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Music & Playlists

October 13, 2020

Band in Focus: Sitar Metal

Read Time: 6 minutes Rishabh Seen is a musician who has the experience of two dimensions of music that are totally […]
July 21, 2020

The Electrofeminist Musician, Activist: Madame Gandhi

Read Time: 5 minutes Shaurya Thapa spoke to the wildly real voice repping brown culture in LA about representation and the […]
July 15, 2020

Telling the Truth: Duleshwar Tandi

Read Time: 4 minutes How an Odiya rapper is revealing facts about migrant workers and corruption that often miss the privileged […]
March 21, 2020

Social Media Concerts In Times of Quarantine

Read Time: 3 minutes From T.N.Krishna to Prateek Kuhad, artists are coming together to perform live concerts on social media to […]
February 18, 2020

Artist of the Month : Shan Vincent De Paul

Read Time: 4 minutes Shaurya Singh Thapa caught up with the Sri-Lankan Canadian hip-hop artist to talk about his music, its […]
February 10, 2020

Marley’s Redemption Song Just Got a Surreal Animation Makeover

Read Time: < 1 minute The video is the first in the series to mark the musical legend’s 75th birthday Universal studios, […]
February 5, 2020

Artist Of The Month: Bawari Basanti

Read Time: 3 minutes Shaurya Thapa caught up with the indie songwriter, singer, producer to talk about her musical journey and […]
January 24, 2020

The Essential Protest Playlist

Read Time: 4 minutes A list of the best Indian music to bring out the revolutionary in you Will there be […]
October 3, 2019

“Kashmiris resist in many ways, I believe in letting the truth out,” Ahmer

Read Time: 4 minutes Eshaa Wahie spoke to the rapper about his music, the politics of it and the importance of […]
June 21, 2019

The Scene is Going Great: Sez On The Beat

Read Time: 4 minutes sbcltr caught up with the music producer to talk about his music and all things ahead He […]
April 27, 2019

I was not built to conform: Ravana

Read Time: 3 minutes sbcltr caught up with electronic music producer Ravana to discuss his new album and the journey behind […]
January 9, 2019

BAND PICK—SRI

Read Time: 6 minutes sbcltr spoke to the musician about his new album The Only Find and what makes it special […]
December 15, 2018

India’s First Art Rock Band

Read Time: 7 minutes Priya Bhattacharji spoke to the musical project that seamlessly blends visual arts, theatre and poetry to bring […]
December 13, 2018

The Best Indian Podcasts of 2018

Read Time: 2 minutes sbcltr recommends the best of the audio format that’s finally coming of age in India In just […]
November 21, 2018

How Dalit Music in Punjab Transformed From a Religious to a Political Soundtrack

Read Time: 4 minutes The popularity of Dalit singers has now reached such levels that various political parties are vying to […]
November 19, 2018

The Sbcltr Mixtape: Volume 13

Read Time: < 1 minute sbcltr recommends the new music you should be listening to right now The November playlist is a […]
August 29, 2018

Rap and Annihilation Of Caste: The Story of Sumeet Samos

Read Time: 4 minutes Rap is being introduced into the resistance by Sumeet Samos, a 24-year-old postgraduate student from Jawaharlal Nehru […]
May 10, 2018

Rap Music’s Path From Pariah To Pulitzer

Read Time: 5 minutes The story of hip-hop is one of rebellion, attempts at censorship and, finally, artistic acceptance. writes Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey  […]
April 23, 2018

Band Pick: Aswekeepsearching

Read Time: 3 minutes sbcltr spoke to the band about their global musical journey, their inspiration and the road ahead Ever […]
April 16, 2018

This Afghan Girl Rapped Herself Out Of Being Sold As A Child Bride

Read Time: 2 minutes When she heard of her family’s plans to sell her, she protested with a rap song that […]
April 10, 2018

SBCLTR MIXTAPE VOLUME 11

Read Time: 2 minutes sbcltr recommends the music you should be listening to right now The last month has been an […]
April 2, 2018

