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From Indie Folk to Soulful Indie: Raghav Meattle, Swarathma & Suzonn Cook Up a Touring Feast
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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
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Ekum Vows to Takeover with Sincerity and Grit on Debut Album ‘Likhe Jo Khat Tujhe’
Fields of Sound: 20g Maps Indian Left-Field Electronica Experimentation Into A Tape
Baijoo Bawra Gets Empathetic and Gritty on the Jazz-Infused Storytelling of “Billu Barber”
Through her first-ever written Telugu album, Lady Skavya carves out a name you won’t forget
RAJ ‘Weather Changes Moods’ is A Genre-Fluid Jazz-House Journey
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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
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“We wanted to bring abstract hip-hop to Kerala, that was the whole idea” – In Conversation with bunnyboo
Where is Sky Rabbit? – Obscurity’s Favorite Child
6 Indian Bands Defining the Metal Underground
Why the Groundbreaking Soundtracks of Khanwalkar, Trivedi, & Sampath Still Define a Generation
Who Gets to Stay Indie? The Struggles Behind the Indian Independent Music Scene
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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 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 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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In the sleepy village of Morjim in North Goa, not far from the tide-churned beaches that have long lost their charm to commercial noise,...
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In the ever-evolving landscape of independent music, one truth remains constant, the beat is the backbone. While singers often receive the limelight, the producers...
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Madnyan Shaam relies not only on listener’s understanding of Kashmiri language but also on an intense soundscape. Language isn’t primal in music. Sound can...
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Do you remember how things were online when a few months back Coldplay announced their India tour? The internet basically exploded. From tickets vanishing...
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Concerts in India have always been more than just about music—they’re about identity, expression, and belonging. From the rebellious underground rockers of the ’80s...
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Jamblu’s music enters my life quite strangely. I spend a couple of debilitating weeks listening to Service Animal, and it feels incapacitating – because...
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My introduction to Maati Baani wasn’t marked by a single track or moment — it was My introduction to Maati Baani wasn’t marked by...
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A tambourine jingles; light go off. Deepankar pulls out a harmonica just as the drums kick-in. The harmonica jam builds and lasts a few...
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The recent hullabaloo surrounds the controversial ethics of artists showing up late to the party! From Lauryn Hill to Ye to Metallica, the terrain...