Turning Up The Temperature With Cory Stewart And Jxckson’s Grab The Fire
In this conversation with the two artists, we learn more about their influences, hometowns, and their favourite song they've created so far.
Archive for authorSaachi Gupta
Saachi Gupta is an LGBTQ+ activist, animal lover and the author of 'With Love, or Something Like That.' She is a strong believer in equality amongst mankind.
10 Queer Love Songs To Save The World
Queer love songs, to me, are especially important. There is something different about the queer experience — a sort of solidarity that comes with acceptance. After LGBTQA+ relationships being deemed lustful and threatening for so many years, it is comforting to see the rise of heart-warming queer love songs from musicians worldwide.
Exploring The Intricacies Of Fame And Relationships In Plastic Hearts
All in all, Plastic Hearts is an unexpected but competent follow-up to the extraordinary She is Coming EP. With this record, Miley Cyrus proves, for the hundredth time, that when it comes to music, she knows what she is doing.
Contact: The First In The Story Of A Lost Astronaut
From the North of India, The Daily Slow or Amrita, is a lesbian, trans and disabled bedroom producer. Her music is unique and stunning, and Contact is only the beginning.
A Journey To Unapologetic Queerness With Sam Smith
Smith's newest album Love Goes is perhaps the freest and queerest of all their records. “A celebration of youth and music”, the album has 17 tracks, and is surprisingly, Smith's first real breakup album. The twist, though, is that it is a feel-good break up album.
“Sirf Tere Liye” And Genre-Bending Music: A Conversation With HelloDuck
Speaking with Manish Das of HelloDuck, we learn more about their music, inspirations and future plans.
An Open Letter To Richard Siken
A year later, here is An Open Letter to Richard Siken, and the hope that things only get better from here:
Renaissance
Amal's eyes are wide now, her mouth hanging open like she lost the words that she was about to say. She blinks furiously, and Inaya's not sure if they're tears or just raindrops.
The Heartwarming Magic Of “I Am Who I Am”
The band that entered the musical scene in 2013 with “Head Held High” — a moving song dedicated to the LGBTQ+ Community — has now stepped out of its comfort zone by experimenting with a-capella.
Reflection And Contemplation In Troye Sivan’s “In A Dream” EP
In any case, the EP is quintessentially Troye: vulnerable and honest, even as the sound dips into electronic pop.
Powerful Poetry And Intersectional Feminism: A Conversation With Farida D
Amongst feminist poetry, her work, such as The List of Shit That Made Me A Feminist series, is bold and unapologetic, showcasing the common experiences of women all over the world. It gives rise to feelings of solidarity, along with the resolve to create change and emerge from the ruins, stronger than ever.
Coup Jean’s ‘Aloe’: An Album To Remember
Aloe was created by these life-changing experiences, these feelings that Jean couldn't seem to get rid of. 33 minutes long with five tracks, one bonus track and a reprisal, Aloe is a love letter to grief and its five stages.
Growth And Healing: A Conversation With Coup Jean
With mainly jazz, soul and pop influences in addition to stunningly vulnerable lyrics, “Aloe” is Coup Jean's debut album, and a brilliant one at that.
How Girl In Red Transformed Dream Pop
In the past three years, Girl in Red has become a household name for young queer girls everywhere. She has become the queer pop icon she always craved when she was younger, and as an out lesbian, her music is defiant and unabashedly queer.
12 Desi-Queer DJs To Look Out For
In the past few years. Deejaying has grown as a profession, and with it, several Desi and openly queer DJs have entered the scene as well. Their work creates a feeling of solidarity and togetherness, and becomes a safe space that is much needed in a community that is only just emerging.
The Mind Of Mxmtoon: Maia And Her Magical Music
Identifying as a “young bisexual woman of colour from a family of immigrants”, Maia claims that her bisexuality isn’t something that she thinks about too much on a day to day basis– that being said, she is proud to be a member of the LGBTQA+ community.
Transcending The Limits Of Music With DOV
DOV's music is hypnotic, to say the least. It is stunning and beautiful, every song powerful in a different way.
Why Ruskin Bond’s ‘Delhi is Not Far’ Is A Breath of Fresh Air
Based in the sixties, in the small town of Pipalnagar where nothing ever happens, the story is told from the point of view of Arun, an aspiring writer, who aims to one day live in Delhi. While the town of Pipalnagar is almost a character of the story in itself, Arun is only living there because he doesn’t have anywhere else to go.
Poem: Disintegration
For you made my world a little happier,
Made my heart a little full
Made my life a little brighter,
Love used to be a mouthful.
Queer Desi Musician Somaya on Her Newest Single “Do You Ever”.
The song is strikingly genuine, and it is hard not to get caught up in the emotions it expresses, and feel just as lost as the singer themselves. It is clear how much this relationship meant to Somaya, and it is easy to understand every emotion expressed in the song.
