‘Pataakha’ music review: Vishal Bhardwaj and Gulzar drop a rare clunker

The 18-minute soundtrack is mostly unremarkable except for an Arijit Singh song.

Devarsi Ghosh

· 6 hours ago

Watch: Rare footage of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich playing his anti-Nazi composition

Symphony No. 7 is a testament to Soviet lives lost and a symbol of resistance to the Nazis.

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· Yesterday · 08:00 pm

Watch: Music director Bappi Lahiri welcomes boxer Mike Tyson to India with a trademark jingle

The song is low on lyrics, though.

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· Yesterday · 05:00 pm

‘Yeh bik gayi hai gormint’: Hip-hop group Adiacot rails against the West Bengal government

The trio of ‘gully rappers’ have a bone to pick with the West Bengal government over mishaps like the Majerhat Bridge collapse in their latest song.

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· Sep 24, 2018 · 05:00 pm

‘An explorer at heart’: Shakthisree Gopalan on her film songs and indie music

The talented singer-songwriter has sung ‘Bhoomi Bhoomi’ and ‘Kalla Kalavaani’ for Mani Ratnam’s upcoming ‘Chekka Chivantha Vaanam’.

Archana Nathan

· Sep 24, 2018 · 08:15 am

The video of Prince’s posthumous ‘Mary Don't You Weep’ puts out a message about gun violence

The song is from the album ‘Piano and Microphone 1983’, released after the singer’s death.

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· Sep 23, 2018 · 01:00 pm

Audio master: AR Rahman’s 1990 masterwork ‘Thiruda Thiruda’ is still stealing hearts

‘Chekka Chivantha Vaanam’ marks AR Rahman’s fourteenth soundtrack for Mani Ratnam. Here’s to their second collaboration.

Sruthisagar Yamunan

· Sep 22, 2018 · 08:15 am

In the month of Muharram, listen to these sozkhwani recitations by classical music maestros

The songs of lamentation narrate tales from the Battle of Karbala in 680 AD.

Aneesh Pradhan

· Sep 22, 2018 · 06:00 am

Do posthumous releases sell both artist and fans short? What the new Prince album tells us

Would the Purple One approve of the upcoming ‘Prince & A Microphone 1983’?

Adrian York, The Conversation

· Sep 21, 2018 · 11:30 pm

Watch: Paul McCartney is ‘Back in Brazil’ for his latest single from ‘Egypt Station’

He’s 76 and showing no signs of slowing down.

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· Sep 20, 2018 · 10:00 pm

Amit Trivedi’s ‘Manmarziyaan’ soundtrack has something for everyone

A lion’s share of credit for the album’s quality goes to lyricist Shellee.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Sep 20, 2018 · 08:15 am

After scoring several popular web series, Vaibhav Bundhoo is taking his music to live gigs

A self-taught artist, The Viral Fever’s music man is trying to capture a space similar to America’s Pharrell Williams.

Akhil Sood

· Sep 19, 2018 · 03:30 pm