Jasmine Isa Qureshi (they/she) is a young queer and trans writer, journalist, wildlife filmmaker and speaker/presenter. They are bringing in much-needed perspectives as a queer, trans, South Asian, Muslim punk. Read our interview to find out more about her work in wildlife and nature.
Read MoreBack in March, we celebrated two years since we published our first print issue with an event at the Museum of Youth Culture in London. Check out this post for photos from the event and recording of the panel discussion we hosted on South Asian musicians in the alt scene.
Read More‘For Those We Lost’ is a compilation album raising funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians curated by Floralis and assisted by DJ Priya.
Read MoreLos Angeles-based self-proclaimed “synthrock pilgrim” Jangus Kangus has ventured into the wavy world of synth with her new album, ‘Echeveria Doorstop’, released last month. Jasmine Sankaran chats with us about her new album, experiences of growing up as an artist in a South-South East Asian household, finding kinship within artistic communities, and her future touring and filmmaking plans.
Read MoreFor our February spotlight interview, we chat with Hash Kodithuwakku and Ish Amarasinghe who run Sofftpunk, a small online shop based in Nottingham selling political and personal art that champions community, revolution and minority perspectives.
Read MoreProtest punk duo KILL, THE ICON! recently released their latest single, ‘Bourdain’, which explores the personal impact the loss of an icon can have, specifically Anthony Bourdain who took his own life in June 2018. Channelling the late Anthony Bourdain, Arun Dhanjal shares his thoughts on KILL, THE ICON!’s ‘Bourdain’.
Read More‘Nightfall’ is the latest and third self-produced single from British Indian rock artist Maya Lakhani, featuring alt rock production and poignant lyricism. Jay Mistry shares his thoughts on this powerful track.
Read MoreWe kick off our monthly spotlight series with Singaporean Indian creative and researcher Dil Kaur who wrote the first ever WEIRDO blog post and is currently a contestant on fashion reality TV show Project V – the Singaporean equivalent to Project Runway.
Read MoreSlam Dunk Festival announced more acts on their 2022 line up in November and it was an exciting day for many South Asian punks, with newcomers Pinkshift added to the lineup. But their lineup continues to fall behind on gender and racial diversity, leaving even some of the festival’s loyal fans on the fence about purchasing a ticket this year.
Read MoreWe’re excited to be premiering the music video for TEENAGE SEQUENCE’s upcoming thought-provoking single ‘The City Is Hungover’ on WEIRDO today. TEENAGE SEQUENCE is the latest project from British Asian songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Dewan-Dean Soomary who we interview in our latest print issue.
Read MoreExclusive premier of ‘Buddhist Monk’ music video by KILL, THE ICON. Arun Dhanjal caught up with the incredible Dr Nishant Joshi to chat about his activism, his new project KILL, THE ICON and debut single ‘Buddhist Monk’.
Read MoreOur end of month round-up for April is coming out a little later than we hoped, but we think it’s always exciting discovering music whether it’s a fresh new track or one that’s been out for a while. We received some great music videos and new music that you need to check out!
Read MoreHappy Bandcamp Friday! We wanted to bring you a list of South Asian musicians you can support today and in this article we highlight a few artists on our radar - more to follow next month!
Read MorePart of what we like to do at WEIRDO is get to know the people following our work here. We interviewed Minna Nizam (they/them) about the New York goth scene, their interest in the occult, tarot reading and balancing their Muslim upbringing with their Wiccan practices.
Read MoreBritish South Asian artist Shay Khan recently released new single ‘In Love^2’, a song about falling in love and not wanting to die during a pandemic.
Read MoreAlt-folk duo Naz & Ella today released their new single ‘No (Doesn’t Mean Convince Me) ‘ from their forthcoming EP (DE)HUMANISE. The track is a dark and haunting song about the normalised sexual harassment experienced by women and taking your power back.
Read MoreLA-based DIY artist flora released their debut single Something today on Valentine’s Day in honour of “the emo kid in all of us”. The emo-tinged bedroom pop track pulls you into overwhelming nostalgia with its mellow guitar riff and flora’s grunge-style vocals in the verses contrasted by a satisfyingly crunchy guitar in the chorus.
Read MoreBerlin-based grunge band Passionless Pointless released their debut album Passionless Pointless today on Vinyldyke Records. Fusing elements of punk rock with noise rock, Passionless Pointless bring listeners a dark and sludgy sound with the ferocity of punk, combined with melodic vocals and catchy guitar riffs.
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