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Ray Manzarek of The Doors passes awayRay Manzarek, passed away yesterday at the RoMed…
Daft Punk’s new album climbs the iTunes chartsRandom Access Memories, electronica duo Daft Punk's new offering…
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Yeh Tune Kya Kiya - Seriously!Sound Box reviews Once Upon a Time In Mumbai…
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Reviewed : Tough On TobaccoAlbum: Big Joke Artist: Tough on Tobacco Label:…
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Author Archives: Divya Naik
Abbey Road Studios make in roads to India
The famed studios located in United Kingdom shall now be accessible to the Indian music fraternity with Bohemia Junction representing them So you have always been tripping to the mixes of The Beatles, Radiohead, Queen, David Bowie and the likes … READ MORE
Posted in Buzz, Main Story, Show Case
Tagged Abbey Road, Abbey Road Studios, Andrew T. Mackay and Shantanu Hudlikar, Bohemia Junction, Shreya Naik, Sound Box, Sound Box explores, sound box india, sound box india music, sound box mag, Sound Box Magaizne, sound box magazine, sound box magazine india, Sound Box Music India, sound box music magazine, Sound Box Team, Sound Box Trade, Sound Box Trade Music Magazine
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Priyanka-Pitbull collaboration is barely as ‘Exotic’
If one is expecting a repeat of the simple melody that Priyanka Chopra managed to pull off with In My City, they better ready themselves for a dose of disappointment. Yes, despite having a heavyweight artist such as Pitbull, Exotic … READ MORE
Posted in Buzz, Main Story, Show Case, Showcase
Tagged desi girl, In My City, pardesi babu ne iss desi dil ko maan liya, Pitbull, Priyanka Chopra, Sound Box, sound box india, sound box india music, Sound Box Magaizne, sound box magazine, sound box music, sound box music magazine, sound box music trade magazine, Sound Box Team, Sound Box Trade, Sound Box Trade Magazine, Sound Box Trade Music Magazine
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Sonic Riot
The Indian pro audio industry is estimated at a whopping nine billion as of 2012. With Palm Expo 2013 having registered a footfall of 10,000 as against the Music Expo which saw only 5,000 to 6,000 enthusiasts, we take a … READ MORE
Posted in Features
Tagged APart Audio and Televic Conference, Davinder Wadhwa, Denon, DJ Tech, DNA Networks, G M Audios CEO Udaynarayan, Gemini, Harman and Sennheiser, L-Acoustics, Marantz Professional, Modern Stage Services, Narain Motwani., Nexo and Allen and Heath, Nikhil Chinapa, palm expo 2013, Pioneer and NX Audio, pro audio brands, Roland MC303, Shure, Sound Box explores, sound box india, sound box india music, Sound Box Magaizne, sound box magazine, sound box magazine india, sound box music magazine, sound box music trade magazine, Sound Box Trade Magazine, Sound Box Trade Music Magazine, Studiomaster Professional, sunburn, Yamaha
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Reviewed : Tough On Tobacco
Album: Big Joke Artist: Tough on Tobacco Label: Independent In less than two minutes listening to Big Joke, you will relax in a pleasant haze. Sid Coutto’s relaxed attitude to song-writing and subtle yet masterful instrumentation all come together to … READ MORE
Posted in Non Film Reviews
Tagged Big Big Joke, Big Joke, Do What You Gotta Do, Nice, Sid Coutto’s, Sound Box explores, Sound Box Magaizne, sound box magazine, sound box magazine india, sound box music, Sound Box Music India, sound box music magazine, sound box music trade magazine, Sound Box Team, Tough on Tobacco, Yahweh
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The Men Behind The Mask – Daft Punk On Random Access Memories
One of the most acclaimed artists in the dance electronica music scene, Daft Punk’s new album Random Access Memories broke records on Spotify and iTunes, elevating the fans’ anticipation to a new level altogether. The French duo have keep the … READ MORE
Posted in Interviews
Tagged Daft Punk albums, Pharrell, Random Access memories, Sebastian Tellier, Sound Box explores, sound box india, sound box india music, sound box mag, sound box magazine, sound box magazine india, sound box music, sound box music magazine, sound box music trade magazine, Sound Box Trade Magazine, Sound Box Trade Music Magazine
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Yeh Tune Kya Kiya – Seriously!
