(directory) Disrupt

Though only two editions old, Mixtape’s Disrupt has earned a reputation for celebrating forward thinking electronic artists through bookings like...

(directory) UnBox Festival

The UnBox Festival started in 2011 with the purpose of bringing together emerging and disruptive ideas from those who are pushing the boundaries of...

(news) Watch: 'Backdrop' By That Boy Roby

There's a lot to process in the world right now. The world is in a lockdown due to a global pandemic. There's feelings of fear, pain, loss, anger,...

(news) Disrupt Festival Returns With DJ EZ, Machinedrum, Acid Arab & More

After a successful edition last year at Famous Studios, Disrupt is returning to Mumbai for its third edition, which takes place from November 23-24,...

(news) A Brief Guide To St+art India's Lodhi Art Festival 2019 + Singapore Weekender

After turning New Delhi's Lodhi colony into India's first open public art district, non-profit organisation St+art India Foundation is back with the...

(news) Disrupt Announces Lineup For 2018 Edition

Music festival Disrupt, which will take place at Mumbai's Famous Studios from November 16-17, has announced its lineup for the 2018 edition. Like...

(news) Clap! Clap! & Preditah To Play At Disrupt Festival

In partnership with Social, Mumbai-based booking agency Mixtape have just announced their first-ever music festival: Disrupt. Taking place on 10...

(news) Area 79 Postponed Until October 2012

This weekend Audio Aashram announced that Area 79, a festival due to run between 8-11 March has had to be postponed until October 2012 due to local...

(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) When Parties Get Political: The Subtle Art of Nightlife Activism In Asia

Parties have long been used as a medium for sociopolitical change. In New York, the crew known as Melting Point have raised thousands of dollars for...

(features) In Conversation With: Machinedrum

Whether you believe in fate and destiny or not, the fact that Travis Stewart was conceived at a music festival is hard to dismiss as coincidence. Take...

(features) A Comprehensive Guide To Music Festivals In India

Over the last decade or so, new music festivals of all styles and formats have sprung out of India’s transforming cultural landscape. To help you...

(features) 2018 In Review: The Artists That Defined The Alternative Music Sphere In India

2019 has barely taken its first steps, and there have already been a host of exciting releases, events and music festivals. Before we launch...

(features) ‘There's Still Miles To Go, But This Is Me In 2018’: In Conversation With BLOT!

Flashback to 2007, when most of us were still slowly coming to terms with the imminent demise of rock as we knew it. Two friends sat in a park,...

(features) In Conversation With: Clap! Clap!

Being present at a Clap! Clap! show is always memorable. The range of genres he introduces listeners to coupled with his relentless energy on stage...

(features) Straight From The Sahara: Tinariwen, A Nomadic, Tuareg Band

“The Tuareg used to be people living free in the Sahara without borders,” reflected Abdullah Ag Alhousseyni. He’s the acoustic guitarist and...

(mixes) Wild City #185: Jubilee

The first lady of Miami bass is an anglophile and resides in New York. As paradoxical as that statement may sound, it holds entirely true for Jess...

(mixes) Wild City #161: Zero 7

It's festival season in India right now. No, not because of Diwali and any other religious holidays – we're talking music festivals. Nearly every...

(mixes) Wild City #160: Lefto

Tastemaker, selector, curator or “your favourite DJ's favourite DJ” is how Lefto is most often described. Each of those descriptions is nothing if...