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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
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For most of my brief career in music journalism, I have written about Delhi and its artists, attempting to map the soundscape of the...
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Sonor that is disrobing and writing that is wrapped in a translucent membrane of mystery, on his third album, Rounak Maiti has let the...
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Discussing his new, 10-track acoustic-heavy album ‘Guzra Hua Kal,’ Abhishek Gaur states, “As the title suggests, Guzra Hua Kal is a reflection of my...
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‘Five Foot Three’, the debut album by Goa based singer-songwriter Anika Bharwani, is a message to herself where she confesses her desires as a...
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Meet Joshua Singh, a Mumbai-based polymath whose music is a playground of analog textures, acoustic warmth, field recordings, and instinctive artistry. From co-producing Spud...
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I remember being about seven years old and a woman in front of me was curled up in bed and crying about a fight...
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EP Review: Rascals of the First Order – Caged Authority Bangalore-based rock band Rascals of the First Order make a bold entrance into India’s...
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Miti Adhikari was behind the sound of some of the greatest acts ever. Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Linkin Park, The Strokes, Coldplay, Radiohead, Arcade Fire,...
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I have been listening to Sirf Paudhon Se Pyaar for a minute – I will be honest, it was the name that drew me...
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Recently, a video made the rounds online — of a man playing the saxophone, allegedly at a rooftop bar in Beirut, his notes rising...
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Freakyy is an upcoming name in Indian hip-hop, hailing from Tripura and bringing with him a fresh sound inspired by his own experiences. His...
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A press release for Tienas’ new album reads as follows : “Tienas’ O (Deluxe) plays like a late-night drive through the fragmented corridors of...
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Savera’s new EP, Strongest Boy Alive, is an electronic delight. I had been excited for the artist’s solo debut, having heard fragments of his...