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New Delhi alt rock act Them Clones played the eighth date of their ten-city "Singles" tour on July 02 at Someplace Else, Kolkata. In keeping with the venue's spirit, the show which kicked off late and went on to well past midnight. The band was able to pull in a sizable crowd to the Park Street venue despite the rain in the city. While the two new singles were well-received, special adulation was reserved for their rendition of Coldplay's 'Yellow', and old favourites 'The Bomb Song' and 'My Life', off 20092s Love.Hate.Heroes . [...]

New Delhi alt rock band Them Clones kicked off their ten-city "singles" tour at The Ashok Amphitheatre in the capital on June 11. The event featured some star-studded support - Delhi acts Midival Punditz , Parikrama , Indigo Children and Bangalore indie rockers Thermal And A Quarter figured on the bill. The evening also featured a short set by local blues rock act Avi & The Uprising. Clonefest, and the tour that followed was planned around the release of two new singles by Them Clones: 'Jealousy' and 'All About A [...]

New Delhi alt rockers Them Clones have announced a ten-city tour around the release of their two new singles , 'All About A Heartbreak' (watch the video here ) and 'Jealousy'. Five dates have been announced so far, covering the four metros and Pune. The two new singles mark the first release for the band since 20092s Love.Hate.Heroes , the debut album that came nine years after the band's inception. The tour opener in New Delhi has been dubbed "Clonefest" and will feature indie scene heavyweights Indigo Children [...]

• Jealousy - Them Clones (Single)
• Them Clones - Them Clones (Single) - All about a heartbreak

Self-proclaimed left-in-the-middle sort-of alt rockers Them Clones ' newest video for 'All About A Heartbreak' draws inspiration from the unlikeliest of sources. Take our plastic-fantastic hero's entrance for instance, that Porsche seems custom made for Shahid Kapoor to walk out of. Now consider our heroine at 2:24. Odd, how these guys haven't been sued by the makers of Vidya Balan starrer The Dirty Picture . The single itself is one of two promised new singles from the New Delhi quintet now-quartet. Watch 'All About A [...]

The 2011 edition of New Delhi's Big Horn Festival has been announced. The specifically original-music-only festival features free gigs by local bands, and will be held at the India Habitat Center, spanning six days between April 8-13. Alternative rockers Them Clones will be previewing two new songs - 'All About A Heartbreak' and 'Jealousy' at their April 8 gig. For some reason, there are no professional cameras allowed at this festival. Incidentally, this event is happening at the same time as the Delhi Jazz Festival , which features Indian and international jazz acts at Nehru Park. [...]

New Delhi bands Them Clones , The Circus and Avalanche played Boogaloo Cafe in the capital recently. Located within a New Delhi hotel, the venue is a new addition to the live music scene and has just recently started hosting gigs. About a hundred people were in attendance, largely comprised of punters that had come solely hear the bands. Encouraged by the response on the night, the management plans to make live music a regular fixture at the venue. Avalanche setlist 'Good Old Days' 'Tripped' 'Left Behind' [...]

Organized in conjunction with the Alliance Francaise de Delhi, three days of cultural events have been planned to highlight the plight of jailed activist Dr Binayak Sen. The event will feature musical performances by Them Clones , Imphal Talkies, Manzil, The Ska Vengers and Delhi Sultanate . Aside from music, art and photo exhibitions, film screenings, panel discussions and a performance art piece are on the agenda. For more details about the programme, check out the Facebook event page . Check out the poster for the event below.

There's not much to be happy about when it comes to the CWG 2010. Indian rock fans however have a bunch of gigs to look forward to at the Games Village in the capital and a planned cultural fest will see performances by several Indian rock acts including Parikrama, Indian Ocean and Them Clones. The gigs kick off on October 1, with Parikrama opening the festival. The fest will also feature performances by Bollywood playback brigade stars like Shankar Ehsaan Loy and Mohit Chauhan. The Times of India reports that artists have agreed to play at [...]

The other Indian indie awards have got their nominees. The ceremony for Jack Daniel's annual rock awards will take place at Hard Rock Cafe, Mumbai on Friday, Feb 5 (check out what happened last year ). The event will see the announcement of winners in several categories including 'Best Band of the Year', 'Best Album of the Year' and 'Best Song of the Year'. These three categories have been opened up to public voting (via the ill-updated awards website ). Among the nominees for 'Best Band of the Year' are Indie of [...]

