Nostr notes by NHAM

## NHAM Hot Pick of the Week! 🔥👌If you only listen to one ...

2026-07-27T18:00:00Z

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NHAM Hot Pick of the Week! 🔥👌If you only listen to one track by a Fedi artist this week, we recommend:<li><a rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="title" href="https://hugeshark.bandcamp.com/track/a-prayer-for-rain">A Prayer for Rain by Huge Shark</a></li>

[Listen to it and more on NHAM radio. 📻](https://nham.co.uk/listen/ )

## News & Reviews– [3rd W3dn35day presents… Samantha J ...

2026-07-07T11:01:00Z

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News & Reviews– [3rd W3dn35day presents… Samantha J Smith](https://nham.co.uk/2026/07/3rd-w3dn35day-presents-samantha-j-smith/ )
– [NHAM in Concert presents… Liotia](https://nham.co.uk/2026/07/nham-in-concert-presents-liotia/ )
– [NHAM Listening Party: Superspeed by ILKAMA](https://nham.co.uk/2026/07/nham-listening-party-superspeed-by-ilkama/ )##

Syndicated on NHAM– [DIY Conspiracy: Faircamp Interview](https://diyconspiracy.net/faircamp-interview/ ) (DIY Conspiracy (npub12wh…vaf2)) with Simon Repp (Simon Repp (npub1zx5…d279))
– [Fair Trade Music Friday](https://isitfairtrademusicfri.day/archive/2026-07-03/index.html ) – July 2026 via Fair Trade Music Friday (npub15rh…d0q4)##

Upcoming Events– Friday July 10th at 18:00 UTC: [Fresh Friday on TIBtv](https://cal.gravitons.org/event/fresh-friday-on-tibtv-21 )

[Subscribe to the Gravitons calendar](https://cal.gravitons.org ) to never miss a beat, and see you all in the chat!

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2026-07-01T10:08:52Z

[[Read in full on NHAM]](https://nham.co.uk/2026/07/3rd-w3dn35day-presents-samantha-j-smith/ )##

3rd W3dn35day presents… Samantha J SmithThe next [3rd W3dn35day live gig](https://nham.co.uk/2026/03/3rd-w3dn35day-online-gigs/ ) put on by thisoccasionalsociety (npub1xsn…x547) will feature **Samantha J Smith** (WHI Recordings (npub1kae…njpz)) on [Wednesday 15th July at 7pm UTC](https://nham.co.uk/attend ).

As well as being streamed on [Gravitons](https://stream.gravitons.org/ ), where the chat room will be open, the gig will be simultaneously streamed live over on [TIBtv](https://tv.theindiebeat.fm/ )!

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2026-06-01T11:59:04Z

[[Read in full on NHAM]](https://nham.co.uk/2026/06/3rd-w3dn35day-presents-secret-nuclear/ )##

3rd W3dn35day presents… Secret NuclearThe next [3rd W3dn35day live gig](https://nham.co.uk/2026/03/3rd-w3dn35day-online-gigs/ ) put on by thisoccasionalsociety (npub1xsn…x547) will feature paranoid, ambient, electronica and techno from London from the outer reaches of London via Secret Nuclear (WHI Recordings (npub1kae…njpz)) on [Wednesday 17th June at 7pm UTC](https://nham.co.uk/attend ).

As well as being streamed on [Gravitons](https://stream.gravitons.org/ ), where the chat room will be open, the gig will be simultaneously streamed live over on [TIBtv](https://tv.theindiebeat.fm/ )!

Catch up on the latest ...

