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2 weeks, 3 days ago

How Sid Sriram loves to hit the high note

Every few years, a musician with distinctive style and signature arrives in the Carnatic scene. ‘Viribhoni’ would have been a jolt to new listeners of Sid – it was high voltage stuff at the start of what seemed like a bullet-train from there. ‘Entha muddho’ and ‘Mokshamu galada’ were kritis rendered as interludes, much like Semmangudi or Alathur brothers, as …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Moana 2 is enough to make anyone miss Lin-Manuel Miranda.

Slate

On the fictional South Pacific island of Motunui, there now exists a variety of tween girl known as the “Moanabe”. These eager, sometimes awkward young ladies stan a queen who’s also well known to the rest of the world: the stalwart seafarer Moana, teenage heroine of the smash-hit 2016 movie of that title. At her parents’ insistence, Moana takes along …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

‘Tis the season for holiday albums, from Jennifer Hudson to Toby Keith and Jimmy Fallon

Associated Press

NEW YORK — It’s not the holiday season until the house is full of festive music, from classics to covers and reimaginations across genres, for all to enjoy. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print When it comes to country music Christmas classics, Vince Gill and Amy Grant immediately come to mind. Like Hudson’s, …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Who sings ‘Sonnet’, the song featured in the 2024 John Lewis Christmas advert?

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy John Lewis have unveiled their …

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2 months ago

'Witness' book review: With the vim and verve of a blockbuster, this memoir remains grounded in raw emotion

New Indian Express

To its credit, Olympic bronze medallist, Sakshi Malik’s momentous memoir, Witness, does not bother with pussyfooting around what was, and is, an explosive issue. With Jonathan Selvaraj, Sakshi takes no prisoners as she goes after not just the likes of Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Amit Shah, but even fellow wrestlers like Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia, Babita Phogat, her own …

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2 months ago

Oasis fans issued urgent warning over ticket scams

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Oasis fans have been urged …

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Oasis fans issued urgent warning over ticket scams

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Oasis fans have been urged …

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2 months, 2 weeks ago

Liam Gallagher hits out at fan ‘complaint’ about Oasis reunion tour

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Oasis will be supported by former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft and Cast on UK and Ireland tour

Daily Mail

Oasis will be supported by singer Richard Ashcroft and indie rock band Cast for their hotly-anticipated shows in Britain next summer, it was claimed today. Then, 52-year-old Gallagher tweeted on October 4: 'Just spoke to the CHEF here it is OASIS RICHARD ASHCROFT CAST you are welcome see you next year.' Former The Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft performs at Kew …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Oasis support acts for UK and Ireland tour revealed

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Oasis will be supported for …

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4 months ago

How “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” used cringe and chaos to beat low expectations for sequels

Salon

As far as unnecessary sequels go, Tim Burton's “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” is standard fare in just about every respect. The belated follow-up to 1988's “Beetlejuice” owes much of its charm to its supporting cast, which is hands-down one of the most strikingly entertaining ensembles of the past decade. Catherine O'Hara as Delia, Jenna Ortega as Astrid, Winona Ryder as Lydia and …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Fontaines DC review, Romance: Leaves post-punk in its dust and roars off into broad new horizons

The Independent

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. They’ve been gradually expanding, and decelerating, their sound ever …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Is Modi mania waning? A reality check for govt

Deccan Chronicle

Over the last decade we have become accustomed to public spectacles mounted by the BJP with verve and grandeur. The Modi administration’s bid to transform a State, fiercely protective of elite privileges, into one promoting social justice, has run its course within a decade, lapsing into unsustainable, low productivity state spending, creating fewer jobs than job seekers. There is nothing …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

This year's Lowlands features sunshine, 250 acts, and McDonalds

Dutch News

Lowlands, considered by many to be the Dutch equivalent of Glastonbury, kicks off on Friday, with weather forecasters predicting a dry, sunny weekend ahead. This year’s festival promises 250 acts and performances across 12 stages as well as film, comedy, the visual arts and street theatre. The Volkskrant carries a list of acts that are not to be missed, including …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

This year's Lowlands features sunshine, 250 acts, and McDonalds

Dutch News

Lowlands, considered by many to be the Dutch equivalent of Glastonbury, kicks off on Friday, with weather forecasters predicting a dry, sunny weekend ahead. This year’s festival promises 250 acts and performances across 12 stages as well as film, comedy, the visual arts and street theatre. The Volkskrant carries a list of acts that are not to be missed, including …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana Carnival to Mark Formation Day Fete on June 2

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: With the Election Commission of India giving permission to hold the Telangana Formation Day celebrations, the authorities have decided to hold a carnival showcasing the culture of the state on the occasion, which will be celebrated on June 2. The carnival will be held at Tank Bund in the evening showcasing the state’s rich cultural heritage. Meanwhile, chief secretary …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Real Sociedad 0-1 Real Madrid: Teenager Arda Guler nets only goal as Carlo Ancelotti's side go FOURTEEN points clear at the top of LaLiga

Daily Mail

Real Madrid’s 19-year-old Turkish international Arda Guler scored the only goal of the game as Carlo Ancelotti’s team went 14 points clear at the top of La Liga. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti made nine changes from the team that won the Clasico with only Luka Modric and Nacho keeping their place. Arda Guler celebrates scoring the winner for Real …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

These 3D-Printed Clay Coffee Cups Are Disposable, but Can They Save Us From Microplastics?

