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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
Rayjew’s ‘Birds of a Feather’: A Bold, Eclectic Hip-Hop Debut
Skrat’s New EP Circus Act Is An Indian Garage Rock Highlight
Switterbeat’s ‘Vicious Etudes’: An Exploration of Themes Like Love, Loss, and Unity
Serpents of Pakhangba’s ‘Air and Fire’: A Sonic Adventure Through Mythology and Metal
Joker’s Whoop’s ‘Beautiful Spell’ Is A Rock Odyssey Wrapped in Storytelling
- Industry Insight
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
Behind the Playlist: Decoding Our Fascination With Spotify Wrapped
- Featured
From Bangalore to Wacken: The 8 Metal Bands Battling for the Ultimate Stage
“The studio is where the ideas are born, but the stage is where they come to life” In Conversation With Zefaan
“We need more people to represent our culture and sound” – In Conversation With Paal Dabba
Soundtracking the Mundane: How Begum’s ‘We Are Excited’ Turns Life’s Banality into a Groovy Escape
“Every track has its own journey, and that’s what keeps the process exciting” – In Conversation With Raj
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Hip-hop thrives on artists breaking the mould of what’s working and introducing something that’s inspired but uniquely theirs. The best artists take what’s familiar...
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Everytime a band puts out a new record that has been overproduced to the pulpit, making it sound like in polishing the sheen to...
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Switterbeat, the musical alias of Bangalore-based Aditya AK, crafts genre-bending soundscapes that often speak on the themes of light and shadow. By day, he’s...
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The shamanic art metal outfit from Mumbai, Serpents of Pakhangba has unleashed their second studio album, Air and Fire, a sprawling 13-track concept album...
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Jeevan Goyal also known by the name ‘Jeevana’ and Siddhant Jadhav aka ‘Essjay’ are self-taught musicians hailing from Mumbai and met via a common...
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In 2016 Saransh Batra was brainstorming a couple of ideas for his college theatre society and ended up penning down his first ever rap,...
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‘Takiya Kalaam’, which stands for ‘something commonly said’ or a ‘catch phrase’ in Urdu, is the second EP by Mumbai-based rapper, writer and poet...
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During my short time freelancing as a music journalist, I’ve come across an extensive repertoire of music from the independent scene of the country,...
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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...
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“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...