Back with their second album – “Can’t Stop, Can’t Kill” – Deathknell has returned to its melodic death metal roots. The Shimla-based metal band has dropped their album online on all major Indian music platforms, along with three video releases so far.
It’s that time of the year again! The time to get grooving and revel in the musical vibe at the 3rd Season of Xanadu Youth Carnival 2019. Whether you’re a music enthusiast, upcoming artist, or just looking forward to unwind from your hectic work schedule, it is the best two-day festival you need to head to.
Shimla-based acoustic fingerstyle guitarist Pranjal Uniyal’s upcoming debut EP, Forth and Back is all about storytelling through music, conveying emotions and connecting with people. Releasing in collaboration with The Pinecone Records & Sessions, the forthcoming EP effortlessly combines storytelling with acoustic percussive fingerstyle tunes, taking listeners on a beautiful musical journey.
Painting
The paintings by Spanish artist Samuel Romero may look appealing to you in daylight. But their true beauty is revealed in the dark. Most of his glow-in-the-dark paintings are inspired by animals that seem to be wandering in a forest at night.
Art / Design
Ahmedabad-based Indian artist Parth Kothekar portrays the uniqueness of Indian women as mermaids through his intricate paper cutouts. He creates detailed mermaid papercuts with the aim to display innocence, struggle, freedom, and depth of Indian women. Each paper cutout boasts mermaid figurine, featuring upper body of an Indian lady and lower body is shaped like the tail of a fish.
Interview
Besides scenic terrains, Shimla is a home to many talented people tapping their creative potential. Siddharth Chauhan, Shimla-based emerging filmmaker, is one skilled person who’s moving confidently in the direction of his dreams. His latest short film ‘Pashi’ has become the talk of the town since it has made it to the Oscar qualifying festival – i.e. Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF) to be...
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Art / DIY / Painting
Artist Faith Montgomery of Woodensense creates breathtaking landscape paintings for home decor. But unlike the simple square or rectangular frames, these stunning paintings are framed within the intricately carved wood. This makes these artworks even more intriguing and undeniably beautiful at the same time.
Art
London-based badass makeup artist Vanessa Davis, popularly known as The Skulltress, is highly drawn to skull symbolism – which primarily represents death and mortality. Her skull-inspired face art additionally features a live animal or plant next to the cranium. This way her makeup art highlights the fragility of life in a unique way. If we think over it deeply, it depicts how every living thing...
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DIY / Photography
Last month, we featured dreamy photographs by Indian still life photographer Vatsal Kataria, showing some of the unique places from his dreams. Now, the brilliant photographer is back with another innovative photograph series of two universes/times/views. Basically, his new DIY a project is all about recreating miniature scenes and showing the same scenes in two different perspectives.
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