Johann Lourde releases his latest single ‘Johann’s Theme’, a fusion of Sri Lankan baila and folk music with brutal metal guitar riffs to create a unique and distinctive sound.
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“Most recognisable in Breakup Haircut’s set, was their energy and sense of fun and enjoyment as a group working together to create something unique and meaningful.” Zahra Ahmad reviews Breakup Haircut’s sold out debut album launch at the Lexington back in July 2022.
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Muscle Vest continue their noise punk led rally with their third EP ‘Hot Hot Hate’ out today Prank Monkey Records. Read what our music writer Zee Ahmed thought of the EP.
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Carefully remastered and reissued on both vinyl and digital for the first time since its limited 1985 release, you can now get your ears around the highly sought after and impossible to find new wave album ‘Tere Liye’ by the unsung pioneers of the British Asian music scene that is Pinky Ann Rihal.
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Energetic post-punk band The Dead Zoo released their latest single ‘Do Clean / Do Dirrrty’ last week, and we’re excited to premiere the video for the single.
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Filmmaker, podcaster and musician Neil Parmar shares his experiences of growing up and having South Asian people see his interest in alternative music at odds with being Indian.
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Jasmine Isa Qureshi (they/she) is a young queer and trans writer, journalist, wildlife filmmaker and speaker/presenter. They are bringing in much-needed perspectives as a queer, trans, South Asian, Muslim punk. Read our interview to find out more about her work in wildlife and nature.
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Back in March, we celebrated two years since we published our first print issue with an event at the Museum of Youth Culture in London. Check out this post for photos from the event and recording of the panel discussion we hosted on South Asian musicians in the alt scene.
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‘For Those We Lost’ is a compilation album raising funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians curated by Floralis and assisted by DJ Priya.
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Los Angeles-based self-proclaimed “synthrock pilgrim” Jangus Kangus has ventured into the wavy world of synth with her new album, ‘Echeveria Doorstop’, released last month. Jasmine Sankaran chats with us about her new album, experiences of growing up as an artist in a South-South East Asian household, finding kinship within artistic communities, and her future touring and filmmaking plans.
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For our February spotlight interview, we chat with Hash Kodithuwakku and Ish Amarasinghe who run Sofftpunk, a small online shop based in Nottingham selling political and personal art that champions community, revolution and minority perspectives.
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Protest punk duo KILL, THE ICON! recently released their latest single, ‘Bourdain’, which explores the personal impact the loss of an icon can have, specifically Anthony Bourdain who took his own life in June 2018. Channelling the late Anthony Bourdain, Arun Dhanjal shares his thoughts on KILL, THE ICON!’s ‘Bourdain’.
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‘Nightfall’ is the latest and third self-produced single from British Indian rock artist Maya Lakhani, featuring alt rock production and poignant lyricism. Jay Mistry shares his thoughts on this powerful track.
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We 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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Slam Dunk Festival announced more acts on their 2022 line up in November and it was an exciting day for many South Asian punks, with newcomers Pinkshift added to the lineup. But their lineup continues to fall behind on gender and racial diversity, leaving even some of the festival’s loyal fans on the fence about purchasing a ticket this year.
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We’re excited to be premiering the music video for TEENAGE SEQUENCE’s upcoming thought-provoking single ‘The City Is Hungover’ on WEIRDO today. TEENAGE SEQUENCE is the latest project from British Asian songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dewan-Dean Soomary who we interview in our latest print issue.
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Exclusive premier of ‘Buddhist Monk’ music video by KILL, THE ICON. Arun Dhanjal caught up with the incredible Dr Nishant Joshi to chat about his activism, his new project KILL, THE ICON and debut single ‘Buddhist Monk’.
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Our end of month round-up for April is coming out a little later than we hoped, but we think it’s always exciting discovering music whether it’s a fresh new track or one that’s been out for a while. We received some great music videos and new music that you need to check out!
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