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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
‘Sediments’ by Sangram Malik: A Powerful Blend of Electronic, Rock, and Pop
Farhan Khan’s ‘Alif Laila (Part 2)’ Is Ambitiously Poetic
Delhi Rapper Smoke Drops New EP “Khel Kood,” Showcasing Evolution and Experimentation
Sanjith Hegde’s New EP Sunjuice Is An Ode To Brighter Things
Reeshabh Purohit and Shivaraj Nataraj’s New EP Ananta Combines Beatboxing and Hindustani Classical
- Industry Insight
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
Why Music Events Should Be More Inclusive and Need Reforms
- Featured
“I knew from that first theater show that this is what I wanted to do” In Conversation with Brinda Sreenivas
“I belong to a family of musicians, and I am the third generation to do so” – In Conversation With Divyam Sodhi
“I can never be bored in Chennai because you go outside and there are thousands of stories” – In Conversation With Dhee
Dive into the World of Jazz This Winter at G5A Warehouse’s ‘That Friday Jazz’
“It’s Truly A Dream Come True To See My Independent Music Featured In Mainstream Cinema” – In Conversation With Siddharth Pandit And Alok Ranjan Srivastava
Review
India has a diverse vernacular sound culture. Unique instruments, developed in tandem with oral traditions, continue to be handed down for generations and influence...
Review
Jeevan Goyal also known by the name ‘Jeevana’ and Siddhant Jadhav aka ‘Essjay’ are self-taught musicians hailing from Mumbai and met via a common...
Review
In 2016 Saransh Batra was brainstorming a couple of ideas for his college theatre society and ended up penning down his first ever rap,...
Review
‘Takiya Kalaam’, which stands for ‘something commonly said’ or a ‘catch phrase’ in Urdu, is the second EP by Mumbai-based rapper, writer and poet...
FEATURED
In the past, when musicians started creating their original music free of any commercial influence, the task of reaching out to people and nurturing...
Review
During my short time freelancing as a music journalist, I’ve come across an extensive repertoire of music from the independent scene of the country,...
FEATURED
It’s September and we are back with another round of artists to add in your radar. We are nearing the year end but the...
Interview
Delhi-based self-taught singer/songwriter Hanita Bhambri, previously featured in Vogue among ‘top 10 musicians to know from India’, is a powerhouse all-rounder who deserves to...
Review
“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,...
FEATURED
College and university fests have often been the arena where many artists have kickstarted their journey of live performance in front of thousands of...
Interview
With over 50k monthly listeners on Spotify and five singles under his name, Vasu Raina is a New Delhi-based singer/songwriter whose musical journey has...
Review
The independent music space in India is constantly in the process of adopting new sounds and styles and every passing day, we come across...
Review
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...
Interview
Kochi-based composer and producer Kevin Shaji who goes by the pen name Pina Colada Blues releases his latest single ‘Tera Nishaan’ featuring Spotify star...
Review
“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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It’s the time of the month again and we are back with another list of artists taking the independent music scene ahead. We get...