Down from Delhi on Maed in India this week, is Delhi rock duo Barefaced Liar. Talking about their friendship since high school, why they're called Barefaced Liar, 5 years after their debut they released their sophomore album last year - Mind Over Matter, having Jens Bogren (Opeth & Marty Friedman) master your album, and performing in Pattaya, Thailand. They play acoustic renditions of their rock tracks for your listening pleasure. But first, opening for them this week is Pune singer-songwrit...
May 16, 2016•47 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Indie folk singer-songwriter Jishnu Guha is this week's headliner with his debut EP, Desperate Times. He talks about his busking licence, why he's named Short Round, being in a college faculty band called Thunderjunk, and points of desperation. He also performs his latest record live in studio. But first, opening for Maed in India this episode is "suburban punk" act, Punk on Toast. Songs: Short Round 'Golden' 'Lies And Promises' 'Ex' www.soundcloud.com/shortroundmusic www.facebook.com/shortround...
May 09, 2016•51 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Producer, composer, multi-instrumentalist and one of the pioneers in the Asian Underground movement, Karsh Kale takes over this week's episode of Maed in India. He talks about his days in Table Beat Science with music greats Zakir Hussain & Sultan Khan, his trips back to the motherland, Coke Studio, The Dewarists, his India collaborations, performing for President Obama, being a Sting-fanboy and more. You also get to hear his stories behind the songs on his latest album, Up, that released in...
May 01, 2016•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Contemporary Indian harpist, Nush Lewis takes over this week's episode as she talks about how playing the harp was her calling, lugging around an 11 kg harp for gigs, working with producer Ayan De, and her 6-track EP called Fused that came out last year. Opening this week's show is "ethnotronic" duo Filter Coffee, with an extra #StrippedDown session they did after they recorded Ep.29 of Maed in India. Nush Lewis Songs: 'Bright Orange Teacups' 'Finding Sanity' 'Dim Lights' https://soundcloud.com/...
Apr 18, 2016•49 min•Season 1Ep. 45
This week's headliner is guitar virtuoso/producer/composer Warren Mendonsa aka Blackstratblues, who picked up a guitar at the age of 5 and currently has 3 rock-bluesy albums under his belt (majority of which are instrumental). He's been in bands such as Zero, Alien Chutney, Helga's Fun Castle, and performed with the likes of Karsh Kale, Ankur & The Ghalat Family, Tejas Menon and more. In this episode we try to understand what inspires Warren's music, his years in Auckland before he came back...
Apr 11, 2016•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Indian-born/Toronto-based pop singer Rebecca Nazz popped into the studio to bring you her latest EP, Loved. We talk about everything from her cheesy lyrics, to working with Grammy-nominated producers, helping empower young teens, and we even dug up a little of her past where she's collaborated with Apache Indian on a bhangra-dance-pop track? Songs performed are: Ordinary Girl Too Late Step http://www.rebeccanazz.com/...
Apr 04, 2016•52 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Shy and unassuming singer-songwriter Vernon Noronha bares his soul and his guitar in this week's episode of Maed in India. Performing since 2011 he's released numerous singles, and now his debut EP, Closer To Home, sees Vernon at his most vulnerable as his songs talk of love, loss and a lunchbox. Songs performed are: Sunrise With Candlelights As The Ship Sails Come Back Jack https://soundcloud.com/vernon-noronha https://www.facebook.com/VernonNoronhamusic/...
Mar 28, 2016•51 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Starting out as a college band, and recording their album while they lived in different cities, Mumbai indie rock act The Fringe Pop have found a way to keep their musical ambitions alive regardless of lineup changes, and working full-time jobs. Having released their debut album, 'If You Haven't Noticed Yet' a couple of years ago, they are now working on new stuff and they are performing on Maed in India this week. Songs performed are: Dilrooba Little Mistake Come Home Again The Fringe Pop (indi...
Mar 21, 2016•35 min•Season 1Ep. 41
We bring you the 2nd part of the #MaedinIndia episode special with indie music scene stalwart, Arjun S Ravi, music journalist, editor of Indecision & NH7.in, and director at OML. In this half of our chat we talk about festivals, music venues, his plans for 2016 and I irritate him about his short-lived "band". He also throws in the rest of his indie music picks that kindled his curiousity for local Indian independent artists. Medicis (nu-metal band from Auroville, Pondicherry) Song: Dead of N...
Mar 14, 2016•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 40
In a new episode special of #MaedinIndia, Mae picks indie scene stalwarts to give their pick of Indian indie music they love and play it across the show. This week's guest is Arjun S Ravi, music journalist for over a decade, editor of Indecision & NH7.in, director of Only Much Louder and my old boss. He talks about being a music geek & journalist, why he thinks your band sucks,NH7.in, and his new docu-series Standing By (that chronicles the Indian indie music since the 1920s). He also ta...
Mar 07, 2016•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 39
Chennai indie rockers The F16's popped over for a chat and played some tunes on this episode of Maed in India. They've released two EPs so far - 'Kaleidoscope' (Chennai) and 'Nobody's Gonna Wait' (Converse Rubber Tracks Studio in Brooklyn) - and they're working on their new album, Triggerpunkte at Cotton Press Studios. Songs performed are: Cannibal Life Blackboard Jacuzzi The F16s (Chennai Indie rock act) https://soundcloud.com/the-f16s https://www.facebook.com/thef16s...
