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Microsoft Zune HD available for Pre-Order, September 15th 2009 available in retail
Aug 13th
Engadget Hands On:The Zune HD Microsoft’s new version of Zune, a Multi Touch PMP has finally surfaced and is available for pre-order with its official retail date announced as 15th September, 2009.
Zune HD will be available in 2 versions, 16GB and 32GB with the colours being Black and Platinum. The 16GB will cost 219.99$ while the 32GB one will cost 289.99$.
Michael Jackson 1958-2009
Jun 27th
The King of Pop Michael Jackson is no more. June 25th 2009, the world lost a gem, the King of Pop.
I grew up to his music, was a tiny tot when MJ had already created ripples in the music world. I remember watching his videos eagerly every time they aired it on Doordarshan. I remember dad taping these videos onto his VCR . I remember we bunch of building friends could not make it to his concert in Mumbai, so just to get a glimpse of the light show we went to the building terrace from where we could see the concert stadium.
R.I.P Michael Jackson, no matter what you will always live in our hearts.
Coldplay to give out a Live Version Album LeftRightLeftRightLeft for Free
May 6th
On May 15th 2009, LeftRightLeftRightLeft a Live version recording will be made available as a free download to everyone at coldplays official site.
According to the band, the give-away is meant as a recession-busting mark of gratitude to everyone who’s supported them.
According to coldplay.com, The album was recorded over the past year in various cities around the world on the Viva La Vida tour. Its tracklisting is as follows:
1. Glass of Water
2. 42
3. Clocks
4. Strawberry Swing
5. The Hardest Part/Postcards From Far Away
6. Viva La Vida
7. Death Will Never Conquer
8. Fix You
9. Death And All His Friends
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Nine Inch Nails Releases Free Download of NIN JA 2009 Tour Sampler
Mar 21st
Just Got this in Email.
The NIN/JA 2009 tour site is now live at ninja2009.com and features a FREE download with exclusive, previously-unreleased music from Nine Inch Nails, Jane’s Addiction, and Street Sweeper. You can also browse tour dates, photos, videos, and listen to streaming music. http://www.ninja2009.com
The tracks will be available in MP3, FLAC Lossless, WAVE Lossless, Apple Lossless formats.
Apple Releases New iPod Shuffle now with Voice Over
Mar 11th
Apple has now upgraded its iPod Shuffle line which will be the 3rd Generation of this model.
The upgrade will be seen in the models Design as well as will consist of new controls. The Shuffle now sports a vertical design. This design will be missing the regular operation buttons.
iPod Shuffle 3G
The buttons now are moved over-out rather, the buttons will now be available on the ear phone cord rather than on the player itself. These buttons will also host the new “Voice Over” feature that Apple has introduced with this Player.
The Ear Phone cord will have 3 buttons , 2 Volume Control buttons while one in the Center will act as the “Play” ,”Pause” ,”Next Track” ,”Previous Track” button. The Voice Over feature can be used by this very Center button.
The Buttons function this way
- + Up - Volume Up
- - Down – Volume Down
- | Middle Button -
Play/Pause: Single click
Go to next track: Double click
Go to previous track: Triple click
The Voice Over Feature
To hear the title and artist of the song playing: Press and hold center button. To move between playlists: Press and hold center button and release after you hear a tone. When you hear the name of the playlist you want, click to select it
The Voice Over Feature is unique in its kind, you can now just speak into on the ear phones and get the player to play the Track or the Song without even touching the buttons. If you have created Playlists, speak into the mic the playlist name and viola the player plays the playlists. If thats not all, the player also announces the Artists, the Albums and even your Playlists for you to choose from.
Apple’s Site says this about the feature “iPod. iTunes reads your song information, then uses the new VoiceOver Kit to generate the announcements for the songs, artists, and playlists on your iPod shuffle.”
Voice Over will also available in other languages.
The player does look promising and looking at the size of it ,it sure does pack a punch with the new added “Voice Over” feature.
But there is always a but, better not loose those ear phones, also the people who do not like the default ear phones will be dissapointed, which seems to be quite a chunk of iPod Users, me included. But well as the saying goes “Necessity is the mother of invention” I am sure lots of ear phone manufacturers have already geared up to cater this demand.
