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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
Rajah Betta’s ‘Offcuts (SF021)’ imagines classic Indian tunes for the dance floor
Peter Cat Recording Co. delivers an intimate homecoming ode in Delhi
Sitar, Synths, and Spiritual Grooves: Tabla Maestro Karsh Kale’s Ten Year Comeback
Doab Collective’s PB2047 Explores Punjab’s Wounds and Hope
Delhivision’s ‘Day One’ Is Young, Restless, and Self-Aware In Their Debut Album
- 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
- Featured
“Music Videos Let You Tell Stories Without Boundaries” – In Conversation With Director Yung Waris
Alan Walker and STING Energy® Capture the Sound of F1 in New Track “The Sting Within Me”
Everything Jazz: Insight From The Forerunners of Jazz In India
Gujarati Rap Isn’t Emerging Anymore, It’s Here
How a Government-Funded Initiative Is Changing Music Culture in Meghalaya
Review
Brooklyn-Mumbai producer/DJ/ Radio Host Rajah Betta has been slowly carving a space out for Indian & South Asian sounds on the dance floor. Closely...
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PCRC dropped new songs and played their evergreen hits to an auditorium bursting with enthusiasts Peter Cat Recording Co. (PCRC) performed in front of...
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British-born and New York-raised, Karsh Kale is a defining figure in global electronic fusion who has spent the last 25 years acting as a...
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In our collective consciousness today, Punjab often gets reduced to stereotypes. Happy, jolly, loud people. Struggling farmers. Rap music and fast cars. Drugs and...
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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...
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...