In a new episode special of #MaedinIndia, Mae picks indie scene stalwarts to give their pick of Indian indie music they love and play it across the show. This week's guest is Arjun S Ravi, music journalist for over a decade, editor of Indecision & NH7.in, director of Only Much Louder and my old boss. He talks about being a music geek & journalist, why he thinks your band sucks,NH7.in, and his new docu-series Standing By (that chronicles the Indian indie music since the 1920s). He also takes me through his playlist of songs that triggered his fanboy-love for the independent music scene in India.

Songs:

Zero (alternative rock band from Mumbai) Song: Hate in Em Album: Procrastination http://nh7.in/zero

Pentagram (electro-rock act from Mumbai) Song: Ten Album: Up https://www.facebook.com/pentagramindia/

Medusa (progressive metal band from Mumbai. Now known as electro-rock act Sky Rabbit) Song: Beep Off https://www.facebook.com/helloskyrabbit

Lounge Piranha (post-rock band from Bangalore) Song: Ebb Album: Going Nowhere https://www.facebook.com/loungepiranha