|  30 May 2009

Ambika Soni takes charge on 1 June

NEW DELHI: Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni is expected to formally assume charge on 1 June. Soni, however, met senior I&B and Prasar Bharati officials today to apprise herself of the working of her ministry. Soni said today that the primary aim of her ministry would be to...

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 |  30 May 2009

Chennai Live 104.8 FM to air international DJ music show

MUMBAI: Muthoot Group's Chennai Live 104.8 FM is launching an international dance programming show starting 4 June. "We have experimented by playing local DJ music all along and now we are taking it forward by playing international dance DJ music," says Chennai Live chief programming officer...

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 |  30 May 2009

Oxford Bookstore, Mumbai resounds with the performance of Indian Bob Dylan - Susmit Bose

MUMBAI: Oxford Bookstore, Mumbai hosted today, a musical evening with the renowed urban folk singer Susmit Bose, whom we all know as the �Indian Bob Dylan'. The singer with his electrifying performance around his new albums namely �Song of the Eternal Universe', �Public Issue' and �Be the...

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 |  30 May 2009

Virgin Mobile Rockathon ends with Raghu Dixit Project performance

BANGALORE:  The Virgin Mobile 24X7 Rockathon successfully completed 100 hours of continuous live music performance at 3:00 pm on Friday. The Rockathon ended with  Raghu Dixit's popular fare of Hindi and Kannada music. The 100 hour concert was organised to celebrate Virgin Mobile's new music phone...

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 |  30 May 2009

IRF: DRM envisions new revenue streams for FM

MUMBAI: The session by Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) at the India Radio Forum 2009 appraised India's private broadcast industry about the benefits of conversion of traditional analog FM bands into digital arena. Addressed by DRM Chairman Distribution Interfaces and vice chairman DRM technical...

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 |  30 May 2009

Loop mobile shadows RJ Mantra for promotions

MUMBAI: After the extensive rebranding exercise undertaken by Loop Mobile (earlier BPL Mobile) to announce its change of name, the brand has announced a new campaign vouching its network to be 'as inseparable as your shadow'. The campaign is being leveraged across radio and print media.

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 |  30 May 2009

Galeej Gurus perform at the History Rocks III concert

BANGALORE: Bangalore band Galeej Gurus paid tribute to the Gods of Rock through its performance at the Hard Rock Caf?©, Bangalore for the third edition of History Rocks for Fox Entertainment and History Channel last night. The five member band comprising of Aanath Menon (vocals/guitar), Nathan Lee...

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 |  30 May 2009

Together Through Life

Artist: Bob Dylan Label: Columbia Records Rating: 5/5 Dylan's 33rd studio album Together Through Life is a steal - be it a Dylan fan (well, they shouldn't miss this at all) or someone who has just started listening to him (I wonder if there's anybody, other than newly born babies).

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 |  30 May 2009

Global Entertainment & Technology businesses gather at Asian Music Industry event

MUMBAI: Over 300 companies will be in Hong Kong next week (June 2-4) to attend, sponsor or partner with Music Matters – the Asia Pacific Music Forum. Asia Pacific's music industry event, now in its fourth year, is continuing to draw much attention, even at a time when the global economic downturn...

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 |  29 May 2009

Suryan FM to conduct a rally on 31st of May on the eve of Anti tobacco Day

MUMBAI: Trichy's  No: 1 FM station , Suryan 93.5 FM,  in association with Dinakaran and KMC Hospital has planned to organize a two wheeler  rally on 31st of May, 2009 to create awareness on the ill effects of tobacco usage. Trichy district collector Thiru T. Soundaih will be flagging off the event...

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 |  29 May 2009

Chak De singer laps an international venture

MUMBAI: Krishna Beura who sung the track �Maula Mere' in Shimit Amin's �Chak De India' (2007) has bagged an international project with Girish Malik's �Guns and Heroes'. Krishna is rendering vocals to two tracks of the movie out of which one is the theme song of the movie, incidentally again...

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 |  29 May 2009

T-Series' Kajraare set to hit the screens on October 16, 2009

MUMBAI: T-Series' Kajraare produced by Bhushan Kumar & Krishan Kumar starring Himesh Reshammiya, Mona Laizza, Amrita Singh, Adnan Shah, Natasha Sinha, Gaurav Chanana, Jawed Sheikh  and Gulshan Grover is slated to release on 16th October 2009.

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 |  29 May 2009

Heat will go away...Radio Mirchi water tankers on its way

MUMBAI: To address the water scarcity problems in Delhi for the second consecutive year, Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, India's hottest Radio station has announced its summer rescue campaign – �Shielding May Mayhem'. An initiative to lend a helping hand to facilitate Delhiites with water tankers, �...

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 |  29 May 2009

Sirius to broadcast Dave Matthews Band Radio on 3 channels

MUMBAI: Starting 1 June, Dave Matthews Band Radio will broadcast week-long on Sirius XM's Jam_On channel, Sirius channel 17 and XM channel 56. This coincides with the release of the band's latest studio album Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King that will be released worldwide on 2 June. Sirius XM...

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