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- 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
Shaitan Ki Nazar: Jaiditya Jha’s Debut EP Confronts Delhi’s Vices, One Power Chord at a Time
‘Brute Fact/Home Truth’: Rounak Maiti’s Triumphant, Unflinching Journey into the Soul
Abhishek Gaur Navigates Past and Present on Poignant New Album “Guzra Hua Kal”
On ‘Five Foot Three’, Anika confesses desires and embraces her existence
Rage and Edge : Hardbone Boy’s New EP ‘TOD’ Has Him At His Sharpest Yet
- 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
“All it takes is an act of courage to start” – In Conversation With BadTrip
Where Is Smoke?: A Six-City Hip-Hop Tour That Rewrote the Rules
Rushabh Roymon – Punk as an Embodiment of What the Mainstream Skips
Release Roundup #101 – Electronica, Pop, Rock & More!
Winston Balman: An Ode to Youth, Debauchery, Nostalgia, Love and Life
Interview
I stumbled upon Tripti Arora, aka BadTrip, through her DHH mix on YouTube, and her sound immediately drew me in. A guitarist and songwriter...
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In the world of hip-hop tours, you usually need a label’s blessing, a sponsor’s logo, and a stage big enough to impress the Instagram...
Opinion
Roymon is an interesting character who fluctuates between long rants and intense pessimisms as much as his music oscillates between sounding like The Strokes...
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Independent artists are constantly reshaping what music can sound like, often working on the fringes of the mainstream, where experimentation feels natural and necessary....
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In this roundup, we explore some of the most innovative and exciting new tracks in the Indian independent music scene. From electronica to hip-hop,...
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1. The Aristocrats are back in India for the second time ever! They took their Indian fans by storm when they first announced a...
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Knowing how to make music alone doesn’t suffice to be an independent musician in the scene today. As the world is getting more interconnected,...
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Western Express Highway is an all-in-one package of high-energy blues and rock music, with eccentric costumes and thought-provoking conversations about freedom, rebellion, and change....
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After a few difficult years, owing to the pandemic, 2022 saw a return to festival season and regular programming. While a large part of...
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This month’s edition of Singles Roundup is sure to get you dancing with a selection of new and exciting tracks from pan India. From...
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It’s that time of the year again! The Indian Music Diaries is back with its 4th edition of the TIMD Awards, aimed at acknowledging...
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Anoushka Maskey is a singer-songwriter born in Sikkim and based in Navi Mumbai. Her career as an indie musician started out in 2020 with...
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If there are only a handful of acts that bloomed out of the Kolkata jazz circle to become globally recognized, one of them has...