“These guys are true masters of their art” says Abhishek, a fan who attended the Alex Machacek concert in Mumbai.

On 31st October, 2014, I attended one of the best live music performances ever for me until now. Alex Machacek on guitar, Rami Lakkis on bass, and Dana Hawkins on drums - The Alex Machacek Trio. One spellbinding performance. These three super talented musicians beautifully brought together all those musical notes into an amazing aural experience, a musical conversation, and a journey to be remembered.

Step back in time to the 70s

There are pop idols and there are musical heroes. Though the expression may be the same, in reality the two are worlds apart. Pop idols for that matter are made, while musical heroes are born.

Andrea Bocelli – A profile

If you thought you only heard of singer Stevie Wonder who was blind, who still went on to make some great love songs which are still loved today, listen to the music of Andrea Bocelli, who also like Wonder is a man that has won laurels despite his blindness.

Holding back the years - From LP, CD, Cassette to Digital

There are pop idols and there are musical heroes. Though the expression may be the same, in reality the two are worlds apart. Pop idols for that matter are made, while musical heroes are born. They do not achieve their status by virtue of their looks or image, though that is part of the package.

The Grateful Dead of Rock Music.

During the height of the Beatles mania John Lennon had said: “Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn’t argue that; I’m right and I will be proved right. We’re more popular than Jesus now.” Words of a very troubled man … and words of a man who believed he was more than human was.

Living in the Digital World

The world wide web is loaded with music websites offering music downloads at prices so attractive that any user would easily fall for, and while the world was lapping it up ages ago, India only woke up to the boom about seven or eight years ago, but despite its late beginnings, music portals are up and running and making money.

Here we go Caroling.............

With physical sales of CDs dropping drastically, retails outlets for music now almost nonexistent, its music downloads from iTunes that is the order of the day. Days of playing LPs, cassettes and now CDs is gone. The only major company releasing new Christmas music this year is Sony music and Universal Music, now on CD and on digital download. Here are a few that are available on CD.

The Top Ten Pop Albums of All Time

There have been polls, voting and exercising the best and the worst of music albums of all time. Each album tells a fascinating story and many a time a fan has changed his or her mind on deciding the best pop albums. Understandably, pop albums have their good and their bad side, for it matters a lot to the music listener who would either tune in or tune out.

Nepali Nun sings Buddhist hymns and chants.

Want to experience melody from the heart of the Himalayas? Look no further. Ani Choying Drolma is an internationally reputed singer of Buddhist hymns and chants who has toured extensively in North America, Asia and Europe. She performed her first concert ever in Mumbai recently.