We saw it in case of Kamal Haasan's 'Vishwaroopam', Salman Rushdie's visit to Kolkata and most recently, in the case of Kashmir's first all girls rock band and art exhibitions in Delhi and Bangalore; creative freedom seems to be at the receiving end of protests by fringe groups. Here's the latest on these controversies and what the artists have to say. ...
05:50 PM, Feb 07, 2013
Two youth were arrested on Wednesday night in connection with the online abuses and threats to the all-girl rock band of Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah tweeted, "I'm glad the police in Kashmir have identified and arrested 2 people for the online threats made to the girls. I'm told more arrests are possible." ...
02:26 AM, Feb 07, 2013
Kashmir Center for Social and Development Studies, chairperson Hameedah Nayeem joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the fatwa against Kashmir's all-girl band ...
02:57 PM, Feb 05, 2013
Kashmir's first all girls music band facing a fatwa from Muslim clerics has found support in politicians and activists. The valley's Grand Mufti, while issuing the fatwa to the band, called for women in the country to wear a veil at all times. Mufti Maulana Bashir-U-Din went on to say that public performances by women are un-Islamic and obscene. ...
11:52 AM, Feb 04, 2013
After facing threats, Kashmir's first all girls music band is now facing a fatwa from Muslim clerics. Kashmir's Grand Mufti has condemned the rock band and issued a fatwa against them, saying music is bad for the society and women must be under a veil at all times. ...
09:11 AM, Feb 04, 2013
Los Angeles: U.S. cable channel HBO will air a new documentary about The Rolling Stones this fall to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the British rock band. HBO programming president Michael Lombardo told journalists that the documentary, which has no title yet, was being directed by Brett Morgan. "This is all done as part of the band's 50th anniversary. This documentary has the full involvement of the four current band...
12:42 PM, Aug 02, 2012
English rock band 'Blur' unveiled the acoustic version of their track 'Under the Westway' on Monday. This rooftop performance of the band was streamed live in the honour of 2012 London Olympics. ...
05:42 PM, Jul 04, 2012
Heavy metal band Metallica rocked the I-T city of Bangalore on Saturday night. ...
09:27 AM, Oct 31, 2011
Bangalore: Rock band Metallica's maiden Indian tour started on a dismal note when their concert was cancelled in Delhi but the band is all set to rock Bangalore on Sunday night and the fans are hoping that finally they will see the legends perform live. 20,000 lucky ones who have got tickets for Sunday's gig at the Bangalore Palace Ground are keeping their fingers crossed. Not wanting a repeat of...
06:13 AM, Oct 30, 2011
Bands from Afghanistan Uzbekistan, Australia and Kazakhstan electrified the crowds at a 6-hr long concert. ...
11:09 AM, Oct 02, 2011
New Delhi: Thrash pioneers Metallica on Monday announced the dates of their India gig on their website. The band is slated to perform on October 28 and 30 in Delhi and Bangalore respectively during their inaugural India tour. "At this stage in the game, there are very few places in the world that we have not dragged our gear and crew to, so that makes this show announcement extra specialfor...
03:36 PM, May 02, 2011
Rock band Coldplay might perform at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Olympics to be held in London. The prestigious sports event is slated for July 27-Aug 12, 2012, and Coldplay is at the top of the organiser's wish-list of acts for the opening gala, reports contactmusic.com. "Coldplay are the biggest stadium rockers in Britain today, and their style of anthemic music would be perfect for the Olympics. (The opening...
12:19 PM, Apr 09, 2011
Chicago: The success of video games for wannabe rockers has prompted a new wave of music games - ones that actually teach players how to really play music. Harmonix, the game developer that created the first two Activision Guitar Hero games and now works on MTV Games' Rock Band franchise, has put musical instruction in its latest game. Rock Band 3 introduces a new Pro mode that helps players move...
05:07 PM, Sep 23, 2010
Born in 1960, the Irish rock star Bono became an international celebrity as the front man of rock band - U2. ...
10:16 AM, May 10, 2010
They won the best hard rock performance statuette for the song
War Machine. ...
08:30 AM, Feb 01, 2010
The band from University of Pennsylvania is known for its global sound. ...
02:35 AM, Jan 05, 2010
Acts from the last 40 years show the posers a thing or two. ...
01:57 PM, Jan 02, 2010
New music collection costs $298 for 16 Beatles albums in stereo. ...
04:32 PM, Sep 09, 2009
The frequent blasts in Assam have evoked anguish among youngsters. ...
03:36 AM, Apr 08, 2009
A part of Manhattan street was temporarily renamed as U2 way. ...
12:38 AM, Mar 05, 2009