The latest brand to jump on the Indian rock band hunt bandwagon is fizzy drink maker Sprite. Joining a long list of unimaginatively titled (we're still to find something that beats " Kurkure Desi Beats Rock On with MTV " though) talent hunts is Sprite Music Rockers. Yes. Sprite. Music. Rockers. Unnecessary double emphasis name aside, the payoff for bands who take the plunge in this contest is an opening slot on a six city tour for "iconic bands". These "iconic bands" include Them Clones, Bhoomi, Encantada and Luke Kenny. To enter, your band has to [...]

The Indiecision Decade In Review is our retrospective of the last 10 years in Indian independent music. These are our picks of the best Indian indie songs of the last decade. #25: 'Gutterment' - Pin Drop Violence For a couple of years in the early-'00s Pin Drop Violence was India's flagship metal act. Fresh off their victory at I-Rock 2001, the Mumbai band incited brutal moshpits wherever they went powered by the uber-tight hardcore of [...]

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Yes, Them Clones were once a kvlt band. So you thought 'Zephyretta' was the sappy-est Clones ballad? Enter 'Wait For Me'. If Love. Hate. Heroes is a collection of A-sides, 'Wait For Me' is definitely a Z-side. And then there's this video. There's so much going on in the four minutes you are about to watch that you might miss some of it. So here's a list: There has to be more to the opening 'and the Party ended....' screen than just a statement of a party [...]

New Delhi alternative act Them Clones brought the launch tour of their debut album Love. Hate. Heroes to Hard Rock Cafe, Mumbai last month. We were there. Notes If you've seen the Clones before, you know the drill - open with 'The Bomb Song', throw in an RATM or Blur cover, 'Zephyretta' near the end, close with 'My Life'. It was surprising then that the band chose to open with the songs that didn't make it to the final Love. Hate. Heroes [...]

The second single from Them Clones ' debut album Love. Hate. Heroes got the video treatment courtesy the folks over at Babble Fish Productions . This is the second video from the record; the first being the animated video for 'My Life' . 'The Bomb Song' is the moody, anti-establishment RATM-tribute we've come to know the Delhi alt rockers for. With its booming guitars and angsty lyrics ("Long live the dead"), it makes for an engaging live act; a sentiment well captured in this video. The video sees the Clones [...]

New Delhi alternative act Them Clones have finally released their debut album Love. Hate. Heroes . Once described by the Groovebox as the Chinese Democracy of Indian rock, the album is a joint release by Counter Culture Records and EMI and is the band's first full length studio release since the Clones came together in 2000. When the band released the first single 'My Life' (listen on the Indiecision music player) as a free download earlier this year, they asked fans to vote for tracks that would make it to the final album. From 17 [...]

Indiecision's picks of the best gigs to attend this week in Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore. Shaken and stirred. Mumbai You know you've got a good gig week when your Thursday night gives you six gig options. Kick off your gig week with Austrian beatboxing group Bauchklang at the Blue Frog on Wednesday, July 15. The Indiecision Best Gig International '08 winners begin a short tour supporting the launch of their new live album [...]

Indiecision's picks of the best gigs to attend this week in Mumbai, New Delhi and Bangalore. Well and good. Mumbai The rain in Mumbai has cooled down gigs in the city as well. Gone are our five gig Thursday nights . In its place we have a more standard-issue Mumbai gig week. Head to Hard Rock Cafe on Tuesday, June 30 night for Delhi alternative act Them Clones . The band recently extended their 'My Life' single release [...]

Delhi alternative act Them Clones recently concluded a mammoth eight city tour last month promoting the first single from their coming album Love.Hat e. Heroes . The 'My Life' tour saw them perform material from the debut across the country, and got them a large amount of press for giving away the song as a free download. The band is now extending the tour and playing five new dates in Pune, Mumbai, New Delhi and Gurgaon which will include unplugged sets as well. We caught the band unplugged when they played the Blue [...]

The Soundpad album is now in record stores proving that it is actually possible to complete an Indian rock project on schedule. We'll be checking to see how many of these acts deliver their CDs on time: Soulmate's Moving On will be out on June 11, and next month should also see the release of an album by Teddy Boy Kill. The Supersonics' debut has now been rescheded to July, while Them Clones's forever-in-the-making Love.Hate.Heroes will "drop" in August. Also set for release "sometime this year" are albums by the prolific Shaai'r + Func, [...]

Your guide to the best gigs in your town (*new), weekly We're moving to a new Gig Picks format folks with gig picks for two cities! So peeps in Mumbai and Delhi, here's your weekly dose of choice gig goodness. You can also check out the improved sidebar with gig dates in Mumbai and Delhi. Why no Bangalore, you ask? Because Opus has its own blog . Mumbai Head to the Prithvi theatre tonight (Feb 24) for [...]