Indie, Jose Luis Pardo, jungle, kala ghoda festival, Kenilworth Mall Phase 2, Linking Road, mashups, Menno de jong, Mixology menus, Mumbai, Nevil Timbadia, Off Linking Road, Oliver Molden, pop, prem joshua, Rajasthan Roots, Reggae, Reji/rayG, resident disc jockey, retro, Robert Owen Campbell, rock, Rodney Branigan, Saahil and Nevil Timbadia, Shaair + Func, Shlomo, Shrilektric, Smash Ups, soul, stand-up comedian, stand-up comedian Danny Bhoy, Swarathma, swing, techno, That Cat Entertainment, Tiger TranslateIndia, Tough on Tobacco, Voctronica, Wobble nights, Zero | Comments Off

Indie musicians who made it big in 2011

by Sound Box (January 22, 2012)

Sidd Coutto Right from his break in Bollywood with Pyar Ka Punchnama and singing Right by your side in SRK’s Ra.One, Siddharth Coutto aka. Sidd Coutto has come a long way. Having been a drummer with Zero, Three Guys and … READ MORE >>

Posted in Focus | Tagged aISHA, Alien Chutney, Anjaana Anjaani, Ankur Tewari & the Ghalat Family, bandra fort, Blakstratblues, Break Ke Baad, Chivas Studio, Crimea Music Fest, Crook, Dewarists, Dub FX, Ek Mein Aur Ekk Tu, Eristoff Wolves Den, Everything I'll be, Free, Gaurav Raina, Haunted, Helgas Fun Castle, Humble The Poet, Hyderabad Festival, Ishaan, Kucj Luv Jaisaa, Midival Punditz, Midival Punditz + Karsh Kale, Mikey Mcleary, Mirror Live Jam, Monica Dogra, MTV Unplugged, nikhil D'souza, Players, Punk Ass Orifus, Pyar Ka Punchnama, Ra.One, Rhys Dsouza, Right by your side, Sabir Malik, Sakhi Maaro, Sidd Coutto, Soundtrack, South Asia Soloist Award, Sunny Side Up, Susheela Raman, Sutasi Music Fest, Tapas Raj, The Bartender, The Bay Beat Collective, The Colour Compound, Three Guys and a Girl, Tough on Tobacco, Udaan, VEL, Vel Muruga | Comments Off

Will it rock again?

by Divya Naik (January 20, 2012)

The Maharashtra government plans to resurrect Rang Bhavan, but as an indoor venue for staging Marathi plays. Divya Naik finds out more Reams have been written and eulogies sung in the last decade over the abrupt demise of that … READ MORE >>

Posted in Spotlight | Tagged Ambient Air Quality Standards, Azad Maidan, bandra fort, Banstand Revival, blueFROG, Bombay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bombay Rock Association, Chagan Bhujbal, Day Time, Don't cut me down, E-18, Farhad Wadia, High Court, Independence Rock, Jazz Yatra, Jethro Tull, Kavita Sharma, lavani, Maharashtra government, Mahesh Mathai, Night Time, Pancham Nishad, Parikrama, Pt Shashi Vyas, Public Works Department, Rang Bhavan, Ratan Tata Hospital, Sidd Coutto, Silence Zone, Silent Zone, Something Relevant, sting, STR performing live at Rang Bhavan, Stuart DaCosta, Subir Malik, The Noise Pollution (Control and Regulation) Rules, The Police, Tough on Tobacco, Trilok Gurtu, University of Mumbai, Uriah Heap, Ustad Zakir Hussain | Comments Off

Sidd Coutto’s starts a new band

by Sound Box (December 23, 2011)

Indie musician Sidd Coutto has been a part of several bands over the years and even dabbled in Bollywood. He has been a drummer for the rock band Zero and Three Guys And a Girl, a vocalist for Helgas Fun … READ MORE >>

Posted in Buzz, Indie News, Main Story, Show Case | Tagged Gaurav Gupta, Helgas Fun Castle, Homely, Johan Pais, Matter, New Band, Pentagram, Punk Ass Orifus, Randolph Correia, Shaair N Func, Sidd Coutto, Three Guys and a Girl, Tough on Tobacco, Zero | Comments Off

The Great Indian OctoberFest to take place this weekend

by Sound Box (November 10, 2011)

Three-day The Great Indian Octoberfest, kick-starts tomorrow November 11 at Karnataka Trade Promotional Organization (KTPO), Whitefield, Bangaluru. The impressive lineup consists of the usual suspects, who will also be playing at next weekend’s Bacardi NH7 Weekender in Pune and India … READ MORE >>

Posted in Events, Guide | Tagged Bengaluru, Goddess Gagged, Karnataka Trade Promotional Organization, Poets of the Fall, Soulmate, The Great Indian Octoberfest, Tough on Tobacco, Whitefiled | Comments Off

Sidd Coutto’s New Single Released

by Sound Box (September 19, 2011)

Sidd Coutto, the front man of Tough on Tobacco, recently released his debut solo single. Sidd has been working on a solo album for some time now and is all set to release it sometime this year. With TOT on a … READ MORE >>

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Sidd Coutto’s new single released

by Sound Box (August 27, 2011)

Posted in Buzz, Indie News | Tagged Free, New Single, Sidd Coutto, Tough on Tobacco | Comments Off