With a burgeoning thirty years of career Madonna has been reinventing herself from time to time and has proved the world that her desire to bring bold new ideas to the mainstream is unparalleled. But it seems like with the 12th studio album ‘MDNA’, the pop queen has decided to take a detour through her life and career.
`MDNA’ is a self-referential mix of the singers own material in its various stages. Setting the tone of the album to concise Euro-pop dance tracks, Madonna has tried to recall her glory days avoiding the emulation or recreation of the tracks....
With multi-platinum albums under his belt, Justin Bieber is all set to continue his dominance in pop-world through the Christmas offering ‘Under the Mistletoe.’ As holiday treat for Biebertron, the teen-sensation has taken up challenge to render some of the best Christmas classics with the help of his industry friends.
Bieber’s third studio album is a blend of old and new Christmas tracks featuring Mariah Carey, Usher, Band Perry, Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes and Boyz II Men. The 11 thematic songs highlight some of the good R&B tracks crafted with energetic music and expressive lyrics....
‘LULU’, a collaboration between rock-singer/songwriter Lou reed and heavy metal band Metallica is an avant grade album which sounds like an intriguing project delivering few promising tracks but later falls apart.
Conceptualized from the play originally written by the German playwright Frank Wedekind, its compositions revolve around the lyrics delivered by Reed with the instrumentals composed by Metallica. There are very few tracks where one can occasionally hear backing vocals by Metallica’s lead vocalist James Hetfield.
The album flags off with acoustic guitar ushering Reed's assertion in ‘Brandenburg Gate’. The screams at the background and the twisted guitar of Metallica after the first few lines work well together. The uniquely swaggering guitar supports the vocals....
Jay Sean the first Indian artiste to top the Billboard Hot 100 charts is making quiet a wave with ‘Hit the Lights' (The India Tour Album), which is a special offering to all his Indian fans. The album is named after Jay Sean’s latest collaborative single.. The energy and the beats is well balanced throughout the track. The singer has also produced two remixes of the single through 7th Heaven Radio and Club Junkies Radio. The remixes offers...
It doesn't take too long to get hooked onto singer Shakira's official FIFA world cup song Waka Waka (This time for Africa). The song features South African band FreshlyGround along with the Columbian pop star. After the song was released, and played on radio stations, South Africans were miffed since they preffered to have someone from their own country singing it....
I have had the opportunity of hearing Naveen Kumar at one of his recording sessions, and the way this self taught musician plays – it can drop your jaws – quite literally. But he is not all about impressing with his virtuosity. The notes that come out of his big bag of flutes that he travels with are truly soulful. And they have the power to send you in a meditative state without much effort.
The album opens with Heart Flute - a nerve soothing track. The album's liner notes mention that this was the song which Naveen composed after his father passed away, and that the tune was a way to communicate with God – so there you go – listen to the brilliant conversation. ...
Friday, the 7th of March witnessed one of the most melodious Ghazal concerts by an Indian personality in a long while. A rare event, that saw Padmashree Hariharan, the renowned Bollywood singer, perform a full-fledged three-hour Ghazal concert, was a complete treat for any connoisseur of Indian music, where one could indulge in intoxicating melodies by the whiz, and get tipsy and spellbound by the magic he wove through his voice.s being set gradually, and with the hummin...
India's 60th Republic day will be remembered for two prominent goof ups. Number one - goof up on the Padma Awards, and two, a foul mess up of the iconic song 'Mile Sur'. There was one commonality between the two though - bollywood, and a row over who was deserving. Though what makes Saif Ali Khan eligible for Padma Shri is something only the Government of India can answer, when it comes to the iconic song Mile Sur, i.e the Aam Junta song, the public took the baton in their hands (read mouse and keyboards) and expressed their angst, or say just used their freedom of speech on this special day. What really boiled their blood? Ironically, some of the key personalities from the world of sports, literature, politics and people went missing while undeserving bollywood newbie's smiled their way through the new Phir Mile Sur video. Jale pe namak or whatever they call it... The web buzzed with a thousand comments...
Folk songs have their own charm. They grow at their own pace, and then refuse to leave once they fall on your ears. And, perhaps thats one of the reasons why composers like A R Rahman and many others (Shantanu Moitra, Sneha Khanvalkar (Oye Lucky Oye, LSD) use folk references in their compositions, and travel to interiors of India. The references maybe in the vocals they use, or arrangements of the instruments. But having said that, folk music which is used in bollywood is too processed or 'commercially adulterated'. So where does one hear an aesthetic balance of both folk and contemporary? ...
