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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
‘Chaubees’ by Vibha Choraria chronicles a typical day in her psyche
‘Red Room’, a psychedelic trap project by Vinayvvs, delivers an otherworldly sonic experience
In My Asymmetry : Frizzell D’Souza’s New EP is Proof of Her Delicate Songwriting
Mizoram-based Rnzx’s Sophomore Album ‘Messy’ blends traditional Mizo sounds and modern indie
Raghu Dixit explores self love, childlike joy, beauty in imperfection & other themes through album ‘Shakkar’
- Industry Insight
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
Behind the Playlist: Decoding Our Fascination With Spotify Wrapped
Why Music Events Should Be More Inclusive and Need Reforms
Offline Music Marketing Tools For Every Independent Musician
- Featured
Violette: Qaab’s Musical Abyss, Which Transpired To Be one of Desi Hip-Hop’s Finest
All That We Know Is Light: Navigating The Student Music Scene in Delhi
“More venues, event managers, festivals need to open up their space for new indie artists” – In Conversation with Kashmira Khot
“It’s all about the personal perspective of the listener” – In Conversation with CBZ
“We used a jazz approach to link Hindustani and Western Classical”- In Conversation With Cheryl Bains
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It’s said that an average individual is better destined to survive a tempestuous sea than the callous antagonism of the Delhi rap scene. The...
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I have always had an odd fascination with the title of a particular Kazuo Ishiguro book — “The Remains of The Day”. For reasons...
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One of the peculiar habits that I have picked up is the petulant urge to walk extreme distances after sunset — once having hit...
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Three years ago, when I had moved to Delhi from suburban West Bengal, the shift had felt monumental. An 18 year old who had...
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In art and in life alike, exposure is a notion more political than one might usually consider. To be acknowledged, accorded, and finally, hopefully,...
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Perfection in art—whatever the word might signify—holds a scarcely tested position. Revisions, redefinitions, reorientations and the myriad words emblematic of incurred change, perhaps justifiably...
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After releases of his singles like Sheeshmehal, Batti, Baaliyan and his EP, Lekh, all of which explored different areas of the musical spectrum, Karun...
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Music and dance as arts have long ceased to constitute a binary. If singing ambles out of the chrysalis of the self, dancing—being an...
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My mother (Amma in Kannada) is from a family where everyone learnt to play an instrument or sing. A great grandfather spent his time...