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Regional hip-hop projects in India often carry predictable expectations: to celebrate the language, showcase the pride, translate local identity into something nationally consumable &...
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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
‘Garhkumaon’ by Tarun Redefines The Sound And Soul Of Modern Indian Regional Rap
Ahuja and Mittal Explore Nauseating Spiritualism Through Hazy Synths In ‘Feeling So Good’
Shourya Malhotra crafts Indie folk tunes to sail through the day in Album ‘Everybody Knows, Everybody Understands’
Sacred Disobedience and Sonic Dissonance : Inside keichyna’s RHAPSODY OF THE EXILED
Nanku’s Pyar N’ Stuff is Hindi Pop Extravaganza At Its Finest
- Industry Insight
AI Music: How Big Is It, What Are the Laws, and Why It Matters to You
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
- Featured
Are Payment Delays Silencing the Voices of Independent Music?
“Part Of Our Legacy Would Be Having People Listen To Our Music And Follow It” — In Conversation With Run It’s The Kid
Release Spotlight #104 – Electronica, Pop, Metal & More!
The Sonic World of Chaar Diwaari: Interpreting His Discography Through the Palette of Navarasa
The Lumineers and ‘The Circle of Life’ – On Automatic, Addiction, Alcoholism & the Ache of Family!
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Opinion
We often hear that change is the only constant, yet when you pause and look around, it’s hard not to notice that some things...
Interview
Run it’s the Kid was one of those cult underground bands that all the music nerds knew of but never has the band ever...
FEATURED
From the visceral gut-punch of modern metal to the shimmering, neon-soaked corridors of electro-pop, the Indian independent circuit continues to prove it has no...
Review
The first time I listen to Feeling So Good, a slow-engulfing, metallic, grueling form of dread grips me — tethering me to a kind...
Review
On his newest album, screamer turned media lawyer turned singer songwriter, Shourya Malhotra creates a body of work that can soundtrack a busy sunny...
Review
In the press material for keichyna, the artist describes the project to be “a conceptual record rather than a traditional debut, RHAPSODY OF THE...
Opinion
Chaar Diwaari is one of the most magnetic forces in the current music scene, the kind of artist you find yourself drawn to without...
Review
It has been a while since the release of his last full-length project “Naharpur Prints” that was named after Naharpur – the area with...
Interview
What’s it been like performing in the city – Delhi? Wesley Schultz: It’s been mind-blowing! Hard to wrap our heads around playing in a...
Interview
As Kerala’s biggest electronic music festival Kappa CULTR returns to Kochi from 20th to 22nd February, the 3rd edition of the festival proves it...
FEATURED
In an era where India’s music streaming numbers are hitting unprecedented highs, the conversation is no longer just about who is topping the charts...
Interview
Ever so rarely, one has the opportunity to meet a person so full that their sense of completeness seeps into one’s own being. This...
Review
Tired of Almost is a 3-track by melodic house producer and DJ Kaigan, who hails from the remote Desaiganj in Gadchiroli. This record, his...
FEATURED
WTF! No, I don’t mean to delineate a moment of disgust or surprise. To be honest, it’s not a moment, or is it? (winks)...
Review
Rushil Sudrania’s, better known as Mixed Signals, new EP Right Place Wrong Time is a 5 song, 13 minute long record — and is...
Review
The new year has kicked off with a fresh addition to the widening horizons of post-metal in India. Bimurta, a trio hailing from the...