Christmas Essentials: Must Have Holiday Records
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Here's what we're listening to bring in the holiday season and Christmas cheer over at The Revolv...
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A Look Back Skrillex's First India Tour; What To Expect At Sunburn 2024
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Skrillex, the man who made dubstep a global phenomenon, is returning to India for Sunburn 2024 in...
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Want Your Song In EA FC? Here's How Artists Make The Cut
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Video game soundtracks have introduced us to great music; whether it’s tearing through the street...
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Magnetic Fields 2024; Celebrating A Decade Of Music Art And Community
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As Magnetic Fields Festival gears up for its 10th anniversary this December, it’s the perfect tim...
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The Michell GyroDec: Steve Job's Favorite turntable
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There’s a now-infamous photo of Steve Jobs from an article covering his legacy around his death that features him sitting next to his Michell GyroDec turntable.
Michell Engineering saw the same and celebrated the irony through an ad, that “the man who possibly did more to promote the spread of digital music throughout the planet owned a GyroDec.” That’s how iconic and fundamental the GyroDec is to past and current record and Hi-Fi culture.
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Michell Engineering saw the same and celebrated the irony through an ad, that “the man who possibly did more to promote the spread of digital music throughout the planet owned a GyroDec.” That’s how iconic and fundamental the GyroDec is to past and current record and Hi-Fi culture.
The Sanctuaries of Sound: How Studios Shape Legendary Records
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Music production ultimately has always been about what feels right over just what equipment you’re using. The creative process needs to reflect where you stand and what you’re trying to make.
How Hanumankind Is Raising The Bar For Indian Rap
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From the time Hanumankind blew everyone's brains out last year while performing at Veranda Mumbai shirtless and moshing with the crowd (amongst a monolith of different venues across the country) to him conducting the most coordinated and respectful mosh pit at JPEGMAFIA'S gig at 2023's Lollapolloza India, he's been a riot within the Indian music scene. And now Hanumankind and the boys have brought to us one of the most intricately shot music videos of the year for his latest single 'Big Dawgs' featuring Kalmi.
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9 Iconic Albums Made Within The Shortest Time Spans
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Music making is not a marathon or a sprint, many a times it’s a delicate process that needs nurturing only providable through the passage of time and acquisition of worldly wisdom. Upon closer inspection however you’ll see that even the most influential albums in history were recorded in amazingly limited periods. If you ever find yourself in such an exhilarating challenge, here are 9 albums that prove pressure from a ticking clock to be something magical.
Why Jukeboxes Are More Popular Than Ever In 2024?
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Given the rising popularity of records and Hi-Fi, old-school jukeboxes are also seeing their due resurgence. The first multi-selection coin-operated phonograph dates back to 1927; however, these colourful, playful boxes, symbolic of Americana. The Rock Ola Jukebox collection available now on The Revolver Club website.
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The Sopranos Fades To Black: Closure or Cliffhanger? Did Tony Soprano die at the end of The Sopranos
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In the vast universe of the incredibly celebrated The Sopranos, Tony Soprano is a man riddled wit...
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30 Years Of Viju Shah's Mast-Mast Mohra: A Look Back At Viu Shah's Iconic Soundtrack
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Sampling international music, concocting catchy synth hooks but keeping the soul distinctively In...
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A Flawed Homage Or An Unintentional Revival?: The Story of Waka-Waka, Shaikra & Zangalewa
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With the Euro 2024 final just two weeks away, the excitement is building as football fans worldwi...
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The Experimental Genius of R.D. Burman: Celebrating Pancham's 85th Birth Anniversary
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An ominous screech echoed through the silences of Ramgarh’s arid, rocky landscape, as the harsh w...
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Celebrating Three Decades Of Pioneer DJ: How Pioneer Revolutionised DJ-ing forever
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The history of the CDJ is a fascinating chapter in music technology. This DJ hardware evolved fro...
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How an LSD-Spiked Coffee Gave Birth To The Beatles' Revolver
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The story of "Revolver" began on a night of chaos and enlightenment. "We've had LSD!" John Lennon...
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Delhi's Best-Kept secret: Exploring PCRC's Early Albums
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For a band that’s existed since 2009, isn’t it strange that their earliest available work came ou...
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The Meme-Fication Of An Artist: How Meme Culture has Changed The Music Industry
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Memes are the lifeblood of internet culture. They spread like wildfire, shared across platforms s...
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The Visual Soundtrack Of The 70s
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In the 1960s, Elektra (a record label within the Warner Music Group) realized the potential of th...
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The Diss Track Before Dissing Was "Cool"
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While the Kendrick vs Drake feud has simmered down, let’s revisit one of the earliest “diss” trac...
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How a Hospital Mannequin Became The Bends' Cover
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The Bends was one of the most important points in Radiohead’s career.Colin Greenwoods said once, ...
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Why We're Drawn To Repetition In Music
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Music, much like language, has a unique way of resonating with our minds, and one of its most pow...
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How A Studio Blunder Birthed The Iconic 80's Sound
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Many of the most important inventions in history have come about by accident. One such accident i...
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A World Without Beethoven
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What would be missing today in jazz or film scores if it hadn’t been for Beethoven? And how did B...
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The Many Faces Of 'Hotel California'
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'Hotel California' has always been a significant cultural touchstone in music. Since its release ...
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The Bone Flute: The Worlds Oldest Musical Instrument
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In 1995, Archaeologists discovered a prehistoric instrument crafted from cave bear bones that rem...
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The Day Punk Rock Went Upside Down
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Since the 1980s, Guy Picciotto has played an important role in the music community of Washington ...
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Record Store Day: A Victim Of Its Own Success?
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Since its inception in 2008, Record Store Day has aimed to honor independently owned record store...
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Why Music Hits Differently When You're Stoned
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Throughout history, music and cannabis have shared intertwined journeys, forming a connection as ...
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The Curse Of Led Zeppelin
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Jimmy Page, the erudite and softly-spoken lead guitarist of Led Zeppelin, once told a journalist,...
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The Blast From The Past: Rupa's Disco Jazz
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In 2014, Debayan Sen stumbled upon a holy grail in his mother’s attic in Kolkata.Adorned with a r...
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Why Is Tool So Popular?
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In the early 1990s, amidst the grunge revolution spearheaded by bands like Nirvana, a track calle...
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Billie Eilish Drops The Needle On Eco Friendly Vinyl
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Last week, after changing her Instagram icon to blue and posting teaser posters of lyrics in majo...
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How One Viral Hit Became A Curse For Gotye
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Gotye’s rise to global stardom with his hit song “Somebody That I Used to Know” was a phenomenon,...
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The Story Behind The Iconic London Calling Cover
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44 years ago, Pennie Smith captured an iconic moment at NYC’s Palladium, as Paul Simonon of the C...
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MTV: The Channel That Made Music Visual
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On August 1, 1981, MTV made its debut. Born out of the idea of a 24-hour music channel, MTV began...
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How Cypher Shaped Indian Hip-Hop Culture
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Hip-hop is a genre distinguished by its collaborative nature. Unlike other musical genres where c...
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