Feb 29, 2016•36 min•Season 1Ep. 38
It's an eruption of new music on Maed in India Ep.37 this week with a debut EP out by Bombay singer-songwriter Vernon Noronha, along with a single from nu-disco DJ/Producer Jai Vaswani aka Nanok, and multi-instrumentalist/composer & one of the pioneers of the Asian Underground sound Karsh Kale is out with a new album featuring him singing for once! Also in the soup is a recommendation by buddy, musician and fellow podcaster from Geekfruit, Tejas Menon - Pune act Easy Wanderlings; a stripped ...
Feb 22, 2016•38 min•Season 1Ep. 37
In this episode of #MaedInIndia, Bombay blues rock band, The Tripp join Mae in the studio to talk about how they met, their Catholic wedding band image, their first single, having 3 guitarists, and their upcoming debut release. The songs performed are: Minor Blues She's On My Mind Madness Stalk The Tripp here: https://www.facebook.com/thetripp77 https://twitter.com/thetripp77 https://soundcloud.com/the-tripp...
Feb 15, 2016•35 min•Season 1Ep. 36
This episode of #MaedinIndia has Mae throwing down her selection of songs, indie scene news and new releases. We have tunes from a man who's trying to create India's first reggae soundsystem, electro-rock from Delhi, a Shillong band rehashing a single for republic day, free music from garage & glitch hop producer Ankur Chauhan, along with an artist that #MaedMyDay (and has a new album in the works), and a teaser to the next week's show. Delhi Sultanate (Reggae & dancehall rapper & MC...
Feb 08, 2016•33 min•Season 1Ep. 35
This latest episode will be the first of the new format of #Maedinindia where we have an interview and acoustic session with reggae/funk/drum and bass band, Bombay Bassment. We have Bobcat (MC & rapper), Ruell (guitar), Levin (drums & percussion) & Chandu (samples & djembe). They bully Mae to no end; talk about how they met; Ruell's wedding band career & stream of girlfriends; their long overdue double-produced debut; future plans and Chandu's big revelation about the inner w...
Feb 01, 2016•30 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Bringing you some girl power, I’ve got sultry funk & blues singer-songwriter Gowri, who talks about her various avatars from Kozmi Cow to Mama Kitty to Pulpy Shilpy to Run Pussy Run. She also reveals that this year is the year for her releases. Also on the line up is a Stripped Down session by Bombay Bassment, a teaser to next week’s episode, and songs that highlight the solo singer-songwriter work of Junkyard Groove frontman, Ameeth Thomas and Bone Broke vocalist, Dinkar Dwivedi. Dinkar (Bo...
Jan 25, 2016•48 min•Season 1Ep. 33
This episode of Maed In India, we have Mumbai-based punk band, Punk On Toast. Find out how they formed the band, their debut EP 'For Hire', the punk music scene on India, and acoustic punk tunes performed live in studio. Also featured on this episode are Bangalore progressive rock act, 30 Ton Capacity, Delhi indie-folk band, Run It's The Kid with a song #JustOut and a #StrippedDown version of a song by Blushing Satellite. 30 Ton Capacity Song: Cottonmouth EP: Season One Episode Nil https://www.f...
Jan 18, 2016•46 min•Season 1Ep. 32
On this week's episode of Maed in India, I have hip hop artist Ankur aka Enkore on the bill, as he talks to me about finding his muse, his debut album Libra Scale, his show Voice Of The People & his mom. Also featured are Delhi jazz guitarist Aditya Balani who's latest record has him on vocals, a stripped down session from two strapping gentleman, & a song from a recent EP by multi-instrumentalist Jose Neil Gomes. Aditya Balani (Delhi jazz guitarist/composer/songwriter) Song: Sky High Al...
Jan 11, 2016•56 min•Season 1Ep. 31
For the first show of the year 2016 and my landmark episode 30, it’s time for a Best of Acoustic special, where from Ep.14 till now you get to hear the finest artists this country has to offer. I will also bring you a teaser to next week’s episode that features Mumbai rapper & MC, Ankur aka Enkore. Listen to a buffet of delectable acoustic sessions performed live on Maed in India. Prathamesh Tambe (indie folk-blues singer-songwriter) https://www.reverbnation.com/prathameshtambe https://www.f...
Jan 04, 2016•47 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Appeasing my South Indian soul this episode is fusion duo Filter Coffee - a drummer & a flutist who create Indian classical foliage across electronica landscapes. Also on the line up is some alternative rock reminiscent of a Limp Bizkit era by Modern Mafia; an instrumental post punk crew from Bangalore; and an extra goodie from fusion rock act Anand Bhaskar Collective. Modern Mafia (Bombay alternative rock act) Song: Gunslinger http://modernmafia.in/ Until We Last (Bangalore post-rock band) ...
