By Viplove Gupte, National Programming Head – Big 92.7 FM: Its unlike the good old days of music when the music directors were able to slip in their signature style in the variety of music they produced. The race to be excellent has made sure that each music director is able to churn out different music for every film. If you go through the hits of 2010,...
Frank Pawar, lead guitarist of metal band Devoid, introduces his band, the members and the kind of music they play, to Avani Bheda. Devoid is one of the two new and relatively unknown metal bands that will perform live at RockFort 2010 in Bandra on Sunday, the 26th of December in heavy- and death-metal frenzy. Excerpts.
Tell us your plans for RockFort?
We think this gig is going to be of epic proportions and we will surely contr...
Avani Bheda hooked up with Sahil Makheeja, lead guitarist of top Indian heavy metal band Demonic Resurrection, which will perform live at RockFort 2010 in Bandra on Sunday, the 26th of December in heavy- and death-metal frenzy. Excerpts.
What are your plans for RockFort 2010?
This time at Rockfort 2010 we plan to perform some of our more obscure songs that we don't play during most gigs. We also have a surprise with a few guests...
Rahul Hariharan, drummer of Bhayanak Maut, tells Avani Bheda that the extremely popular heavy metal band is ready for a power-packed performance at RockFort 2010 in Bandra on Sunday, the 26th of December in heavy- and death-metal frenzy. Excerpts.
Tell us your plans about RockFort?
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MUMBAI: Rock and metal music lovers can look forward to a frenzied evening of live performances by four head-banging heavy and death metal bands in Mumbai at the west end of Bandra. On Sunday, the 26th of December, from 5 pm to 10 pm, the west end of Mumbai in Bandra will explode with Rockfort 2010,...
MUMBAI: Radio Mantra is bidding farewell to the decade with a Music Marathon, the first phase of which kicked off on 21 December with a marathon of the Top 40 songs from 2001 to 2009. The series is being aired each evening till the 30th of December. And to keep the excitement going, the second phase will take its listeners through the Top 100 songs of 2010 on the 31st of December. This will be followed, on the 1st of January, with the Top 100 of the entire decade, featuring the best songs of 2001 to 2010.
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MUMBAI: This Christmas Red FM, the station for expression, is making wishes come true. In an initiative that brings people together, RJ Malishka is using the power of radio to try and fulfil the dear wishes of her listeners.
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MUMBAI: Radio Indigo 91.9 will celebrate the end of this decade through a special 2-part show called Bengaluru Hot 100 Of The Decade. The series will air on two Sundays and hosted by RJ Rohit Barker, who will count down the 100 most popular songs from 2000 to 2010. Songs ranked 100 to 51 will be aired on Sunday, 26 December, while those ranked 50 to 1 will be aired on Sunday, 2 January....
MUMBAI: Harrish M. Bhatia, CEO of 94.3 MY FM has received the CEO of HR Orientation Award at the recently held regional rounds of the 5th Employer Branding Awards 2010-11 in New Delhi. He received the award in recognition of the fact that under his leadership, the organization has succeeded in creating noteworthy benchmarks in human resource practices and employee relationships....
Bhatia said, I am overwhelmed to have achieved this award. Such prestigious awards drive me and the entir...
NEW DELHI: A grand music event was held in the capital to mark the 87th birth anniversary of the versatile Mohammed Rafi who left his listeners astounded with the variations in his voice and singing style.
Several young people, many of whom were born after Rafi passed away in 1980, rendered some of his most memorable songs in the programme organized by the Spectrum Music. Well-known musician Satish Popli's Doremi Orchestra rendered the music.
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