2026-05-25T11:01:00Z

Catch up on the latest [releases](https://nham.co.uk/category/releases/ ) featured on NHAM and published on [fair music platforms](https://nham.co.uk/2024/05/what-is-a-fair-music-platform/ ) by the following fedi artists:

[MERIDIAN II](https://jam.coop/artists/time-rival/albums/meridian-ii ) by Time Rival (Time Rival (npub1k42…2fvn))
[4 of 4 plus 4 in 3](https://bandwagon.fm/6a0a29333e0edcf52dd8ff94 ) by Stan Stewart (Stan Stewart aka muz4now (npub1qd4…u4cn))
[Work](https://mirlo.space/sonic-walker/release/work ) by Sonic Walker ([](https://mastodon.social/@sonicwalker )Sonic Walker (npub1k3m…epa8))
[Noctambule](https://mirlo.space/fredflane/release/noctambule ) by FRED FLÂNE (FRED FLÂNE (npub157t…8w7v))
[Metamorph Remixes](https://mirlo.space/ccirco/release/metamorph- ) by C.Circo (C.Circo (npub12md…fq80))

If you like what you hear, take the time to tell the artists, you’ll make their day, and even support them with some coin if you can afford it!

Come hang out in [The Indie Beat ...

2026-05-22T14:01:00Z

Come hang out in [The Indie Beat Television](https://tv.theindiebeat.fm ) chat at 18:00 UTC* to discover recent additions to the station, including Fresh new videos by the following fedi artists:

Daft and Punk (Desmu :georges_saucisse: (npub1n58…7wv7))
Das Heinrich Manöver (Das Heinrich Manöver (npub16lp…qaur))
Fractala (Luca Mancini 🎶 :crt_monitor: (npub17kp…m4gr))
fortklang (fortklang (npub1mex…hd9l))
pulu (pulusound (npub1gga…8u8y))

And don’t miss the [NHAM Release Party: Metamorph Remixes by C.Circo & co.](https://cal.gravitons.org/event/nham-release-party-metamorph-remixes-by-ccirco-and-co ) (C.Circo (npub12md…fq80)) at 21:00 UTC!

*Tip: Check the schedule on the TIBtv page to see the showtime in your time zone!

## Upcoming EventsIt’s the week of the third Wednesday of the ...

2026-05-19T14:01:00Z

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Upcoming EventsIt’s the week of the third Wednesday of the month, so you know what that means, right? A fantastic line-up of online music events!

– Wednesday May 20th at 19:00 UTC: [3rd W3dn35day presents… Elif Yalvaç](https://nham.co.uk/2026/05/3rd-w3dn35day-presents-elif-yalvac/ ) (Elif Yalvac (npub1tlf…fllt))
– Thursday May 21st at 17:00 UTC: [Meljoann @ gravitons | Dark, dark beats](https://cal.gravitons.org/event/meljoann-gravitons-or-dark-dark-beats ) (Meljoann (npub1nuu…gjr3))
– Thursday May 21st at 19:00 UTC: [NHAM in Concert presents… gribbles](https://nham.co.uk/2026/05/nham-in-concert-presents-gribbles/ ) (Graham Thorpe (gribbles) (npub1m9m…u92k))
– Friday May 22nd at 18:00 UTC: [Fresh Friday on TIBtv](https://cal.gravitons.org/event/fresh-friday-on-tibtv-17 )
– Friday May 22nd at 19:00 UTC: [NHAM Release Party: Metamorph Remixes by C.Circo & co.](https://nham.co.uk/2026/05/nham-release-party-metamorph-remixes-by-c-circo-co/ ) (C.Circo (npub12md…fq80))

[Subscribe to the Gravitons calendar](https://cal.gravitons.org ) to never miss a beat, and see you all in the chat!

Come hang out in [The Indie Beat ...

2026-05-08T14:01:00Z

Come hang out in [The Indie Beat Television](https://tv.theindiebeat.fm ) chat at 18:00 UTC* to discover recent additions to the station, including Fresh new videos by the following filmic fedi artists:

Darkwolf x sknob (𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘸𝘰𝘭𝘧 (npub19xk…6hgp))
Desmu (Desmu :georges_saucisse: (npub1n58…7wv7))
fortklang (fortklang (npub1mex…hd9l))
Robert Logan (Robert Logan (npub1ry8…u8nh))
unfa (unfa🇺🇦 (npub1dcr…wk9d))
verstaerker (verstaerker (npub1tvr…y0t7))

*Tip: Check the schedule on the TIBtv page to see the showtime in your time zone!

