One Direction mints 100 mn pounds just in two years
September 21st, 2012 - 2:32 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 21 (IANS) Britain band One Direction have reportedly earned almost 100 million pounds within just two years of their musical career.According to the latest version of TV personality ... Read more...
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Korn ready to please metallic music lover in you
September 4th, 2012 - 2:31 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) It's going to be a headbanging session for lovers of heavy metal beats as the pioneers of metallic music -- the Korn music group ... Read more...
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Rihanna, Coldplay team up to for Paralympic closing
August 27th, 2012 - 3:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 27 (IANS) Singer Rihanna and band Coldplay will reportedly team up for the closing ceremony of 2012 London Paralympic Games.The Paralympic Games, for the physically challenged, are ... Read more...
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Titanic hero’s letter to be auctioned
April 8th, 2012 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 8 (IANS) The last letter written by the heroic bandleader on the Titanic is to be auctioned this month. He along with his band played on while the ... 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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Won’t be here without social networking sites: Shadow Band (Lead)
January 1st, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The success of Tamil-English number "Kolaveri di" even before its official launch has proved the power of social networking platforms. Members of music group Shadow ... Read more...
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‘Kolaveri Di’ success proves power of online medium: Shadow Band
January 1st, 2012 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The success of Tamil-English number "Kolaveri di" even before its official launch has proved the power of online social networking platforms. Members of music group ... Read more...
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There is a music revolution on in India: Jalebee Cartel
December 11th, 2011 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 11 (IANS) There is no denying the fact that Bollywood is a major portion of the Indian music pie. But electronic music band Jalebee Cartel feels winds ... Read more...
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Metallica concert postponed, disheartened fans go on rampage
October 29th, 2011 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, Oct 28 (IANS) Broken barricades, torn posters, strewn equipment and angry youngsters - excitement turned into aggression at the Leisure Valley Ground here, as American heavy metal band Metallica's ... Read more...
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Dappy confirms & then denies N-Dubz split
September 13th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Sept 13 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Despite being quoted in a report by The Mirror, Dappy has denied that N-Dubz is planning to split. Just hours after The Mirror report quoted Dappy as ... Read more...
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Pipes ‘n drums: Jammu jailbirds play a new tune
March 28th, 2011 - 1:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, March 28 (IANS) Five pipers, five drummers, one on a big drum and a band master, all dressed up in red and black uniforms. Could be a band playing ... Read more...
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Rock music facing tough time: Foreigner’s Mick Jones (Interview)
February 13th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Michael 'Mick' Jones, the founder of the popular British-American pop-rock band Foreigner and a man whose ballads have sent three generations of listeners mooning ... Read more...
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Air Force band performs at India Gate in Delhi
December 26th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.26 (ANI): The Indian Air Force Brass and Jazz band performed at the India Gate for general public here on Sunday.The thirty-member band treated people with some of the soulful ... Read more...
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Far East Movement thank Lady gaga
December 3rd, 2010 - 4:02 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 3 (IANS) Music band "Far East Movement" say they owe Lady Gaga a huge thankyou for the part she played in their spurt to chart-busting success.The four-member band, of "Like ... Read more...
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Impressed Salman Allows ‘Underground Authority’ To Perform In Bigg Boss 4
October 12th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 12, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Aspiring rock band ‘Underground Authority’ has been able to impress the Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who has given the band a chance to perform in the ... Read more...
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Salman gets Underground Authority to ‘Bigg Boss 4′
October 9th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) Bollywood star Salman Khan, who hosts reality show "Bigg Boss 4", seems to be smitten by aspiring rock band Underground Authority as he has given them ... Read more...
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Williams, Barlow perform together after 15 years
September 13th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 13 (IANS) Singers Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow, members of the English rock band Take That, performed together live for the first time in 15 years for a charity ... Read more...
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Indian Band ‘Girish N The Chronicles’ At Suncane Skale Music Competition
July 7th, 2010 - 3:35 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 7, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): A Gangtok based rocked band "Girish "n the Chronicles', has become the first Indian band to compete in Suncane Skale a music festival in Herceg Novi, ... Read more...
