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Any teacher who likes to sing along to Nirvana will soon be encouraged to get their pupils rocking to the Seattle grunge sound of the 1990s in lessons.Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains and other 90s bands could be included in the new…

Saniya MQ | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Every rap song of Saniya Kaiyumuddin Mistri (Saniya MQ) revolves around politics, gender equality, social biases, corruption and poverty. On a rainy day, as I walk around the narrow alleys of…

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The South Indian popular snack, mixture, brings together an assortment of tastes. For, this tasty, crispy offering is a bit of everything.Chennai’s public arts festival Mixtura Vizha, a name derived from the Latin word for mixture, was a…

The song “Be Healthy” from the 2000 album by hip-hop duo dead prez, “Let’s Get Free,” is a rare rap anthem dedicated to diet, exercise and temperance: “They say you are what you eat, so I strive to eat healthy / My goal in life is not…

Chandresh Kudwa | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Chandresh Kudwa with Mohini Dey and Gino BanksJuly 14, 8:30 pm onwardsFandom at Gilly’s Redefined, KoramangalaTickets: ₹300 via Insider.in + ₹500 cover charge at the door Chandresh Kudwa…

Music streaming service SoundCloud has forged partnerships with Squarespace, Adobe, Discord, and Rap Plug to unveil an array of new benefits for SoundCloud artists. The collaborations further expand SoundCloud’s ‘SoundCloud for Artists’…

There’s an AI music wave sweeping across big tech.In January, Google announced a language model called MusicLM that can generate new music from text prompts, making it publicly available last month.Last weekend, Facebook parent company Meta…

Poster of ‘World’s Best’ | Photo Credit: Disney+ Hotstar The trailer and first-look poster of the upcoming hip-hop musical comedy adventure World’s Best was released by Disney+ Hotstar on Thursday. Co-written by and starring Utkarsh…

In hip-hop music, it sometimes seems as if songs to and about mothers are common enough that audiences might take them for granted. As someone who studies hip-hop and how it shapes and is shaped by society and culture, I don’t…