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2026-05-05T06:28:39Z

[[Read in full on NHAM]](https://nham.co.uk/2026/05/nham-release-party-metamorph-remixes-by-c-circo-co/ )##

NHAM Release Party: Metamorph Remixes by C.Circo & co.We’ve got an exclusive NHAM Release Party coming up! Streamed live on [TIBtv](https://tv.theindiebeat.fm/ ) we’ll be gathering in the live chat for the first listen of *Metamorph Remixes* by C.Circo & co. (C.Circo (npub12md…fq80)).

Come and join us at [9pm UTC on Friday May 22nd](https://nham.co.uk/attend/ ) for a cosy get together and the first play (anywhere!) of C.Circo & co’s brand new remix album.

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2026-05-04T07:59:29Z

[[Read in full on NHAM]](https://nham.co.uk/2026/05/nham-in-concert-presents-gribbles/ )##

NHAM in Concert presents… GribblesNa’then! For our next [NHAM in Concert](https://nham.co.uk/2026/02/introducing-nham-in-concert/ ) gig we are honoured to present the superb **Gribbles**.

Fresh from his [3rd W3d5 gig in April](https://makertube.net/w/vBhq6cEJ4grRbwRrKW28ua ) Gribbles will be performing a totally different set for us on [Thursday May 21st at 7pm UTC](https://nham.co.uk/attend ).

The live chat will be open for all to congregate, have a fun time and interact with Gribbles as he performs live from Studio Gribbly for us on [TIBtv](https://tv.theindiebeat.fm/ )!###

Gribbles links:<li><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@gribbles"; rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer">Social</a> (<a rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="u-url mention" href="https://mastodonapp.uk/@gribbles">@gribbles</a>;)</li><li><a href="https://www.gribbles.co.uk"; rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer">Website</a></li><li><a href="https://makertube.net/a/gribbles/videos"; rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer">Videos</a></li>

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2026-05-03T07:25:57Z

[[Read in full on NHAM]](https://nham.co.uk/2026/05/3rd-w3dn35day-presents-elif-yalvac/ )##

3rd W3dn35day presents… Elif YalvaçThe next [3rd W3dn35day live gig](https://nham.co.uk/2026/03/3rd-w3dn35day-online-gigs/ ) put on by thisoccasionalsociety (npub1xsn…x547) will feature London-based producer, composer and guitarist from North Western Turkey **[Elif Yalvaç](https://elifyalvac.com )** (Elif Yalvac (npub1tlf…fllt)) on [Wednesday 20th May at 7pm UTC](https://nham.co.uk/attend ).

As well as being streamed on [Gravitons](https://stream.gravitons.org/ ), where the chat room will be open, the gig will be simultaneously streamed live over on [TIBtv](https://tv.theindiebeat.fm/ )!

Come hang out in [The Indie Beat ...

2026-04-24T14:01:00Z

Come hang out in [The Indie Beat Television](https://tv.theindiebeat.fm ) chat at 18:00 UTC* to discover recent additions to the station, including Fresh new videos by the following friendly fedi artists:

gribbles (Graham Thorpe (gribbles) (npub1m9m…u92k))
inpc (inpc (npub12h7…85xc))
Kadaver Fauna
M-Corp (Max Williams - M-Corp (npub1s7k…llt7))
quiddity (Graham Thorpe (gribbles) (npub1m9m…u92k))
Replay in Neon (Ash Noodle (npub1vte…qyed))
Robert Logan (Robert Logan (npub1ry8…u8nh))
Sound of the Void (Firesledge 🔥🛷 (npub1xm7…n3ug))

*Tip: Check the schedule on the TIBtv page to see the showtime in your time zone!

Check-out the [releases](https://nham.co.uk/category/releases/ ) ...

