One of the most interesting label M&A deals from the past few months was Warner Music Group’s acquisition of indie dance label Spinnin’ Records, for a reported price tag of more than $100 million. Major labels buy up indie labels left and right, but this particular acquisition pointed to a key disruptor that much of the music industry is still struggling to understand and … Read more
A series of TV commercials aimed at parents in recent months has sparked intense online debate over traditional family values and the reality of modern life. Manufacturer Cow Soap is the latest advertiser to generate discussion on this issue, releasing a commercial for Father’s Day titled “Ataerumono” (“What You Pass On”). The video was first … Read more
Indore: At least 36 people were injured on Friday while participating in the traditional “HingotYuddha” (Hingot war), observed a day after Diwali, officials said. Of the injured, the condition of three is stated to be serious. Hingot war is an age-old tradition of residents of Gautampura area, about 59 km from Indore city. It is observed … Read more
Ditch the mundane lehenga for the upcoming wedding season. Wear a georgette belt with a flowy drape, sport cigarette pants underneath embellished sheer lehenga of soft net, experts suggest. Fashion Designers Anu PD and Mini Bindra have listed few ideas: * Wear a georgette belt with a flowy drape and embellishments with your wedding lehenga. … Read more
The first batch of students from Vadhya Vidhyalayam gave their first public performance of panchavadhyam and pancharimelam — traditional orchestra forms of Kerala — at the Mahalingapuram Ayyappan Guruvayurappan temple on Saturday. Their performance left the audience enthralled and asking for more. “I never knew that he would be so interested in this art form … Read more
To digital media marketing proponents, it sounds like a sacrilegious statement, but it’s true — and a significant amount of online media marketing can be a colossal waste of money. The widespread belief that web and social media ads are giving a higher ROI than the “old-fashioned” TV, press, and radio advertising is a costly … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — The Hinabi Project (THP) from September 18 to November 24 will exhibit a unique collection of textile work from the island of Mindanao, curated in the historic Craftsman The Mills Building & Tower in this city. This work comes from the Mindanao weaving communities of Bagobo, B’laan, Higaonon, Magindanao, Mandaya, Maranao, T’boli, … Read more
In 1991, I decided to become a serious musician and set aside the electric guitar to focus on the classical. I needed to get a nylon-string guitar in a hurry. But I was a high school student at the time; and my budget was limited to a lifetime savings of $200 (about $359 in today’s … Read more
Car dealers and customers walk at a second-hand car market near a newly-built residential area in Hefei, Anhui province, China January 26, 2013.REUTERS/Stringer BEIJING (Reuters) – China has begun studying when to ban the production and sale of cars using traditional fuels, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing comments by the vice industry minister, … Read more
The Napier Museum building, with its unique architectural style, stands apart from all the other heritage structures in and around Thiruvananthapuram. Set in the sprawling grounds of the Public Gardens, the majestic structure is a fine specimen of Indo-Saracenic style in architecture. The advent of Indo-Saracenic style in erstwhile Travancore can be dated back to … Read more