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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
Melodic House Artist Kaigan Translates Personal Determination Into Euphoric Electronic Soundscapes through ‘Tired Of Almost’
Mixed Signals Explores Fate and Digital Chaos in New Glitch Pop EP ‘Right Place Wrong Time’
“All skies lead to the sun”: Bimurta’s debut EP leaves a noteworthy mark in Indian post-metal
Pho redefines Indian R&B with the atmospheric and introspective EP ‘Terminal 2’
Karan Verma proves that he is the new voice Indian Rock needs with His Debut Album ‘Parichay’
- 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
“I wanted to really rinse the meaning of every word I was saying.” — In Conversation With Karshni
“I’m still working on my Picasso or Basquiat. The curtains will drop when the paint is dry” – In Conversation With FENGa
At Kappa CULTR, Versus Tests a New Kind of Festival Space
“There will be people who want to give more time to understanding our music, and we will always cater to them” – In Conversation With Parvaaz on Album ‘Na Gul Na Gulistan’
Mary Ann Alexander and KP Illest Unite for a Cross-Cultural Collaboration ‘Way Back Home’
Interview
Ever so rarely, one has the opportunity to meet a person so full that their sense of completeness seeps into one’s own being. This...
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WTF! No, I don’t mean to delineate a moment of disgust or surprise. To be honest, it’s not a moment, or is it? (winks)...
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If you spend enough time at festivals, you start to notice patterns. People drift between stages, hover at the edges of crowds, look for...
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The last male mating call of the extinct bird Kauaʻi ʻōʻō was recorded in 1987. The album begins here… You can hear the pauses...
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Emerging from the misty hills of Aizawl in 2021, RNZX has rapidly become Mizoram’s most vital indie export. The sibling duo – multi-instrumentalist, songwriter,...
Opinion
Encore ABJ and Calm the two voices that went from underground challengers to the undisputed rulers of the Indian hip-hop scene. Abhijay Negi (Encore...
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India’s festival season is here. From late-2025 through end-2026, the calendar fills with eco-conscious gatherings, indie retreats, global headliners, heavy-metal rituals and vineyard sessions...
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The indie circuit of India is overflowing with fresh sounds and this roundup highlights just how diverse the landscape has become. Whether it is...
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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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The JBL Music Academy has steadily grown into one of India’s most exciting platforms for emerging musicians — a space where raw talent meets...
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Siddharth, widely known as S.I.D, is a versatile figure in Kannada hip-hop, functioning as a rapper, music producer, editor, and visual effects artist. With...
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Varun and Rengan (also referred to as Ren throughout the length of this interview) are unabashedly honest. Going by the artist monikers of 14thindian...