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Indie music is exploring new sounds and styles beyond rock/pop, metal in its different avatars, classic/ retro and dance music. Delhi based band ‘Ska Vengers’ has been playing ska music- an infectiously cool blend of Afro-Jamaican pop music with off-beats, shuffles- since 2009. The band plays its own originals and covers of diverse artists- from Soul, Velvet Underground to The Clash and RD Burman. Radioandmusic.com caught up with founder, frontman and keys man Stefan Kaye for a quick shuffle on the band and their music.
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MUMBAI: Keeping pace with the constantly evolving digital technology, the independent digital music platform Artist Aloud has now launched its services across various Web, WAP, Voice, App and DTH platforms. Aiming to further its reach, the platform is also aiming to expand by synergizing its services with other companies.
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MUMBAI: So today is Valentine’s Day and what great day to celebrate with your loved ones. The day was started well with Akshay Kumar and his loved one RJ Malishka. Red FM known for break through content and innovation in the radio programming ran a contest for last 3 days called ‘Mujh Main Tu’ which was a romantic song sung by Akshay Kumar for the first time in his career, from his latest flick ‘Special 26’.
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MUMBAI: Indian music maestro Dr Ilayaraja is all set for his first North American tour starting from 16 February. The maestro arrived at the Toronto airport with his daughter Bhavatharini and the first batch of musicians on 12 February. More than 100 artistes will perform at the ‘Engeyum Eppothum Raja’ live concert at three different venues. The concert will feature performances by KS Chitra, SP Balasubrahmanyam, Hariharan, Yuvan Shankar Raja, Karthik Raja, Bhavatharini and many other legendary singers and celebrities from India.
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MUMBAI: This valentine, Fever FM takes you through the journey of love with real life stories. The Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore stations are running reality based activities which have been created exclusively for the flavor of the day.
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MUMBAI: Cira Media, provider of content across TV platforms in India, has ventured into international music space with four English music channels namely, Clubbing TV, Juke Box, Rock TV and Dancetrippin. The channels will run tailor-made niche content targeted mainly towards the youth. The company also aims to launch television brands with International and localized content to affiliates and operators across India; facilitating distribution across cable, DTH, IPTV and mobile platforms.
read moreNEW DELHI: An order issued in October last year that all specified electronic goods including set top boxes have to conform to standards set by the Bureau of Indian Standards will come into effect from 3 April this year. The order of the Department of Electronics and Information Technology had said on 3 October 2012 that ‘all specified electronic goods including STBs imported or domestically manufactured must bear a self Declaration “Confirming to IS........ Registration Number”.
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MUMBAI: The internationally syndicated specialty radio show Passport Approved has added six new radio stations to their current lineup for 2013. As of this week, the Passport Approved Radio Show can now be heard on 107.7 KNDD “The End” in Seattle, Washington, 102.1 KRML in Carmel-By-The-Sea, California, 104.1 KRZQ in Reno, Nevada, 99.1 Radio Doble Nueve in Lima, Peru and on the German station BlendFM.de. In addition, InterFM in Tokyo, Japan is incorporating a monthly Passport Approved feature into their radio show Now What Can I See with DJ Yoshi.
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MUMBAI: digitalmusic.org, the home of music business association NARM’s digital initiatives, is bringing back its popular App Alley mobile, game, and app showcase for a second go-round at Music Biz 2013. The event will be held on Wednesday, May 8, from 11am to 6pm at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
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MUMBAI: Popular musician and programming head of a leading international music channel, Luke Kenny is all geared up for the launch of his directorial Rise of the Zombies on 22 February 2013. Taking the concept to the next level, Kenny associated with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India for a special ad campaign.
read moreMUMBAI: Inspite of a growth in the sector, the global mobile phone sales were hit by tough economic conditions and fell by 1.7 per cent in 2012, according to a report from research company Gartner. Owing largely to shifting consumer preferences and intense market competition, worldwide sales to end users totaled to around 1.75 billion units in 2012, a 1.7 per cent decline from sales in 2011.
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MUMBAI: Universal Music Group (UMG) delivered impressive first-quarter earnings that surpassed exread more
MUMBAI: Universal Music Group and TikTok have announced a new licensing agreement, marking the enread more
MUMBAI: Vianet Media, founded by Mr.read more
MUMBAI: Google initiated testing of the 'hum to search' feature in late 2023 on its YouTube Musicread more
MUMBAI: The worlds of art and technology have always had an intricate relationship, but in recenread more
