All posts tagged: Bands

How a testcard on TV (remember colour bands?) united world during Sco vs Haiti

How a testcard on TV (remember colour bands?) united world during Sco vs Haiti

Published by Webster

2 min readUpdated: Jun 14, 2026 12:47 PM IST A minor interruption caused football fans watching from around the world to jump in dread as TV screens went into testcard-mode during the Scotland vs Haiti game. While the Scots were back at FIFA after 30 years and registered a laborious 1-0 win, Haiti were spunky but luckless on debut. Fans from around the world though were transported to the 80s 90s, when colour bands suddenly appeared on screen, reminiscent of times in India even before cable television. The order is unforgettable – yellow, cyan, green, pink, red, blue. Thick bands that appeared when Doordarshan was prominent than Doordash of North American relatives. It happened at 37:43 with Scots leading 1-0 through John MC Guinn. With the feed cut off, a error message of ESF UHD C appeared. BBC reported that the BBC was forced to apologise for loss of picture from Boston. Live scenes what happened for the BBC for Scotland & Haiti https://t.co/a2HMvCqzJ6 pic.twitter.com/kLt8KUEZHh — j k (@jkelly21303) June 14, 2026 It lasted around …

International Jazz Day | Joe Bandwalla: I would very much like to see jazz bands in Mumbai

International Jazz Day | Joe Bandwalla: I would very much like to see jazz bands in Mumbai

Published by Parlour News

Joe Vessoaker, also known as Joe Bandwalla, Mumbai’s popular trumpeter based in Bandra, Bazaar Road has played the trumpet for Bollywood movies for decades. He’s known to have worked on iconic films including Khalnayak (Laxmikant-Pyarelal), Dev D (Amit Trivedi) and on several projects with the late Bappi Lahiri. On International Jazz Day, Joe opened up about how the jazz music scene has changed throughout the years. He says. “We are losing all the old musicians in our industry, only a few can play all the seven jazz instruments. The electronic instruments are getting over the industry. It was we who played all the bagpipes, trumpets, trombones, violins and the symphonies for years in films.” He adds, “I would very much like to see jazz bands in Mumbai.” International Jazz Day | Joe Bandwalla: I would like to see jazz bands in Mumbai At the age of 76, Mr. Vessoaker says, “I have seen the real beauty of music in my life. But today, it is not what it used to be.” He also listens to …

BTS RM suffers ankle injury before bands’ historic ARIRANG comeback concert: Is participation at risk? Bighit clarifies

BTS RM suffers ankle injury before bands’ historic ARIRANG comeback concert: Is participation at risk? Bighit clarifies

Published by Parlour News

Just a day ahead of BTS’ highly anticipated comeback concert, concerns emerged around leader RM after he sustained an ankle injury during rehearsals. The development came shortly before the group’s scheduled appearance at the BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG event, set to take place at Gwanghwamun Square on March 21, marking their first full-group performance in nearly four years. BTS leader RM has injured his ankle ahead of the Arirang comeback concert and BigHit confirms he will perform with limited movement. Bighit issues statement regarding RM’s ankle injury According to the group’s agency BIGHIT MUSIC, RM was injured during a rehearsal session on March 19 and was immediately taken to a hospital for examination. Doctors diagnosed him with a sprain of the accessory navicular, a partial ligament tear, and a talus contusion. Medical professionals have advised him to wear a cast and limit movement for at least two weeks to support recovery. Despite the injury, RM expressed a strong desire to participate in the concert, which is significant for both the group and its …

Dalits, debut and Def Leppard: Lead guitarist Phil Collen reveals band’s soulful connection to India

Dalits, debut and Def Leppard: Lead guitarist Phil Collen reveals band’s soulful connection to India

Published by Parlour News

Chennai, For most Indian fans, Def Leppard is the sound of high-gloss 1980s arena rock the polished harmonies of ‘Hysteria’ and the stadium-shaking riffs of ‘Pour Some Sugar On Me’. But as the band kicks off their historic debut tour in India on March 25 for which Indian fans had to wait 18 years after the last one was cancelled in 2008 guitarist Phil Collen reveals a far grittier, more soulful connection to the subcontinent that not many knew. Dalits, debut and Def Leppard: Lead guitarist Phil Collen reveals band’s soulful connection to India One of their songs, ‘Turn to Dust’, is about Dalits, Collen said in a conversation with PTI over Zoom ahead of the band’s tour through Shillong , Mumbai , and Bengaluru . “I think it was about 1992 or 1993, when I was travelling here, I was actually seeing and experiencing how people were treating people of lower castes,” Collen said. An experience that left a lasting impact on him that it came out as a song. It so happened, when …

