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{{Infobox musical artist
|name = Zero
|image =
|caption = Zero: Rajeev, Warren, Bobby, & Sidd
|background = group_or_band
|alias =
|origin = [[Bombay, Maharashtra]], India
|genre = [[Alternative rock|Alternative]]<br/>Rock
|years_active = 1998–Present
|label = [[Only Much Louder #Counter Culture Records|Counter Culture Records]]
|associated_acts =
|website =
|current_members = [[Blackstratblues|Warren Mendonsa]] <br /> [[Rajeev Talwar]]<br /> [[Sidd Coutto]]<br /> [[Girish 'Bobby' Talwar]]
}}

'''Zero''' is an [[Indian rock]] band that started in the late 90s. While they played what was supposed to be their last [[gig (musical performance)|gig]] at Independence Rock XXIII Mumbai on 30 August 2008, they have reunited since to play gigs on an annual basis, usually at the acclaimed multi-genre musical fest, [[NH7 Weekender|Bacardi NH7 Weekender]]. They are widely regarded as one of the best bands to have come out of the Indian alternate music circuit, with a fan following few others in the 'scene' have experienced.<ref>{{Citation
|title = Rock Street Journal Online
|date = 1 December 2007
|url = http://www.rsjonline.com/BandDetail.asp?ID=
}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>
{{Citation
| title = Mumbai Mirror
| date =1 June 2007
| url=http://www.mumbaimirror.com/net/mmpaper.aspx?page=knowmumbai&section=Leisure&sectname=Leisure&subpage=article&sectid=20&contentid=20070601215816313b4714a8&pageno=1
| format =
}} {{Dead link|date=May 2009}}
</ref>

Zero recently completed the "Two Zero One Zero" tour that ran through December 2010 to Jan 2011. The band returns to perform shows across various venues in India when all four members are in the country at the same time. Vocalist Rajeev Talwar is based outside India which is the reason why the band is not fully active.

Their popularity among collegians in India is rivalled by few. Their second album, ''Hook'' was a major hit with their fan base and was ranked as the #1 album of the decade by [https://web.archive.org/web/20091203124949/http://www.indiecision.com/2009/11/28/hook-the-inside-story/ Indiecision.com] where it is also available for free download. Hits like ''Lucy'' and ''PSP 12'' [http://www.last.fm/music/Zero/_/PSP+12%22] have enthralled crowds throughout the country.

In 2012, drummer [[Sidd Coutto]]'s blog work was adapted by playwright [[Naren Weiss]] for the stage, as a play entitled "The Horizon".<ref>
{{Citation
|title=NH7
|date=29 August 2012
|url=http://nh7.in/indiecision/2012/08/29/great-indian-blogologues-perform-pieces-by-local-bloggers/
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131109051710/http://nh7.in/indiecision/2012/08/29/great-indian-blogologues-perform-pieces-by-local-bloggers/
|archivedate=9 November 2013
}}
</ref><ref>{{Citation
|title = Stray Factory
|date = 27 August 2012
|url = https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=462584650428614&set=a.300818519938562.71745.111011295585953&type=1&theater
|access-date = 24 October 2018
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160119104207/https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=462584650428614&set=a.300818519938562.71745.111011295585953&type=1&theater
|archive-date = 19 January 2016
|url-status = live
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref> The New Indian Express called it "a poetic account of the failing spirit of the Indie music industry."<ref>{{Citation
|title = New Indian Express
|date = 9 April 2012
|url = http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article600292.ece
|access-date = 24 October 2018
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160329214005/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/chennai/article600292.ece
|archive-date = 29 March 2016
|url-status = live
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>

About their third and most recent album ''Procrastination'', this is what Split Magazine had to say:<ref>{{Citation
|title = Split Magazine Reviews
|date = 4 December 2007
|url = http://split-magazine.com/2007/12/04/zero-procrastination/
|access-date = 9 February 2008
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080213010711/http://split-magazine.com/2007/12/04/zero-procrastination/
|archive-date = 13 February 2008
|url-status = live
|df = dmy-all
}}</ref>

{{cquote|What do you get when India’s premier rock and roll band come out of slumber to give you a much delayed album?
Answer: The album of your lives!}}

==Discography==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Artist
!Album
|-
| 2000
| Zero
| ''Albummed''
|-
| 2002
| Zero
| ''Hook''
|-
| 2005
| Zero
| ''Procrastination''
|}

==Further reading==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080502130807/http://www.jammag.com/rock/show_rock.php?article_id=25 Standing by with ZERO!], JAM Magazine
* [http://split-magazine.com/2007/12/04/zero-procrastination/ Procrastination Review], ''Split Magazine'', 2007-12-04
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071012183735/http://www.gigpad.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=45 Interview], ''Gigpad'', 2004-08-30

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080210004941/http://www.whatmezero.in/ Official site]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Zero (Indian Band)}}
[[Category:Indian rock music groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 1998]]

Zero (Indian band) - Revision history

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