Homebound Sit-Down Session Comes to Delhi

Read Time: 2 minutes The Odd Bird Theater is hosting the listening session on Wednesday, the 4th of April An off […]
March 26, 2018

Mumbai: The Original Soundtrack

Read Time: 4 minutes Vedashree Khambete-Sharma on the places and songs that perfectly sum up India’s maximum city Mumbai, as would […]
February 27, 2018

SBCLTR MIXTAPE VOLUME 10

Read Time: 2 minutes sbcltr recommends the music you should be listening to right now As we ease into the new […]
October 24, 2017

New Wave Asia: Essential Playlist

Read Time: 2 minutes What to expect at the traveling music festival Known for its impressive line-up that always has Asia’s […]
October 19, 2017

This Woman Is Using Music To Popularise Hindi Poetry

Read Time: 5 minutes sbcltr caught up with Chinmayi Tripathi to understand the process behind Music & Poetry Project  Twenty-seven-year-old, singer […]
October 16, 2017

Music Gets Her High

Read Time: 4 minutes Ritnika Nayan talks to sbcltr about her book Indie101 With her 17 years of experience in the […]
September 18, 2017

In Conversation with José González

Read Time: 4 minutes Rohini Kejriwal spoke to the Argentinian-Swedish singer-songwriter about the sweet intimacy of his folksy music and the […]
August 22, 2017

Pakistani Songs of Female Resistance

Read Time: 2 minutes This month, the sbcltr list of essential music is a playlist from a pakistani feminist collective Anybody […]
August 14, 2017

Pragnya Wakhlu Wants You To Experience Kashmir Through Her Music

Read Time: 7 minutes The singer-songwriter recently released her album Kahwa Speaks on Songdew and says that she wants to introduce […]
July 24, 2017

The Chester Bennington Playlist

Read Time: 3 minutes sbcltr lists down some of Bennington’s favourite songs When news broke out that Chester Bennington killed himself, […]
July 19, 2017

Making Their Own Vinyl: Amarrass Records

Read Time: 5 minutes Manan Kapoor on the only record label that is reviving Vinyl production in India In 1983, the […]
July 18, 2017

Band Pick: Zephyrtone

Read Time: 4 minutes sbcltr caught up with the Songdew artists teen house music producers Zephyr and Sayan Their new song, Only […]
July 17, 2017

Par Ek Din: Into the Lives of Musicians

Read Time: 5 minutes Jaideep Varma’s latest documentary is an immersive one-of-a-kind look into the struggles of musicians who are genuinely in […]
July 11, 2017

THE SBCLTR MIXTAPE: VOLUME 8

Read Time: 2 minutes Indie-musicians are coming together like never before. Whether it is through collectives, collaborations and even their own […]
June 20, 2017

India’s First Online Community Radio Station for Underground Music

Read Time: < 1 minute sbcltr recommends Boxout.fm for being the young broadcasting voice that indie music needs Since it went live on […]
June 12, 2017

The Desi Queen of American Hip Hop

Read Time: 2 minutes Neha Pant on the Indian-American musician who often blends her Indian roots perfectly into hip-hop There is […]
June 6, 2017

The Beatles, Sgt Peppers In Covers

Read Time: < 1 minute This sbcltr list brings its own essence to the legendary music Beatles are unarguably one of the […]
May 30, 2017

Varun Grover Collaborates with Indie Artists

Read Time: < 1 minute The National award winning lyricist and comedian, in alliance with Songdew—a music streaming website, recently held a […]
May 29, 2017

A New Independent Label, Azadi Records

Read Time: 3 minutes Manan Kapoor on the new progressive, socially conscious record company which aims to give under-represented music communities […]
May 15, 2017

BAND PICK: Moon Roots Project

Read Time: 3 minutes sbcltr spoke to Hannan and Fatema Hakim on the release of their upcoming three song EP, Esin Moon […]