Interviewed by:Bhaskar J. Das IMM: Tell us about the formation of your band. Swadhyay: Gourav Maama Saikia is the front man and the founder of our band. Gourav was very much keen to form a band since his school days..He did form a band in early HS days and then […]
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Interview with Joi Barua
Interviewed By: Bhaskar J. Das IMM: Tell us about your relationship with music. Joi Barua: Music is my life…everything revolves around it IMM: As a child what was your aim in life? Joi Barua: While music was my biggest passion I wanted to be a couple of things! an […]
Interview with American thrash metal band Slayer
1. Having been around for about 30 years now, how has your sound grown? We have managed to stick around for 30 years. Jeff has been recovering from his illness. At some point we plan to create new music together. We believe that you need to have the willpower to […]
Interview with Prog Metal band Pangea
Interview by: Ajoy M Lanong Pangea is a Prog Metal/Soundtrack/Drone outfit from Mumbai.Consisting of Akshay Rajpurohit, Shadaab Kadri and Kuber Sharma and these guys only create sit-on-your-couch-and-blaze music. IMM: Hello guys! What’s been happening at the Pangea camp? Pangea: We have been conceptualizing the new album. Working on a […]
Chat with Indus Creed
Interview by: Ajoy M Lanong IMM: Hey guys! 27 years and Indus Creed is still rocking. How has it been? Indus Creed: It’s been rough, smooth, fun, mad, frustrating, rewarding, real, insane and worth every bit of it. IMM: The band needs no intro when it comes […]
Talim’s workshop on classical music
By Aiyushman Dutta The 150th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Kabiguru Rabindranath Thakur continues throughout the country. A three-day workshop on classical instruments like Sitar, Violin was organized by pioneering classical music society, Talim, as part of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of the legendary poet-cum-litterateur in Guwahati last week. The […]
XFIVE CLAN
By: Aiyushman Dutta Now this is a band which can indeed make a difference. With their unique dressing style and funky presentation, they stand out the moment they get on stage. Although they still have a long way to go musically, this is a package of full-on entertainment, with the […]
Now, a record to pay tribute to Bhupen Hazarika
By Aiyushman Dutta If Shillong created a national record in 2007 with the help of the legendary Bob Dylan, Guwahatians have their own Bhupenda to turn to. Jajabor 2012 proved this without an iota of doubt. Northeast India’s tryst with the guitar seems to run deep. After Shillong, it is […]
The Funk Experimentalists: When Music Becomes Fun
By Aiyushman Dutta Blue Tooth is the new buzzword in music circles. The group of four experimental musicians who got together last year have been slowly registering their musical prowess and within a very short period of time, have emerged as a frontrunners in the regional circuit. The band is […]
Candid chat with Swarathma
Interviewed by: Kabya Ghosh IMM: So when was the band formed? Who all were the original members? Vasu: When I first met Abhinanth Kumar (Swarathma’s co-founder and ex-bassist) I immediately hit it off with him sharing my compositions and at the same time learning while making songs with him. […]