Singer Ahmed Wahab Shah launches his debut album. His hit single ‘Karachi’ proves that it’s not just love that makes the world go round. By Manal Faheem Khan [Original Article Published in INSTEP] AWS isn’t a new brand; it isn’t a new coffee shop either. Neither is it a new rock band. Who is AWS […]
Instep goes in depth to illustrate the versatile life of Shahi Hasan, perhaps the most elusive and overshadowed member of the pioneers of pop-rock in our country, Vital Signs. By Amar Ayaz [Original Post] In any conversation about music and its origins in Pakistan, one band that would, or should, repeatedly be mentioned would have […]
by Anonymous Author Following details are sent to us by a source who claims to work closely with Fire Records. Album was being recorded in a 3rd party studio (not owned by Fire Records). All investment was done by Fire Records for the Album. Annie was already paid. Flat mixes the ones that have been […]
By Rafay Mahmood [Original Post] As a three-year-old, he spent most of his time in kitchen, concerned more with the utensils than the food — after all, the latter could not make percussive sounds. The habit continued, but the thought of playing percussion instruments professionally did not occur to Alan Simon; he wanted to be […]
“We see ourselves as an incubator for music talent.” Farhan Saeed of Jal opens Café Rock in Lahore and says it’s all about soul food Jazib Zahir [Instep today] Lahore From the solid black exterior to the mahogany interior, Café Rock has carved out a distinct niche for itself among the sea of cafés converging […]
Earlier we had written a post on why people don’t buy CDs in Pakistan which in my opinion was a limited analysis since it was mostly based on a user driven poll which had limited answers. Recently there was an interesting read by TorrentFreak shedding some light on the fact that piracy isn’t actually killing […]
By Omar Bilal Akhtar I thought it was time I filled you in on what ADP was doing, we’ve been pretty quiet for awhile, the live shows have taken a back seat to our recording efforts. Now as you recall, since we got dicked over by Mr. E (whose entire story I will reveal next […]
By Amina Baig It’s easy to look at rockstars on television and think: “Oh that’s easy!” having a job that requires you to sing and play instruments, look good in videos, make public appearances and sign corporate contracts looks like the most glam job in the world. But it is a grueling job too; apart […]
By Hasan Faridi Believe it or not. Pakistan’s music industry has a horde of worldwide fans. As soon as new music hits their ears, most likely with urgent reluctance, they find the download link and add it to their collections. The problem is that the industry is too far away, and global fans can only […]
By Omar Bilal Akhtar I wrote the first part of this a couple of days after Imran’s passing. I wrote the next part a few days ago. Writing about Imran has been the most difficult thing I have had to do. But I felt I couldn’t move on to anything else until I did. In […]