3 Must Have Alternative Rock Music Albums
Feb 16th
Initial Music Days of mine drifted from Bollywood Music to Electronic Music which drifted over to Rock, Metal etc etc, as of now I am and always am hooked on to Alternative Rock.
So Alternative Rock being my current muse, I would like to suggest you 3 must hear albums If you are in the same boat as I am now.
Am not a critic, nor have I done a PhD in music so I am not going to go down explaining the “what is good” and “what is not” part, would just like to recommend you music which is to my ears. 
(Anyways, Click on the Album Art below and you will be taken over to Professional Reviews of these albums, just saving my time lol! )
First of I will reccommend The Von Bondies’s latest album Love, Hate and Then There’s You
The Von Bondies - Love Hate and Then There's You
2nd Off the Grammy Baby the Radiohead’s album In Rainbows
Radiohead - In Rainbows
Last but certainly not the least The Verve’s album Forth
The Verve - Forth
As of now I am discovering Keane’s 1st album Hopes and Fears to which I moved via Under The Iron Sea, but hey do go Listen to these reccomendations, will definately love your feedback.
Vh1 Playlist
Jan 4th
Was taking a break surfing channels on TV, I stopped by MTV and watched a bit of MTV Roadies, the show finished and I moved on to my once favorite channel VH1, the Linkin Park song Numb made me stop rite there, gazed down at the artwork where the channels black bars show up. It had something called Neha’s Playlist written and each time the song changed “Neha” had to say “something” about that song.
The shows name was VH1 Playlist, head onto the VH1’s site and you could upload your 5 favorite songs, give them a reason each for selecting those songs and who knows like Neha your playlist could be up there being watched the next Sunday at 8pm.
Here is what I uploaded…. and of-coarse the reason along with them….
Linkin Park – What I’ve Done
- One could totally relate to this song .. one always broods about something that we’ve i’ve done ..
Audioslave – Be Yourself
- Yes Be Yourself …
Breaking Benjamin – The Diary of Jane
- Every guy wishes to be in that “Jane”’s Diary …
Hoobastank – If I were You
- You always have a friend whom you would want to show how the world really is
Snow Patrol – Open Your Eyes
- You wish she sees your “Love”
Uploads Yours @ – VH1 Playlist
New Nine Inch Nails Album Available For Free Download
May 6th
Nine Inch Nails has made its new ten-song, 44-minute minute album entitled “The Slip” available for free download at www.nin.com (free signup required). The new set includes the songs “Echoplex” and “Discipline” which were both posted online during the last couple of weeks ahead of the new album release.
The music is available in a variety of formats, including high-quality MP3, FLAC or M4A lossless at CD quality and even higher-than-CD quality 24/96 WAVE (licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial ShareAlike license). All downloads include a PDF with artwork and credits.
For those of you interested in physical products, the band plans to make a version of this release available on CD and vinyl in July.
Source: Neowin.net
Download Album : Nine Inch Nails - The Slip (Registration Needed)
Last.fm Acquired By CBS
May 31st
by Richard Jones , Last.fm Blog
Today, Last.fm was acquired by CBS, a company who had the first commercial radio station in the US, ran a record label (CBS Records), and amongst other things are responsible for several respected TV series (CBS on Wikipedia).The team here have spent a lot of time this year discussing what the future should hold for Last.fm, and while contemplating raising some additional venture capital we were approached by CBS. As you can imagine, we have been approached numerous times in the past few years from all the usual suspects regarding acquisitions and so on; CBS are one of the few companies who needed no explanation of what we are doing, and we were impressed at how progressive their plans are. This deal with CBS gives us a chance to really make Last.fm shine, and gives us more flexibility than other funding options would for doing all the crazy stuff we’re had scribbled on whiteboards for years.
Linkin Park – What I’ve Done
Apr 10th
LP or Linkin Park has released the video to one of the hottest tracks off their upcoming album – Minutes to Midnight.
I would rather talk about the music rather than the video ,the track ”What I’ve Done” seriously rockz my sockz off!!! , Iam so in love with this track . LP IMO now sounds heavier then before and what the hell iam liking the new sound.
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