Rock ’em shock ’em: Maheen Sabeeh Karachi Deciphering the numbers The music winners at Lux Style Awards ’09 indeed came as a surprise. Who would’ve thought that Najam Shiraz would walk away with Song of the Year over Ali Azmat, Shehzad Roy, Shafqat Amanat Ali Khan and Zeb and Haniya? But he did. In reality, […]

A couple of months ago, I wrote a column in praise of certain Pakistani pop stars and bands, arguing that there are a fair number of songs that display political consciousness and a related sense of responsibility. I referred to such songs as Junoon’s ‘Talaash’, Shahzad Roy’s ‘Lagay Raho’ and ‘Kismet Apnay Haath Main’, Noori’s […]

Mumbai Cutting is an under-production film by Sudhir Mishra, a famous director and friend of Ali Azmat. The movie will be based on 11 10-minutes stories. The song “Sawal” from the album “Klashinfolk” will be used in the movie. The movie is said to release soon which means early 2010. In an interview with Madeeha […]

Artist: Sharique Roomi Album: Yakeen** Sharique Roomi’s Yakeen should have ideally been titled: “Sharique Roomi and Kashan Admani”. For one thing, Kashan Admani (Mizmaar guitarist/producer) has played guitars and bass on almost every song except ‘Sab Darwaze’. Come to the album inlay and it is as disappointing as it gets. Every song has the same […]

Amidst concerts and a television show – Iqbal Ka Pakistan – and personal loss, Ali Azmat has been AWOL. Even though he released the videos for ‘Gallan’ and ‘Tanha Hai Kyun’, Ali Azmat’s presence has been minimal as far as promoting his record, Klashinfolk goes. But then, marketing has never been Ali’s strongest suit. Now […]