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It was pretty disappointing to hear that WorldSpace was discontinuing its operations in India at the end of this year.

It all started with an inocuous message saying that a South African band called Prime Circle were to play at the Hard Rock Cafe in Pune on Sunday (09-Aug) night.

Did a double take while reading the Sunday Mid-Day a while ago…

I’m usually quite critical of reality shows in general and when Zee Marathi SaReGaMaPa L’il Champs was being telecast everyday, I pretty much had the same reaction. Over the past few weeks, my watching frequency increased and I actually enjoyed watching some of the performances and repertoire of these young kids.

Five decades ago, a single engine plane crashed into a snow covered field in Iowa, instantly killing three men whose names would become enshrined in the history of rock ‘n’ roll.

Audiophiles in Pune can rejoice as Bose Corporation finally opened a store in the city, which is also their 22nd in India. The store, which was launched yesterday, will showcase the entire range of Bose products; Lifestyle systems, wave systems, speaker systems et al. You can look up the corporate blurb on their site.

Yup, time to let your hair down and rock !!!
The Times of India Strawberry Fields 2008 is set for masti and magic in Bangalore over the weekend with 60 rock bands letting it rip, and five finalists will get to perform along with Pentagram !  I’ll be in Bangalore only next weekend, so guess it’s strike out for this one.

Well, this one was a real bummer. Some of us were planning to attend the Def Leppard concert at Mumbai next weekend, on October 19.

Yup, the gig is over ! After a short battle with cancer, Pink Floyd keyboard wizard Richard Wright died on Monday at the age of 65. He was among the founder members of the band along with fellow students Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and Nick Mason, all studying at Regent Street Polytechnic College of Architecture at the time.