1974 AD’s' On Air

'1974 AD' is no doubt one of the most popular bands in the country today but when it comes to releasing their album, it seems that they prefer to take their own time. Their seventh album On Air was supposed to be released a couple of months back and the halla created then by them had always been "very shortly" but it never saw the light of day! On the other hand, this very album was released in Germany at the Buntay Republic Festival in June 2006.

On Air is already in the market under the label of Santana Records however, '1974 AD' is scheduled to formally release it on January 5 at Moksh, Pulchowk together with a press release.

They say, "When we had released this album at the festival we had made a special cover design of the album. The reason behind the delay regarding its release in Nepal is because when we had a talk with Santana Records, we agreed to release it only after we complete the promos and the music videos. We were already done with the shooting for the video but since the director behind the making of it -- Simosh Sunuwar -- had not completed his work, we had to hold the release of the album in Nepal. The video has not been completed as yet! However, since we are already late, we do not want to hold it any longer and have decided to go ahead with the release of the album now."

They also inform us that the money collected from the CDs of On Air that were sold in Germany and a huge chunk of the proceeds collected from the shows they performed at while they were there have been passed on to a school in Bhotekoshi. The organizers who were responsible for the Buntay Republic Festival were here. "Some time back during August 2006, they were here and together with them we donated the money to the school," claims the AD's. Great gesture!