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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
Shaastriya Sangeet Vol. II is the Tabla-Techno Crossover You Never Saw Coming
Runt’s eponymous album Is a Gritty, Honest Debut Rooted in Alternative Rock
Sambit Chatterjee’s ‘Letters for Inca’ Is a Labour of Love and Genre – Fluid Experimentation
Khokkosh.’s ‘Public Fluid and Digital Remembrance’ drowns you with unhinged sound design and graphic writing
From Folk to Dissonant Electronica: Shashwat Bulusu’s Sonic Confessions in ‘Pinocchio’
- 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
“We weren’t simply building a pressing plant; we wanted to build an ecosystem” – In-Conversation with Saji Pillai – Founder of Samanvii
From Shabad to Trap: The Unstoppable Evolution of Rashmeet Kaur
“You can’t really fake curiosity or love for a language or culture just to chase an audience” – In Conversation With Damini Bhatla
“Our vision today is to create original music that stays deeply rooted in Indian musical traditions” – In Conversation With Tarana
Are We Turning Concerts Into a Fandom Entrance Exam and Killing the Vibe?
Opinion
Put on five different Rashmeet Kaur songs back-to-back, and you could be forgiven for thinking you were listening to five different artists. There’s the...
Opinion
There’s a conversation I’ve had a hundred times this year. Someone mentions an artist playing in the city and before anyone can get excited,...
Opinion
Through conversations with Vasundhara Vee, Arjun Sagar Gupta of The Piano Man and Rajesh Punjabi of the Bombay Jazz Club, we unpack the current...
Opinion
There is something quietly radical happening in Indian hip hop right now, and you might miss it if you are only listening in Hindi...
Opinion
It was around 2018 that I stumbled upon Fiddler’s Green’s performance of Resham Firiri on YouTube, and I was hooked right away. The way...
Opinion
The act of looking for new music that floats your sonic boat, and fits into the shape of your listening patterns can often be...
Opinion
“We have art in order not to die of the truth.” Nietzsche’s assertion ties into the idea that art exists as a form of...
Opinion
So, you, like a million others in the country, did not get tickets to the Coldplay concerts in Mumbai? Presumably, you set up multiple...
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On the 28th of June, Lifafa performed in New Delhi as a part of Hungama Music’s World Music Day Festival. After struggling for three...
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The violence committed on music and art in general by the advent of streaming services, is an issue that requires little introduction. In a...
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Perhaps it is corny and overstated, but the visual character of music assists in one’s survival in ways beyond comprehension. When navigating and avoiding...
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On an otherwise forgettable Saturday, when my doctor tells me that I have tinnitus, I stare at him and crack a smile at the...
Opinion
A few days ago, rapper Raga made a statement, one that sent all the grapevines of DHH listeners abuzz. Post the large-scale outrage against...