Artist: Zeroes

Wednesday, January 18 saw the launch of Sidd Coutto 's new project, Punk Ass Orifus. This was followed by a set from Tough On Tobacco , and preceded by an opening set by ex-REM guitarist, Ken Stringfellow. The set ended with a jam session between Stringfellow and Coutto's merry men on a couple of impromptu songs. Punk Ass Orifus Sidd Coutto recently told us why we should attend the Punk Ass Orifus gig at the Lower Parel venue. We had hoped that, as promised by the moniker of the [...]

Only last week we were ranting on about a northern band, called Citi Petts , that in parts reminded us of The Gossip , with oversized guitar riffs and lots of punched-with-a-run-up beats. Today we are fishing in the same pond, as we've recently had contact from another northern band who's new single can have it's genetics traced back to that same American band, giving us a case of blog ditto inside of just a few days, (Ed - perhaps that should be Beth Ditto ). If you like your guitar music to drive like Ryan [...]

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Have you ever looked at a gig lineup and felt complete confusion as to what performances are worth your hard-earned cash, time and precious auditory sensibilities? Well have no fear, we preview gigs here. Sidd Coutto can either be referred to as the drummer of Zero /3 Guys & A Girl/ Ankur & The Ghalat Family / Blackstartblues , or frontman of Tough On Tobacco but it's best to refer to him as "that-guy-who's-part-of-every- other-band." One of those other bands is Coutto's latest project, christened Punk Ass Orifus. It's a project [...]

Sidd Coutto (of Tough On Tobacco ) was recently featured on MTV My Cam , which is a video blogging platform on the interwebz that aims to feature "regular people and their daily lives!" The show aims to capture what people do and connect with audiences who may or may not be associated with the featured person. We spoke to Coutto about his My Cam ramblings and this is what he had to say MTV asked me if I'd be interested in doing this, so I said, "Yes," as I always [...]

We announced who the secret set performer at the Pepsi Dub Station was yesterday morning (cue old school scenesters going wild). Mumbai alt rockers Zero will play the Pepsi Dub Station today (Sunday, November 20) at 5pm. The quartet from Dadar will play a 30-minute set, following which Reggae Rajahs will take on BASSFoundation in a mammoth soundclash . Prep yourself for the gig with this playlist of some classic Zero songs [trackplayer 1378,1380,1385,1361,1357]

We've been dropping clues all week about who the secret performer at the Pepsi Dub Station is going to be (check out clues #1 , #2 , #3 and #4 ). Speculation is clogging up the interwebz with folks considering everyone from Morissey to Sonu Nigam as the secret act. Now, finally, we're announcing who will play the only secret set at the Bacardi NH7 Weekender . The secret set at the Pepsi Dub Station is Four dudes from Dadar [...]

<!-- <!-- <!-- Master P is back from a 10 year hiatus to give us his new mixtape "TMZ (Too Many Zeros)" hosted by DJ Greg Street and presented by Live Mixtapes, Propane Media and Xclusives Zone. Read more for tracklist and download link. Download: Master P - TMZ (Too Many Zeros) 01. [...]

You would never think that DGK and Zero Skateboards would ever go on tour together, but they did, and it turned out to be ill.

<!-- <!-- <!-- Master P makes his return to the music game with a new project called "Too Many Zeros". It will be presented by Live Mixtapes, Xclusives Zone and Propane Media. Here is the first leak from the mixtape. Read more to download. Download: Master P - TMZ (Too Many Zeros)

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[Photos by acidjack] This Friday night show at Brooklyn Bowl was my first introduction to the "solo" work of the legendary guitarist Steve Kimock , who led the band Zero until the end of the 90s and has played with just about everybody. This "and Friends" billing featured the collaborators Bernie Worrell (the Parliament-Funkadelic keyboardist), his former Zero bandmate Bobby Vega , and drummer Wally Ingram , most famous for his work in Timbuk 3 . Once hailed by Jerry Garcia as one of his favorite "unknown guitarists", [...]

Sidd Coutto is a prolific musician to say the least. Drummer of Zero , 3 Guys And A Girl, Ankur & The Ghalat Family, frontman of erstwhile band Helga's Fun Castle , ex-drummer of Airport , frontman of alt rockers Tough On Tobacco and now also a solo artist (stream music here ), Sidd Coutto is everywhere. With a warped sense of humor and an uncanny ability to write some of the best hooks of the scene in the last decade, Coutto has a knack of making songs stick in [...]

"What the fuck have I got myself into? A solo act? Man, I'm going to go mental on stage with all those gadgets!" Singer-songwriter Sidd Coutto played Blue Frog, Mumbai on Wednesday, October 5 in support of his debut solo album Sunny Side Up (stream here ). What was originally promised to be a solo act, stayed partially true to its promise as guests joined the Zero drummer on stage - ranging from bandmates from Tough On Tobacco to friends who Coutto has [...]

Watch Heroes & Zeros perform live in the studio with guest vocalist Hanne Hukkelberg . The band's new album "Ghostly kisses" is out now.

Friday, October 7 will see Warren ' Blackstratblues ' Mendonsa come together with a host of other musicians from the city for a special Bacardi NH7 Weekender pre-party at the Blue Frog, Mumbai. The event will be the second in a line of a series of pre-parties planned for the Bacardi NH7 Weekender ( tickets on sale now! ) to be held at Magarpatta City, Pune from November 18-20. The first pre-party is being held tomorrow at Arc Asia, Pune. Mumbai alt rockers Tough On Tobacco will be play a set following a screening of the [...]

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A brand new teaser for the upcoming Heroes & Zeros album "Ghostly kisses" , due out September 30.

We've picked the 10 best photos from gigs we've attended so far in 2011. Photos by Shiv Ahuja , Prateek Biswas , Jason Manners , Naman Saraiya, and Kunal Kakodkar February: Pentagram @ Sulafest 2011, Nashik April: 11th Hour @ Meghalaya Icon 2, Shillong [...]

Norwegian act Heroes & Zeros have confirmed that their 3rd album "Ghostly kisses" will be released on September 30.

Sinead O'Connor What a funny old world we live in. When O'Connor was booked for this year's Electric Picnic, it seemed a sensible - if unspectacular - move. The festival has a history of presenting artists at all stage of their career, and the time is probably right for some kind of reappraisal of herr catalogue. Since then, of course, there have been certain developments that have taken Friday's performance to whole new level. Really, the sexual storm in a tea cup is just another example of her pushing Ireland's buttons but now, instead of shocking [...]

Written by Matt Wilding To my shame Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes are a band that I only became aware of last week. Compounding my shame even further I only became aware of their existence when I happened to be hear their song 'Home' on Fearne Cotton's Radio One show. That this instantly infectious song has been around for a few years, without me hearing it, felt like an instant travesty, but I'm somewhat of a musical throwback anyway, so don't let this fact deter you from sampling their quality. [...]