2026-03-30T11:01:00Z

Check-out the [releases](https://nham.co.uk/category/releases/ ) featured on NHAM this week and published on [fair music platforms](https://nham.co.uk/2024/05/what-is-a-fair-music-platform/ ) by the following formidable fedi artists:

[Post Canariedad](https://mirlo.space/artistsynth/release/post-canariedad ) by ARTISTSYNTH (ArtistSynth - Ahora en NeoPaquita (npub1l6q…her5))
[MarXylo](https://mirlo.space/stan-stewart-muz4now/release/marxylo ) by Stan Stewart (Stan Stewart aka muz4now (npub1qd4…u4cn))
[Internalized](https://mirlo.space/convair/release/internalized ) by Convair (Undercat (npub1lvt…x639))
[Pitch](https://mirlo.space/pitch-bitch/release/pitch-bitch-ep ) by PITCH BITCH (Nami (npub1xgy…s8pa))
[Chicago, 1904: Piano Explorations](https://jam.coop/artists/time-rival/albums/chicago-1904-piano-explorations ) by Time Rival (Time Rival (npub1k42…2fvn))
[Disturbing Dreams, March 2026](https://www.audiointerface.org/shows/disturbing-dreams/ ) by [@paul_griffin](https://mastodon.online/@paul_griffin ) on Audio Interface (npub1g26…p4sl)
[SchizoTronic Electro-Folk](https://bandwagon.fm/69c536bd333f7b28f0428ca7 ) by 𝔇𝔞𝔯k𝔴𝔬𝔩𝔣 (𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸𝘸𝘰𝘭𝘧 (npub19xk…6hgp))
[Afraid Of Hay](https://bandwagon.fm/69c5c71032fa95c24a8f48ba ) by bgm (bgm (npub1deh…p4la))
[Acidic Spring](https://jam.coop/artists/sonic-walker/albums/acidic-spring ) by Sonic Walker (Sonic Walker (npub1k3m…epa8))
[The Arctic Tracks](https://jam.coop/artists/samantha-j-smith/albums/the-arctic-tracks ) by Samantha J. Smith (Sammi (npub1s08…gd9m))
[Whole Earth Cataloged](https://bandwagon.fm/6941bda1b589b37a3c0acb15 ) by Dragging an Ox through Water (Dragging an Ox thru Water (npub1csa…39cd))
[Through Mountains and Valleys They All Cry](https://jam.coop/artists/caer-sgail/albums/through-mountains-and-valleys-they-all-cry-ep ) by Caer Sgàil (jude kerr (npub1l7x…8fcu))
[containerization](https://bandwagon.fm/69c921d1663d9ebf24872015 ) by pdp8 (pdp8 (npub1dxl…9uke))
[fawm 2026](https://mirlo.space/oji/release/fawm-2026 ) by oji (@oji@eldr)
[Cube Rush](https://www.sephcarissa.com/music/cube-rush/ ) by Seph Carissa (Pixel Prophecy 🇵🇸🇺🇦🇪🇺 (npub1xpn…6lem))

Come hang out for [The Indie Beat ...

2026-03-27T15:01:00Z

Come hang out for [The Indie Beat Television](https://tv.theindiebeat.fm ) chat at 18:00 UTC to discover recent additions to the station, including Fresh new videos by these fine artists:

AxWax (AxWax (npub1rxc…f74n))
ooRay ([@ooRay_creation](https://mograph.social/@ooRay_creation ))
Quadroon and The Goons

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2026-03-21T21:26:04Z

[[Read in full on NHAM]](https://nham.co.uk/2026/03/what-a-first-third-week/ )##

What a First Third Week!Three nights of live streamed music events in the Fedi via Owncast (npub1fqx…5mj3) went down a storm!###

