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R.E.M. calls it quits
Published on 22 Sep, 2011 at 5:26 in Music | Viewed 72 views times | No Comments
New York: The rock group that shook the music world with its experimental, edgy sound and earned multi-platinum success and a place in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced on its website that it has “decided to call it a day as a band.”
“A wise man once said, ‘the skill in attending a party is knowing when it’s…
SRK’s ‘Ra.One’ music launched in Mumbai
Published on 13 Sep, 2011 at 7:31 in Music | Viewed 365 views times | No Comments
Mumbai: Shahrukh Khan recently launched the music of his ambitious project ‘Ra.One’ in Mumbai. He dedicated it to late filmmaker Yash Johar and his friend Bobby Chawla, brother of actress Juhi Chawla.
Bobby Chawla, who is the CEO of Shahrukh Khan’s company Red Chillies Entertainment, has been in coma since last year.
“I want to dedicate this album to Yash Joharji and…
A song and a story: Changing music of modern India (June 21 is World Music Day)
Published on 19 Jun, 2011 at 9:25 in Music | Viewed 254 views times | No Comments
New Delhi: You could call it a “desi” version of Bob Dylan’s social poetry set to music – novel to the ears. Contemporary urban music in India is drawing its soul from tradition, narratives from socio-political circumstances and beats from Western pop, rock and funk genres.
Journalist-turned-Bollywood composer and writer Neelesh Misra, who released his band’s new album, “Rewind: Nine Lost Memories”, at a concert in the capital Wednesday has…
Light, feel good music in ‘Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara’
Published on 16 Jun, 2011 at 6:47 in Music | Viewed 3,545 views times | No Comments
Film: “Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara”; Music Directors: Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa; Lyricist: Javed Akhtar; Singers: Joi Barua, Suraj Jagan, Shankar Mahadevan, Vishal Dadlani, Ehsaan Noorani, Gulraj Singh, Alyssa Mendonsa, Mohit Chauhan, Farhan Akhtar, Hrithik Roshan, Abhay Deol, Maria Del Mar Fernandez, Dominique Cerejo, Clinton Cerejo and Loy Mendonca; Rating: ***
When it’s Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy,…
Edgy, quirky music in Anurag Kashyap’s ‘Shaitan’ (Music Review)
Published on 24 May, 2011 at 12:21 in Music | Viewed 438 views times | No Comments
Film: “Shaitan”; Music Directors: Prashant Pillai, Amar Mohile, Ranjit Barot, Anupam Roy and Bhayanak Maut; Singers: K.S Krishnan, Preeti Pillai, Kalloist, Farhad Bhiwandiwalla, Hitesh Modak, Prashant Pillai, Bindu Nambiar, Colin Terence, Abhishek, Shradha, Suraj Jgan, Suman Shridhar, Kirti Sagathia, Chandan Shive, Ranjit Barot and Suzanne D’Mello; Rating: ** and 1/2.
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Bollywood Music
Published on 7 May, 2011 at 2:41 in Music | Viewed 102 views times | No Comments
