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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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
