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For artists and professionals in the Indian independent scene, Pritpal Sudan is a familiar name—based in Mumbai, the young musician has through the years...
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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
‘Chaubees’ by Vibha Choraria chronicles a typical day in her psyche
‘Red Room’, a psychedelic trap project by Vinayvvs, delivers an otherworldly sonic experience
In My Asymmetry : Frizzell D’Souza’s New EP is Proof of Her Delicate Songwriting
Mizoram-based Rnzx’s Sophomore Album ‘Messy’ blends traditional Mizo sounds and modern indie
Raghu Dixit explores self love, childlike joy, beauty in imperfection & other themes through album ‘Shakkar’
- 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
- Featured
The Delhi Hip-Hop Classsikh: A callback to ‘Class – Sikh’ by Prabh Deep and Sez on the Beat
Violette: Qaab’s Musical Abyss, Which Transpired To Be one of Desi Hip-Hop’s Finest
All That We Know Is Light: Navigating The Student Music Scene in Delhi
“More venues, event managers, festivals need to open up their space for new indie artists” – In Conversation with Kashmira Khot
“It’s all about the personal perspective of the listener” – In Conversation with CBZ
News
The adage of there being no ethical consumption under capitalism, like most adages, stands too true; the handy anticapitalist aphorism, beneath its radical sonority,...
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In art and in life alike, exposure is a notion more political than one might usually consider. To be acknowledged, accorded, and finally, hopefully,...
News
To cover financial miscreancy in the Indian independent scene, especially in the present times, is to sound like a broken record. While the large-scale...
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Perfection in art—whatever the word might signify—holds a scarcely tested position. Revisions, redefinitions, reorientations and the myriad words emblematic of incurred change, perhaps justifiably...
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The realm of Indian music festivals has seen a huge boost in the global context over the last year or so. Homegrown talents have...
Review
Retrospective albums are somewhat of an oddity in music. While veterans in the scene understandably feel comfortable looking back, those with youth in their...
Interview
Music and dance as arts have long ceased to constitute a binary. If singing ambles out of the chrysalis of the self, dancing—being an...