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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
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
Unkill Ji’s ‘Internal Sangharsh’ is all about inner turmoil, in bluesy, conversational alt-rock
- 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...
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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,...
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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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Concerts are the background music to the movies of our lives. The glory of being rests in those wondrous concert moments. Maybe you will...
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Are you a musician with a melody in your heart, a singer with a voice waiting to be heard, or a producer hoping to...
Interview
If you live in Maharashtra, and enjoy some form of EDM — you must have heard of Kratex. If you live elsewhere, you must...
Interview
Spotting talent, developing artists and building campaigns, and staying one step ahead of what listeners want — that’s what Anmol Dhand does every day....
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Live music in India is thriving and fans are loving every minute of it.With big names like Bryan Adams, Green Day, Avenged Sevenfold, and...
Opinion
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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This edition of the release roundup brings new music that’s doing its own thing — from indie pop and garage rock to ambient electronica,...
Interview
The Down Troddence (TDT) is a six-piece metal band originally from Kannur, Kerala, now based in Bangalore. Known for blending traditional thrash and groove...