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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
Albela brings The Eccentric Voice of Nangloi and Radical Truth to Desi Hip-Hop through latest album
When Hush Falls’ EP ‘Migration’ Brings Tranquility Through Electronica and Field Recordings
The Dhanan Project’s Debut Album Proves That Ghazals, Blues, and Jazz Belong in the Same Room
Technical Precision Meets Artistic Curiosity in DJazz’s latest release ‘Her Mom’s A Gypsy’
sxnchay & Moonjock Mixes Pop Rap & Acoustic Soul In Their Mixtape ‘Twentysomethings’
- Industry Insight
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
Setting Up Your Music Business: Registration Essentials
Collaborate, Innovate, Elevate: Inside the Exclusive Madverse for Managers Event
- Featured
Sound of Women: Preserving the radical & unheard folk voices Through a Mobile Studio
“The dancefloor and the introspective space don’t have to be separate” – In Conversation With Albela
Breaking Bread with the Indian Music Scene: Inside Saransh Kharbanda’s ‘Pak Pak Pakao’
From Peter Cat & the F16s to Tom Morello: Meet One Of India’s most trusted sound engineers – Prathik Nedungadi
Release Spotlight #105 – Acoustic Folk, Indie Pop, Experimental Music & More!
Interview
Somewhere across the hills, forests, and villages of India, a bus travels from one community to another carrying more than recording equipment. Inside it...
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“The dancefloor and the introspective space don’t have to be separate” – In Conversation With Albela
As independent music continues to give an ever-evolving platform to cross-genre experimentation, artists like Albela are redefining what music can convey. By integrating deep-rooted...
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What happens when a corporate leader with 13 years of experience at Google and YouTube Music takes a year-long sabbatical? For Saransh Kharbanda, that...
Interview
Prathik has been the FOH for Peter Cat Recording Co, The F16’s and many more premier acts. From revealing what it is actually is...
Interview
The last male mating call of the extinct bird Kauaʻi ʻōʻō was recorded in 1987. The album begins here… You can hear the pauses...
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When artists from different parts of the world come together, the result often depends on how much room they are given to simply exist...
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Indian hip hop right now is rising steadily and at a peak stage of experimentation. Away from one single sound, artists are carving their...
Opinion
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...
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...
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Ten years ago, in the heart of Mumbai’s Shakti Mills, an idea began to take shape for Anuradha Parikh — to create a space...
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Every so often, a festival arrives that feels less like an escape and more like a return. A return to nature, to creativity, to...
Interview
Emerging from the misty hills of Aizawl in 2021, RNZX has rapidly become Mizoram’s most vital indie export. The sibling duo – multi-instrumentalist, songwriter,...