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In times of ostentatious displays of patriotism and another annual celebration of the Indian Independence Day rolling closer, I often think of Benedict Anderson’s...
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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
Danish Sood’s ‘everyone’s a baby’ is An Indie-Pop Mixtape for the End of Summer
Surrender, Myth, and Electronic Sound: Analyzing Sumedh K’s ‘Tulasidala’
‘Live at Hideaway’ by Kristian Bent Band Delivers a Foot-Stomping Blend of Country and Folk Rock
Tsumyoki Blends Goan Roots and Afrobeats on new EP ‘AFRO YOKI’
Bharat Chauhan’s New Album ‘UNS’ Balances Old-School Writing With a Modern Sound
- Industry Insight
Your ears are the biggest liars: Psychoacoustics for musicians
The Colour Of Music aka Synesthesia: Inside the Minds That See Sound
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
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Documentaries Around Indian Music You Should Definitely Watch
“A brotherhood of poetry, Carnatic soul, and progressive rock” – In Conversation With Motherjane on their latest album ‘Dobareh’
“You need to put in your 10,000 hours. Do it as if you don’t have anything else to do” – In Conversation With Akash Shravan
Release Spotlight #106 – Bossa Nova, Indie Pop, Electronica & More
All About Music Returns for Its 10th Edition, Thinking About the Next Decade, Not the Last One
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The first thing I noticed was a fridge door. The cover art of ‘everyone’s a baby’ showcases a paper butterfly, a magnet, a photograph...
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Devotion, whether religious, spiritual, romantic or material — has always resulted in output that has been textured in ways that have a pronounced difference...
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Led by Goa-based singer-songwriter Kristian Bent, The Kristian Bent Band is a five-member roots-rock outfit at the forefront of India’s independent music scene. Along...
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2026 has been loud. New sounds, new names, everyone trying something different, everyone racing to define what this year in music actually feels like....
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Every once in a while, an artist releases a project that works its way through the fog of your headspace and gently wafts the...
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In the age of many tired attempts at a Y2K revival, no generation has found a greater kinship with the Y2K era than the...
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There is an inherent splendor to fusion music, something that has so tangible a quality of excitability that it prods at all your musical...
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Picture this: a dimly lit room, guitars leaning against the wall, a jumble of wires snaking across the floor, and a young musician, eyes...
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It’s been a good year for PCRC fans all around the world, with the band announcing a new album “Beta” for a 2024 release...
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2024 has seen a new batch of independent artists who create music using sounds that have not been explored before. Poorvaxxxpress, a multidisciplinary project...
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The modern audience dwells in a dynamic state of the music industry. As the chokehold of commercial projects, boosted by cash-rich contracts, sugar-coated with...
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Listening to records that traverse through routes of neo-soul, R&B chill and jazz especially when the creatives behind them are Indian, is always a...
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Breaking out onto the scene with his never-seen-before multilingual, vernacular hip hop “The Intro”, Yung Sammy has been a force to reckon with ever...