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As Kerala’s biggest electronic music festival Kappa CULTR returns to Kochi from 20th to 22nd February, the 3rd edition of the festival proves it...
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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
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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
Champak’s ‘A1’: A Quirky, Intimate Bedroom Pop Descent Into Alt-Rock Doom
‘Maqsad’ by Faizal: A Reverse Journey Through Identity, Faith, and Everything In Between
Shubhank Sharma’s Himalay Se is A Progressive Rock Ode to Mountain Silence
Josiah Ranpal’s Latest EP Is a Late Night Jazz Fever Dream
Albela brings The Eccentric Voice of Nangloi and Radical Truth to Desi Hip-Hop through latest album
- Industry Insight
Your ears are the biggest liars: Psychoacoustics for musicians
The Colour Of Music aka Synesthesia: Inside the Minds That See Sound
20 sound engineering terms musicians need to know for their next soundcheck
11 Ways How Independent Artists Are Growing Through Digital Music Marketing in 2026
AI Music: How Big Is It, What Are the Laws, and Why It Matters to You
- Featured
“From small club shows to festivals, I realized this is where I feel at home” – In Conversation With Abhishek Shukla
One Song Out, Ten Thousand Fans: What OutStation Tells Us About Building a Fandom Before a Discography
In Conversation With SINASH -Tracing the Art, The Music and The Journey That Led to Bairaagi
Voodoo Valley Returns for a Three-Day Convergence of Music, Community, and Nature
Sound of Women: Preserving the radical & unheard folk voices Through a Mobile Studio
Interview
Abhishek Shukla is an accomplished photographer in the Indian scene, renowned for his distinct visual language in the music and culture industries. What began...
Opinion
There is this very specific feeling of hearing a song for the first time and thinking, “this is exactly what I needed and I...
Interview
SINASH’s music feels like it’s been unfolding in chapters, each release building on the last while quietly expanding his artistic language. From Baalma to...
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Set against the raw, untamed beauty of Himachal’s highlands, Voodoo Valley returns as a carefully constructed passage into something deeper. Now in its fifth...
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In an era where India’s music streaming numbers are hitting unprecedented highs, the conversation is no longer just about who is topping the charts...
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...
Interview
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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When artists from different parts of the world come together, the result often depends on how much room they are given to simply exist...
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Indian hip hop right now is rising steadily and at a peak stage of experimentation. Away from one single sound, artists are carving their...
Opinion
Arjun who used to intern at Pagal Records in HKV tells me about this band called Panchiko who was a forgotten obscure act until...
Opinion
In the last decade, India’s independent music scene has grown rapidly, driven by streaming platforms, social media, and a generation of artists eager to...