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From Indie Folk to Soulful Indie: Raghav Meattle, Swarathma & Suzonn Cook Up a Touring Feast
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- Reviews
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Hardbone’s “Sandesha”: A Story of Love, Loss, and Letting Go
Osho Jain’s “Uff”: A Gentle EP filled with Tenderness and Honesty
Arseniic’s Debut EP ‘The Omnisight Domain’: A Heavy Metal Exploration of Human Suffering and Hope
- Industry Insight
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
Offline Music Marketing Tools For Every Independent Musician
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B-Leaf’s ‘Dukh Dard Peeda’: A Personal Journey and a Musical Farewell
Are Music Festivals in Northeast Contributing to Tourism?
Release Spotlight #92 – Carnatic Fusion, electronica pop, & more!
In Search of Sonic Sovereignty: Why We Need More Regional Music Representation In Streaming Platforms
“I don’t want my classical background to limit me, so I keep an open mind”- In Conversation With LAMI
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Released in 2022, “Saalgirah” by B-Leaf was a massive release for him. Not only because it marked the release of his second body of...
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In times of ostentatious displays of patriotism and another annual celebration of the Indian Independence Day rolling closer, I often think of Benedict Anderson’s...
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Every once in a while, an artist releases a project that works its way through the fog of your headspace and gently wafts the...
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In the age of many tired attempts at a Y2K revival, no generation has found a greater kinship with the Y2K era than the...
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The first album release from the one of the Best in the Business, Seedhe Maut, one half Encore ABJ (a.k.a Abhijay Negi), one half...
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There is an inherent splendor to fusion music, something that has so tangible a quality of excitability that it prods at all your musical...
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Once upon a time, or specifically five years ago, my father had made an off-hand remark : “I do not understand how you do...
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Picture this: a dimly lit room, guitars leaning against the wall, a jumble of wires snaking across the floor, and a young musician, eyes...
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Siegen, better known as The Siege, is one of the most celebrated and prominent artists from the Underground Hip-Hop scene. The Mira-road-based rapper has...
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It’s been a good year for PCRC fans all around the world, with the band announcing a new album “Beta” for a 2024 release...
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2024 has seen a new batch of independent artists who create music using sounds that have not been explored before. Poorvaxxxpress, a multidisciplinary project...
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The modern audience dwells in a dynamic state of the music industry. As the chokehold of commercial projects, boosted by cash-rich contracts, sugar-coated with...
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Listening to records that traverse through routes of neo-soul, R&B chill and jazz especially when the creatives behind them are Indian, is always a...
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Counted as one among the rising young class of singer-songwriters in India, Gini is a self-taught artist who became popular after her ‘Write A...
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Northeast India has always been a fertile ground for cultural diversity and artistic talent to flourish. With bands like Great Society, Girish and the...
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Breaking out onto the scene with his never-seen-before multilingual, vernacular hip hop “The Intro”, Yung Sammy has been a force to reckon with ever...