By Hasan Faridi Only after the release of a video packed with astounding effects and a brand new album named Andher, a solo artist named Faraz Haider has been stealing some of the spotlight. Faraz Haider began to take interest in music from as early as 13, heavily influenced from artists like Michael Jackson. The […]
by Irum Yousuf Entity Paradigm (EP) has finally hit the masses with their yearned awaited new single “Shor Macha”, sponsored by Djuice. This is one of the biggest booming and victorious come backs for a band in the chronicle of Music especially in our fragment of the sphere. This single is deemed upon as heavily […]
A Million Dollar FAKE! Tere Bin Laden, starring, Prince of Pop, Ali Zafar has garnered generally positive reviews all over the world. The film earned $20,000 on Thursday night in Dubai, and it has become a smash hit in Dubai and in Mumbai, India. So Muslims and Pakistanis abroad love it, and did not find […]
By Hasan Faridi After the mood swinging number named “Chahat” and various bits and piece releases, Ureed are back with a new album called Aaeina. It has been a long wait, but definitely worth it. Ureed is an Arabic term and means “Desire”. Eddie takes care of the lyrics and composition, while Jonathon masters the […]
By Hasan Faridi We’ve all heard the sarcastic but notorious name of The Kominas. Hailing from Boston, MA, the famed Islamic punk rockers are back with the 7-track Escape To Blackout Beach. The Kominas means ‘the scoundrels’ and compromises of Basim Usmani, Imran Malik and Shahjehan Khan. The band is considered to be one of […]
By Sadaf Fayyaz The second episode of Coke Studio 3 aired on June 20th. The episode featured five tracks out of which only two proved to be extremely amazing. Coke Studio is famous for maintaining its style of fusion and diversity in music, this time flavored a bit experimental and mind-numbing. It was nice to […]
By Sadaf Fayyaz After “Paimona”, Zeb & Haniya steal the show with their highly applaudable “Bibi Sanam”, with Dari derivation and saccharine Dari accent. The Coke Studio sessions are really worth appraising and hold a touch of classy knack to them. The original song, sung by Wahid Qasemi (Vaheed Kaacemy; Persian) sounds with a different […]
By Hasan Faridi Behind the violence and daily struggles that undergo throughout Pakistan, one of the most popular Pakistani rock musician, Salman Ahmad, is now in the spotlight with a brand new album, Rock & Roll Jihad. Each day of Salman Ahmad’ life has been a chapter in a new book. Being raised in a […]
By Atif Azhar Meer In the summer of 08 , we got one of the most finest TV productions from COKE. The first season of Coke Studio was a great success both among the masses and the critics. It was a great production, very esthetically designed artwork : the set and the lights, a great […]
by Hasan Faridi Ear-pounding aggression, one characteristic of thrash metal. Hailing from Islamabad, Pakistan, the band named I See Insanity, or otherwise known as ISI, brings with it a unique sound that strikes listeners with awe as they listen to the raging track “False Gods”. The band consists of Ali on vocals and bass, Hasham […]
