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Winston Balman is an extremely soulful musician whose songs mix stories with hillbilly blues to create melodies worth singing along to. He has multiple...
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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
Abhishek Gaur Navigates Past and Present on Poignant New Album “Guzra Hua Kal”
On ‘Five Foot Three’, Anika confesses desires and embraces her existence
Rage and Edge : Hardbone Boy’s New EP ‘TOD’ Has Him At His Sharpest Yet
Grand Electric’s “Based Magic”: The Glorious Sound of Not Giving a Damn
Dhanji’s ‘Drive-In Cinema 2.1’ is A Desi Cine Experience
- Industry Insight
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
The DIY Musician’s Toolkit: Building a Home Studio Under 10k
- Featured
Winston Balman: An Ode to Youth, Debauchery, Nostalgia, Love and Life
Smirnoff Lemon Pop Non-Alcoholic’s ‘We Do We’ Is a Beat-Driven Reminder That Gen Z Doesn’t Go Solo
Release Roundup #100 – Folk Jazz, Acid House, Metalcore & More!
Why Vinyl Collectors in India Are Finding Community and Curating Culture
“When We Sat Down To Create Together, We Were Very Aligned In Thoughts & Intentions” – In Conversation With Shrey Jadav & Zeba Tommy
Review
Discussing his new, 10-track acoustic-heavy album ‘Guzra Hua Kal,’ Abhishek Gaur states, “As the title suggests, Guzra Hua Kal is a reflection of my...
Review
‘Five Foot Three’, the debut album by Goa based singer-songwriter Anika Bharwani, is a message to herself where she confesses her desires as a...
Review
HARDBONE BOY, or Deepak Kumar — the rapper from Jaipur who boasts of being crowned the winner of Nexa Music Season 3 by A...
Review
We’re big fans of singers who can’t sing, and bands that made it cool to not really know how to play their instruments. The...
Review
Dhanji is a master. Dhanji is a genre. Dhanji doesn’t just jump on tracks. He makes tracks bops. It’s a matter of conviction. It’s...
FEATURED
What happens when distinct voices meet a shared rhythm? You get a campaign that’s as united as it is unapologetically individual. In today’s hyper-individualised...
Review
One fine day (or maybe not so fine, I honestly don’t remember), I came across a short clip of a beautiful instrumental on social...
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In a powerful testament to India’s thriving independent music movement, Madverse Music successfully concluded the second edition of its annual Empower Fund, a flagship...
Review
Kairvina’s debut EP reads a lot like a confession – fresh and unprocessed, like talking to someone who is describing anxiety. It unfolds like...
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The Velvet Sundown, a band mixing 70s psychedelia and folk rock, has recently found itself at the center of growing controversy and speculation surrounding...
Industry Insight
To add to the already cluttered news cycles filled with opinions around AI-generated music, last week, the artist management agency, Collective Artists Network, announced...
Review
Bhaveek Makan aka Skinny Local is a Calgary-based artist who makes music that feels like a half-remembered memory. Raised between South Africa and Canada...
FEATURED
Some songs pull you in with quiet honesty. Others arrive with a burst of energy, demanding your attention. This roundup has a bit of...
Opinion
The reason I got into vinyl was because there were these bands that I really liked but nobody around me listened to that kind...
Interview
Shrey is a 28-year-old Mumbai-based musician rooted in RnB, Soul, and Pop. Self-taught in Western music after early Indian Classical training, he’s a music...
Interview
Fortunately, I am quite dead now. Mallarme the poet wrote after a spiritual experience. Such could be felt after a complete listen of Kirdar...