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- 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
Arvasu’s ‘The Traffic Horn Orchestra’: Finding Harmony in the Urban Cacophony
‘Bheegein’ by Joshua Singh: A Tender, Disco-Tinted Reverie
Kayan Asks “Is Love Enough?” in a Heartfelt and Electrifying New EP
‘Caged Authority’ by ROFO – Five Track Rock Opera for The Unruly
Ananda Sen’s “Pages From The Past” Becomes Miti Adhikari’s Swan Song
- Industry Insight
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
Behind the Playlist: Decoding Our Fascination With Spotify Wrapped
- Featured
Yuva Sur Sartaj 2025: The Search for India’s Next Hindustani Vocal Star
Release Roundup #99 – Indie Pop, R&B, Alternative & More!
Turn Up the Streets: 3 Days of World Music Day Celebration with Buskr Chowk
Producer-Led Albums: Why It’s Time We Let Them Take Center Stage
Kashmir is a haunt that never pauses: The legacy of Gaekhir Republik’s ‘Madnyan Shaam’
Review
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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2022 has been a roller-coaster ride and as we step into 2023, music has continued to take centerstage. This roundup is the perfect way...
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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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2022 was yet another great year for indie music. With the Covid-19 pandemic having a slightly lesser impact on artists compared to the previous...
Latest
If you are looking to start the new year with a bang, Shakti’s 50th-anniversary world tour (India’s leg) is just perfect. Continuing the craze...
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Amyt Datta’s ‘Electric Power Quartet’ Is A Startlingly Alluring Gift From The Guitar Hero of Kolkata
Amyt Datta is a visionary. Having dominated the rock and jazz music spaces since the early 80s with his virtuosic guitar-playing and exquisite compositional...
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This month’s singles roundup features some of the hottest singles from around the nation. From pop to electronic and hip-hop, there is something for...
Review
Two artists and one producer came together and had the best sessions- full of eclectic sonics, and witty lyricism creating a fun tape that...
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The contemporary music scene of the country has witnessed its fair share of pop records being produced consistently, to the extent where it can...
Interview
As a publication that exists to promote independent music in India, we often encourage those around us to listen to more Indian artists. Some...
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New Delhi hip-hop artist D₹V has recently released his second album, “NAKSHATRA” with the aim of taking his listeners to his universe with an...
Industry Insight
With the year almost coming to an end, here are a couple of things that YOU, as an independent musician can get right for...
Review
An independent musician from Nagpur, Bharat Rajagopalan is a multi-instrumentalist. He has done his master’s in engineering acoustics at the Technical University of Denmark...
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If there is one thing that the pandemic made clear, it is how small the world really is after all. An invisible virus spread...
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Anushka Manchanda aka Kiss Nuka, a singer-producer-actors-activist from Mumbai came to prominence as a member of the Indipop girl group Viva! The 38-year-old artist...