Maed in India

An end to another awesome year of music and of course, Mae was arm-twisted into putting together her favourite performances on the show. Her attempts at making a shortlist failed as it was too long and had to be whittled down further but eventually we got there. Here are her favourite songs performed live on Maed in India. Track List: Chabuk - Kaun Hip Hop (00:50 - 04:52) Smalltalk - Freedom ft. E...

In light of the upcoming release of Zoya Akhtar’s film, Gully Boy - inspired by the lives of rappers Divine & Naezy - we went back into our Maed in India archives to Mae’s beautifully revealing interview with rapper Naved Shaikh aka Naezy . Though he felt more comfortable conversing in Hindi and Mae’s awkward language skills clearly weren’t up to par, that didn’t hinder the poignant and powerful c...

Back again, having featured previously on Ep.8 of the show, Yohan Marshall has new music under his belt. We talk about school punk bands, how accidents can change your life, starting his own drumming school and more. Experience his music before he releases it, and learn a little bit about where it came from too right here on Maed in India .   Set List: Your Silence (00:47 - 06:15) Awaken and Incom...

A medical professional by day who moonlights as a musician by night. On the show this week we have pop singer-songwriter Sunit Zadav as takes us through songs from his debut album, Quarter Life Crisis. We learn what his favourite body part is, his relationship with women & music, his college band Prognosis Negative, and more.   Set List: A Single Day (00:50 - 04:21) Paisa Wasool (12:44 - 13:51) Mu...

Coming in from Kerala, these Malayali lads from indie folk rock band When Chai Met Toast , were on their ‘Road To Believe’ tour when they swung by Maed in India to record an episode and songs from their new album, Believe. They chatted about how Whatsapp voice notes helped them make music, creating music for Malayalam movies, and why their genre of music is “happy”.   Set List: Believe (00:30 - 04...

Near or far... Maed in India will bring you music from all over the country. All the way from Mae's motherland, Kerala, are indie folk rock outfit When Chai Met Toast. Here is a little taste of what they've got in store for you for their episode, out on Monday.   Song: 'Believe'   Musicians: Ashwin Gopakumar : Guitar and Vocal Achyuth Jaigopa  : Banjo and Vocal Palee Francis : Keys and Vocal Pai S...

Bringing you his debut album, Songs from a Matchbox, and some new unreleased singles your way is pop/blues singer-songwriter Raghav Meattle on this week’s episode of the show. He talks about being a metalhead, the ex-frontman of Uncertainty Principle, Whatsapp University, being a musician & not a dancer, homesickness, gifting a song to raise money for his album, and more.   Set List: Since Memorie...

All the way from Shillong, on Maed in India this week, it’s progressive rock band Sky Level . Now don’t be fooled by their shy-guy demeanour, these fellows play you some hardcore instrumental prog and math rock that will blow your pants off. Also on the show, they chat about the indie scene in the North East, organising a DIY tour, who was cool and not cool for school, Friday Jams and a whole lot...

There is excitement in the air as this week’s episode is Maed in India’s 150th episode! A testament to creating a platform for independent artists in India to play their music and talk about it too. Since, this show has always been about discovering music, Mae would like to introduce you to a band she discovered at a gig she went to in Bombay. This band took our breath away (yes, it was a Top Gun...

On this episode of Maed in India, we’ve got jazz/RnB/neo-soul act Kimochi Youkai . With no music out so far, you lucky listeners are listening to unreleased songs performed live, up close and persona. The band also chat on the show about what Kimochi Youkai means, Japanese manga obsessions, moving from being a cover band to a band that makes their own original music and more.   SET LIST: Intro (00...

Today, we’ve got comedian and musician Aadar Malik on the show playing you songs from his latest album, Songs About UnNatural Things. With Mae, they discuss the difference between comedy fans and music fans, being Anu Malik’s nephew, acting in a French film, learning to play sitar, and his very own podcast too!   SET LIST: Straight Gay Lesbian Bi (00:20 - 03:56) Oh My Goat (15:31 - 18:42) Wrap Son...

Celebrating their 10 year anniversary on the show, Mae is talking to Hindi progressive rock act Paradigm Shift. Out with their second album, Sammukh, they chat about being a band from the east side suburbs of Bombay, working with British mixing engineers who sing along to their Hindi prog, how important a violinist is, and... if you can believe it, this prog rock band actually performed their hard...

Mae is renowned for her mixtape-making skills and today she puts it to good use creating a playlist of tunes from her studio sessions as well as a mixed bag of songs that she’s got the feels for. And i’m sure you’re wondering why this episode is called copacetic? Well it’s a new word we learned from the episode with Jordan Johnson and it means... it’s all good.   PLAYLIST: Jordan Johnson - YLOF (0...