Sound Box reviews Once Upon a Time In Mumbai Dobara’s first single by Pritam Milan Lutria has maintained his loyalty toward Pritam by working with him again for the sequel of Once Upon A Time In Mumbai. The very first … READ MORE
Posted in Film Reviews, Guide
Tagged Aashiqui2, Javed Bashir's, Milan Lutria, Once Upon a Time in Mumbai, Pritam, Rajat Arora, Sound Box explores, sound box india, sound box india music, sound box mag, sound box magazine, sound box magazine india, sound box music, Sound Box Music India, sound box music trade magazine, Sound Box Team, Sound Box Trade, Sound Box Trade Magazine, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani, Yeh Tune Kya Kiya
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Anand Audio ropes Sonu, Mika,Kailash Kher for Victory
Karnataka based Anand Audio is putting in their best efforts to ensure that music of their home production Victory gets noticed.Label head Mohan Chabbria reveals that the film being their home production, they were involved in the making of the music since the scratch. … READ MORE
Posted in Buzz, Main Story, Show Case, Showcase
Tagged Anand Audio, Arjun Janya., head Mohan Chabbria, Janya, Kailash Kher, Kailash Kher and Vijay Prakash, Kaviraj, lyricists Jayanth Kaikini, Mika, Mika Singh, Sonu, Sonu Nigam, Sound Box explores, Sound Box Magaizne, sound box magazine, sound box magazine india, sound box music magazine, sound box music trade magazine, Sound Box Team, Sound Box Trade Magazine, Sound Box Trade Music Magazine
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Spotify nails Pink Floyd
The entire catalogue of the 80s rockers Pink Floyd is now available on Spotify. Fans streamed the song Wish You Were Here more than a million times in four days over the last weekend. The band promised to release the … READ MORE
Posted in Buzz, Main Story, Show Case, Showcase
Tagged Led Zeppelin and AC/DC., Pink Floyd, sound box india music, sound box magazine, sound box magazine india, sound box music, sound box music magazine, sound box music trade magazine, Sound Box Team, Sound Box Trade, Sound Box Trade Magazine, Spotify, The Beatles
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Coke Studio announces Season 3 Line up
AR Rahman, Salim-Sulaiman, Amit Trivedi, Ram Sampath, Clinton Cerejo, Hitesh Sonik and Papon to be part of the series. Coke Studio@MTV has announced the line-up of music producers to feature in its third season, scheduled to be aired in August … READ MORE
Posted in Buzz, Main Story, Show Case, TV news
Tagged Aditya Swamy, Amit Trivedi, AR Rahman, Chaudhari and more, Clinton Cerejo, Coca-Cola India Director, Coke Studio@MTV, Hitesh Sonik, Hitesh Sonik and Papon, Husna, Madari, Mtv, MTV Channel Head Aditya Swamy, Ram Sampath, Saathi Salaam, Salim-Sulaiman, Sound Box explores, sound box india music, Sound Box Magaizne, sound box magazine, sound box magazine india, sound box music, Sound Box Music India, sound box music magazine, sound box music trade magazine, Sound Box Trade, v, WinitTickoo
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Alobo Naga and the Band rope in Tim Palmer for their debut
Popular Northeastern alternative band Alobo Naga and the Band are readying their debut full length album. The band is in fairly advanced talks with major record labels in the country who are keen to sign them up on their roster. … READ MORE
Posted in Buzz, Main Story, Show Case
Tagged Alobo Naga, Alobo Naga and the Band, David Bowie, Evolve, HIM, Indus Creed, Jason Mraz and Goo Goo Dolls, Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne, sound box magazine, sound box music magazine, sound box music trade magazine, Sound Box Trade Magazine, Tim Palmer, v, Zepplein
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Reviewed: Random Access Memories
Album: Random Access memories Artist: Daft Punk Label: Columbia Give Life Back To Music latest foray brings in almost every genre and idea in music history into a relaxed yet brilliantly thought out album. Give Life Back To Music is the … READ MORE
Posted in Non Film Reviews
