Is the Internet the future of music in Pakistan?

November 8, 2009

As Overload and Mekaal Hasan Band release their records without the backing of a record label and pull it off without a glitch, Instep takes a look at the burgeoning music scene, record label battles and how the Internet just might be the way out By Maheen Sabeeh Throwing out the blame Internet. The inescapable […]

The life and times of Omran Shafique of Mauj

September 3, 2009

In Bahrain, a musical star was about to be born. At 18, Omran Shafique moved to the state of Texas in America. From visits to Pakistan, Omran was interested in Pakistan’s music scene, diverse in its styles and formats. Even from the old days, he always thought the pop/rock scene in Pakistan was interesting. Music […]

Mauj – Now In Technicolor (KM Album Review)

August 21, 2009

Artist Name : Mauj Album Name: Now in Technicolor (I still doubt this name, though) Reason for mentioning the above: Album Review, Of Course. Since there are no online music stores valid for Qatar, I had to use the services of my brother to download the album, burn it and send it across to me […]

Mauj – Now In Technicolor (Album) released on Amazon

May 11, 2009

Message on MAUJ’s Facebook page. The album should be up on iTunes and Napster in the next week or so. In the meantime – all our international fans and friends can get it from Amazon right now. Pakistan will have to wait unfortunately until Fire Records decides to release it. Thanks for your patience and […]