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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
“City of My Heart”: An EP That Travels Through Urban Loneliness and Inner Resilience
Hamza Rahimtula and The Rajasthan Folkstars Reimagine Rajasthani Tradition in “Origins”
Rono’s New Album Grapples with Loss and Healing in “Adhoore Se Khwaab”
Bloodywood’s NU DELHI is Heavy, Groovy, and Proudly Theirs
From Bloom to Wither: Catatonic’s ‘Gardenia’ Cultivates a Lush Yet Scattered Metalcore Garden
- 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
“The only thing that can change the electronic music scene is the entry of festivals” – In Conversation with Kratex
“Artists Need to Stop Seeing Labels as Sharks” — In Conversation with Music Marketer and A&R Anmol Dhand
14 Unwritten Rules of Every Concert That Everyone Follows Without Realising
Dirty Class – Transforming Spiritual Energy Into Psychedelic Performance Art
Release Spotlight #97 – Indie Pop, Garage Rock & Ambient Electronica
Review
If I ask you what accompanies you during your travels, the instant reply that I will get from most will be that it’s good...
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Hamza Rahimtula is back — this time, in collaboration with Rajasthan Folkstars, with an album spanning 10 tracks [excluding the extended versions, which if...
Review
Rono, previously known as Awkward Bong, is steadily carving his niche in Mumbai’s indie music landscape. His sleeper hit “Main Aur Tum” subtly caught...
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I found Bloodywood through their 2020 documentary Raj Against the Machine, which followed their first big tour through Europe. I wasn’t even deep into...
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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...
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...
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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...
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The metal scene in India is known for their eclectic mix of bands and artists who have been experimenting with different styles – from...
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“Ek doob, do doob, yun hi doob gaya” (One cannabis cigarette, two cannabis cigarettes, that’s how I drowned) “Parvarish”, debut album by Delhi based...