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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
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’
‘Live at Hideaway’ by Kristian Bent Band Delivers a Foot-Stomping Blend of Country and Folk Rock
Tsumyoki Blends Goan Roots and Afrobeats on new EP ‘AFRO YOKI’
Bharat Chauhan’s New Album ‘UNS’ Balances Old-School Writing With a Modern Sound
- 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
“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
“A brotherhood of poetry, Carnatic soul, and progressive rock” – In Conversation With Motherjane on their latest album ‘Dobareh’
“You need to put in your 10,000 hours. Do it as if you don’t have anything else to do” – In Conversation With Akash Shravan
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Opinion
There’s a conversation I’ve had a hundred times this year. Someone mentions an artist playing in the city and before anyone can get excited,...
Review
The first thing I noticed was a fridge door. The cover art of ‘everyone’s a baby’ showcases a paper butterfly, a magnet, a photograph...
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Devotion, whether religious, spiritual, romantic or material — has always resulted in output that has been textured in ways that have a pronounced difference...
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Led by Goa-based singer-songwriter Kristian Bent, The Kristian Bent Band is a five-member roots-rock outfit at the forefront of India’s independent music scene. Along...
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Every day I log on to Netflix and Prime Video hunting for new shows to watch, something that feels different, something that would make...
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As Pune based singer-songwriter Firuzeh Mihrshahi releases her peppy debut track ‘What Are You Looking For’, we get in touch with her to find...
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Bawari Basanti dropped the music video for her single ‘Izehar’ on August 15th. The song explores themes of moral policing, individuality and, the lack...
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Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music, Tamil Nadu is here with its Fall semester. Located 80 kms away from the bustling city of Chennai and 60...
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Project MyNT is hosting a 2-week Electronic Music Production capsule course at Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication, New Delhi. This course, tailored...
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Being ableist is the new cool. On Thursday, MTV India posted a promo for their new show MTV Hustle, a hip-hop reality show. The...
Review
What if you take the beauty of the Jazz genre and methodically incorporate an impressive feel of progressive and classic rock with a final...
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Siddhant Kalmegh, a Pune based singer-songwriter released his debut EP ‘Memories Found’ last month. With a distinctive sing-along peculiarity omnipresent through the EP, his...
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In another incident of intolerance from Bangalore, the earlier being at Foxtot read here, a musician was beaten by a gang of 10-15 unidentified...
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July marks a special time in Delhi. It’s the onset of monsoons, yes, but it is also the time when the live music circuit...
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Without a luthier, there would be no string instruments. No guitars, no violins, no cellos, no basses. Imagine living in a world without these...
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Post a well-deserved break of a few years, the pioneers of Indian Electronica, Midival Punditz will be releasing a trio of singles in the...
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Virtuoso jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington will be performing in India for the very first time this month in Delhi and Mumbai. Kamasi will be...
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New Delhi based blues-rock band Nok Nok is here with their fun new single ‘NOKSTOP‘. The song was released on all streaming platforms on...
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‘Escape To Where You’re Wanted’ is FuzzCulture‘s second full-length album, after their critically acclaimed 2015 release ‘NO’ and ‘Twins’ EP in 2016.FuzzCulture, previously a...
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Everything Is Garbage, the sophomore EP by Mumbai based Abhimanyu Mullick aka Manyu, released earlier this month via Noosphere Records. A concoction of bass-heavy...
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The Assam floods destroy livestock, habitat and lives every year. This year the flood has affected over 33 lakh people and there is little...