Hindu-Young World painting competition in progress at Government Women’s College in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday. —THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Clowns, elephants and flashy pop singers crowded the canvas as participants etched out scenes of fun and celebration at the 18th edition ofAs many as 280 students, representing 85 schools, participated in the two-hour competition presented by Lotte Caramilk. Besides...
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British folk singer Yusuf Islam takes the stage on Sunday on his first full tour since 1976, when he was still known as Cat Stevens and was famous the world over for hits like 'Wild World' and 'Morning Has Broken'.British folk singer Yusuf Islam is about to seal his gradual comeback to the world of pop music after disappearing from the scene altogether following his conversion to Islam in 1977.Now...
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Paul McCartney will receive America's highest award for pop music, the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize, it has been announced.It was created in 2007 to recognise the "profound and positive effect of popular music on the world's culture."Librarian of Congress James Billington said it is hard "to find a performer who has had more of indelible and transformative effect on popular song".This...
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Look out, La Roux. Have fear, Florence, Little Boots and co. Women ruled pop music in 2009, but a new wave is snapping at the heels of this year's female stars. Gillian Orr selects those set to lead the way in...
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And the people were happy and had nothing to worry, as Barkha Dutt was not born yet. And then, calendars were invented. History periods began. Students got a genuine reason to bunk classes. Mornings shows in cinema halls became a cultural necessity. And some Vijay starrers could be stealthily shown to have run for 100 days as some obscure theatre had featured them in their morning slot, leading to...
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Adam Lambert knows how to shock, how to sing and how it feels to "lose" TV's top singing competition.But what the "American Idol" runner-up is not so sure about is how fans will take to his debut album now that he's performing original material rather than wowing viewers each week with his unusual take on established classics.A little bit glam rock, some classic rock, touches...
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Air Warrior Symphony Orchestra of the Indian Air Force will perform here tomorrow as part of the golden jubilee celebrations of the Eastern Air Command headquarters.The symphony orchestra will mesmerise the people at the Eastern Air Command headquarters with well-known classical, pop, jazz and medley compositions.The symphony orchestra has enchanted audience with its soul-stirring performance in all...
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The transition of the music culture from disc to disk is a fascinating one. Music as we heard it has taken leave and has been replaced by music as we rip it. You listen to it on your desktop, laptop, iPod, etc. CDs are finding it difficult to vacate shelf space of stores as there aren’t many takers for them, as music files in for listeners on the www. Nobody had seen the revolution coming in when MP3...
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Irish pop group Boyzone has been honoured by gay rights campaigners here, with a special tribute for late member Stephen Gately.Gately, who died in Majorca, Spain, last month, hit the headlines a decade ago when he went public about his sexuality. His boyband had also supported his decision by including a same-sex love scene in their 2008 music video ‘Better’.It is this effort by the band which was...
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Irish pop group Boyzone has been honoured by gay rights campaigners here, with a special tribute for late member Stephen Gately.Gately, who died in Majorca, Spain, last month, hit the headlines a decade ago when he went public about his sexuality. His boyband had also supported his decision by including a same-sex love scene in their 2008 music video "Better".It is this effort by the band which was...
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