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Tag Archives: MTV Unplugged
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Artist : A.R Rahman Album: Kadal Label: Sony Music Ever since the first single of A R Rahman’s latest offering “Kadal” was out through MTV Unplugged, the expectation on the album was high and Rahman has … READ MORE
Posted in Non Film Reviews
Tagged A R Rahman, Aaromale, Abhay Jodhpurkar, Adiye, Anbin Vaasale, Blues sound, Bombay, Chennai Chorale, Chithirai Nilaa, Elay Keechan, fantastic mix of seven tracks, Haricharan, Harini, hear some folkish elements in it, Kadal, Kadal proves Rahman’s ability to take any genre, Magudi Magudi, Mani Ratnam, Moongil Thottam, MTV Unplugged, Nenjukkulle, Shakthisree Gopalan, Sid Sriram, Sony Music, variety of music genres, Vijay Yesudas, Vinnai thaandi varuvaaya
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Mainstreaming indie?
“Everything has its space-mainstream or indie. The scene has always been there. We are a very musically rich country, and all kinds of music should be given its space,” believes Aditya Swamy, EVP and Business Head at MTV, India. The … READ MORE
Posted in Features, Spotlight
Tagged Akhila Shankar, album with 8000 CDs, Bring On The Night, Coke Studio, Coke Studio@MTV, highest selling non-Bollywood album, Inde, Indie went big, Launch Pad, Mainstreaming Indie, Marshall McLuhan, Mtv, MTV Desi Beats Rock On, MTV India, MTV Roots, MTV Unplugged, music, Sneha Khanwalkar, sound box mag, sound box magazine, sound box music magazine, sound box music trade magazine, The Dewarists
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Making of the song 'Udi' with Sunidhi Chauhan @ MTV Unplugged
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Posted in Features, Main Story, Show Case, Spotlight
Tagged Divya Naik, MTV Unplugged, Sunidhi Chauhan, udi
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Key people at the launch of Royal Stag MTV Unplugged Season 2
Launch of Royal Stag Mega Music MTV Unplugged- Season 2 with Ranjit Barot, Sunidhi Chauhan, Lucky Ali, A.R Rahman, Aditya Swamy- EVP& Business Head MTV India http://howtousemyipad.com/ size-full wp-image-10879″ title=”Launch of Royal Stag Mega Music MTV Unplugged- Season 2, Ranjit … READ MORE
Posted in Snapped!
Tagged A R Rahman, Aditya Swamy, Lucky Ali, MTV India, MTV Unplugged, mtv unplugged season 2, Ranjit Barot, sunudhi chauhan
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MTV Unplugged Season 2 returns with A R Rahman
MTV Unplugged– Season 2 will have Oscar winner A RRahman presenting a live unplugged performance on an episode. Other artists who are part of this season are –Kailasa, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shafqat Amanat Ali, Lucky Ali, Ash King, Agnee and Indus … READ MORE
Posted in Buzz, Main Story, Show Case, TV news
Tagged A R Rahman, Agnee, Ash King, Indus Creed, Lucky Ali, Mtv, MTV India, MTV Unplugged, mtv unplugged season 2, Ranjit Barot, season 2, Shafqat Amanat Ali, Sunidhi Chauhan
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Polly, Nirvana, MTV Unplugged
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Greatest Gigs Ever: Nirvana – MTV Unplugged, 18th November 1993
Nirvana had been in negotiations with MTV to appear on its acoustic-based show MTV Unplugged for some time. It was while touring with the Meat Puppets that Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain finally accepted. The band wanted to do something different … READ MORE
Posted in Features, Spotlight
Tagged 18th November 1993, Alex Coletti, Come as You Are, Curt Kirkwood, Dave Grohl, David Bowie, Eddie Vedder, filmed its entire performance in a single take, ix cover versions, Kurt Cobain, Lead Belly, Madison Square Garden, Mark Lanegan, Meat Puppets, Mtv, MTV Unplugged, New York City, Nirvana, Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, The Man Who Sold the World, The Winding Sheet, Tori Amos, Where Did You Sleep Last Night
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Taking Chances
On a summery afternoon in Mumbai’s Hard Rock Cafe, before the release of his third album handily titled III, Rabbi Shergill is busy entertaining a hive of journalists for interviews. Unusual for the elusive musician, who surfaces only before his … READ MORE
Posted in Interviews
Tagged Aadhi Kranti, All we need is love, Amir Khusro, Andrew Rosario Ferraro, Anita Iyer, Ashwani Verma, Avengi Ja Nahin, balladeer, Beyoncé, Brennon Denfer, Bulla Ki Jaana, Bulleh Shah, Cabaret Weimar, Celine Dion, Christine Singh, Euphoria, Ganga, Gustavo Celis, hard rock cafe, III, J Nu, Jimi Hendrix, John Lennon, Kolaveri Di, MTV Roots, MTV Unplugged, Mumbai, Nokia N Series, Paul McCartney, Phat Phish records, Punjabi literature classics, Rabbi, Rabbi Shergill, Release, Shakira, Sheikh Farid, Shiv Batalvi, Sound Box, sufiana qalam, Sunny Side Up, The Dewarists, Third album, Tu Hi, UTV Bindass, Vasundhara Vidalur, Waris Shah, Yashraj Music, YouTube
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Didgeridoo, anyone?
