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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
Nadaka & Keshava’s ‘In Candescence’ delivers an East–West fusion that feels natural & refreshingly joyful
The Yellow Diary’s ‘In Case We Forget’: An Indie-Pop/Rock Time Capsule of Poetic Nostalgia and Layered Sound
True to its title, “Jewel Tones” showcases Jatayu’s most refined nu-jazz sound yet
The Skin and Its Pulse: Skulk Makes Art-Pop Interventions Memorable On Sophomore Album
Naalayak’s ‘Marammat’ Masterfully Blends Gritty Rock, Sufi Flair, and The Art of Self-Healing
- Industry Insight
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
- Featured
Cultural Imperialism or Collaboration? Western Influences on the Indian Indie Scene
Ten Years of G5A: The Artistic Wave Shaping Contemporary Culture
Bloom in Green: A Transformational Journey of Self-Discovery in the Heart of Nature
“We believe that we could cross boundaries and break barriers globally” – In Conversation With RNZX
Seedhe Maut’s 10-Year Journey: 10 Ways They Revolutionized Indian Hip-Hop and Mirrored Its Rise from sub-culture to Mainstream
Opinion
The Indian indie music scene today is a fascinating mix of rebellion, reinvention, and rediscovery. In a country where Bollywood has long dominated the...
Opinion
Encore ABJ and Calm the two voices that went from underground challengers to the undisputed rulers of the Indian hip-hop scene. Abhijay Negi (Encore...
Opinion
Arshaq Malik is a Bangalore-born and UK-based rapper/producer who has established himself as one of the most versatile hip-hop voices from the Indian underground....
Opinion
Aksomaniac is a producer, pianist and storyteller who has steadily been reshaping the emotional vocabulary of Malayalam R&B. He paused his pursuing of engineering...
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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...
Interview
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...
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At the heart of India lies a city bustling with clanks of iron and steel, Jamshedpur. A city so busy and diverse that it...
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Hip-Hop by brown people popularly known as ‘Desi hip-hop’ has quickly become the most sought after genre of music in India, so much so...
Opinion
One might find several artists who claim to have taken up music to escape monotony. Still, very few have dared to create their sound...
Music Videos
The underlying message of a track can often find different expressions, the visual medium being a prominent one. The underground hip-hop scene in India...
Opinion
It is not unknown that Hip-Hop in India is male-dominated. From the artists to the audience, we aren’t used to finding a large number...