Radiohead is an alternative rock band hailing from Oxfordshire in England. Radiohead, initially called ‘On a Friday’ was formed by lead vocalist Thom Yorke, and other members include Jonny Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway. Radiohead’s initial release was a single called ‘Creep’ in ’92. After that, they have released seven albums, each more successful than the last. Their latest album is In Rainbows, which was released in 2007.
What started as a simple rock band, Radiohead has now branched out to other genres as well, including post-punk, jazz and electronica. Their influences include famed bands like Queen, R.E.M and Pixies. Radiohead is a very popular band with today’s youth, acclaimed for their quality music, selling more than 30 million records and a slew of awards.
Radiohead has been praised critically time and again, on their unique style of music. They were placed on number 73 on Rolling Stone magazine’s List of Greatest Artists of All Time. They have been nominated thirty eight times for various awards, and have won thirteen of them, including Grammies, BRIT and MTV awards. Their songs have also appeared quite a few times on the Billboard Top 100, cementing their worldwide presence.
Published February 14, 2010 – 6:51 am
Categories: Radio
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Youtube is an online video sharing and video blogging site. The website was started in February of 2005, by three PayPal employees. Within just months of the launch, it became and internet phenomenon, and a popular destination for video streaming. It is now the world’s largest video sharing website.
Capitalizing on the popularity, internet giant Google bought the website for a massive $1.65billion. Youtube is now the primary source of internet amateur videos and enjoys a wide range of audience. The site’s growth is attributed to ease of use and the ability to connect to other people from around the world easily. Youtube is also the best place to achieve your ‘15 minutes of fame’ online. The site is so popular, that more than sixty-five thousand videos are being uploaded each day, and the site receives a phenomenal hundred million views each day. Youtube is the fourth most visited site online, behind Google, Yahoo! and Facebook.
In spite of its massive popularity, it has come to be severely criticized, and has been the subject of numerous copyright-issue lawsuits, due to users uploading TV shows and similar videos onto Youtube. Yet unfazed, YouTube’s popularity only increases with each passing day.
Published February 10, 2010 – 6:56 am
Categories: Entertainment
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The World Wide Web, or the Internet is something that we take for granted today. And yet, we cannot imagine going about our daily lives without it. The Internet is basically a network of networks, connecting millions of computers all over the world. This vast network had relatively humble beginnings, and started as a US government project. After its development, it was still government-only technology was commercialized in 1988, and it made in-roads in the daily life of millions of users. The Internet, humungous as though it may be, operates without a central governing body. It has innumerable uses, and in this age, almost anything can be done online. The popularity of the Internet has grown at a phenomenal rate since its conception. In 2002, it had about 500 million users, and as of 2009, more than one and a half billion people use the internet. Online spending has also increased exponentially, with the public buying or selling goods in the tune of $117 billion in 2004. By now it is sure of increased much more. The Net is evolving at a faster rate than ever before, with no signs of slowing down. Edward Hardy once said, “The Net is immortal”. Quite true.
Published February 6, 2010 – 7:01 am
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Tool is a metal band formed in 1990, formed by Danny Carey, Adam Jones and Maynard James Keenan. Other current members include Justin Chancellor. Tool gave a local performance in their home city of Los Angeles, and immediately grabbed the attention record companies and music labels. Soon, in March of 1992, they signed a contract with Zoo Entertainment, and came out with their first album, Opiate. The album was critically acclaimed, bringing fame to this young band. Tool has released four albums so far, with the latest, 10,000 Days in 2006. Tool has also experimented extensively on their music, and their style is mostly an influence of bands like the Melvins and King Crimson and other metal bands such Godsmack and System of a Down. They have also experimented with other types of instruments, most of them tribal wooden percussion. Tool’s music has shifted back and forth from heavy metal, progressive rock, art rock, and also progressive metal. Their music is quite popular among the youth as well as critics, notably music critic Patrick Donovan who calls them “a tangle of contradictions”. They also give live shows and performances around the world. Twenty years on, their music still remains fresh and inspiring.
Published February 2, 2010 – 7:08 am
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The Indian Air Force Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) Competition, or better known by its shorter form, the MRCA Tender, is a contest for the selection of a Medium Multi – Role jet to strengthen the Indian Air Force. This deal is worth over Rs. 42,000 crores, making it India’s single largest defense deal ever. Following the decision to replace outdated and aging aircraft in the Air Force, the Government announced a competition to defense contractors. The deal is for 126 jets, with a further order of 74. Six aircraft has been short – listed: Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Dassault Rafale, Eurofighter Typhoon, Lockheed Martin F-16IN Super Viper, Mikoyan MiG-35 and the Saab Gripen NG. Tests are presently being conducted to test the combat – worthiness of each of the jets in the competition. Tests include technical evaluations of the aircraft in various scenarios and processes in Bangalore, Jaisalmer and Leh. These locations have been chosen to stimulate the varied geographical conditions in India, ranging from the icy regions of Leh to the hot deserts of Rajasthan. After a few rounds of testing, Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik, announced that the jets were “neck to neck”. If the deal should go through, it would greatly increase the capabilities of the Indian Air Force.
Published January 29, 2010 – 7:12 am
Categories: Air Force
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Sachin Tendulkar. Where do I start? 200 words? Nah, not enough, not by a long shot.
Sachin Tendulkar is popularly considered as one of the greatest batsmen the sport of cricket has ever seen. Appearing on the scene in 1989, he has won not only matches for India, but also the hearts of millions. To quote a cliché, in India, where cricket is considered a religion, Tendulkar is God. He is the top run – scorer in both forms of the sport; Test and One Day Internationals. In 2002, Wisden, a cricket almanac, rated Tendulkar as the second best batsmen of all time, behind Sir Donald Bradman, a legend himself. He is also is the only player to score a double century in an ODI, which he did against South Africa, yesterday. He has scored 47 centuries in Test and 46 in ODIs with an overall total of more than 30,000 runs. But this is just the tip of the iceberg. Sachin has innumerable awards and broken countless records, too many to list here. In November 2009, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the Government, which is the second highest civilian honour, after the Padma Bhushan. He has also been awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, in the face of his achievements in cricket.
Published January 25, 2010 – 7:17 am
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