(news) Deep Purple, Goo Goo Dolls & The War On Drugs To Perform In India For Bandland

American rock legends Deep Purple and the massively popular Goo Goo Dolls alongside indie-rock group The War On Drugs and Australian act Amyl and The...

(news) Pulpy Shilpy Is At The Peripheries Of Leftfield Acid House On 'Greaser'

Erstwhile with freak funk quartet Run Pussy Run, then coming into her own as Pulpy Shilpy with hip-hop-meets-indie-electronica outings and recently...

(news) Exclusive First Listen: Bamboo Mystics Ties Together Cultures With Acoustic Ambient Music On ‘Swara Suci’

Kacapi (Indonesian harp). Jal Tarang (Ceramic bowls tuned with water). Shakuhachi (Japanese bamboo flute). Kendang Sunda (Indonesian drum). Djembe...

(news) Exclusive First Listen: ‘Interrupt Me’ By Rounak Maiti

At the outset, Rounak Maiti’s upcoming single ‘Interrupt Me’ – which you can listen to exclusively on Wild City ahead of its wider release on...

(news) Sunburn 2020 To Take Place With 20% Capacity In Goa

UPDATE (November 9, 2020): 6 days after the announcement of the 2020 edition and following concerns regarding health and safety, Sunburn announced...

(news) Jacob Collier Commits To Return To India For A 2-City Tour

While the return of live music events still hangs in the balance for India, Jacob Collier has announced his commitment to perform in New Delhi and...

(news) Emiway Bantai Collaborates With Snoop Dogg & Lexz Pryde On ‘New World’

Emiway Bantai has just dropped the single ‘New World’ on which he features alongside hip-hop royalty Snoop Dogg and American singer-songwriter...

(news) Gear Up For Quarantine Clash 2020 With A Series Of Talks On Sound Clash Culture

A month and a half ago, nobody could have imagined the sound clash culture, which originated in the streets of Jamaica, would ever be translated into...

(news) The Alipore Post To Host Online Festival With Music, Art, Poetry & More This Weekend

Just a few hours ago, we shared Cherie Hu's "Virtual Music Events Directory", which offered a comprehensive guide for the music industry for hosting...

(news) Goldie, Luke Vibert, Overmono & More Announced For Cymbal 2020

Late last month, Mumbai-based promoter Oscillate announced their new festival Cymbal, which will take place at Gwalior’s Jai Vilas Palace on March...

(news) Artists Against Communalism: Musicians, Rappers, Comedians & More To Perform At Shaheen Bagh

As February 8 draws closer, the air in Delhi has become increasingly strained, weighed down by tension for the upcoming state elections. Not only are...

(news) NUKA & Kaam Bhaari Challenge The Apolitical With 'Ayo Burn'

“There are many causes for concern in our country, things that need our urgent attention. But life keeps everyone busy,” says Anushka Manchanda...

(news) NH7 Weekender Announces Lineup For Pune & Meghalaya Editions

Bacardi NH7 Weekender has announced the lineup for its Meghalaya and Pune editions which take place between 1 November-2 November, and 29 November-1...

(news) Production WORKSHOPS & CDJ SESSIONS For Women: British Council & Wild City Partner On Further Skills Development Opportunities

Our partnership with the British Council earlier this year ‘The Selector Pro: Women In Electronic Music’ series was one of the most rewarding and...

(news) Maland Calling 2018: A Monsoon Festival In The Ghats

A 3-day camping festival will take place in the Western Ghats of Sakleshpur with a focus on nature, art and music, from 17-19 August. Based in...

(news) Listen: The F16s Release Debut Album ‘Triggerpunkte’

Since they began making music back in 2011, Chennai 5 piece alt-rock band F16s have established themselves one of the more consistently prolific...

(news) Hashback Hashish And Prateek Kuhad Confirmed To Play At SXSW

Hashback Hashish (a.k.a. Ashish Sachan) and Prateek Kuhad will be representing the Motherland at this edition of acclaimed Austin based music festival...

(news) Listen & Download: KOAN Sound Pre BASS Camp Mix

Signed by Skrillex's OWSLA label, KOAN Sound are a glitch-hop production duo from Bristol, UK. Over the space of their relatively short career the...

(news) EU Film Festival Heads To 4 More Cities Across India

Earlier this year the European Union Film Festival travelled to 7 Indian cities (Delhi, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Goa and Hyderabad) with...

(features) 2022 In Review

2022 – the year that the world seemed to finally emerge out of the nightmare that was the COVID-19 pandemic. The year wasn’t without its tragedies...

(features) Review: Hotel Kali Make A Stellar Case For Collaboration On Eponymous Debut Album

“A lot of people from outside India come into India and they’re more interested in Indian music and classical music. Theresa was very cool like...

(features) 2020 In Review

To fully grasp all that the year 2020 entailed, it’s important to briefly reflect on how things were at the start of it. India was seething with...

(features) The Evolution Of Sri Lanka's Alternative Nightlife

In 2018, popular British-Norwegian EDM artist Alan Walker graced Sri Lanka for a performance. The country’s foremost alternative electronic music...

(features) Staying The Path: How Bangladesh's Music Scene Is Evolving With The Help Of Dedicated Grassroots Movements

If you’re looking for an institution that can help you trace the evolution of Dhaka’s independent music scene, look no further than Rainbow....

(features) A Library, A Time Machine, A Contact Zone: Natasha Noorani's Peshkash Maps Postcolonial Pakistani Music

Back in 2014, a bunch of rare Films Division-era films resurfaced online with Alexander Keefe’s 'Sarkari Shorts', calling my attention to the...

(features) Spotlight: Pagal Haina – The Indian Label Connecting Prateek Kuhad To Lifafa

Pagal Haina? Crazy, right? The inception of the artist development agency and label which has cultivated the likes of Prateek Kuhad, Rounak Maiti and...

(features) The Evolving Role Of Labels In South Asia

Old-timey incarnations of record labels — glitz, glamour, big money and big exploitation — are great to watch in movies, but their relevance has...