The Voice Lingers - Tribute to Chris Rea - 1951 – 2025

The British musician whose warm gravelly voice, lyrical melancholy, and unmistakable slide guitar defined so many of our musical moments, passed away on 22nd December 2025, aged 74. For those of us who grew up with his songs, this feels less like a celebrity death and more like losing a familiar companion.

BTS Jung Kook’s ‘GOLDEN: The Moments’ Exhibition arrives in India

The world of Jung Kook of the 21st century pop icon BTS comes vividly to life as ‘GOLDEN: The Moments’, a global exhibition exploring the artist’s first solo album, arrives in India for the very first time.

Double Fantasy: Context from the Distance of 2025

It was 8th December, 1980 when John Lennon was shot. A bloody end to the luminous life of a complex individual. Reagan Gavin Rasquinha traces the story what would be his unintentional swan song album – ‘Double Fantasy’.

I want my MTV

It all began on 1st August, 1981, at the stroke of 12:01 a.m., when MTV aired its very first video — Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles. A line from the song — “we can’t rewind, we’ve gone too far”, couldn’t have been more prophetic. Because in that moment, the world of music changed forever.

Teatime and Transcendental Meditation: The Beatles in Bangor, Wales

Pots of tea, milk bottles, sandwiches and Transcendental Meditation. Reagan Gavin Rasquinha sketches out their first meeting with the Maharishi. Whose teachings were brought to their notice by model Pattie Boyd, who was Harrison's wife at the time.

Vh1 India will surely be missed

705,856… The numbers we would press as we put on the TV. The one and only channel which played English songs…VH1 India. But that ended on 15th March 2025.

Ozzy Osbourne (1948 – 2025): A Tribute

Ozzy Osbourne—the haunting voice of Black Sabbath, the madman who reshaped rock, and one of heavy metal’s most unforgettable figures, died on 25th July, 2025, at the age of 76. After years of declining health, the bat-biting, batty genius has finally left the stage. And for those of us who grew up with his voice in our heads, it’s like losing the compass that always pointed toward the weird and the real.

What do cryptic etchings and vinyl grooves on LP Records mean?

Have you ever wondered what the small etchings near the label on the record are, Reagan Gavin Rasquinha informs us that they are not decorative, but tell a small but interesting story to aficionados as well as the curious…

Brian Wilson (1942 – 2025): A Tribute

Brian Wilson, the soul behind The Beach Boys, the sonic architect of ‘Pet Sounds’, and one of the most quietly radical figures in pop history passed away died on 11th June, 2025, at the age of 82. With him goes a certain kind of innocence, and a whole world of music that could make heartbreak shimmer and joy sound like prayer.

Sylvester Stewart AKA Sly Stone (1943 – 2025) – A Tribute

Sly Stone, the mercurial frontman of Sly & the Family Stone and one of funk’s most revolutionary architects, passed away on 9th June, 2025, at the age of 82 after a prolonged battle with COPD and other health complications.