 Another year is over. And it is time to compile the best of the Music that was featured on AI over the last twelve months. My output last year was low due to myriad personal reasons. But starting this year that might change for the better – I am going to be joined by a [...] |  We have earlier featured the first 4 volumes of The Great Indian Rock – the annual compilation of the best of the underground Rock scene in India. And now we would like to present Vol. 5 of the series. This volume included the usual suspects – Orange Street and Parikrama – trusted veterans of the [...] |  Agni was one of the bands of the first wave of Indian Rock, back in the mid-90s, when they released their debut album Wind Dance with Fire in 1995. The album was well-received despite the somewhat poorly-produced videos, a testament to the inherent musical quality of their compositions. Their video for Darkening Light, a brilliant [...] |  I cannot recall now how I stumbled upon Nilima’s website and the first strains of Nothing Left But Me stunned me with its beauty and grace but I am glad I did and then one thing led to another and I bought her entire EP. I also had the audacity to send her a fan [...] |
 Iron Maiden released their 15th studio album last month, The Final Frontier, which has sailed to the top of the charts straight away. As most clever bands do in this digital age, they have released their first single, El Dorado, online for free download. There is nothing much to review about an Iron Maiden track, [...] |  Another day, another exciting discovery! And this time its from the faraway, landlocked, Eastern European nation of Belarus. Stas on vocals and drums, Kostya on guitar and another Stas on bass are from Minsk, Belarus and are The Toobes! With influences such as Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Rage Against The [...] |  This Radiohead single was leaked via BitTorrent before it was released. True to their pro file-sharing stance, Radiohead released the song for free through their blog! And it’s available for download right here. If you are a Radiohead fan you’re going to love this one. I’m not, but I liked it – a lot! Download/Listen to the [...] |  What started me off on this very popular, oft-covered hit is a new version recorded by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and an Iranian superstar Andy Madadian to express solidarity with the people of Iran. As one of the producers, Don Was, states here, This version of the old Ben E. King classic is not [...] |
 Colourblind was a duo (Ram Sampath on vocals, synths, drum programming and Siddharth Achrekar on Guitars) which surfaced in the 1990s in India, released one highly acclaimed album and got us teenagers then, all excited and was never heard of again. The reason being, I found out much later, Siddharth the guitarist, went deaf temporarily in [...] |
