Mavrix: Music + Data
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Mavrix Monthly Update June-2011
Mavrix Monthly Update – What we were up to last month.
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R.D. Burman’s Top 10 Lesser Known Songs
If you hadn’t heard – yesterday was R.D Burman’s birth anniversary. Lata Mangeshkar tweeted a tribute to him yesterday and since it would be really hard to top her tribute, we are not trying! Instead, here is a translation of her Hindi tweet: Today, I remember a 13-14 year old boy wearing khaki shorts and…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-26
Sonu Nigam to sing with Jermaine Jackson – Hindustan Times http://fb.me/PsmVTAC2 # Sonu join hands with Jermaine Jackson to pay tribute to The King of Pop..!! http://fb.me/14dv1LNy4 # Popular Is Not Always Good | Mavrix http://fb.me/DabbJXIt # Mashup of 36 "Paranoid Android" covers. Sounds better than you might think! http://t.co/VLHkmAR # Cool interview with Gulzar.…
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Freaky Friday Playlist Jun-24-2011
Weekly feature of songs we are listening to – randomly.
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Coke Studio India Must Be Cheered
Coke Studio debuted in India last Friday. Armchair critics did detailed analyses proving conclusively that the first episode sucked. “Loud and empty” said one post. Another post said it “veered dangerously close to cacophony at times.”. There were some voices that attempted to tone down things a bit including this post, this tweet and this…
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Popular Is Not Always Good
Stung by poor reviews of “Ready”, and outraged Salman Khan asked – “Are my fans stupid?”. My answer – Not all of them, but the truth is that there is no correlation between people’s intellect and their taste. As the saying goes, “There is no accounting for taste”. I haven’t seen “Ready” but a number of…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-19
Insanely cool! http://fb.me/D19Kkute # Sona Mohapatra's "Abhi Nahin Aana" – a visual and aural treat. http://fb.me/PxFXb1Ep # Nindiya Re HD, Kaavish, Coke Studio, Season 4 http://fb.me/SQ2eIxte # New post: Some people may be wondering but we're pretty sure that iCloud will come to India. http://fb.me/14m9Rofmt # Coke Studio on MTV at 7 PM!! # Freaky…
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Freaky Friday Playlist Jun-17-2011
Weekly feature of songs we are listening to – randomly.
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iCloud in India
Our website got a bunch of Google hits with various permutations of the “iCloud India” keywords. I guess that means that a lot of us are wondering if iCloud will come to India. Will it? I think yes, and here’s why. Apple says so! Apple’s US website is very well coordinated with product releases. The…
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-06-12
With Apple's iCloud launch, music startups need to figure out their role in the fast changing digital music space. http://huff.to/jZT7Ef # New post http://fb.me/12ajUciyk # New post: Apple's iCloud Is Transformational http://fb.me/SnIUbAnx # Keep a box of Kleenex handy and watch…. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BewknNW2b8Y&feature=player_embedded#at=345 http://fb.me/WZRF0NZ3 # New post: Why iCloud won't stream music http://fb.me/LNZYwUoL # Have you…
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