Tough on Tobacco is a 6-piece progressive disco dance metal bhojpuri act from Outer Mongolia.
Kidding.
Tough on Tobacco is a humour-tinged pop-rock-reggae sextet from Mumbai.
Yes. I said sextet.
Tough on Tobacco (the name) is meant as an anti-smoking mantra.
We smoke too much!!!!
Tobacco is bad for you. It is addictive. If you haven't started smoking, DON'T.
If you have, well, too bad, join me for a smoke? … (but really, DO NOT START SMOKING)
ToT began in 2007 as a two-man (Sidd Coutto/Hans Dalal) production project with the sole intention of making music for music's sake. It took a year for us to find a sound we were happy with

Over the years the Indian sub continent has been brewing quiet a few underground rock bands, and in the summer of 2005 Chennai gave us Junkyard Groove. Ameeth Thomas, Siddharth Srinivasan and Craig Maxworth got together almost randomly and realized that they had something to contribute to the world of Indian Rock and Roll.

Ameeth started of his music career fronting a few other bands before Junkyard Groove, as was the same with the other guys. Siddharth the youngest of the ot played with bands that found there roots in classic and funk rock covers. Craig entered the music scene with a band that was pretty much a 'Rage Against The Machine' tribute band.

Maybe your reading this to find out more about Junkyard Groove. Or maybe you already know what ever you need to know about them, from Myspace and Facebook. Maybe you've seen them live at a few local rock competitions. Maybe you've seen them win every one of them. Maybe you've jumped around to heir music at shows like 'Rock In India', 'Channel V Launch PAD', 'Strawberry Fields'… etc Maybe you got a little to drunk and passed out before they finished heir set. Maybe you heard of them when they opened for the Dubai Desert Rock Festival. Or maybe you just came over to watch Iron Maiden and Incubus. Maybe you've listened to their music online and liked it. Maybe you hated it. Maybe you're sick and tired of waiting for their album to come out. Or maybe you felt better when you heard that the new GNR album might beat them to it

EKA (ay~kaa) Unity; Oneness
Having one and the same purpose
EKA, a three-letter sanskrit word, means unity, having one and same purpose. In musical terms, it means 'in unison' and for the band it means connecting and being one (EKA) with their innermost selves, with those who create music and with those who appreciate it.
EKA's Music
EKA calls its music 'Swatantra Rock' - music beyond music, time and boundaries.
To the band it means music ... which is born free ... with a purpose
... that has a feel of timelessness to it
... that knows no boundaries, geographical or that of the mind.
From Hindustani dholak to African djun-djuns, from Chinese gongs to Greek bouzouki there is a lot to get inspired from and even more to learn.
While composing & arranging a new song, EKA believes in going with the flow of music and developing it organically into a direction that the song demands.
EKA members find themselves blessed to have been born in a country, which has a rich legacy in terms of diversity of music and languages. With a blend of Hindi, Urdu and English, EKA's endeavour is to produce music that connects with every heart and every soul

Rabbi Shergill (born 1975) is an Indian musician famous for his debut album Rabbi and the chart-topper song of 2005, Bulla Ki Jaana. His music has been described variously as rock,Sufiana, and "semi-Sufi semi-folksy kind of music with a lot of Western arrangements."Rabbi himself has been called "Punjabimusic's true urban balladeer".

 A graduate from Delhi's Khalsa College, Rabbi was a part of the local hard-rock music scene in his graduation days. Inspired by Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Jimmy Page, Rabbi started writing his own songs and made a few demos. Rabbi Shergill (born 1975) is an Indian musician famous for his debut album Rabbi and the chart-topper song of 2005, Bulla Ki Jana. His music has been described variously as rock, Sufiana, and "semi-Sufi semi-folksy kind of music with a lot of Western arrangements." Rabbi himself has been called "Punjabi music's true urban balladeer". Rabbi's father was a Sikh preacher and his mother is a college principal and also a Punjabi poetess. He is the only son among the five children. After his college he started at the Fore School of Management but dropped out after a year

Killer Queen formed back in 1993. Their first public shows were at London University, following in the footsteps of the real Queen who had played their first shows there 21 years earlier.

