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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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AI Music: How Big Is It, What Are the Laws, and Why It Matters to You
Setting Up Your Music Business: Registration Essentials
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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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The Sonic World of Chaar Diwaari: Interpreting His Discography Through the Palette of Navarasa
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How The Indian Music Charts Podcast Is Decoding India’s Evolving Music Economy
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Chaar Diwaari is one of the most magnetic forces in the current music scene, the kind of artist you find yourself drawn to without...
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Arjun who used to intern at Pagal Records in HKV tells me about this band called Panchiko who was a forgotten obscure act until...
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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...
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The Indian indie music scene today is a fascinating mix of rebellion, reinvention, and rediscovery. In a country where Bollywood has long dominated the...
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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...
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Every breaking wave on the shore tells the next one there’ll be one more. Legacies inspire legacies. Music inspires music. The songs of yesterday...
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My introduction to Rounak Maiti is bizarre, which is to say I find his music the same week in two places, and fail to...