Dec 28, 2015•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Tamil rapper Sofia Ashraf is the headliner on today’s show as she talks about her claim to fame 'Kodaikanal Won’t’, Justice Rocks, saving a tree, & ice-cream sandwiches. Also on the bill are Kolkata indie pop-rock outfit that talk about young love in their debut record, and new avatar of an older band from Kolkata that are doing mellower alt-rock. I’ve also got an extra acoustic ditty for you from Zoya Mohan whose performed on Maed in India in Ep.20 previously. Candy Cloud Consipracy (Kolkat...
Dec 21, 2015•52 min•Season 1Ep. 28
For my birthday week, I’ve got musician and Rolling Stone deputy editor, Nirmika Singh headlining this episode with music from her brand new unreleased record. More music on the show includes tunes by one of the most prolific bands in the independent scene, Bangalore rockers Thermal And A Quarter, a stripped down session with singer-songwriter Alisha Pais, a brand new song by Chennai punk rock act The Broadway Addicts. Thermal And A Quarter (Funk & blues rock band from Bangalore) Song: This ...
Dec 14, 2015•53 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Another Malayali added to my indie music collection is singer-songwriter Rohit Vasudevan who came all the way from Pune to be on my show. Along with him we have a stripped down session by alt rockers from Mumbai Last Remaining Light, a haunting song #MaedAbroad by indie folk singer from London, Luke Sital Singh & a track from a 2009 debut album by an electronica collab duo called Bramfatura. Bramfatura (electronica duo from Mumbai) Song: Only Just ft Cherry Fernandes Album: Demos http://bram...
Dec 07, 2015•54 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Our headliner is Hindi fusion rock act Anand Bhaskar Collective, where we end up talking about the stages of women’s anger, Anand’s sexy voice, Malayali accents, their debut record Samsara, and they even perform an unrecorded track from their next release. Also on today’s episode is a song Maed Abroad by M.I.A (Sri Lankan/London rapper)’s drummer Kiran Gandhi, a song Just Out by Chennai electronica project Sapta, and a track from Mumbai pop rockers The Colour Compound. The Colour Compound Song: ...
Nov 30, 2015•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 25
On today’s show I’ve got an indie scene veteran, the silver fox, Geetu Hinduja taking over the latter half of Maed in India with her sweet ditties about her observations and her ponderings. Then I’ve got a preview of new folk rock music all the way from Assam and a song that Maed my Day from an EP about an outcast. Oh and starting things off is a song with delectable harmonies by a Delhi boy-girl duo called Chayan & Smiti. Chayan & Smiti (indie pop acoustic duo from Delhi) Song: That Nig...
Nov 23, 2015•50 min•Season 1Ep. 24
I thought he was a fellow Malayali, but no he’s a Maharashtran lad who has a penchant for surreal lyrics and moving music. His name is Prathamesh Tambe, and every song on this episode is an unrecorded & unreleased gem you don’t want to miss. I’ve also got a new music nugget from indie rockers, Spud in the Box & an acoustic stripped down rendition of a song from Tejas Menon’s upcoming record. First though, is a mallu rock song from All The Fat Children. All The Fat Children (hard rock ban...
Nov 16, 2015•56 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Headlining this week’s podcast is an experimental act from Bangalore. They are called Blushing Satellite. You’ll find out why they are called that and what their sound is all about on this week’s show. Also on the bandwagon is a contemporary avatar of a sufi song that Maed My Day by Namit Das + Anurag Shankar and a teaser to next week’s headliner, Prathamesh Tambe. And starting things off is drummer of Shaa’ir + Func & drum and bass DJ Aditya Ashok aka Ox7gen with a song from his 2nd record....
Nov 09, 2015•47 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Diving into some Bombay blues this week will be little ol’ me and a band called Stones From The Sun. Formed at new music institute, True School of Music, this band have been craving out a corner for themselves in the gig scene this year. Working on their new record, they will be performing unreleased material on Maed in India. Also on the show is a stripped down session by The Koniac Net lads, vocalist David Abraham & guitarist Jason D’Souza; A song that Maed My Day comes from electronica wi...
Nov 02, 2015•46 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Officially the 20th episode of Maed in India and my 20th artist headlining is Indian-born California-based singer-songwriter Zoya Mohan, who’s indie folk style will lilt into a pensive state of mind. Also on the show is a #StrippedDown session with multi-instrumentalist Jose Neil Gomes, and a debut track #JustOut by Odisha rockers Highway Jammers. But first, it’s Telugu lad with his British band, Alluri. Alluri (Indie rockers from the UK) Song: Still Living Album: Man of Truth Highway Jammers (a...
Oct 26, 2015•55 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Headlining this week’s podcast is folk-funk fusion band Sur. Yet they arent limited by the genres mentioned, they incorporate elements of rock, reggae, & metal into their folk renditions too. Also, keeping with my girlie get together, this testosterone fest is helmed by vocalist, Arunima Bhattacharya. Furthermore, to tickle your indie music palate, I’m serving up some perfectly baked pop by guitarist Pozy Dhar, a song that #MaedMyDay by Delhi’s “guitar spanker” Dhruv Visvanath, and some chir...
Oct 19, 2015•51 min•Season 1Ep. 19
