Review
Regional hip-hop projects in India often carry predictable expectations: to celebrate the language, showcase the pride, translate local identity into something nationally consumable &...
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From Indie Folk to Soulful Indie: Raghav Meattle, Swarathma & Suzonn Cook Up a Touring Feast
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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
‘Garhkumaon’ by Tarun Redefines The Sound And Soul Of Modern Indian Regional Rap
Ahuja and Mittal Explore Nauseating Spiritualism Through Hazy Synths In ‘Feeling So Good’
Shourya Malhotra crafts Indie folk tunes to sail through the day in Album ‘Everybody Knows, Everybody Understands’
Sacred Disobedience and Sonic Dissonance : Inside keichyna’s RHAPSODY OF THE EXILED
Nanku’s Pyar N’ Stuff is Hindi Pop Extravaganza At Its Finest
- 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
Are Payment Delays Silencing the Voices of Independent Music?
“Part Of Our Legacy Would Be Having People Listen To Our Music And Follow It” — In Conversation With Run It’s The Kid
Release Spotlight #104 – Electronica, Pop, Metal & More!
The Sonic World of Chaar Diwaari: Interpreting His Discography Through the Palette of Navarasa
The Lumineers and ‘The Circle of Life’ – On Automatic, Addiction, Alcoholism & the Ache of Family!
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Interview
Killa K aka Kevin Lourd is the rapper voice of the Tamilian people in Bengaluru. Writing from a young age, his journey in rap...
News
Three amazing acts – Raghav Meattle, Swarathma, and Suzonn – are hitting the road with exciting tours across the country kicking off in June....
Review
A room on the roof with faded blue, red, green lights being reflected off your skin — the sensation of a dulled sense of...
Review
It is not very often that we see artists accustomed to working in Industry take a step back to compose music that is not...
Interview
Manan Mehta, a multifaceted artist based out of Jaipur, is a pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer. His music reflecting a fusion of jazz, folk and...
Review
Released on the 6th of April, “Parinaam” by Hardbone and Sinash is a 4 track EP that runs for 12 minutes. Hardbone, as his...
Review
Anyone who has been in a band knows how difficult it is to keep one together. As bandmates, you share not just your music,...
Review
The only thing for certain in the exercise of healing is the fact that it is not linear. In no reality is the process...
Callback
Three years ago, when I had moved to Delhi from suburban West Bengal, the shift had felt monumental. An 18 year old who had...
News
The adage of there being no ethical consumption under capitalism, like most adages, stands too true; the handy anticapitalist aphorism, beneath its radical sonority,...
FEATURED
Whenever discourse about vulgarity and its place in the art we create and consume resurfaces in my life, I often think about Chekhov’s frustration...
FEATURED
In this ever-so-vibrant independent music scene of our country, where hundreds of new musicians pop up on stage every day, putting all their hard...
Review
Every now and then, the Hip-Hop scene in India gets saturated with repetitive and substandard music that some artists tend to feed their audience...
FEATURED
Get ready to explore the indie music scene, one track at a time! In our latest edition, we bring to you the freshest sounds...
Industry Insight
India has a vast and diverse music scene that includes a wide range of languages, genres, and regional musical traditions. It reflects in the...
Interview
A 22-year old singer/songwriter based in Gurgaon, Aadya Jaswal writes soft yet haunting melodies on her musings. Her indie folk/acoustic pop compositions explore everyday...