Awareness drives, spiked neck bands aim to protect Junnar sugarcane workers

Awareness drives, spiked neck bands aim to protect Junnar sugarcane workers

Published by Webster

With leopard sightings and attacks on the rise in Junnar, a special awareness campaign on human-leopard conflict was jointly organised by the Vanyajeev Nisarg Sanvardhan Rescue Team, Junnar, and the Word for Nature Foundation. Held during the ongoing sugarcane harvesting season — when leopards often seek shelter in dense fields — the drive aimed to educate sugarcane workers and locals on identifying leopard activity, staying alert, and working safely in high-risk areas. Wildlife experts Aakash Mali (Founder), Deepak Mali (Vice-President), Hemant Ghadge, and Word for Nature President Shubham Pandey guided workers through practical demonstrations and shared their field experiences. Team members Anup Shelar, Shubham Jadhav, Chirag Soni, Kalyani Zharote, Pranit Aadhav, and Kiran Pujari also participated actively. Speaking to mid-day, Shubham Pandey said, “This is not the first time we have held awareness sessions, but the situation this year is far more alarming. We are receiving distress calls every day from Junnar villages — earlier it was not so frequent. Fear has spread across the region; some families are planning to leave their homes, while …

5 K-Pop Bands From 2012 That Still Dominate The Korean Music Scene Today

5 K-Pop Bands From 2012 That Still Dominate The Korean Music Scene Today

Published by Webster

5 K-Pop Bands Prove Longevity In A Tough Music Market (Photo Credit – Instagram) The K-pop industry is quite popular among people across the globe. Nowadays, the competition among K-pop bands is too high, so much so that groups form and disband due to issues that are out of their control. Many bands have disbanded or become inactive after their debut, not because they lack talent but because they fell behind in the competition to woo the audience. Can you imagine that in 2014, 40 K-pop bands had debuted in the same timeline? Yes, that’s right. But, do you know how many of them are still active? Only 5. So, here are the 5 K-pop bands from BTOB to EXO that are still ruling the Korean music industry with their magic and popularity. Scroll ahead. B.A.P For those who don’t know, B.A.P debuted in the year 2012 on January 26 with their track ‘Warrior.’ The boy band consisted of these six singers originally – Yongguk, Himchan, Daehyun, Youngjae, Jong-up, and Zelo, under TS Entertainment. However, …

Coldplay meets K-Pop: Global sensation TWICE announces new version of rock band’s smash hit We Pray

Coldplay meets K-Pop: Global sensation TWICE announces new version of rock band’s smash hit We Pray

Published by Parlour News

Apr 18, 2025 12:44 AM IST It’s not every day you see British stadium rock and bubblegum K-pop collide — but when it happens, it’s magical If there’s one thing the universe can agree on, it’s that music has the magical power to bring together even the most unexpected of worlds. Case in point: British rock legends Coldplay and global K-pop queens TWICE have just collided — and it’s giving major cosmic energy. Coldplay and global K-pop queens TWICE It all started when TWICE opened for Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres tour stop in South Korea on April 16. The girl group lit up the Goyang Stadium with a performance that had fans screaming, crying, and hitting replay in their heads for days. In a move no one saw coming (but everyone’s now obsessed with), Coldplay and TWICE teamed up live on stage for a breathtaking bilingual rendition of We Pray, a track from Coldplay’s 2024 chart-topping album Moon Music. The result? Pure sonic bliss. Fans were shook. The internet melted. And now, the collab …

AIMPLB calls on Muslims to wear black bands in silent protest against Waqf Bill on Alvida Juma | Latest News India

AIMPLB calls on Muslims to wear black bands in silent protest against Waqf Bill on Alvida Juma | Latest News India

Published by Parlour News

The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has urged Muslims across the country to wear black armbands on Jumatul Vida (Alvid Jumma), the last Friday of Ramzan, to protest against the Waqf Amendment Bill 2024. Devotees offer prayers (namaz) on the third Friday during the ongoing Ramadan month, at Jama Masjid in New Delhi. (ANI ) “Alhamdulillah, the strong protests by Muslims at Jantar Mantar in Delhi and Dharna Sthal in Patna have at least caused a stir among BJP’s allied parties. Now, a massive protest is also scheduled to take place in Vijayawada on March 29, 2025,” AIMPLB said in a letter shared on X. In its letter, the board alleged that the Waqf Amendment Bill was a “sinister conspiracy” to take away Muslim religious and charitable institutions. “If this bill is passed, hundreds of mosques, eidgahs, madrasas, graveyards, and numerous charitable institutions will be taken away from us,” the letter read. AIMPLB urged all Muslims to oppose the bill and wear black armbands on Jumatul Vida (Alvid Jumma) as a silent, peaceful …

Sanam band’s Keshav Dhanraj on announcing pregnancy with wife Marcia D’Souza: It has literally changed our world

Sanam band’s Keshav Dhanraj on announcing pregnancy with wife Marcia D’Souza: It has literally changed our world

Published by Parlour News

Keshav Dhanraj, the drummer from Sanam band, recently announced that he and wife, entrepreneur Marcia D’Souza Dhanraj are expecting their first child. Expressing his excitement about the same, Keshav tells us, “We both are very excited about this. It’s been something that both of us have been looking forward to for a really long time as individuals, and now that we’re together, it’s like a new journey that has literally changed our world.” Keshav Dhanraj announces pregnancy with Marcia D’Souza(Photo: Instagram) The musician raves about his wife saying, “She’s such a strong individual on her own, she doesn’t require too much pampering. But I do the like to do the most that I can for her, and support her in what she loves, like she still goes to work. She still handles everything on her own, and she doesn’t like to just sit idle. So, she’s literally on the go doing everything. When we travel for shows now, the first thought on my head is when I’m going to be back.” Keshav is already inculcating …