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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
‘Babylon’s Camp’ by Kaali Duniya Reimagines Dubstep as a Tool for Social Reclamation
Aatma Redefines Contemporary Dancefloors Through the Immersive Narrative of his album ‘Ehsaas’
Chaar Diwaari Fuels a Grand Reinvention with His Multi Genre EP ‘Parvana’
Premik Jolly’s ‘Eternal’ Proves That Electronic Music Can Be Both Delicate and Devastating
Rhythm Shaw’s ‘Nothing to Lose’ Is Autobiographical, Ambitious, and Absolutely Worth Your Time
- Industry Insight
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
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
- Featured
Behind the stage: The Dark Reality of Volunteering at Indian Festivals
‘Bhalo Lage Na’: Revisiting Chandrabindoo’s Chaw Across Generations
“You’d be blown away listening to Jakub in a completely new avatar” – In Conversation With Antariksh and Jakub on single ‘Naaqis’
RISE//DEL 2026: 3 Days That Brought India’s Creative Economy Into Focus
Revisiting ‘The Black Mamba I’: Suman Sridhar and the Art of Subversion
Review
Anyone familiar with the history of EDM, and by extension, dubstep would be aware of the neoliberal absorption of it, and its consequent perception...
Review
Aatma is the musical identity of Aarpit Gawri, a UK-based Indian electronic music producer known for creating emotionally driven, concept-led soundscapes. Blending modern electronic...
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Chaar Diwaari is having one of the most interesting runs in the indie scene. With this release he has ventured on an arc grand...
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Premik Jolly is a Bangalore-based guitarist and producer who builds worlds in electronic psychedelia and crushing metal using ambient soundscapes. Since picking up guitar...
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Sxnchay is an up-and-coming Delhi based artist who aspires to construct his sound and strives for musical independence. Taking inspiration from Malcolm X and...
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Zain Calcuttawala aka Bulli Bainbridge is a Mumbai-based artist who stepped into the industry as an artist manager and gig programmer. Working at Blue...
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All is not well in the world. Amidst natural and man-made disasters, the most tragic is one of the apathy that we’ve slipped into....
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The new EP “khwab” by Mumbai-based alt-pop artist Jeevana and London-based indie-electronic-pop artist unluv is a dreamy collection of seven alt-lush pop songs that...
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“What’s the scene, bob!” screams singer Joshua Sebastian in the opening track with a guttural tone -a rather rare and unusual form of delivery...
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For a self-taught musician with little to no background in music, Yoosh has managed to carve his niche in the industry. The singer/Songwriter/rapper/producer from...
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7Bantai’Z, a street-style hip-hop group from Mumbai, is back with their highly-anticipated EP, ‘Into The Slum’. The project explores the lived experiences of slum...
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When Nagaland’s Mar Jamir established Polar Lights in 2013, all he had in mind was to do what he loved doing the most –...
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Two artists and one producer came together and had the best sessions- full of eclectic sonics, and witty lyricism creating a fun tape that...