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The word “indie”(short for “independent”) evokes the spirit of DIY creativity, artistic autonomy, and an ethos that resists commercial formulas. In India, however, the...
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The Indian Music Diaries
- News
From Indie Folk to Soulful Indie: Raghav Meattle, Swarathma & Suzonn Cook Up a Touring Feast
Music or Monolith? Why Spotify’s Audiobook Move Might Prove To Be A Disaster For Artists
He Said, They Said: ‘Enjoy Enjaami’ Creators and Maajja Label in Payment Standoff
Facepalm at SPXCEJXM: The Ongoing Festival Fiasco and What it Means for the Indian Music Scene
Puerto Rican Artist Melissa Otero Sends Legal Notice to Mood Indigo Team Accusing Them of Mistreatment
- Reviews
Varun Nimbolkar’s ‘Bah Bah Black Sheep’ Sits Comfortably Between Indian Classical and Electronica
Sakré’s new beat tape ‘Bangalore Sonic Archives’ feels a like a walk through the city
19 Rappers, 4 Languages, 1 Mission: Lehar Chandigarh Mixtape Forges a New Blueprint for Underground-Major Label Collaborations
YKSDOG’s ‘Boys Don’t Cry’: A Heartfelt Debut That Blends Trap Beats with Punjabi Soul
sudan’s ‘pocket friendly : volume i’ Is An Exercise In Electronic Intimacy
- Industry Insight
AI Music: How Big Is It, What Are the Laws, and Why It Matters to You
Setting Up Your Music Business: Registration Essentials
Collaborate, Innovate, Elevate: Inside the Exclusive Madverse for Managers Event
Shedding Light on the Evolving Landscape: Reclaiming Black Box Royalties in the Indian Music Industry
The DIY Musician’s Toolkit: Building a Home Studio Under 10k
- Featured
Arshaq Malik: A Voice Blending Industrial Edge, Jazz Soul, and Unstoppable Lyricism
Queer Identity, Sex Positivity, Self Love & Other Transgressions on Aksomaniac’s ‘Varthamanam’
JBL Music Academy 2025: Where India’s Next Wave of Artists Turned Ambition Into Sound
“From my bedroom to digital stores, that’s the journey of every song I make” – In Conversation With S.I.D
“We wanted to bring abstract hip-hop to Kerala, that was the whole idea” – In Conversation with bunnyboo
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Arshaq Malik is a Bangalore-born and UK-based rapper/producer who has established himself as one of the most versatile hip-hop voices from the Indian underground....
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Aksomaniac is a producer, pianist and storyteller who has steadily been reshaping the emotional vocabulary of Malayalam R&B. He paused his pursuing of engineering...
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What is that feeling when a song reminds you of something that never was? Sometimes you hear an act and wonder why the views...
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For decades, the Hindi film music industry relied on a predictable, safe formula—familiar beats and songs crafted for instant success. But in the late...
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The Evolving Landscape of Music Education in India : How Institutions Are Redefining Formal Training
India, and its landscape of music education, have always been in flux – and yet, it remains elusive. While popular understandings gravitate towards institutions...
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Gorillaz is a virtual band created by Damon Albarn (frontman of Blur) and comic artist Jamie Hewlett comprising of four fictional members – 2-D,...
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Quite often, while reviewing music – I dunk on electropop, anything that is too reliant on synths and safely nestled in beat-topia. It is...
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There was a time in India when the best way to discover new music wasn’t Spotify playlists or Instagram reels; it was a college...
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW? The first Velvet Underground album sold not more than ten thousand copies but each of those ten thousand listeners –...