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Gods Robots On Cybernetics, the Asian Underground, And Burning It Up
Asian Massive producer Janaka Atugoda and classically-trained carnatic singer Shridevi Keshavan met one another more than three years ago and decided to form the...
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MIA Drops Teaser Mix For New Album
The internet orgasmed just a little bit today thanks to MIA, who teased her hotly anticipated new album with an 8-minute mix handmade for the Paris Fashion Week runway...
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Throwback Thursday: Remembering Sitar God Ravi Shankar
Sitar player Ravi Shankar died Tuesday at the age of 92. We'd say we were bummed, but some people get so much done while they're alive that you can't help but feel they...
interview
Delhi’s Audiogramme Makes the Case for Psy-Trance
Most mainstream outlets avoid electronic's headier, more intense underbelly -- like psy trance and progressive techno -- like the plague. Regardless, the scene has been...
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Psy-Trance Lives! Meet Delhi’s Audiogramme
Name: Audiogramme, aka Vikrant Rathore
Where he’s From: Delhi, India
Genre: Techno, trance, psy-trance
Most Similar: Infected Mushroom
Sounds Like: Like...
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Throwback Thursday: Dropati, Suriname’s Godmother of Chutney
If you spend any time in the Caribbean, you are bound to come across chutney - the driving, synth-heavy pop music of the Indian community in places like Trinidad,...
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Doggy Dogg World: Snoop’s 10 Coolest International Collaborations
At this point, collaborating with Snoop Dogg is like a rite of passage for an artist. The man has popped up on tracks with everyone from Katy Perry to Willie...
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Artist Of The Week: Vote For Your Favorite!
It’s finally the weekend and time to choose MTV Iggy’s Artist of the Week!
This is a round-up of the best global bands we found this week. You have a week, until next...
interview
Infected Mushroom’s New Sound: “We Call It Growing A Third Nipple Style”
In their wildly varied 15-years as an electronic duo, Infected Mushroom has gone from playing psytrance with roots in Goa, India to incorporating heavy metal and...
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Gods Robots Adds Carnatic Vocals To Dubstep Wobbles
Veteran Asian Massive producer Janaka Selekta has worked with icons from Asian Dub Foundation and Karsh Kale, but his most fruitful collaboration started on a visit to...
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13 Global Crossover Hits That Made Pop Music History
What makes a great pop song? What is it about a hit that makes the entire world hum along, whether it wants to or not? Some say that for a song to appeal to the broadest...
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Gods Robots — “Stay”
Gods Robots, a San Francisco/ Mumbai duo presents “Stay,” a harmonious merge of pop electronica and ethnicity. The setting is reminiscent of a grade school science...
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World Premiere! PFC 2′s Inspiring New Video Out Today
The global sing-a-long continues! The Playing for Change folks have come out with a video for their latest single, and it is a fusion of culture, people, and love. For...
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Shaa’ir + Func — “Shine”
We were there with Shaa’ir + Func as they gathered together New Yorkers for a “big a** party on the street.” Watch them perform their song “Shine,” and hear them recount...
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Shaa’ir + Func — “Lord Inside”
We caught Shaa’ir + Func performing their electronic/gospel ballad “Lord Inside” on the street. Watch as they attract quite the eclectic audience – from toddlers to...
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Raghu Dixit — “Mysore Se Aayi”
The title of this song means “She came from Mysore,” but for Raghu, it’s less about a girl and more about his hometown of Mysore Karnataka, India.
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Raghu Dixit — “Kodagana Koli Nungitha”
“Kodagana Koli Nungitha” is a poem by Santha Shishunala Sharifa, one of Raghu’s biggest influences. The title translates to “Did the hen swallow the lamb?” It could be...
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Raghu Dixit — “Gudugudiya Sedi Nodo”
Slowing it down and switching to a dhol beat, Raghu and company belt out this mystifying song about smoking a hookah.
Interview
Monica Dogra Explain’s Shaa’ir + Func’s Beginnings
Wonder how the American-born Shaa'ir and Mumbai native Func first met? Watch as the duo known for fusing East and West sounds talk about their serendipitous encounters...
Interview
Monica Dogra Teases Kiss with Aamir Khan in Dhobi Ghat
From sharing an alleged kiss with Aamir Khan to dodging fans in Mumbai, Shaa'ir + Func frontwoman Monica Dogra Sharma (aka Shaa'ir) has yet another thing to add to her...