Music, Reviews, Artists

 Kate Bush - one of the most eclectic singer-musicians of the past century, with an oeuvre of work that includes some of the best loved, biggest hits, and most critically praised music. One of...

There is something about Diamond Mine and the way it lulls your brain the way so many other albums do, and yet not quite in the same way. Maybe it has to do with the rise and fall of the vocals,...

Transcending the barriers of language and yet oozing tons of international appeal, Avial’s self titled album has all it takes to make a legend. Each of the 8 songs is either beautifully...

Lalon Fakir is considered to be one of the greatest exponents of Baul music – one of the most popular Bengali folk music traditions. His songs are filled with layers of understanding and metaphors....

“A poem is a naked person… Some people say that I am a poet” Now who could have said something as stark or as audacious or as whimsical as that? Perhaps a trapeze artist; perhaps a lone ranger;...

Janelle Monae represents the sort of artist that comes along rarely - one that loves music passionately, and thinks it has the potential to change the world.  She moulds and shapes it like a...

Anjan Dutt falls in the category of musicians who were born in the late 50s and early 60s. He was never there in the Rollicking 50s, so he never learnt to croon like Frank Sinatra or Dean Martin....

One song down and you’re left wondering what makes this album different from the dozens of others released by bands year after year. But a couple more and there dawns realisation that there is always...

In a world strongly engulfed in the flames of conflicts, tensions, killing and hatred, love is rain that not only provides the respite, but overpowers the fire that results from years of communal and...

Madonna is more than an artist now. She is a brand. She demands attention, listening, fans, critics, and press. Arguably the only musician now who demands a sizeable fraction of following which the...

We have discussed Kate Bush's work on Culturazzi before, and here we are again - talking about the eccentric virtuoso from the UK. Kate Bush is an artist for all times, with her mad-hat antics, her...

Ever since mp3 players became a thing, I’ve spent a lot of time trying to figure out the ideal playlist for travelling – for travels long and short; on trams along the spine of Melbourne city, or...