Over 2,500 titles on offer at Vinyl Pop Up sale
Mumbai, April 12: The first Vinyl Pop Up, to be hosted here for music lovers later this month, will offer over 2500 titles, rare box sets and more on sale.
Though cell phones, tablets and music streaming media are becoming the most preferred mediums for music lovers, the youth is also warming to an old music form -- vinyls, which are phonograph disc records.
Recognising that it is the only physical format of music that has consistently seen a rise in demand, global music company Sony Music is set to host a one-day Vinyl Pop Up at The Quarter - Royal Opera House Mumbai on this Record Store Day on April 21.
"The renewed interest in vinyls is very encouraging as vinyl collectors and owners are music buffs and lifelong fans of artistes and music. We are seeing increased interest in India and with The Vinyl Pop Up we are giving the music lovers of Mumbai a rare chance to go through a first of its kind experience," Shridhar Subramaniam, President India and Middle East - Sony Music, told IANS.
"The range is massive with some rare collectibles thrown in. Our plan is to roll out this initiative in a city at a time and we are hoping that young fans discover the charm of listening to vinyls and building a collection," he added.
There will be classic and contemporary titles, ranging from Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, Miles Davis, Pearl Jam, Eagles, The Doors, Santana, Michael Jackson, Bob Dylan, Boney M, A.R. Rahman to Coldplay, Ed Sheeran, Jagjit Singh and more.
"We are making many titles available. This will actually be the first time in 30 years that India will see such a huge range of titles available... that is over 2,500 titles. We will also be launching a few exclusive Record Store Day releases," said Subramaniam.
People can also spend their day at the BYOV Session (Bring your Own Vinyl), a DJ Scratching Workshop, Vinyl Listening Sessions, Curated Wine and Dine Experience and vinyl-only sets by DJ Uri and DJ Skip.
But why only in Mumbai?
"We are beginning with Mumbai and will look at other cities as well," Subramaniam said.
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Shivakumar mocks JD(S), says party may merge with the BJP soon
Bengaluru (PTI): Taking a dig at the JD(S), Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday said it appears that the regional party may merge with the BJP in the days ahead.
Taking a swipe at JD(S) second-in-command H D Kumaraswamy, the deputy CM said he was more experienced than the union minister both in politics and administration, and that there was no need for Shivakuamr to learn from him on administrative matters.
"Looking at Kumaraswamy's attitude, it appears to me that the JD(S) may merge with the BJP soon. It will be good for us (Congress) if the merger happens, as there will be a direct fight between two parties (Congress and BJP). Instead of having a party for the name sake, it will be good for our party if they merge with the BJP as soon as possible," Shivakumar said.
Speaking to reporters after inducting a JD(S) leader and his supporters from Chamarajapete assembly constituency in Bengaluru into the Congress, he said the JD(S) is like a "personal property", and as a political party it doesn't have an ideology or a principle.
Shivakumar, who is also the state Congress President said, many leaders from BJP and JD(S) have told him personally that if the merger happens they too can take decide on their political future.
"There is a lot of confusion between leaders of both the parties (BJP and JDS) in various constituencies, as they are worried about their own political future with the alliance," he added.
Reacting on JD(S)' plans for a friendly fight with BJP in the local body polls, he advised them for a merger instead, and fight the polls, as the friendly fight may cause confusion among both parties' workers and leaders.
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"We (Congress) are ready for a direct flight. We are ready even if there is a three cornered contest, we have done it in the past too, but according to me a contest between two parties is good for state politics," he added.
Responding to Kumaraswamy's comments accusing him of interfering in Home department's affairs, and questioning why he convened a meeting of police officers recently in connection with the Ballari clashes, the deputy CM said he was more experienced than the JD(S) leader in politics and administration, and need not learn anything from the former.
"I'm more experienced than Kumaraswamy in politics. I have better experience. I might not have become the chief minister, but I have better experience in administration, better than Kumaraswamy. I have been a minister for a very long time. I know what is administration, how to work, whom to call and whom not (for meetings), I know. I don't want to learn anything from Kumaraswamy," he said
Claiming that several BJP leaders have appreciated his work as the Bengaluru Development Minister, Shivakumar said that party leaders have told him that looking at the work being taken up in the city, they fear they don't have a future.
Inducting JD (S) leader Govindaraj and his supporters into Congress, he said that unhappy with that party's alliance with the BJP, and wanting to continue their secular politics they are joining the national party.
"Many people from other constituencies too are getting in touch with us to join the party. We will decide on it," he added.
The government has decided to hold polls to local bodies across the state this year, he said, and called on the party workers to prepare for it.
Stating that the polls for five city corporations under the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) are approaching, he urged the ticket aspirants who are willing to contest the polls to submit their applications at the earliest, as the verification requires time.
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