Artistes - Ghulam Ali, Asha Bhosle, Aamir Ghulam Ali
Not all non-film music albums have a shelf life of more than six months, but 'Generations' - the work of Aamir Ghulam Ali (composer), Ghulam Ali and Asha Bhosle is mix of light classical music and ghazals. The 12-track album has three remixes, despite having classical purists like Ghulam Ali and Asha Bhosle at the album's helm. However, the album can do equally well even without the remixes.
After giving this a ear, it's certain that Aamir Ali has picked up the 'composing' nuances from his legendary father. But, unlike his father, his young son has pepped up the ghazals, or say, given it a younger feel to make it appealing to the masses. Anyway, one wonders if the album offers any meat at all!...
Since the band's inception in 2003, Poets Of The Fall have always had a knock down effect on their listeners. Right from the band’s first single Late Goodbye written for computer game Max Payne 2 to their last album Revolution Roulette. For those who don't know, the band had performed in India two years back at the IIT Kanpur during the Carnival of Rust-tour(2007). Poets Of The Fall comprises of singer Marko, guitarist Olli and keyboardist Captain....
India's 60th Republic day will be remembered for two prominent goof ups. Number one - goof up on the Padma Awards, and two, a foul mess up of the iconic song 'Mile Sur'. There was one commonality between the two though - bollywood, and a row over who was deserving. Though what makes Saif Ali Khan eligible for Padma Shri is something only the Government of India can answer, when it comes to the iconic song Mile Sur, i.e the Aam Junta song, the public took the baton in their hands (read mouse and keyboards) and expressed their angst, or say just used their freedom of speech on this special day. What really boiled their blood? Ironically, some of the key personalities from the world of sports, literature, politics and people went missing while undeserving bollywood newbie's smiled their way through the new Phir Mile Sur video. Jale pe namak or whatever they call it... The web buzzed with a thousand comments...
Music: Diganta Sarma
Folk songs have their own charm. They grow at their own pace, and then refuse to leave once they fall on your ears. And, perhaps thats one of the reasons why composers like A R Rahman and many others (Shantanu Moitra, Sneha Khanvalkar (Oye Lucky Oye, LSD) use folk references in their compositions, and travel to interiors of India. The references maybe in the vocals they use, or arrangements of the instruments. But having said that, folk music which is used in bollywood is too processed or 'commercially adulterated'. So where does one hear an aesthetic balance of both folk and contemporary? ...
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Generations
Label - Big Music
Artistes - Ghulam Ali, Asha Bhosle, Aamir Ghulam Ali
Not all non-film music albums have a shelf life of more than six months, but 'Generations' - the work of Aamir Ghulam Ali (composer), Ghulam Ali and Asha Bhosle is mix of light classical music and ghazals. The 12-track album has three remixes, despite having classical purists like Ghulam Ali and Asha Bhosle at the album's helm. However, the album can do equally well even without the remixes.
After giving this a ear, it's certain that Aamir Ali has picked up the 'composing' nuances from his legendary father. But, unlike his father, his young son has pepped up the ghazals, or say, given it a younger feel to make it appealing to the masses. Anyway, one wonders if the album offers any meat at all!...
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Artist: Poets Of The Fall
Label: Saregama
Price: Rs 199
Since the band's inception in 2003, Poets Of The Fall have always had a knock down effect on their listeners. Right from the band’s first single Late Goodbye written for computer game Max Payne 2 to their last album Revolution Roulette. For those who don't know, the band had performed in India two years back at the IIT Kanpur during the Carnival of Rust-tour(2007). Poets Of The Fall comprises of singer Marko, guitarist Olli and keyboardist Captain....
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India's 60th Republic day will be remembered for two prominent goof ups. Number one - goof up on the Padma Awards, and two, a foul mess up of the iconic song 'Mile Sur'. There was one commonality between the two though - bollywood, and a row over who was deserving. Though what makes Saif Ali Khan eligible for Padma Shri is something only the Government of India can answer, when it comes to the iconic song Mile Sur, i.e the Aam Junta song, the public took the baton in their hands (read mouse and keyboards) and expressed their angst, or say just used their freedom of speech on this special day. What really boiled their blood? Ironically, some of the key personalities from the world of sports, literature, politics and people went missing while undeserving bollywood newbie's smiled their way through the new Phir Mile Sur video. Jale pe namak or whatever they call it... The web buzzed with a thousand comments...
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