Wired

We’ve all done it. A company named GaeaStar is offering a third alternative to US customers: a clay cup that sits somewhere between disposable and reusable, containing zero plastic and zero paper. It's a 3D-printed clay vessel inspired by disposable clay cups traditionally used throughout South Asia. Mind you, it'll cost an extra $2, but GaeaStar founder Sanjeev Mankotia hopes …

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10 months ago

When one grows up Native and faulted for not being ‘Native enough’

LA Times

Book Review Whiskey Tender: A Memoir By Deborah Jackson Taffa Harper: 304 pages, $30 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores. In the first chapter of her debut memoir, “Whiskey Tender,” Deborah Jackson Taffa declares that the story she’s about to tell is “common as dirt.” …

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10 months, 1 week ago

Ex-Verve boss Bill Weinstein sues agency in effort to reverse his ‘surprise ouster’

LA Times

Bill Weinstein attends the Walt Disney Co. Emmy Awards party at Otium on Jan. 15 in Los Angeles. Bill Weinstein, who founded Verve alongside Adam Levine and Bryan Besser in 2010, filed the complaint Thursday in Los Angeles. The 14-page complaint alleges that Levine and Besser “conspired with one another to oust Weinstein from the Los Angeles-based company. without any …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

Pankaj Udhas (1951-2024) | The elegiac voice of romance, in letter and spirit

The Hindu

The soulful voice that soothed broken hearts, Pankaj Udhaspassed away after a prolonged illness in Mumbai on February 26 at 72. Breaking away from the classical format, he liberated the romantic form from Persianised Urdu to convey their pain in a simple verse like Deewaron Se Milkar Rona Achcha Lagta Hai and tweaked the plaintive orchestration to create a new, …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Agra’s Radhasoami sect celebrates Basant Panchami with verve

Hindustan Times

Agra The members of Radhasoami sect celebrate Basant Panchami with great fervour, not only because it is a festival but also because on this day in 1915, foundation was laid for Dayalbagh in Agra which is now the headquarters of Radhasoami Satsang Sabha, with its followers spread all over the globe. In all the events, yellow colour was used as …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Tommy Hilfiger’s homecoming show sets stage for all-American new chapter

CNN

CNN — Tommy Hilfiger has set the stage for a new chapter at his eponymous megabrand — and he did so by coming home. That said, though, he maintained there will always be some element of instantaneousness in the brand’s business models — at Friday’s show, for example, the brand noted that its front row guests were dressed in “shoppable …

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11 months ago

The clever Arsenal adjustment that secures ‘momentum’ in title race

The Independent

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He spoke about how his Arsenal “reacted really well after 10 or …

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How Sid Sriram loves to hit the high note

Moana 2 is enough to make anyone miss Lin-Manuel Miranda.

‘Tis the season for holiday albums, from Jennifer Hudson to Toby Keith and Jimmy Fallon

Who sings ‘Sonnet’, the song featured in the 2024 John Lewis Christmas advert?

'Witness' book review: With the vim and verve of a blockbuster, this memoir remains grounded in raw emotion

Oasis fans issued urgent warning over ticket scams

Oasis fans issued urgent warning over ticket scams

Liam Gallagher hits out at fan ‘complaint’ about Oasis reunion tour

Oasis will be supported by former Verve frontman Richard Ashcroft and Cast on UK and Ireland tour

Oasis support acts for UK and Ireland tour revealed

How “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” used cringe and chaos to beat low expectations for sequels

Fontaines DC review, Romance: Leaves post-punk in its dust and roars off into broad new horizons

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Is Modi mania waning? A reality check for govt

This year's Lowlands features sunshine, 250 acts, and McDonalds

This year's Lowlands features sunshine, 250 acts, and McDonalds

Telangana Carnival to Mark Formation Day Fete on June 2

Real Sociedad 0-1 Real Madrid: Teenager Arda Guler nets only goal as Carlo Ancelotti's side go FOURTEEN points clear at the top of LaLiga

These 3D-Printed Clay Coffee Cups Are Disposable, but Can They Save Us From Microplastics?

When one grows up Native and faulted for not being ‘Native enough’

Ex-Verve boss Bill Weinstein sues agency in effort to reverse his ‘surprise ouster’

Pankaj Udhas (1951-2024) | The elegiac voice of romance, in letter and spirit

Agra’s Radhasoami sect celebrates Basant Panchami with verve

Tommy Hilfiger’s homecoming show sets stage for all-American new chapter

The clever Arsenal adjustment that secures ‘momentum’ in title race