SPYAIR Vocalist IKE Leaves Band

    Japanese pop rock band SPYAIR today announced that their vocalist, IKE, has decided to leave the group, following unsuccessful treatment for his ulcerative colitis. IKE states that the chronic disease was first discovered in summer 2019, and he eventually recovered, but it was found to have relapsed in January this year. Since SPYAIR's formation in 2005, IKE has made his voice...

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Tetseo Sisters From Nagaland Popularize Naga Folk Music

Kohima, Sep 26 : The northeast region has produced several artists who excel in the field of music. Now, a very popular folk music band from Nagaland, the Tetseo Sisters, has taken the Naga folk music to the national and international level.One of the most popular female bands from Nagaland, they sing songs known as "Li" (folksong) in the Chokri dialect of the Chakhesang tribe of Nagaland that tells...

Bob Dylan's Handwritten Lyrics Sell For Record $2 Million

By Dan Kedmey The most popular manuscript ever to apper at auction, Bob Dylan's original hand written lyrics for the 1965 epic "Like A Rolling Stones", shown at Sotheby's on June 20, 2014 in New York City. Slaven Vlasic—Getty Images Step aside, Sgt. Pepper Bob Dylan’s hand-scrawled lyrics for “Like a Rolling Stone”...

Listen to the Shillong Chamber Choir sing 'Baar Baar Dekho' with a jazzy twist

The classic tune from 'China Town' is reinterpreted.The country's most famous choral group is back with a new track. a reworking of the classic melody from the 1962 film, China Town...

British Musician Collaborating With Naga Band

Kolkata, May 27 : After assimilating folk tunes of Nagaland in rock music to make it catchy, Alobo Naga and The Band (ANTB) is now collaborating with eminent British music producer Tim Palmer for their new album."We play contemporary progressive rock music but put Naga folk tunes into it because it is very catchy and sounds different," the Dimapur-based band's lead vocalist Alobo Naga told PTI here.Their...

With A Loud Boom

By ALLAN MOSES RODRICKS The Hindu Coming Home With their debut album. Photo: K. Bhagya Prakash Junk Rock band Boomarang talk about their dreams, music and making it big in the music scene Some dreams are meant to come true and for Junk Rock band Boomarang, the dream of making it big came true recently. The Mizoram-based four-member band was recently selected by Universal Music for the...

Korean Band Biuret To Visit Nagaland And Manipur

Korean pop rock trio Biuret will be performing in India for the first time. The tour is an initiative by Korean Cultural Centre India, in association with Sevendiary.com (for the Northeast dates) to celebrate 40 years of Indo-South Korean friendship. The full tour dates are: November 29 – South Asian Bands Festival, New Delhi December 01 – Hornbill Festival 2013, Kohima December 03 – Maramfest...

Hot and High

By ANURAG TAGAT Heavy metal With a touch of glam Assamese glam/heavy metal band Filharmonix, follows genre rules by writing songs about people’s inner fantasies When you come across an Assamese glam/heavy metal band, you make the erroneous assumption that one of their best known songs, ‘USA’, is about foreign dreams. A quick read through the lyrics will explain the real meaning,...

A Photographer's Take On Miley Cyrus

The marketing of Miley By Lucas Jackson Does anyone remember what happened during the MTV Video Music Awards in 2012? How about 2011? I would wager that the last thing you remember from any MTV video related anything would be when Kanye West walked up and snagged the microphone away from poor Taylor Swift in 2009. Guess what, someone was counting on that this year. I haven’t a clue who, it...

Abiogenesis Rocks New Delhi with Naga Howey Music

Abiogenesis, the International Indian Folk fusion band mesmerizes New Delhi on 16th August at ICCR's Azad Bhawan Auditorium with their genre of Howeymusic and a new wind musical instrument invented by a band member, Moa.Abiogenesis performing at Azad Bhawan Auditorium, New Delhi on 16th august 13Dimapur, Aug 27 : It was raining cats and dogs at Delhi, but it did not deter the music lovers of Delhi...

