music

Too Little, Too Late

Gunjeet Sra

The NH7 music festival arrived in concert-starved Delhi just last year, but it already feels stale, feeding the city’s appetite for appearances more than its love of music

Don’t Mean To Bang On About Bongos

Simran Singh

Manu Chao, the modern Indian music fan and the banality of global music

Love Me Tender

Aastha Atray Banan

Boy bands are back, baby

Cash for Notes

Tushar Menon

iTunes is selling music in India at very affordable prices. But can the Indian listener be persuaded to pay?

Logitech UE Boombox

Gagandeep Singh Sapra

This music machine is for those who dig deep bass and retro looks

The Seduction of Music

arindam

Listening to what you like activates a part of your brain linked with good food and sex

Darkness or Light

Rahul Pandita

Silence on fatwas is no longer an option for Kashmiris

Indie in India

Devika Bakshi

Touring India isn’t easy for independent bands, but UK-based Fink is determined to make it here. Lead singer Fin Greenall tells us why, and what makes it worth it