So I've been enjoying the new-ish Pop and Rock channels on #theIndieBeat more than I imagined I would:
I should have remembered that this is #fediverse #music and so it is *going* to be elevated.
#TheIndieBeat #fediwall is a good place to discover new music. Links to artist pages, and direct links now to the theindiebeat.fm exact channel where most current tracks are playing.
Looks best on desktop, updates periodically.
Or if you prefer the bot feed:
@tibrnowplayingbot
One suggestion is to put it in a list and mark that list as "Hide members in Home" because it posts often...
Y'all, I'm crying happy tears for once.
@MTP just made my day and week by sending me his newest CD all the way from Wales to the formerly USA! For free & with a beautiful handwritten note, all because I bought and loved his first album. 
https://mtp-music.bandcamp.com/album/home
You are NOT alone and there are other good people out here. Find the others.
@limebar Do you think you might be able to help get him setup of #Faircamp and/or #TheIndieBeat
@MTP have you looked into #Faircamp and/or putting your music on #TheIndieBeat?
At the bottom of one of #TheIndieBeat channel pages I see this ... what is this!?
Seems exciting.
The Indie Beat internet radio has a spoken word channel now! Very cool!
https://theindiebeat.fm/spoken-word/
It has been added to the #roku app and is available (along with all other stations) using any of these apps and devices:
https://www.radio-browser.info/users
If you are a #writer and record your words -- you can easily get them on air and heard by uploading to https://bandwagon.fm and tagging with genre "Spoken"
It's amazing what both #Mirlo and #Bandwagon have achieved in the last few months. Big up yourselves! 
(Not to forget #TheIndieBeat of course)
Here is a #fediwall for #TheIndieBeat radio now playing bot:
Station update for Not What I Call Radio Bonk Wave!
In the last few weeks we've added new tracks from Bonk Wave contributors:
@ordosmarkzero
@yonder
@james
@dereisenhofer
Key 13
@sknob
@axwax
@defaultmediatransmitter
@pdp8
Listen at https://not.what.i.call.radio.bonkwave.org/
or: https://theindiebeat.fm/not-what-i-call-radio-bonk-wave/
A reminder: any past Bonk Wave contributors can submit tracks here: https://bonkwave.org/board/index.php?topic=148.0 (contributors only)
The new #tibr "now playing" bot is humming along nicely.
I'm happy with the way it looks and works. Go check it out 
I'm hoping this can drive some engagement with the artists and enable discovery that tiny bit more.
@musicproduction people you can get your tracks played on air by uploading to Bandwagon, checking the "Distribute to The Indie Beat" box, and tagging your genres.
@andypiper@andypiper.co.uk @andypiper@macaw.social @mizkirsten @keefmarshall
Somehow I failed to boost this at the time and also completely missed the update from the future (at least at the time of writing) 
Great insight into the creation of the #TheIndieBeat GNOME extension, plus a whole bunch of links to exciting projects in the #IndieMusicians / #FediMusic space.
While I remember, another couple of helpful links to musicians and resources (for the March update?):
https://indieart.support/
https://robertafidora.com/resources
A #funkwhale music app/service API where you pay somebody to store your music online and listen to it anywhere, but can also listen to independent streaming online radio (like @somafm #TheIndieBeat @ryno @live etc) and play music directly from artists' sites ala #bandwagon. And have a community built around sharing music and talking about artists and shows via #ActivityPub. And automatically pay DJs & musicians via #PublicPatron. #ccmusic
That's the anti corporate future of music I want.
Today #Bandcamp is donating it's profits to MusiCares.
I went thru my neverending list of music to check out, and picked:
- a couple of Fedi musicians: @Dace who I had discovered at #TheIndieBeat, and @melondruie who appeared on #NWICBW3 along with me,
- the missing pieces of my #TheNotwist collection,
- an album by #mewithoutYou, a band that I just discovered by a total coincidence,
- and last but not least, the new album by my favourite band #Motorpsycho (prerelease)
J’en profite pour signaler que la chaîne principale de The Indie Beat Radio est très bien aussi !
Elle diffuse notamment les albums présents sur https://bandwagon.fm (après consentement des artistes), dont 3 des miens 
Bref, mettez tout ça dans vos signets (et désabonnez-vous des gros streamers dégoûtants !)
Ça fait plaisir de passer à nouveau à la radio, surtout depuis la fin de #RadioFreeFedi, et surtout en si bonne compagnie et sur une station aussi classe que…
Not What I Call Radio Bonk Wave!
À écouter là : https://not.what.i.call.radio.bonkwave.org/
Ou sur The Indie Beat Radio là : https://theindiebeat.fm/not-what-i-call-radio-bonk-wave/
Station update for Not What I Call Radio Bonk Wave!
In the last couple of weeks we've added new tracks from Bonk Wave contributors:
@james
@desolationpark
@axwax
@fstateaudio
@ShawnBulen
@defaultmediatransmitter
@FastGhost
@sknob
@yonder
@rybson
@ordosmarkzero
@dereisenhofer
Key 13
And a host of new station idents and silly voices from
@axwax
@james
@sknob
@CCirco
@rybson
Listen at: https://not.what.i.call.radio.bonkwave.org/
or: https://theindiebeat.fm/not-what-i-call-radio-bonk-wave/
Well, this is cool - my #GNOME extension for The Indie Beat transparently loaded the new @mixtape NHAM playlists, because I built it on the Azuracast API instead of a static list of .m3u URLs. I may need to re-think the menu UI though 
nice “problem” to have, more great #fediverse music arriving! #TheIndieBeat
"The #Bandwagon & #TheIndieBeat combo is very promising but...
... if only I could offer my Bandwagon-hosted music to other radio stations."
They contemplate it in the design! (see screenshot)
... if only The Indie Beat Radio would pull from other music publishing platforms as well!"
They are already exploring this possibility!
https://github.com/users/MsPseudolus/projects/1/views/1?pane=issue&itemId=96097231
Musicians: please contribute your music.
Developers: please contribute your code.
Everyone: please try & test!
If you love independent music and also the #fediverse and are at #FOSDEM then I have stickers to share, come find me this weekend! #TheIndieBeat #Bandwagon #Art
I just did a station restart on Everything, for anyone who happened to be listening. Apologies for the interfuption!
