‘Cocktail’ soundtrack youthful, delectable mix of sounds (IANS music review)
June 20th, 2012 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Cocktail"; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricist: Irshad Kamil; Singers: Neeraj Shridhar, Kavita Seth, Benny Dayal, Shalmali Kholgade, Mohan Kanan, Shilpa Rao, Sunidhi Chauhan, Arijit Singh, Miss Pooja, Neha Kakkar, ... Read more...
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Adele, Foo Fighters win big at 54th Grammy (Roundup)
February 13th, 2012 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Los Angeles, Feb 13 (IANS) British singer Adele and alternative rock band Foo Fighters emerged as the big winners at the 54th Grammy Awards. While Adele walked away with ... Read more...
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R.E.M To Unleash The First Track On Its Next Album
January 22nd, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Jan 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) "Accelerate" was the last album that R.E.M released in 2008. Since then, the fans have been longing to hear some new hits for the popular Alternative ... Read more...
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Real Music To Rock The Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival
January 20th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Some of the best names of the music world have been booked to come down to the Californian city of Indio in April for the Coachella Valley Music & Arts ... Read more...
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Is Bono’s teenage daughter dating actor James Lafferty?
December 31st, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 31 (ANI): Bono's teenage actress daughter is reportedly dating actor James Lafferty.According to JustJared.com, Eve Hewson, 19, and Lafferty, 25, seemed to be very close, as they watched the Leopardstown ... Read more...
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Toploader Unites To Rock Again!
December 6th, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Toploader first started operating in the year 1997, unfortunately breaking up after the release of its second music album ‘Magic Hotel’ in the year 2003. The members of the alternative rock ... Read more...
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Coldplay songs most likely to help people doze off
October 26th, 2010 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 26 (IANS) British band Coldplay's music has been voted the most likely to help people fall asleep.The band has topped a poll to find the best act for insomniacs ... Read more...
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Carmen Electra’s girl-on-girl kiss steams up fiance’s music video
October 22nd, 2010 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 22 (ANI): Former Baywatch babe Carmen Electra has set the screen on fire with a new raunchy video which has a steamy girl-on-girl kiss.Electra appears in a risque video clip ... Read more...
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Nirvana exhibit to open in Seattle
October 18th, 2010 - 12:07 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 17 (IANS) Popular alternative rock band Nirvana are set to be the subject of a major museum exhibition in their native Seattle.The exhibition titled "Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses" ... Read more...
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Muse song named best guitar riff of the past decade
October 2nd, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 2 (ANI): Alternative rock band Muse's 2001 track 'Plug In Baby', which reached No 11 in the UK singles chart, has been named the best guitar riff of the past ... Read more...
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Billy Ray Cyrus and Son Trace Cyrus Set Out To Hunt UFOs
September 8th, 2010 - 11:34 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Sep 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) With his alternative rock band falling apart, his former band mates suing him, and his sister Miley constantly claiming the spotlight, Trace Cyrus has decided to enlist ... Read more...
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Martyn Lenoble And Christina Applegate To Welcome Their First Child
July 22nd, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Los Angeles, July 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Musician Martyn Lenoble and his actress fiancee Christina Applegate are all set to welcome their first child together. A representative of the celebrity couple ... Read more...
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Courtney Love changes name
April 22nd, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
April 22, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Rock singer and actress, Courtney Love, has changed her name to Courtney Michelle Harrison, her birth name. She has declared that the name Courtney Love ... Read more...
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Martyn Lenoble Engaged To Actress Christina Applegate
April 17th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by GD
By Meena Kar
Los Angeles, Apr 17, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In the midst of divorces and infidelity issues this season, has arrived the good news of engagement. Christina Applegate, the Emmy Award-winning actress is ... Read more...
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Kurt Cobain’s Daughter Frances Bean Cobain To Make Her Debut
February 7th, 2010 - 8:51 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Feb 7, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The daughter of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love, Frances Bean Cobain is on the way of making her debut which is due to be released on ... Read more...
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Rock stars urged to think before appearing in TV ads
January 27th, 2010 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 27 (ANI): British alternative rock band Blur's manager has warned pop and rock stars to think carefully before appearing in TV adverts for big brands.Chris Morrison cited two examples, ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga named most popular artist online
December 19th, 2009 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 18 (IANS) British pop star Lady Gaga has been voted as the most listened artist on the Internet in 2009.
Starpulose.com reports, tracks from the star's 2008 album, "The Fame", were ... Read more...
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Mr Brightside by The Killers voted Decade’s Greatest Song
December 1st, 2009 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): American rock band The Killers' chartbusting track 'Mr Brightside' has been voted the greatest song of the decade.It pushed the highest UK entry, Arctic Monkeys' 'I Bet You ... Read more...