Alt-rock trio UNOHU headline this episode of Maed in India with new tunes and chat about working with your sibling, battle of the bands competitions, making your college band a legit career, and more. They even throw in a collaboration with rapper Brandon Ferreira aka Magik B. SET LIST: History Eats Itself (00:28 - 05:27) Afterglow (21:04 - 25:58) All for Nothing (40:27 - 44:26) Give It Up feat. M...

From hard-core live musician to an interdisciplinary laptop artist, multi-instrumentalist and jazz/soul artist TL Mazumdar aka EveryNowHere brings his new avatar of music to the show. On the episode we talk about being a Third Culture Kid, cultural schizophrenia, and beatboxing to his mother’s car beeping.   SET LIST: Here We Go (00:50 - 06:16) Rainy Day (28:59 - 32:42) Still We Shiver (45:18 - 50...

Born and bred in India and of Kiwi/South African parentage, Rnb/indie-folk singer-songwriter, Jordan Johnson lands up on the show performing all his new unreleased material. We talk about a rap he wrote when he was 8 years old, singing his songs backwards, and being an “Indian dipped in bleach”.   SET LIST: May Palm (00:50 - 03:44) YLOF (17:33 - 21:07) Run / Hide (38:15 - 42:28) New York (51:29 -...

With no album or EP out so far, R&B pop rock band Calico are serving you a set of fresh, piping hot tunes on this week’s episode. They take you through why they call themselves Calico , grandmothers, who’s the stud, who makes the best coffee and a whole lot more.   SET LIST: 'Garnet Eye' (00:22 - 04:44) 'Ivorine' (20:48 - 24:39) 'Rush' (37:29 - 41:56) 'Tides' (57:42 - 01:02:52)   MUSICIANS: Ivan I...

Acoustic folk-pop, guitar-spanker and singer-songwriter Dhruv Visvanath returns and he’s got some new unreleased music just for you. Performing with violinist Ajay Jayanthi , and keyboardist Rohan Rajadhaksjya , Dhruv brings you unique renditions of his tracks. Listen as we talk about crowdfunding his album/music video, playing SXSW in Austin, Texas, and how music was his therapy when his father p...

Back for Round 2, Delhi folk pop singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad is on this week’s episode performing acoustic renditions of his latest heartbreak EP, ‘Cold/Mess’. We chat about a girl from Pushkar,  the making of this new record in Nashville, his house gig tour, a broken heart, Beyonce and more.   SET LIST: did you/fall apart (00:41 - 03:39) fighter (16:02 - 20:06) with you/for you (28:04 - 32:21...

Pop rock act, The Colour Compound aren’t making a comeback but they are on this week’s episode of the show for one-off reunion. Performing from their last recorded album, From Where We Stand, and a couple of new unreleased tracks, the band chat about their old college bands, how their music has changed across the years, animal memes and other adventures.   SET LIST: Turn Back Time (00:28 - 05:10)...

Electro-dub hip hop outfit ViceVersa are this weeks special guests on Maed in India. I’ve been trying to get this fellow (and founder of the crew) P-Man on my podcast for years! AND, at long last, it has happened. We talk about the origin story of P-Man, why no one knows what bass players do, mosh-pit shenanigans, a band called Khiladi and so much more. Plus, you get to hear them sing, rap and eve...

On the show, we have one of the grooviest, funkiest bands all the way from Chennai, it’s Funktuation! We talk about the origins of the band, why they’ve been sitting on their music for 8 years, getting paid in oranges, wearing spectacles, etc. And, as usually, they haven’t officially released any of the songs they’ve performed on the show yet and so you’re getting some exclusive schizzle just for...

R&B, Soul act, Smalltalk headline this episode with their debut EP, Tacit. They talk about the story behind their band name, food-blogging, strange building names, and more. They also bring in a special guest, hip hop artist Enkore to collaborate on a couple of songs (new and unreleased of course).   Set List: ‘Come Back (It’s Not Broken)’ ft. Enkore (00:21 - 06:11) ‘Context’ (14:59 - 20:34) ‘You...

This week, the headliner is a blues, jazz, pop band, Ladies Compartment. Featured on the show is brand new unreleased music exclusively from these gals. And of course the usual unadulterated banter where we discuss everything - the universe, constipation, feminism, colours, and more. SET LIST: ‘Don’t Waste Your Time’ (00:36 - 07:14) ‘Mountain Song’ (20:19 - 23:17) ‘Logo Song’ (31:19 - 34:35) ‘It G...

On this week’s episode, we have electronic musician-drummer-activist Kiran Gandhi aka Madame Gandhi! She talks about her feminism, being MIA’s drummer, cutting her teeth in the music industry as a digital analyst at Interscope Records, and balancing Harvard Business School while touring. She recently completed her India tour in December last year. And we’ll be featuring tracks and remixes from her...