Brandy's South Africa Concert Sees Audience Of 40 In 90,000-Seat Stadium

Brandy tried to bring her act to South Africa last weekend, but it almost didn't count. The "Boy is Mine" singer took the stage at the 90,000-capacity FNB Stadium to a crowd of merely 40 people. Brandy was intended as a surprise...

From Manipur Protest Band Comes A Rousing 'Lullaby'

By Gargi Gupta New Delhi, Aug 15 : “Blood soaked streets/ That’s my ground/ That’s where I play around/ Sound of gunshots/ That’s my song...”So go the lyrics of ‘Lullaby’ by the Manipuri ‘protest’ band ‘Imphal Talkies’ that, since its release in March this year, has become quite a hit online. Ronid Chingangbam, the band’s founder, frontman and lyricist-vocalist-lead guitarist, says he’s surprised...

Junk Band Boomarang Wants To Work with Vishal Dadlani

‘Aizawl’, ‘Mizoram’ are not names that one would be familiar with unless you’re a fan of home-grown blues and rock music. Boomarang, a four member band from Aizawl, Mizoram in the north eastern region of  India, has come a long way since covering angst ridden American band Rage Against the Machine’s numbers and playing their first gigs (including the Great Indian Rock- GIR) in 2007....

On A Musical Rampage

NICKY JATIN SHARMA Special Arrangement Rock 'n' Roll band Rampazze. Photo: Anand Gogoi Special Arrangement Rampazze logo Nicky Jatin Sharma talks to the vocalist/guitarist of Delhi-based band Rampazze, which believes in keeping the rock ‘n’ roll roots alive. How did Rampazze come together? We came from North-East India for pursuing our graduation in Delhi...

23 Best Music Videos Of 2012

The most innovative, clever, beautiful, and bonkers clips of the year. 23. Sigur Rós, "Fjögur Píanó"   22. Odd Future, "Oldie" 21. Jack White, "I'm Shakin'"   20. Flying Lotus, "Tiny Tortures" 19. Grizzly Bear, "Yet Again" 18. Lana Del Rey, "Ride" 17....

9 Bands To Rock For Hornbill Finals

Nine bands- 24 x 7, Pune; Ably, Mizoram; Gingerfeet ,Kolkata; Clueless Attention, Nagaland; Dosser’s Urge, Shillong; Four Fields, Nagaland; Adam’s Apple, Darjeeling, West Bengal; Titans ,Tura ,Meghalaya and Black Rose, Nagaland will battle it out in the finals of Airtel Hornbill National Rock Contest (HNRC), 2012 on Friday evening, which would start...

Why Do American Singers Sound British?

Blame the Beatles. By L.V. Anderson From left, Beatles John Lennon, Ringo Starr, George Harrison, and Paul McCartney in April 1964 Photo by AFP/GettyImages.For the newest James Bond movie, Skyfall, English singer Adele recorded a song with the same name. Though Adele speaks with a strong London accent, her singing voice sounds more American than British. Why do British vocalists often...

Boomarang Releases Album, Rock Hanoi

Indian Ambassador to Vietnam Ranjit Rae releasing the first Boomarang Music Album in Hanoi, Vietnam Boomarang Rocking in Hanoi, Vietnam Rockers Rules the Day in Hanoi, Vietn...

Boomarang To Go Live in Hanoi For Diwali

Indian rock band Boomarang will perform live in Hanoi, Vietnam on 17th November, 2012. More details will be published...Will keep you Pos...

In India, the Music Fest Comes of Age

By Isha Singh Sawhney Courtesy of Kunal KakodkarCrowds at the NH7 festival 2011 in Pune, Maharashtra. Music festivalgoers in India are a happy lot these days. After spending the last decade looking enviously westward, and bemoaning the lack of Coachellas and Glastonburys at home, festival options now crowd India’s social calendars. Revelers can pick from travel-worthy destinations including a desert, ...