Tagged ABBA, Daft Punk, Daft Punk Random Access Memories, Fragments Of Time, Give Life Back To Music, Lose Yourself To Dance, Michael jackson, Pink Floyd, Random Access memories, Sound Box, Sound Box explores, sound box india, sound box mag, Sound Box Magaizne, sound box magazine, sound box magazine india, sound box music, Sound Box Music India, sound box music magazine, sound box music trade magazine, Sound Box Team, Sound Box Trade, Sound Box Trade Music Magazine, Sound Box Trasw, v
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RPG’s Music World chain to shut stores from July 1
Piracy and digitalisation seem to have plagued the music business and created a huge dent in the retail market as Music World will shut shop from July 1, all over India. They have apparently been scaling down operations since April … READ MORE
Posted in Buzz, Main Story, Show Case
Tagged Music World Retail Ltd, Reliance, RPG’s, Sanjay Gupta, Sanjiv Goenka, Spencer Retail Ltd, Tata
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Vh1 partners Samsung Galaxy S4 for Concert Diaries
Vh1 India has introduced a contest Vh1 Concert Diaries with Samsung Galaxy S4 to allow three winners a chance to travel across the globe and watch their favorite artists perform live. Starting June 4, 2013, the contest will allow fans … READ MORE
Posted in Buzz, Main Story, Show Case, TV news
Tagged Bruce Springsteen, Ferzad Palia, Justin Timberlake, Sound Box, Sound Box explores, sound box india, sound box india music, sound box magazine, sound box music, Sound Box Music India, sound box music trade magazine, Sound Box Trasw, v, VH1 India, Viacom18 Pvt
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Why Mental Blocks are Building Blocks to Great Ideas
I sat alone for the second day in the quiet confines of my studio, risking carpal tunnel, as I nervously clicked the left and then the right buttons of my magic mouse in rotation, quite involuntarily. I didn’t want to … READ MORE
Soulmate at blue FROG
What: Soulmate When: June 10, 2013 Where: blueFROG, Mumbai It was heartening to see a band that played almost a year and a half ago to a sparsely filled club now having a full house. Soulmate seems to really have … READ MORE
Warren Mendonsa of Blakstratbkues at Escape Festival 2013
Posted in Snapped!
Tagged ., Sound Box, Sound Box explores, sound box india, sound box india music, Sound Box Magaizne, sound box magazine, sound box magazine india, sound box music magazine, Sound Box Trade, Sound Box Trade Magazine, Warren Mendonsa
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Shoot At Sight : Sound City
Dave Grohl isn’t really a filmmaker by a long shot. But the closing of the celebrated recording studio in Los Angeles, prompted a very heartfelt and informative film to arise out of him. The film takes the viewer through several … READ MORE
Posted in Features
Tagged Dave, Dave Grohl, Fleetwood Mac, Los Angeles, Neil Young, Nirvana, Paul McCartney, Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chilli Peppers etc, Santana, Shoot At Sight : Sound City, Sound Box, Sound Box explores, sound box india, sound box mag, Sound Box Music India, sound box music magazine, sound box music trade magazine, Sound Box Team, Sound Box Trade Magazine, Tom Petty
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Come As You Are: The Story Of Nirvana by Michael Azerrad
If biographies of rock bands are anything to go by, Come As You Are is a package in itself. Questions pertaining to the mystique that Cobain was are answered and many abhorrent perceptions are done away with — in the … READ MORE
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Tagged Aberdeen, Chris Novoselic, Classic Rock N Roll fantasy, Courtney Love, Danny Goldberg, Dave Grohl, Don and Wendy, John Silva., Michael Azzeard, Seattle, Sound Box, Sound Box explores, sound box india music, sound box magazine, Sound Box Music India, sound box music magazine, sound box music trade magazine, Sound Box Trade Music Magazine
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