SILENCE, the new play from Tara Theatre, brings personal testimonies from Partition to life on stage – to break the silence. Swetha Charles interviews cast member Alexandra D’sa about her relationship to Partition and her thoughts on the play.
Read MoreLeading Dalit rights academic and author of Caste Matters (2019) Dr Suraj Yengde recently featured in Origin, the film based on the life of journalist Isabel Wilkerson as she writes the book Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents. Puja Nandi chats with Suraj about the film, Dalit rights and the diaspora’s lack of engagement in conversations around casteism.
Read MoreArvin Bancil, bassist in London-based ska/punk/dub/reggae band Popes Of Chillitown, chats to WEIRDO ahead of their headline set at Gorilla for Manchester Punk Festival.
Read More“Both Manchester Punk Festival and WEIRDO have given me such a sense of belonging.” WEIRDO Collective members reflect on their time at Manchester Punk Festival 2024 and share highlights from the sets of Saffiyah Khan, Popes of Chillitown, KILL, THE ICON! and King Prawn.
Read MoreA non-exhaustive list of South Asian women making rock music. When people ask “where are all the South Asian women in rock music?” send them this list!
Read MoreNeil Parmar interviews Sam Chetan-Welsh, a guitarist and a founding member of British metalcore band Ithaca, about how his Indian heritage has informed his music and the evolving landscape of diversity and inclusion in metal. This interview is part of WEIRDO’s ‘We Are The Weirdos, Aunty-ji’ series.
Read MoreRupa Marya is a doctor and the co-author of Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice. In this interview, Rupa speaks about the core theme in the book: the relationships between our health and the injustices of our political and economic systems, and shares the ways in which she’s dismantling systems of oppression through mutual aid.
Read MorePuja Nandi speaks with Tjinder Singh of the influential British band Cornershop who formed in the 90s. This interview is part of WEIRDO’s ‘We Are The Weirdos, Aunty-ji’ series.
Read MoreSouth Asian musicians have always been present in rock music. Here’s a list of ten of the most famous and influential bands with South Asian members from the UK and North America.
Read MorePinkshift have been non-stop touring in the US and are finally back in the UK for the second time for what they’ve called the ‘Britshift’ tour (plus a show in Belgium). We caught their show at The Underworld in Camden Town, London, with support from The Sex Patels and Just.
Read MoreSynth-punk trio KILL, THE ICON! recently released their much anticipated debut EP ‘Your Anger Is Rational'. Naz Toorabally caught up with bassist and frontman Dr Nishant Joshi over Zoom to chat about the EP, the myth of meritocracy and why protest is important (despite what the Sleaford Mods have to say about it).
Read MoreMore than just a guidebook, Desi Pubs tells the previously untold stories of resistance underpinning the existence of desi pubs in the UK and the landlords running them. Naz Toorabally speaks with author and journalist David Jesudason about his book, the importance of telling these stories and the impact discovering desi pubs had on him.
Read MoreIndian folk metal band Bloodywood have been taking the world by storm with their debut album ‘Rakshak’. We caught their penultimate show on their EU/UK tour in London at the Electric Ballroom in Camden and it’s a show we won’t forget.
Read MoreRising British Indian rock artist, Maya Lakhani released her much awaited fourth single 'Torn in Two’ earlier this month - a fierce, energetic alt rock track.
Read MoreAcclaimed Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, Imaad Wasif, released his sixth studio album, So Long Mr. Fear, in August this year via label Sonic Ritual. Zee Ahmed shares her thoughts on the album.
Read MoreWe kick off our monthly spotlight series with Singaporean Indian creative and researcher Dil Kaur who wrote the first ever WEIRDO blog post and is currently a contestant on fashion reality TV show Project V – the Singaporean equivalent to Project Runway.
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