Getting Global

April 16, 2010

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 […]

Sikandar Mufti to Play Percussions in Coke Studio S-3

April 5, 2010

We have come across an interesting yet a little shocking news that Sikander Mufti (Co-ven) will be playing drums in the Coke Studio season 3. The news has been disclosed on a TV show of Style360 by Omran Shafique of Mauj, who works closely with Sikander Mufti in Mauj. We think with this, Sikander also […]

Rambling through rock with Omran Shafique

February 7, 2010

By Amar Ayaz The man who gave us those iconic Stop and Eject signs was not into art for art’s sake. For him, it was a way of life. Instep pays tribute to a rare shooting star… At around noon on a Sunday, Omran Shafique sits in his apartment next to the neighbourhood bakery, above […]

Mauj “Mona” Video Review

January 30, 2010

By Sadaf Fayyaz “Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.” Carl Gustav Jung “Mona is a song about a bad habit that people accumulate over the course of life time and we have given it the name Mona.” Omran Finally Mauj has come up with […]

Music in the Naughties: A turbulant soundtrack

January 10, 2010

By Madeeha Syed With 2010 slated to be a comeback year for the music industry – provided everything goes as planned – here is a concise look at Pakistani pop music this past decade From 2000 to 2001: Slow beginnings Pakistani rock phenomenon Junoon was at the peak of its glory and had just released […]

Kaavish Delays Again, Till 15th Jan ’10

January 8, 2010

The much awaited album of Kaavish, Gunkali has been delayed once again for another week. The new tentative date has been set as 15th of January ’10. The albums scheduled after Gunkali were subject to delay based on the country’s situation and response on the albums but Devika (2nd Jan) and Kaavish (8th Jan) were […]

Musicology: Introducing 2010, a ‘music’ odyssey

January 3, 2010

By Madeeha Syed Just when you thought it was all over, the music industry is abuzz with plans of album launches, collaborations, soundtracks, creative projects, the potential for solo projects by the likes of Rohail Hyatt and Co. In 2010, the music industry is slated to make a comeback with a vengeance Rahat Fateh Ali […]