Bengaluru band Ksetravid take their sound, story and fury on four-city tour

Bengaluru-based tech-death/prog metal band Ksetravid | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement After a moderately successful crowdfunding campaign last year, Bengaluru-based tech-death/prog metal band, Ksetravid, have been quietly plotting the release of their debut album, God Playing Dice. Now, the band comprising vocalist Siddhanth Sarkar, guitarist Pritam Middey, drummer Nikhil Rajkumar and bassist Arunav Bhattacharjee will preview…

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Kannappa movie review: Barring a few moments, this grand retelling of a devotional tale lacks soul

At one point, well into the second hour of the Telugu film Kannappa, Prabhas appears on screen as the deity Rudra. His extended cameo includes lines that cheekily nod to his larger-than-life image — one even references the endless speculation around his bachelorhood. These ‘meta’ touches serve as deliberate fan service, injecting energy into an…

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Sidhu Moosewala’s unreleased songs drop on birth anniversary amid BBC documentary clash

Three previously unreleased tracks — “008”, “Take Notes”, and “Neal” — were officially released on Sidhu Moosewala’s YouTube channel and Spotify | Photo Credit: Spotify On the birth anniversary of late Punjabi rapper Sidhu Moosewala, three previously unreleased tracks — 008, Take Notes, and Neal — were officially released on his YouTube channel and Spotify….

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‘Panchayat’ Season 4 review: Election season delivers mixed results

A still from ‘Panchayat’ Season 4 | Photo Credit: YouTube/Prime Video India In its four seasons, Panchayat has evolved considerably. It has possibly taken its biggest leap yet towards shedding its image as slice-of-life comedy. Panchayat’s Season 4 was highly anticipated with a political showdown expected between Phulera’s current chief (Pradhan) Manju Devi (Neena Gupta),…

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