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Indian rock band heads for Edinburgh Fringe Festival
June 12th, 2010 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Come August and Something Relevant aka STR, a young band from Mumbai, will be off to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it will perform at 22 venues ... Read more...
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Danish band Michael Learns… set to rock Indian fans again
June 12th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
By Ruchika Kher
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) Popular Danish soft rock band Michael Learns To Rock, also known as MLTR, is returning to India for the third time June 15 with the promise ... Read more...
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Supergrass announces their decision to split
April 13th, 2010 - 1:32 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Apr 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Supergrass announced on Monday that their decision to split. They released a statement about their split, which said that they have decided to go their separate ways ... Read more...
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Indian food on our check list: Backstreet Boys
February 15th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
By Shilpa Raina
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) On their first ever India tour, American boy band Backstreet Boys is not only excited about meeting fans and musicians - its members ... Read more...
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Five nations to take part in India’s first military music fest
February 5th, 2010 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Military bands from Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, France and Britain will participate in India's first ever military music festival here Feb 25 to March 9.
The festival ... Read more...
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22 Republic Days and counting…this musician plays on
January 22nd, 2010 - 5:57 pm ICT by IANS
By Ritu Sharma
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) When Master Chief Petty Officer Musician Ramesh Chand Katoch strides down Rajpath this Jan 26, it will be the 23rd time in a row he ... Read more...
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Absence Of Michael McCary Of “Boyz ll Men” Triggers Interest
December 22nd, 2009 - 7:43 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Dec. 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The pop band "Boyz ll Men" was the musical guest band in the finale of the reality show "Sing Off." Their performance was great, as usual, ... Read more...
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Nagaland’s longest surviving music band launches campaign to save lives
December 11th, 2009 - 9:07 pm ICT by ANI
Shillong, (ANI): Music for a cause is the motto of "The Squadron," the longest surviving band in Nagaland.The group has come together after a gap of six years to perform in ... Read more...
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Age Of Evils All Set To Release The EP ‘Get Dead’ Featuring The Song ‘Cruel Intentions’
November 3rd, 2009 - 7:07 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Nov.3, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Age of Evils, the Arizona based band has been in news lately as it is all set to release its brand new EP, Get dead which features ... Read more...
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Band of Nottingham Boys makes music with Indian chenda (Letter from Nottingham)
September 3rd, 2009 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Cynthia Chandran
Nottingham (Britain), Sep 3 (IANS) Indians living in Nottingham West Park village in Derbyshire have in the past month woken up to a sound from their homeland - thanks to ... Read more...
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Allen Shellenberger Passes Away AT 39
August 15th, 2009 - 2:01 am ICT by GD
Sad news for rock music fans; Allen Shellenberger, the drummer of the rock band Lit passed away after loosing his battle to brain cancer on Thursday. The fans of the rock band ... Read more...
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Former Abba bandmates to team up for new track
May 9th, 2009 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 9 (ANI): Former Abba bandmates Benny Anderson and Bjorn Ulvaeus are teaming up after a long time of 15 years, as they are all set to release a new song ... Read more...
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Two Abba members re-team after 15 years for new song
May 8th, 2009 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 8 (IANS) Two of former Swedish pop music group Abba' singers are set to premiere the first pop song they've co-written in 15 years.
The pair - Benny Anderson and Bjorn ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi Sufi-Baul musician enthralls Delhi
December 22nd, 2008 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Fifty-year-old Kangalini Sufia sings of freedom and god. The wandering minstrel from Bangladesh is a Baul folk musician of the Sufiana tradition - a blend of Bengali ... Read more...
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Jimmy Page snub might affect Led Zeppelin reunion
July 24th, 2008 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 24 (IANS) Singer Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin is upset with former bandmate Jimmy Page for not mentioning his name in his acceptance speech at the MOJO Honours ceremony. Now ... Read more...
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America’s oldest musical choir regales with classics
July 4th, 2008 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) What happens when a Yale man meets a roomful of cheering Indians on the eve of American Independence Day? They make music, sip Coke, dig into pizzas ... Read more...
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Norwegian jazz band enthrals Agartala school children
November 14th, 2007 - 8:27 am ICT by admin
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