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Chris Martin praised for comedy talent
November 15th, 2009 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 15 (IANS) English alternative rock band Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has been praised for his comedy talents and urged to seek acting roles by fellow rocker Tim Wheeler.
Wheeler has ... Read more...
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Courtney Love reforms band
October 19th, 2009 - 12:32 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Rock star Courtney Love has reformed her band Hole and has been busy in the studio recording new songs.Love, widow of Kurt Cobain, threw herself into Hole after the legendary alternative rock ... Read more...
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Courtney Love reforms her band
October 16th, 2009 - 11:47 am ICT by IANS
London, Oct 16 (IANS) Rock star Courtney Love has reformed her band Hole and has been busy in the studio recording new songs.
Thesun.co.uk reports that Love will release a single in ... Read more...
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Muse remixes song for second ‘Twilight’ film’s soundtrack
September 23rd, 2009 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 23 (ANI): Brit alternative rock band Muse is set to be one of the bands contributing to the soundtrack of 'New Moon', the second film in the 'Twilight' series.The ... Read more...
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Coldplay constantly watch audiences during gigs to refine song lists
September 19th, 2009 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 19 (ANI): English alternative rock band Coldplay constantly watch their audiences during concerts so that they can figure out which songs they are enjoying, and eventually refine their set ... Read more...
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Radiohead may never roll out another album, says frontman Thom Yorke
August 11th, 2009 - 2:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 11 (ANI): British alternative rock band Radiohead may never make another album, the band's lead singer Thom Yorke has said."None of us want to go into that creative hoo-ha of ... Read more...
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Red Hot Chilli Peppers to jam after two years
August 1st, 2009 - 2:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) After being apart for two years, members of American alternative rock band Red Hot Chilli Peppers are set to reunite in October.
Drummer Chad Smith insists he and his ... Read more...
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Bruce Springsteen surprises concertgoers by teaming up with ‘The Killers’
June 2nd, 2009 - 5:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jun 2 (ANI): American singer Bruce Springsteen surprised concertgoers at a festival in the Netherlands when he teamed up with alternative rock band 'The Killers' on stage.The concert took place on ... Read more...
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Get ready for ‘MySpace Secret Shows’ in India
May 18th, 2009 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 18 (IANS) Members of social networking portal MySpace are in for a surprise - for they will have exclusive access to the portal's 'MySpace Secret Shows' which makes its debut ... Read more...
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Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ voted best album since 1981
April 9th, 2009 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 9 (IANS) Pop legend Michael Jackson's "Thriller" has been voted the best album since 1981 in a poll by MTV, reports the Mirror online.
One in three of 40,000 viewers ... Read more...
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Kurt Cobain’s $530 mn estate looted by trustees
April 9th, 2009 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 9 (IANS) Legendary alternative rock band Nirvana's frontman Kurt Cobain's $530 million estate is reported to have been looted by his trustees, reports the Mirror online.
Cobain left the ... Read more...
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Robert Downey Jr. wants Chris Martin for Sherlock Holmes film music
April 7th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 7 (ANI): 'Iron Man' star Robert Downey Jr. hopes that British alternative rock band Coldplay's lead vocalist Chris Martin will perform the soundtrack of his new Sherlock Holmes film.Downey ... Read more...
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Coldplay to take a break, so fans don’t tire of them
March 27th, 2009 - 11:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 27 (IANS) Members of British alternative rock band Coldplay are contemplating a career break once they finish their current world tour so their fans don't grow sick of their ... Read more...
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Nirvana band member regrets failure to save Cobain
March 13th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 13 (IANS) Legendary alternative rock band Nirvana's bassist Krist Novoselic regrets that he was not able to prevent the band frontman Kurt Cobain from committing suicide.
Novoselic warned Cobain to steer ... Read more...
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Pete Wentz credits son Bronx for helping him combat bipolar disorder
March 4th, 2009 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 4 (ANI): American rock star Pete Wentz says that his little son Bronx Mowgli has helped him keep his bipolar disorder under control.
Wentz, best known as the bassist for ... Read more...
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Sick Morrissey scarps world tour opening
March 1st, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 1 (ANI): Morrissey has cancelled the first dates of his world tour due to illness, it has emerged.The former Smiths frontman was set to kick off the jaunt on ... Read more...
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Morrissey, Johnny Marr getting back together for Smiths reunion?
December 11th, 2008 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, December 11 (ANI): The Smiths may be getting back together after the bands vocalist Morrissey and guitarist Johnny Marr were said to be back on speaking terms.The alternative rock band, ... Read more...
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