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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
‘Sediments’ by Sangram Malik: A Powerful Blend of Electronic, Rock, and Pop
Farhan Khan’s ‘Alif Laila (Part 2)’ Is Ambitiously Poetic
Delhi Rapper Smoke Drops New EP “Khel Kood,” Showcasing Evolution and Experimentation
Sanjith Hegde’s New EP Sunjuice Is An Ode To Brighter Things
Reeshabh Purohit and Shivaraj Nataraj’s New EP Ananta Combines Beatboxing and Hindustani Classical
- Industry Insight
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
Behind the Playlist: Decoding Our Fascination With Spotify Wrapped
Why Music Events Should Be More Inclusive and Need Reforms
- Featured
“I knew from that first theater show that this is what I wanted to do” In Conversation with Brinda Sreenivas
“I belong to a family of musicians, and I am the third generation to do so” – In Conversation With Divyam Sodhi
“I can never be bored in Chennai because you go outside and there are thousands of stories” – In Conversation With Dhee
Dive into the World of Jazz This Winter at G5A Warehouse’s ‘That Friday Jazz’
“It’s Truly A Dream Come True To See My Independent Music Featured In Mainstream Cinema” – In Conversation With Siddharth Pandit And Alok Ranjan Srivastava
Review
Chandigarh-based artist Sangram Malik is an emerging force in India’s independent music scene. As a singer-songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist, he has carved out a...
Review
Farhan Khan is committed to the art of the story. In his two-album spanning discography, he has created multiple characters, killed one of them,...
Review
Delhi rapper Smoke released his EP “Khel Kood” in December of 2024. This is his second EP of 2024, the first one being “He...
Review
Sanjith Hegde’s new EP, titled Sunjuice, glides right through you. A 5 song, 18 minute long record, it has the artist switching languages, maintaining...
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“I switch on my laptop to start working on the article, I glance at the clock, and it is exactly 3:16 in the afternoon,...
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The independent music space in India is constantly in the process of adopting new sounds and styles and every passing day, we come across...
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J Block is a Delhi-based collective that takes pride in being an amalgamation of different creatives- from artists to producers, videographers, and many more...
Review
“Allow Itihaas Studio to enter the meeting”. In an instant, the video connected to two smiling faces sitting in front of a bright purple...
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Ahmer Javed’s story is not a singular experience, as it is also the story of countless people residing in the valley of Kashmir whose...
Interview
In India, pre-pandemic, the electronic music scene was mostly made up of techno and house music artists. There was nothing wrong with that, but...
Review
Zyakuni In My Backyard (ZIMB) is a Delhi-based pop/rock independent band. The band name was conceptualized by Shraddha Jennifer Singh and Anushka J Datta...
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After spending a significant amount of time in the music industry, partaking in various writing and event-organizing gigs ,while also performing with Pune-based indie-rock...
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Sohail Arora’s debut EP, EZ Riser, marks his expressive and full-blown arrival as a professional musician. An emotional and raw 6-track project, the EP...