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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
Modular Delirium: Inside the fractured sonic landscapes of Somnium Monkey’s ‘Vettam’
‘Moonbow’ by Neeharika Shyju: A 12-track Nocturnal Odyssey
A Coming-of-Age Triumph via Brijesh Sarin’s ‘End of Teenage’
Danish Sood’s ‘everyone’s a baby’ is An Indie-Pop Mixtape for the End of Summer
Surrender, Myth, and Electronic Sound: Analyzing Sumedh K’s ‘Tulasidala’
- Industry Insight
Your ears are the biggest liars: Psychoacoustics for musicians
The Colour Of Music aka Synesthesia: Inside the Minds That See Sound
20 sound engineering terms musicians need to know for their next soundcheck
11 Ways How Independent Artists Are Growing Through Digital Music Marketing in 2026
AI Music: How Big Is It, What Are the Laws, and Why It Matters to You
- Featured
From Shabad to Trap: The Unstoppable Evolution of Rashmeet Kaur
“You can’t really fake curiosity or love for a language or culture just to chase an audience” – In Conversation With Damini Bhatla
“Our vision today is to create original music that stays deeply rooted in Indian musical traditions” – In Conversation With Tarana
Are We Turning Concerts Into a Fandom Entrance Exam and Killing the Vibe?
Documentaries Around Indian Music You Should Definitely Watch
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Opinion
Put on five different Rashmeet Kaur songs back-to-back, and you could be forgiven for thinking you were listening to five different artists. There’s the...
Review
Australia-based Indian-origin artist Neeharika Shyju is a classical vocalist and composer whose work bridges cultural divides. Grounded in both Indian and Western classical traditions,...
Interview
If you’ve been paying close attention to India’s independent scene, you know a chunk of the freshest sounds are coming from artists who experiment...
Review
Ahmedabad-based singer-songwriter Brijesh Sarin is already a well-known name in the Indian indie music space for his songwriting and production skills. He gained immense...
Interview
Born out of a casual jam session during the Covid lockdown, Bengaluru-based seven-piece fusion rock band Tarana has evolved a sound that brings together...
Review
Let's state the obvious; 2020 was a horrible year. I could go on and on about all the negatives, but it's done and dusted...
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Seldom do we come across such collaborations where Hindi Contemporary rock from the South Asian diaspora meets progressive thrash metal from overseas. Music Composer/Singer...
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After a whopping response to our first TIMD music awards held last year, we are back with another edition- The Indian Music Diaries Awards...
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2020 has been brutal to everyone in the music industry. One thing which kept us all going these past few months, or in fact...
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By building a cyberpunk narrative that questions the nature of reality, filmmaker Aditya Rahul breathes new life into the track which was originally released...
Review
Imagine yourself in Mumbai, in the midst of a Ganpathi Visarjan celebration, soaking in the chaos of drums and drowning in the sound of...
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Songdew, an Indian platform for artists to distribute, promote and release music, on 1st January 2021, unveiled its unique tribute to Indian poetry legend-...
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Animator Vinod Ravindranathan and hula-hoop flow artist, Eshna Kutty, virtually collaborate to lend an enigmatic music video for Sanjeeta Bhattacharya’s single, Everything’s Fine. Earlier...
Review
When Funk/Jazz Fusion band The Revisit Project started in 2014 with an aim to give groovy, jazz makeovers to old Bollywood classics, the band...
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This year has been brutal to everyone in the music industry. One thing which kept us all going these past few months, or in...
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It is that time of the year, when everything seems merry and despondent all at once. At one end there are people who are...
Review
Amongst the youngest indie musicians out there with a full-length debut album, Kiara Chettri has proven that talent and age don’t need to have...
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This year has been brutal to everyone in the music industry. One thing which kept us all going these past few months, or in...
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In the midst of the distressing pandemic – constant chaos and turbulence surround all of us every single day. Musicians reflect deeply on their...
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Humans have become wired to process information by coupling it thematically. Years of bundling up events, subjects and people, by the clique they belong...
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Shot single-handedly by photographer and visual artist, Arsh Grewal, in her bedroom during the lockdown, the music video for Kamakshi Khanna’s latest single, Qareeb,...