|  29 Nov 2023

Rapper Panther talks about 'Galat Karam' in collaboration with Delhi Rapper Raga

MUMBAI: Rapper Panther releases a new independent song titled ‘Galat Karam' in collaboration with Delhi Rapper ‘Raga’.

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 |  05 May 2008

Euphoria band - 'The Indian rock scene is heading to nothing'

With Debajyoti Bhaduri aka DJ on the bass guitar, Benjamin Pinto aka Benny on the keyboard, Hitesh Madan aka Rikki on the guitar, Ashwani Verma on the drums, Rakesh Bhardwaj on the dholak, Prashant Trivedi on the tabla and our very own Palash aka Polly as the lead vocalist, the leading commercial Indian band Euphoria has simply more layers to it than seen by the audience. Radioandmusic.com's Aaishwari Chouhan explores these hidden layers in an interview with the band members with Palash as their spokesperson.

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 |  30 Apr 2008

Kailash Kher - 'We register our music to avoid lifting of tunes'

It's raining film offers for singer-composer Kailash Kher. The Kailasa trio is gung-ho about scoring music for Bollywood after a fleet of albums. From hit song'Allah ke bande' to triumphant albums Kailash Kher along with brothers Naresh-Paresh, has come a long way. In conversation with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer, the Sufi singer opens up about his journey to fame, stepping in the international arena and the prevailing plagiarism in the music industry. Excerpts:

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 |  23 Apr 2008

Mahalakshmi Iyer - 'I am a music director's singer'

Recognition took time to knock at her doors but that doesn't bother her. Although her songs like Bol na halke halke from Jhoom Barabar Jhoom, Rock 'n' roll Soniye from KANK, Aaj ki raat from Don have been hits, not many know that Mahalakshmi Iyer is the voice behind these popular numbers. In a conversation with radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer, the singer shares her journey of over a decade and her cut on the current music scenario. Excerpts:

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 |  19 Apr 2008

Radio One RJ Rakesh Kumar - 'The task at hand when doing a reality show is how to get a tortoise in a little aquarium and sell it'

Agent Rakesh as he's popularly known, is Radio One Bangalore's James Bond. Producer and radio Jockey Rakesh Kumar continues to woo his fans with his quick wit and satire. Director for major campaigns on Radio One like Gellrappo Gelli, Lakshadipathy, Summer Dhamaka, World Cup Cricket, College Champions, Bollywood Baadshah and many more, this young man's motto in life is "Every phase of life should be eventful and enterprising. Namita Gupta caught up with Kumar for a tete a tete. - Excerpts:

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 |  11 Apr 2008

Music composer Ram Sampath - 'Without honesty, the music industry will not survive'

After having accused the Roshans of lifting his tunes from Sony Ericsson's Thump jingle for the tracks of Krazzy4, Ram Sampath has been granted a 'huge' compensation by the court on Thursday. After the court's directive of interim relief of Rs 25,00,000, Sampath preferred to settle out of court for a reported Rs 20 million. The composer, a much relaxed man on Friday morning, clarified all the allegations against him and spoke about his fight for his intellectual rights in a chat with Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer.

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 |  09 Apr 2008

Rock band Dream Out Loud - 'Audiences in India are now looking forward to original music'

Dream Out Loud, the rock band, started about two years ago and continues to enthrall audiences with its kick ass live gigs. Chandresh Kudwa is the lead guitarist whose energy packed performances never fail to mesmerise audiences. For an introduction, Suraj is the voice behind some of hit jingles in the ad-world including 'You and I" for Hutch and has established himself as a singer/ songwriter and performer.

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 |  05 Apr 2008

Big FM RJ Harsha - Regulation should not hamper creative freedom'

A post graduate in Corporate Law from the National Law School, a TV anchor for the past nine years who has interviewed celebrities like Dr Rajkumar, H D Deve Gowda, Juhi Chawla and Sri Sri Ravishankar; Harsha has done it all in his 26 year old life.

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 |  31 Mar 2008

Swarathma vocalist Jishnu Dasgupta - 'Music is the common thread, but it's friendship that holds us together'

They are the winners of what is arguably the first radio talent hunt in India- Swarathma, the 'fusion' band from the Garden City of Bangalore who stood way above the 125 bands that started off for the RC-Live, Radio City Talent hunt. The band comprises Vasu Dixit, the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist; Jishnu Dasgupta the bass vocalist and bass guitarist; Pavan Kumar, back-up vocalist and Indian percussionist; Sanjeev Nayak, the lead violinist, Montry Manual -for drums and percussions; 19 year old Varun is the lead guitarist.

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 |  28 Mar 2008

Kavita Krishnamurthy - 'I used to crave to sing romantic songs in the movies but they rarely came my way'

One of the most versatile veteran singers in the country, Kavita Krishnamurthy has been away from the music scene in the country for a long time, but has made her mark by performing at fusion concerts abroad. Radioandmusic.com's Anita Iyer chats with the 'Hawa Hawaai' singer of the '80s for her take on the current music scenario, reality shows and some of the highlights of her 25 years in the music industry. Excerpts:

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 |  13 Mar 2008

Lyricist Swanand Kirkire - 'Entertainment is the basis to appreciation of music today'

Swanand Kirkire started as a theatre person and went on to work in television before moving on to the silver screen. Today, he is recognised as a lyricist who is a class apart from the rest, a singer who has broken the norms to try something different and has succeeded at it as well. Radioandmusic.com's Aaishwari Chouhan gets into a candid conversation with the man himself - Swanand Kirkire. Excerpts:

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 |  08 Mar 2008

Sufi singer Zila Khan - 'Someone had to speak about the first woman sufi singer of this country'

Zila Khan, one of the top women Sufi singers in the country is launching an album 'Zila, the girl child' on the Saregama label on 8 March 2008. The album talks about various emotions of a woman, including her sensuality. Khan is the seventh generation of an unbroken line in what is the oldest school (or Gharana) of Sitar and Surbahar in India, the daughter of the incomparable sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan.

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