Page 4 - Music

A musical journey by road across the length and breadth of India

Amit Trivedi soaks in the acoustic legacy of five states, driving through each of them in a road trip spanning almost an year

A world of musical instruments for budding rock stars and culture vultures

Pick up an affordable, entry-level piece if you're just starting; as you progress over time, your teacher should be able to guide you on buying something more sophisticated and expensive

Musical mystery: How scientists completed Beethoven's unfinished symphony

Thanks to the work of a team of music historians, musicologists, composers and computer scientists, Beethoven's vision will come to life

Divyanshu Dixit takes over music space as true-blue producer of Loop Beats Records

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ABBA and the others: A season of returns & longing for a safer time

Nostalgia in the time of Covid-19 is proving to be big business

The unshakeable: Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at age 80

He joined the Stones early in 1963 and remained over the next 60 years, ranked just behind Mick Jagger and Keith Richards as the group's longest lasting and most essential member.

Chinese regulator orders Tencent to give up exclusive music licensing

Meanwhile, experts believe that this development is another example of Beijing's crackdown on influential IT giants

We're back on the road: Rolling Stones revive US 'No Filter' tour

Tick­ets will go on sale July 30 for the new shows

YouTube Music adds 'Replay Mix' for most played songs

Google-owned YouTube Music has added "Replay Mix" for several users that include their most commonly played songs from the past few weeks.

IPV leads early-stage funding of Rs 3 cr in music learning startup Spardha

A few US-based HNIs also participated; firm offers personalised courses, has grown 10x in past 12 months of pandemic, with over 5,000 registered users and over 1,300 paid users in India and the US

Tuning into pain: How Begum Akhtar channeled her struggles into art

Book review of Akhtari: The Life and Music of Begum Akhtar

He didn't believe in incidental music: Shyam Benegal on Vanraj Bhatia

In a conversation with Ritwik Sharma, Benegal recalls their partnership and what made Bhatia a very special music director

Young, promising musician releases her debut album 'Intuition'

'So humbled to have received such a massive outpouring of love, appreciation and blessings on the successful launch of my maiden contemporary fusion album,' says Apoorva Krishna

The man who dared to give music another expression: OOKA

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Eddie Van Halen, rock legend and guitar hero, dies at 65

One of rock 'n' roll's singular and most gifted guitarists, Eddie Van Halen, has passed away aged 65

S P Balasubrahmanyam on life support, extremely critical: Hospital

Balasubrahmanyam, popularly known as SPB admitted on August 5, "remains on ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) and other life support measures," MGM Healthcare said.

Mission critical: Excellent audio systems translate into good business volumes.

The novel coronavirus pandemic has profoundly changed the business dynamics.

Reliving the music of 'Blind Owl' on his 50th death anniversary

Wilson was exceptionally good with the strings, with quick riffs on the typically boogie-woogie stuff, and some melodic slide work on the more bluesy offerings

Facebook brings 'official music videos' to India; to feature big labels

Facebook said 'official music videos' will "create new social experiences that go beyond just watching the video"

Facebook takes on YouTube, set to launch licensed music videos next month

In an ambitious bid to take on Google-owned YouTube, Facebook is readying itself to launch officially-licensed music videos for artists on its platform in the US next month