CAN WE SAY NO TO PIRACY?

KARACHI: There probably isn’t a consensus on how beneficial or harmful the internet has been for any artist. Musicians, in particular, have varied responses. While some hold that the internet has helped them in reaching out to a larger audience, others feel it has minimized their commercial impact due to…
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VINYL COLLECTORS: FOR THE RECORD

The greatest of love affairs are inexplicable obsessions. In Naushad Ali Khan’s case the object of his undivided attentions is the LP (Long Play), or 33rpm microgroove vinyl record. He is prepared to go to the ends of the earth for it. Once, he picked up his gramophone and travelled…
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SHOWCASE SOUTH ASIA SIGNATURE SERIES: A BLAST FROM

Everyone has grown up hearing the phrase, “Old is Gold” and in an industry laced with a rich musical history that is certainly the case. Countless legends have come and gone and have touched hearts of millions around the world. Unfortunately, the current generation is unfamiliar with their works and…
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I TRULY BELIEVE MUSIC IS MAGIC – USMAN RIAZ

KARACHI:  The whiney, pre-pubescent voices of teenage would-be musicians filled the room; it was our first school ‘Rock Concert’. Gormlessly egotistical as we were, we had been given a princely ten-minutes stage time and now, due to an unhappy mistake, we had to share them with a pair of ‘11th…
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