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BANGLORE: After a year or more of planning, dreaming, hoping and praying, the wait is finally over for Bangalore band Lounge Piranha. After two months of rigorous recording sessions in a studio in Chennai, the band finally launched their much awaited album, Going Nowhere, on 12 October. Amidst the ban on live bands and music in the city, LP still managed to pull a decent crowd of approximately 150 at the Alliance de Fran?§ais. The album is a seven song EP recorded and produced by Noam from Tel Aviv under the name of Mongrel Records.
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Digital storage solutions provider Verbatim has announced the launch of two new multi-media hard drives, MediaStation and MediaStation Pro. Offering up to 500GB of storage capacity, these state-of-the-art drives allow users to store videos, photos, music and films and then play it back directly via the TV or an audio system.
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MUMBAI: The heavily promoted Def Leppard concert, scheduled to happen on 17 and 19 October in Bangalore and Mumbai has been indefinitely postponed. E-18, the organisers have cited recent serial blasts in the country and other violent occurences as the reasons for this development. When contacted, E-18 CEO Farhad Wadia said, "How can you have a concert when there are bomb blasts in the country? Security was one of the main reasons why we had to postpone the concert. Eventually, the band also decided not to perform since the situation is too precarious."
read moreMUMBAI: Join Himesh Reshammiya as he hops on to Bindass Cash Cab, the only cab that pays for the ride and watch as he earns some cool money!
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MUMBAI: Mumbai-born composer Ashutosh Phatak will be releasing his debut album, Sigh of an Angel, under the Blue Frog label on 16 October 2008 at Blue Frog, Lower Parel.
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NEW DELHI: Shraddha Pandit, who has earlier done playback playback for films like Khamoshi-The Musical, Sangharsh, Khoobsurat, Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hai, Soch and Raju Chacha- has now come out with a new album for which she has not only sung but written and composed the lyrics The new album 'Teri Heer' by the 24 year old singer, combines Sufi and Indian genres and has been released by Sony BMG.
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NEW DELHI: Indian pop star Daler Mehndi has been invited by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to Islamabad as an Ambassador of Peace and Harmony. Daler Mehndi's first sufi album Bismillah is to be launched in Pakistan by the President himself. It is the first time that the President of that country has invited an Indian artiste and declared him an Ambassador of Peace and Harmony.
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MUMBAI: The ongoing Pranganga Swarotsov Sangeet Parampara celebrated in memory of Late Pt. Kishan Maharaj and Late Pt. Narayan Chakravarthy saw one of the highly revered Padma Shree award winner Smt. Sitara Devi perform on October 10, 2008. Though the danseuse was not in best of her health, Sitara Devi displayed such zest for life that audience stood up applauding for the courage she displayed at the age of 86. She entered the venue with a walker and was assisted by two people to climb the stage. But the moment Dr Soma Ghosh began to sing, she became the face of Dr.
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MUMBAI: It was one debt that Himesh Reshammiya would gladly forever repay. The actor-music director-singer paid an ode to millions of his rickshaw driver and cabbie fans in the concert that was curtain raiser to Bhushan Kumar's Karzzzz at the Andheri sports Complex on Oct 12.
read moreMUMBAI: British broadcaster Channel 4 has abandoned its plans to launch three digital radio stations as it struggles to cope with financial recession The broadcaster, reports say, can no longer afford the ?10 million cost of launching the service as the advertising revenues slump declined. Channel 4's chief executive Andy Duncan said in a statement that the decision had been taken reluctantly but the broadcaster had little choice as it was unaffordable for the enterprise.
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Times Music launched Shri Sai Ki Aartiyaan sung by the Queen of Melody Lata Mangeshkar.The album was launched at the holy premise of Shri Sai Baba Temple; Shirdi. The album is a tribute to Sai Baba who captures the heart and faith of millions of people all over the world. Usha Mangeshkar and the Priests of Shirdi Temple have also sung in the album.
read moreMUMBAI: Radio One posts 92 per cent growth in revenues in the quarter ended 30 September 2008, over the corresponding period last year. In a media release, the company maintains that this makes Radio One the fastest growing in �rate of revenue growth in the radio sector as compared to last years financials'
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MUMBAI: With western music exponents showing interest in collaborating with our Indian counterparts, at the fusion excellences – Pure Rhythms, organised by BEAMS saw one of world's best jazz pianists Jean Francois Maljean, sitar exponent Niladri Kumar and Bollywood's best discovered vocal talent Sonu Niigaam take the stage at the Bandra-Kurla Complex in Bandra, Mumbai.
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MUMBAI: At 86, she was trembling with fever. She couldn't walk without a walker and needed two people to assist her to climb on stage. But the moment Dr Soma Ghosh began to sing at the Pranganga Swarotsav Sangeet Parampara Fest than Sitara Devi the performer took charge. From the body of an 86-year-old, a 16-year-old danseuse full of energy emerged. Sitara Devi held the audiences mesmerized at Bhavan's College, Andheri to the voice of veteran vocalist and Bismillah Khan's only female disciple Dr Soma Ghosh's rendition for over an hour.
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MUMBAI: At WWDC 2025, Apple unveiled a major upgrade to Apple Music, powered by its new Apple Intread more
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MUMBAI: Shashwat Singh is a voice you’ve definitely heard — and likely rewound to hear again. From his breakout moment in Tamasha with “Wat Wat Wat...read more
MUMBAI: BUDX NBA House made its debut in India this weekend, transforming Mumbai’s Dome, SVP Stadium, into a vibrant celebration of basketball, music...read more
