Head bangers ball
Hard boiled rock enthusiasts can get together to rock each other off the stage when Campus Rock Idol comes to town. The Rasmus from Finland will add chutzpah with their earth-shaking acts
Wannabe Scorpions and Backstreet Boys will be found milling college stages across India. Campus rock no longer means a rickety stage and two long-haired zombies! It has evolved into mega events sponsored by heavy weight corporates like Hero Honda and Pepsi. Tour of 2005 is all set to rock colleges once again.
College level amateur bands can pit talent against one another at the annual independent competition, Campus Rock Idols. Hero Honda and Pepsi are the sponsors of this inter-college rock music event. Bands are urged to graduate from being amateur performers to cultivating the smoothness of professionals. This year, popular Finnish rock band, The Rasmus will be regaling college students with their head banging performances. Band members of The
Rasmus will also be on the jury to judge west zone and south zone finals for Campus Rock Idols. Mumbai and Bangalore will see The Rasmus perform on 2 and 4 December respectively. Prestorika, winners of Campus Rock Idols 2004, will also perform. Campus Rock Idols will be held in 12 cities over two months, commencing from 12 November and banging to an end on 16 December in Goa.
Spokesperson of Hero Honda says, We re associated with a popular music talent hunt on television, Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. Through Campus Rock Idols we want to strengthen our bond with the youth. This will be a good platform for talented young musicians of the country to realise their aspirations. According to Vipul Prakash, executive vice president (marketing), Pepsi Foods, Pepsi wants to speak to the youth in the language of music.
In November, Indore, Hyderabad, Delhi, Manipal, Ahmedabad, Mumbai, Bangalore, Shillong, Kolkata and Pune are venues for the rocking event. Regional finals will be held at Chandigarh, Bangalore, Kolkata and Pune. Participants will be the first two bands to win from each of the regional events. Chosen bands will be provided travel and accommodation for the regional finals that will take place in November and December. This year's winners will get the opportunity to perform alongside an international artiste whose name hasn't been announced yet. Runners up will take home cash prizes and will win opportunities to showcase their talents.
Last year, the winner had the opportunity to perform with international rock icons like Bryan Adams, Rolling Stones, Dire Straits, Duran Duran and Sting. The management of the winner's college was presented with multimedia equipment and the contest, held at 11 different cities across the country, was relayed on MTV. Stripping guitars of their strings and hammering drums, head bangers will let down their greasy, unwashed hair and jump high to catch a piece of the fame pie.
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