By 1995 Killer Queen's UK popularity had grown to such an extent they secured a residency in London's Strand Theatre attracting nationwide BBC coverage - the first tribute to have a show in the West End.

The band's reputation continued to grow both in the UK and abroad. In 1999 they returned from a tour of and Europe and Russia for an awards ceremony in Leicester Square, hosted by Suggs from Madness. He announced they had won the award for "Worldwide Best Tribute Band”.

Slingshot, the winners of the first edition of Kingfisher Kerala Rocks, was formed in 2006. Before its win in Kingfisher Kerala Rocks 2007, the band had its share of victories at college fests in Kerala and Karnataka. The band changed its line-up to the existing line up 3 days before the Campus Rock Idols at Manipal.With Puli (pronounced poo-li) on the drums, Slingshot did manage to growl the loudest at Manipal. After the win at Kerala Kingfisher Rocks, Slingshot has opened for bands like Avial, Motherjane and Sepultura. Thanks to Kingfisher, Common Colors and Roland Bennet, Slingshot recorded its first album 'Half-Naked' which was unofficially released in the Great Indian Octoberfest. The genre of rock music which the band plays is'Folk influenced Sex-Funk rock'. Well, at least they think so. Currently the band enjoys listening to Queens of the Stone Age, Infected Mushrooms and Avial.

Slingshot, apart from its attempts at marketing music in revolutionary ways, is also working to get their music to the international stage with the new concept-albumwhich they are currently working on.

In 2010 the band was planning to release an EP. It was an ambitious decision, because Johnston and Akash had moved to Mumbai to pursue a course in sound. And Sujit moved Bangaluru to work with Gig box a prominent artist management and event company .The guys stuck on, and as per planed out did a hand full shows all big in their own right and concentrated on the EP. Finally in in mid 2010, the band step'ed in to the studio. They tracked three songs, recorded by Johnston D'Souza and Arshish Mehta. Johnston and Arshish had founded Frozen Faders-Audio Solutions.

Indus Creed is back! The trailblazers of the Indian rock movement return in a new, contemporary form. Call it IC 2.0 or Indus Creed in new form. Either way, Uday Benegal, Mahesh Tinaikar and Zubin Balaporia, the original frontman, guitar player and keyboard player of the pioneering band, are focused on the task at hand: to break new ground even as they slam it out.
It's been just over 10 years since Indus Creed shut shop. Many were perplexed as to why a band would suddenly call it a day at the peak of their success. After all, they were the first name on the lips of every Indian rock fan, with hits, awards and accolades stacked high and still climbing. Reasons and theories abound, but the truth is simple. The fellers were unhappy with the way the music biz in India was heading. It had become corporatized, crass and stifling. Additionally, they had reached a point individually where they wanted to explore different directions…musically and geographically.
Uday and guitarist Jayesh Gandhi went West, moving to New York City in 1999 with their newly formed Indo–rock and funk outfit Alms For Shanti. Nine years and many gigs later Uday returned to Bombay, where Mahesh and Zubin had remained. The axeman and keyboard wiz had both been busy too, separately making music as producers and collaborators in the studios, as well as with other bands. Uday and Mahesh first joined together with their acoustic band Whirling Kalapas, which began to make waves the moment they hit the stage. Zubin used to drop in to play the occasional gig with them. Inevitably, though, the three rockers couldn't resist crankin' it out loud…and the new Indus Creed was born.

Claudia Cazacu has positioned herself as one of the most highly anticipated new artists on the scene right now.
As a DJ, her sets build from minimal influenced tech-house tracks that progress with expert precision to spine tingling tech trance to destroy dance floors!
A bright new star based on quality and performance rather than hype.
As well as destroying dancefloors wherever she goes in the world, with recent gig destinations including India, Australia, Vegas, Italy, Poland and Sweden, Claudia runs her own label, ‘COUTURE’, produces a monthly radio show, ‘HAUTE COUTURE’, which is currently aired on 14 stations worldwide and receives regular acclaim for her own cross genre productions, with recent tracks signed to massive Dutch super labels Armada and Spinnin Records.