4Paee prove again and again you can make music with…ANYTHING. Go ahead, name a thing and they can make a musical instrument out of it. A belt, a can, a pail, glass, the floor, and the list will go on. Rising to fame with a fantastic cover of Somebody That I Used To Know, they have now...

Bands around the world have similar stories: we met at school (U2) , we are brothers (INXS) and so it goes with many bands in Pakistan as well. Kharaj’s band members met at ICB G-6/3 and while Usman (Lead singer and Guitarist) leads a dual bandship with Saturn (another great band) Kharaj...

Osman Khan is the ideal portrait of a tenacious musician hell bent on achieving his goals. I’ve met a lot of musicians over the years, but none has been more tenacious, relentless and active in pursuing his music career. Osman’s a fair metal guitarist and can punch out some good...

It seems like expats are succeeding where our local artists are struggling. What’s their secret? Money? Access to equipment? Paying customers? (for concerts and music). Whatever the combination may be, bands from the UK, Netherlands, Stateside and Canada sometimes find success in their...

I like bands who don’t follow the pack. I like it when they break norms and they push their creative limits, especially the young ones like Sikandar Ka Mandar. It’s really hard to define their music, but I get a sense psychedelic folk in their songs. I just made that up I...

Pakistani musicians are churning out music by the bucket load despite all odds. We play a brand new song on The Drive Thru every night at 9:30 and we’ve collected a serious backlog. But one thing which is desperately missing from all this music is female artists. Of the few female...

Born in Canada, raised in France, singing in the UK, for Pakistan and India and their citizens all around the world Abbas is a sure fire mega star with loads of talent and a strong team to back that talent up. When I heard he had collaborated with my favourite music producer Rishi Rich, I just...

This name may sound familiar to you, Asim’s older brother has been in the music and radio business for quite a while, but Asim is carving out his own persona. He released this track on CityFM89 today for all his listeners, and it is a great start to what I believe to be a career which...

Mirage are comprised of Saad Hayat, Rehan Nazim, and Hasan Mahmud. They jsut came out with a brilliant sounding song called Zara Suniye To featuring the lovely Natasha Khan who’s based out of London.   Mirage feat. Natasha Khan – Zara Suniye Tou from Mirage the band on...

Shabbir Ali is a young singer from Karachi who sang a really interesting version of Bulleya which he called Glide Bulleya. His interpretation really caught my attention and I think he’s one dude to look out for. He’s got a new song called Na...

Music as a creative endeavour requires a skilled craftsman to build and arrange the sounds that melt in our ears and enter our hearts. One such master craftsman is Taimoor Mirza. Let me put a sound to Taimoor, remember the “Jo Mingle Karta Hai woh Wingle Karta hai” jingle for...

Tabish Javed inboxed me his month old song and video called “Kuttay” and the first thing I thought to myself was, “Not another song about dogs, which actually isn’t about dogs”. Noori had a song called Kuttay te tu Uthay which was quite an in your face punjabi...

Covers are a great way for a band to start their career. Covers are great for a live audience, as they’re very forgiving being caught up in the euphoria of a live show, but recordings tend to highlight weaknesses and if your interpretation of a song isn’t spot on or doesn’t...

The ultimate litmus test of a song’s popularity is if it is being blasted out of a hatchback in the parking lot of a shopping center. Nouman Khalid’s songs usually pass that test and you find his songs blasted through hifi stereo systems bigger than the cars they are in the most...

I first heard Bell during a City Session they did in CityFM89, my interest was piqued to say the least. I then got to meet the three gents at the studio and I talked to these young wonderful musicians about life, inspiration and music. They had just come back from a trip to the beautiful...

Kamran Khan (Kamijee) was the original pianist of Aaroh, and he since has released an album and just recently released Aankhein featuring the lovely Natasha...

The last time I heard a band sing the national anthem, was ummm, never. I remember Saturn using a piece of the original Pakistani national anthem in one of their songs, Salman Ahmed (Junoon) did an instrumental which everyone has heard and there have been countless more instrumentals, but...

Imran is the vocalist and Furqan is the guitarist and composer of Main Jeeliya, a PPB (Pakistani Power Ballad). Lot’s of energy and a lot of enthusiasm time is always the test for a new band like this.   Imran and Furqan Official Facebook...

So this song is for PTI supporters only. All other party people beware. A little late to the party but a song actually made after Imran Khan took the nasty stumble from the stage. Tsunami by the Rebellious Antagonists is another election song but it’s also the Imran Khan get well soon...

Naseer and Shahab have the most interesting story ever! I first heard of them when they were making heavy metal music which was only appealing to the hardcore metal fan. Good stuff, just not everyone’s cup of tea, and especially not very radio friendly. They started making this music...