A chance meeting with an Australian tourist in Assam introduced Manas Chowdhary to the didgeridoo. And thus began his lifelong affair with the wind instrument, that’s native to the indigenous tribes of Australia. Today, Manas is the only didgeridoo player … READ MORE
Posted in Features, Offbeat
Tagged Asha Bhosale’s live concert, Assam, Australia, Australian, babaji, bass guitarist, circular breathing, didgeridoo, Fitoor, Hariharan, Hong Kong, Jutika Mahanta, Manas Chowdhary, meditative style, mohit chauhan, MTV Unplugged, Philippines, Rahul Sarma (santoor), Richard Clayderman (Piano) and Buddy Wells (Saxophone), Thailand
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“At the end of the day, life is not Unplugged”
With his work in Shaitan winning laurels in the form of a Filmfare and Colours Screen award for him, Ranjt Barot still chooses to let his work do the talking – and that is what identifies the drummer, composer, percussionist, … READ MORE
Posted in Interviews
Tagged A R Rahman, Advaita, anu malik, Bollywood, Bombay, Bruce Willis, Close Friend, Coke Studio, Colours Screen Award, Dilip, Divya Naik, drummer, Euphoria, Filmfare Award, Gino Banks, grammy awards, Holiday, Humma Humma, independent music, India's best kept secret, indie musicians, Ismail Darbad, Jai Row Kavi, Javed Ali, Mahalaxmi, MTV Unplugged, Munni Badnam Hui, Music Arranger, Music Producer, Nirvana Studios, Oscar, Prince, R D Burman, Ranjit Barot, Shaitan, Sheila Ki Jawani, Tauba
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Susheela Raman at KGAF 2012
The Kalaghoda Arts Festival has definitely managed to scale up this year in terms of the acts they are hosting on the music stage. Not only have they managed to rope in the long-forgotten Cross Maidan as a venue for … READ MORE
Posted in Gig Reviews, Guide
Tagged bandra fort, Cross Maidan, Divya Naik, Kalaghoda Arts Festival, Kalaghoda Arts Festival 2012, Kutle Khan, MTV Unplugged, Nagara, Nathoo Lal Solanki, Raise Up, Sam Mills, VEL, Voodoo Child, Yeh Mera Diwanapan
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Living in hope!
Apps, apps and more apps! Music applications were the flavour of the year– for facebook, apple devices, Android and even for Samsung Smart TV platforms The trend for launching music applications continued with Sivakumar Lokanathan of Carnegie Mellon developing ‘Carnatic … READ MORE
Posted in Focus
Tagged 9X Media, Alexandra Stan, Apple iPad, Avicii, Babblefish Productions, Bandra Fort Amphiteater, blueFROG, Bryan Adams, Buddy Guy, Carnatic raga, Carnegie Mellon, Coke Studio, Coorg, Daily Motion, David Guetta, Dewar, Dewarists, Dhingana’s music app, downloading, Electronic DJ, Eristoff Invasion festival, F1 Rocks, Facebook, GarageBand, Guruswara, Himesh Reshammiya, Indian Copyright Act, Indian Ocean, IndiaONE, Internet Radio, iWaveform, Jaipur, Jhakas, Lady Gaga, Live from the Console, M Tunes, Mahindra Blues Festival 2012, Mehboob Studios, metallica, mohit chauhan, MTV Roots, MTV Unplugged, Music Xpress, Only Much Louder, Saregama, Sawai Gandharva Festival, Shakira, Shankar Mahadevan, Sivakumar Lokanathan, Sony Mix, Sound Travels, SoundHound, Star World, Storm Festival, streaming, Tasha, Timbre Media, Yolanda Be Cool, YouTube, Yves Larock, Zenzi
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Indie musicians who made it big in 2011
Sidd Coutto Right from his break in Bollywood with Pyar Ka Punchnama and singing Right by your side in SRK’s Ra.One, Siddharth Coutto aka. Sidd Coutto has come a long way. Having been a drummer with Zero, Three Guys and … READ MORE
Posted in Focus
