Lata's song is highlight of 'Jail' music (IANS Music Review)October 6th, 2009 Film: "Jail"; Music Directors: Shamir Tandon, Sharib Sabri and Toshi Sabri; Lyricists: Ajay Garg, A.M. Turaz, Sandeep Nath and Kumaar; Singers: Sonu Kakkar, Lata Mangeshkar, Sharib Sabri, Toshi Sabri and Neil Nitin Mukesh; Rating: ***
After the success of "Fashion", Madhur Bhandarkar returns with "Jail", which stars Neil Nitin Mukesh and Mugdha Godse.
Delhi-based band reach grand finale of rock festSeptember 26th, 2009 LONDON - Delhi based rock band Seize Her has reached the grand finale of the 24th edition of Independence Rock (I-Rock) - which will be held in Mumbai. "I am speechless.
'London Dreams' promises chartbusters (IANS Music Review)September 18th, 2009 Film: "London Dreams"; Music Directors: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy; Lyricists: Prasoon Joshi; Singers: Vishal Dadlani, Roopkumar Rathod, Abhijit Ghoshal, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Shankar Mahadevan, Zubeen Garg, Feroz Khan and Mohan; Rating:***
Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music rarely disappoints. And they have lived up to people's expectations once again with great tracks in "London dreams".
Film songs don't make sense any more: Asha BhonsleSeptember 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Acclaimed playback singer Asha Bhonsle does not want to make any new albums of film songs as she says Bollywood music has lost its "soul". "Film songs do not make sense any more because the television channels in the country do not want to show anything else barring Bollywood music.
'Tum Mile' has only male singers but appeals nevertheless (IANS Music Review)September 14th, 2009 Film: "Tum Mile"; Music Director: Pritam Chakraborty; Lyricists: Sayeed Quadri and Kumar; Singers: KK, Mohit Chauhan, Javed Ali, Neeraj Shridhar and Shafqat Amanat Ali; Rating:***1/2
Composer Pritam has churned out appealing tunes for the album of "Tum Mile", which stars Emraan Hashmi and Soha Ali Khan. The score is an all-male domain as none of the tracks features a female playback singer.
Indian fusion music a hit in US Bay Area nightclubs: DJSeptember 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India is setting the dance floors on fire in San Francisco, says one of the leading disc jockeys in California. "Lounge and disco music is changing in the Bay Area of San Francisco - often called the US' hottest party zone - with strong Indian influences, DJ Lokesh, also known as Tranzatma, told IANS in the capital Monday.
Lady GaGa is download queenSeptember 7th, 2009 LONDON - British pop star Lady GaGa has been crowned queen of the downloads as new figures show she is on the top of the all-time download charts. Her single Poker Face has notched up 779,000 sales on downloads alone to top the charts while her first British release Let's Dance is at number three with 700,000, reported mirror.co.uk.
Monty Sharma's 'Fox' a flop show (IANS Music Review)August 13th, 2009 Film: "Fox"; Music Director: Monty Sharma; Lyricist: Sandeep Nath; Singers: Kunal Ganjawala, KK, Akriti Kakkar, Sunidhi Chauhan and Shreya Ghoshal; Rating: **
Composer Monty Sharma, who had created soulful numbers for Sanjay Leela Bhansali's film "Saawariya", could not re-kindle the same magic with his latest offering "Fox". The film that stars Sunny Deol, Arjun Rampal and Udita Goswami among others has five tracks.
Music Review : Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru (2009)August 6th, 2009 Music Review- Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru
Production- Satyam Cinemas and Real Images
Direction- Nandini
Star-casts- Ajmal, Rupa and others
Music- Mani Sharma
Lyrics- Yughabharathi and Lalith Anand
Cinematography- Sudhir Chowdary
Art- Kiran
Editing- M.S. Suryah
Produced jointly by Satyam Cinemas and Real Images, ‘Thiru Thiru Thuru Thuru’ had the audio launched today morning by Padmashree Kamal Haasan.
Rock legends unite for Hall of Fame concertsJuly 23rd, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Some of the biggest legends in the history of rock music are to perform together in a pair of special concerts marking the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, it was announced Wednesday. Bruce Springsteen, U2 and Paul Simon are to come together for the October shows at New York's Madison Square Gardens, together with Eric Clapton, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Metallica and other yet-to-be-announced acts.
Jackson's record sales top 9 mn since his deathJuly 16th, 2009 LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson's sudden death has made him once again the most dominant musical figure on the planet. His recordings have dominated the US pop charts for the third consecutive week ending Wednesday - counting a sale of more than 9 million of the singer's albums since his death June 25.
Rock on as MTV hunts for a new bandJuly 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Want to be a rock star, and looking for a break? Well, you might just get lucky, as music channel MTV has launched a new reality show that will hunt for and select a music band. The channel will conduct the auditioning in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore.
Michael Jackson recordings dominate the charts with staggering popularity surgeJune 29th, 2009 LONDON - Days after his sudden death, pop star Michael Jackson's 2003 album of his greatest hits, "Number Ones", has surged again to the top of the album charts in Britain, music industry market groups reported Sunday. Altogether, 43 singles and 11 albums by Jackson and by the family group The Jackson 5 have also surged forward on the music industry charts of the top-200 titles.
What does music mean to our Bollywood singers, composers?June 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - They give Bollywood music buffs their regular doses of sounds, melodies and beats that take not only the country but the world by storm. Recent example being the double Oscar for Indian music director A.R.
'Jashnn' packs in peppy, soft numbers (IANS Music Review)June 17th, 2009 Film: "Jashnn"; Music Directors: Sharib Sabri-Toshi Sabri; Lyricists: Kumaar, Nouman Javaid and Nilesh Mishra; Singers: KK, Shreya Ghoshal, Nouman Javaid, Shaan, Toshi and Sharib; Rating: ***
Music has always been the high point of films churned out by Mahesh and Mukesh Bhatt's Vishesh Films. "Jashnn" too has some nice renditions, which make the soundtrack something to look forward to.