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  Live music should become a habit like movie watching: Nokia Music...
By: RnM Team 02 Sep 10 08:24 IST Filed Under: News

MUMBAI: In simple words, we can say ‘Bollywood’ rules the Indian music industry. Most of the Indian audiences enjoy soundtracks churned out by Bollywood Kingdom. After being lip-synced by popular filmstars, the track becomes an absolute super hit, may it be a romantic number or a bouncy, groovy item number. Apart from this every song receives boundless promotion through TV trailers and the country's dozen-odd radio and video channels that play it a 100 times.

Over the last couple of years, independent artistes as well as the bands are constantly trying to come out of the closet and revamp the live music scene in India that is yet to receive its due appreciation. Live music venues are gradually forming a popular part of India's nightlife, particularly in Mumbai, Delhi, Pune and Bangalore. These artistes not only play rock or heavy metal but also jazz, soul, electronic,...

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  Ustad Vilayat Khan remembered on his birth anniversary
By: RnM Team 31 Aug 10 16:54 IST Filed Under: News Releases

New Delhi: Sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan was remembered here on his 83rd birth anniversary.

Zila Khan, his daughter and famous Sufi singer, enthralled the audience with her performance on the occasion at a function last night, reports PTI.

A series of pictures of Ustad Vilayat Khan in different moods and with prominent personalities like Jawahar Lal Nehru, Shankar Dayal Sharma and Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan were shown to the audience.

The function was attended by family friends including Union Minister Salman Khurshid, Sahara Group Chairman Subrata Roy, social activist Nafisa Ali, former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar and Congress MP Rajiv Shukla.

Students from different city schools training under Zila Khan also performed on the occasion.

"Abba's brand of classical music is followed by most of the musicians today. Heritage music is to be taught in a...

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Special Report
  Squad of 9 lyricists pen down lyrics for Anjaana Anjaani  
 
By: Shikha Shah 24 Aug 10 18:02 IST
Filed Under: Special Reports
 
 

MUMBAI: You might have heard of multiple stars acting as well as making guest appearances in a movie, the superlative paradigm can be the Shah Rukh Khan starrer ‘Om Shanti Om’. Multiple composers creating music for a film is also not unusual but how about a long list of lyricists wracking their brains to write the apt and situational lyrics for each track for an album? 

Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra starrer Anjaana Anjaani creates a record as the film has a total of nine lyricists who have penned down the lyrics for all eight original tacks plus one remix version which completes the album composed by the hit duo Vishal-Shekhar. Is this the new trend dawning over the...

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Spice Counter
  A Mile in Indigo Shoes - Shweta Rao  
 
By: RnM Team 21 Aug 10 16:32 IST
Filed Under: Opinion
 
 

Nestled amidst a street of IT goliaths and residential flats, resides a radio station with a purplish/bluish sign that dares to play ENGLISH MUSIC.

Sorry to startle you like that, but it’s true. Radio Indigo in Bangalore is the only radio station in the city and 1 of 3 in the country that plays 100% English music. Considering that this makes us niche, different, unusual, whatever you want to call us, the kind of mortals who work here also have to be of a different making and order, right? Well you can decide for yourself.

Nice legs, daisy dukes, slinky dresses, buns of steel, abs that make you go whistle whistle. No that’s not what you’re going to see here. Not...

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Interview
  Babble Fish Productions director Samira Kanwar - Any kind of...  
 
By: Harpreet Khokhar 05 Aug 10 17:37 IST
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While rock as a genre is not widely popular in the country, its followers swear by it. Tapping the underground Indian rock music scene in all its grungy glory Babble Fish has brought the second season of The P-Man Show created specifically for the digital medium. The show gives a peek in the Independent music scene in all its grungy glory. Talking further about the slow yet increasing popularity of rock music and the viability of the online medium, Babble Fish Productions director Samira Kanwar in conversation with Radioandmusic.com's Harpreet...

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Just Talk
  DJ Darren Bailie - 'I am expecting a super response from the...  
 
By: Shikha Shah 09 Aug 10 16:32 IST
Filed Under: Just Talk
 
 

You cannot miss the track, Infinity 2008 if you are a regular party-goer. The track was blocking the top position of the European Billboard single charts and the tune even got honoured as Best House/Garage Track at the International Dance Music Awards 2009 in Miami. Darren Bailie the man behind one of the biggest dance hits of the past year is currently in India to be a part of the Wodka Gorbatschow Slip Disc festival to be held in the cities Pune, Hyderabad, New Delhi and Mumbai.

In an interview with Radioandmusic.com's Shikha Shah, the UK artiste gives a lowdown on his India tour, shares his love for music and the reason why he prefers to perform live.

What kind of music do you...

 
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Gadget Gyan
  Lephone unveils triple SIM handset in India  
 
By: RnM Team 31 Aug 10 16:39 IST
Filed Under: Gadget Gyan
 
 

MUMBAI: After dual SIM handsets rolled out by companies like Micromax, Lava, Lemon, Zen, Spice, Videocon and Nokia, mobile makers are now coming up with triple SIM phones. Here Lephone scores a point with the launch of A10 in the Indian market after Olive and Intex.

The new triple SIM (2GSM + 1CDMA) mobile phone runs on Symbian operating system and comes with a 2.2 inch display screen, a 3MP camera with flash light and 850mAh battery that gives a talk time of 300 minutes and a stand by time of 150 hours. The A10 is registered with genuine IMEI. 

Its multimedia features...

 
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