Tagged aISHA, Alien Chutney, Anjaana Anjaani, Ankur Tewari & the Ghalat Family, bandra fort, Blakstratblues, Break Ke Baad, Chivas Studio, Crimea Music Fest, Crook, Dewarists, Dub FX, Ek Mein Aur Ekk Tu, Eristoff Wolves Den, Everything I'll be, Free, Gaurav Raina, Haunted, Helgas Fun Castle, Humble The Poet, Hyderabad Festival, Ishaan, Kucj Luv Jaisaa, Midival Punditz, Midival Punditz + Karsh Kale, Mikey Mcleary, Mirror Live Jam, Monica Dogra, MTV Unplugged, nikhil D'souza, Players, Punk Ass Orifus, Pyar Ka Punchnama, Ra.One, Rhys Dsouza, Right by your side, Sabir Malik, Sakhi Maaro, Sidd Coutto, Soundtrack, South Asia Soloist Award, Sunny Side Up, Susheela Raman, Sutasi Music Fest, Tapas Raj, The Bartender, The Bay Beat Collective, The Colour Compound, Three Guys and a Girl, Tough on Tobacco, Udaan, VEL, Vel Muruga
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Bright stars
Some folk whose efforts made a change to the Indian music scene in 2011 Aditya Swamy A top music label executive acknowledged Aditya Swamy as the man who revived non-film music in 2011. MTV went on to scout … READ MORE
Posted in Focus
Tagged A R Rahman, Aditya Swamy, Agneeapth, Ajay and Atul Gogavale, Bacardi, Best Festival of India, Chikni Chameli, Classical Incantations, cnngo, Coke Studio @ MTV, Damian Marley, Dave Stewart, David Guetta, Day 1, Eristoff Invasion festival, Folktronic, Idiot Box, Imogen Heap, Joss Stone, Katrina Kaif, Kolaveri Di, Live from the Console, Mehboob Studios, Mick Jagger, MTV Roots, MTV Unplugged, Nh7 Weekender, Oranjuice, Raghu Dixit Project, Recording Theatre, Red Chillies Entertainments, Rockstar, Shaair + Func, Shridhar Subramaniam, Singham, Sony Music, Super Heavy, Swarathma, Syndicate, The Babelsberg Orchestra of Germany, The Dewarists, The OML Team, universal music, UTV Bindass, Zomba
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MTV to announce ‘Best of 2011’
For the first time ever, MTV is corralling staffers from MTV News, MTV.com and MTV Music and Talent to collaborate on three different year-end lists: EDM (Electronic Dance Artist of the Year), Song of the Year and Artist of the … READ MORE
Posted in Buzz, TV news
Tagged Artist of the Year, Buzzworthy Live., EDM (Electronic Dance Artist of the Year), Live in NYC, Mtv, MTV Best of 2011, MTV Iggy, MTV Music and Talent, MTV News, MTV Unplugged, MTV Video Music Awards, MTV.com, mtvU Movies, mtvU Woodie Awards, music fest, O Music Awards, Song of the Year, Spring Break
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MTV launches DJ Dial Music Service
MTV India has tied-up with Hungama to launch MTV DJ Dial, a mobile DJ service where users can call an IVR line on short code 5464641 and listen to music of their choice. MTV has tied up with major telecom operators including … READ MORE
Posted in Buzz, Digital News
Tagged airtel, Bollywood Phataka, Hit Pe Hit, Hungama, IVR Line, Kambhakt Ishq, Mobile DJ, MTS, Mtv, MTV DJ DIal, MTV Unplugged, Past ka Blast, Reliance, Tata Docomo, Uninor, Vodafone
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Getting the groove back
MTV adds a feather to its music quotient with a new show MTV Unplugged. Anita Iyer checks out what’s in store for acoustic music aficionados Indian Ocean’s Rahul Ram ruefully rubs his chapped fingers, caused by playing the acoustic guitar … READ MORE
Posted in Spotlight
Tagged Aditya Swamy, Advaita, Amit Kilam, Anita Iyer, Ashish Manchanda, Bob Dylan, Bollywood, Coke Studio @ MTV, darshan doshi, digital, Himanshu, Indian Ocean, Javed Ali, Micromax, mohit chauhan, Mtv, MTV Roots, MTV Unplugged, Music Channels, Nirvana, Rahul Ram, Ranjit Barot, Rekha Bharadwaj, sanket naik, shilpa rao, Susheela Raman, Sushmit Sen
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