PuluStarting with thisoccasionalsociety (npub1xsn…x547)‘s [3rd W3dn35day](https://nham.co.uk/2026/03/3rd-w3dn35day-online-gigs/ ) gig, bathed in purple light and surrounded by a multitude of screens and colourful blinking gizmos, pulu (pulusound (npub1gga…8u8y)) began the set by saying that pretty much [everything that could go wrong had gone wrong](https://anticapitalist.party/@ahihi/116255015158492709 ), and that they were forced to go with a last-minute plan B and hoped for the best. Pulu then proceeded to conjure up some lovely twinkling chords out of the legendary Music Mouse program on an old Mac running System 7, before switching to their [live-coding environment](https://anticapitalist.party/@ahihi/116255005890476307 ). The public was then treated to an astonishing mix of delicate soundscapes, powerful intricate beats and basslines, mesmerizing synthetic and organic textures mixed in with sampled speech and field recordings. That would have been wondrous enough, except that Pulu knows how to marshal all that technology and all those sounds in service of an exceptional musical sensibility, which constantly walks a fine line between harmonic tension and glorious relief, or to put it differently, Pulu totally killed it and blew the socks off everyone in the TIBtv chat.###

ControlControl (controlfreak (npub1ldq…50m4)) absolutely ripped it up in the first [NHAM in Concert](https://nham.co.uk/2026/02/introducing-nham-in-concert/ ) event on Thursday, with an oontzing, stomping, near-two-hour set. He played the whole of the album [MANIPULATE](https://music.control.org/manipulate/ ) on the 25th anniversary of its release, followed by some bangers from his latest [covers album](https://music.control.org/replicate1/ ). The chat was rocking and we had over 50 people come through the doors! The love shown was there to see both in the chat and by way of donations – his ko-fi page surpassing the $333 goal. One particularly touching message came in after the show from someone control hadn’t met before. They were merely watching TIBtv when the show kicked in. They loved the show, its “global tiny desk vibes”, donated, shared the album, learnt that CHVRCHES existed from the finale cover, and is now loving them.

> > [> > Post by Stefan Ihringer (npub1q8e…ejds)
> > View on Mastodon
> ](https://mograph.social/@compfu/116262746343629418 )>

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MeljoannRounding the week of live streams off, the [NHAM Listening Party](https://nham.co.uk/2026/03/nham-listening-parties-more/ ) proved a big success too. We were slightly apprehensive as to how this might be received as it was a mostly audio affair on a visual platform (The Indie Beat Television (npub15fs…l243)), but it went down a treat. Again a super-appreciative audience were in and showed their love to Meljoann (npub1nuu…gjr3) as they listened to her album [Status](https://faircamp.meljoann.com/status/ ) from start to finish. Meljoann was there herself to feel the love. Here are a few gem quotes from her in the live chat:

> “Haven’t listened to this in a while. You know when you listen back and think… how tf did I do that”
> *-During > [> Rainbow Language (is for Losers)](https://nham.co.uk/2025/04/rainbow-language-is-for-losers/ )*

> “Kinda making me want to make another album”

> “my sis played this song to my little neice and nephew, they were like SHE SAID VAGINA”
> *– > *During**> > *[> Translate Me](https://nham.co.uk/2025/04/translate-me/ )*

> “I was annoying my upstairs neighbour recording this one I think. They started blasting out Led Zeppilin for SOME reason”
> *– > *During**> > *[> Data Ghost](https://nham.co.uk/2025/04/data-ghost/ )*###

Next Time…Be sure to join us again on the **third week of next month** when we’ll have live performances from Graham Thorpe (gribbles) (npub1m9m…u92k) and merlin / alex glow (npub17ch…z0fg), plus another album listening party.

Details of each will be [on our events page](https://nham.co.uk/attend/ ).

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2026-03-16T07:54:15Z

[[Read in full on NHAM]](https://nham.co.uk/2026/03/live-events-this-week/ )##

Live Events this WeekIt’s the third week of the month which can only mean one thing … a lot of live music and hang outs here in the Fedi music scene!

Kicking off on **Wednesday** Pulusound (pulusound (npub1gga…8u8y)) is playing the [3rd W3dn35day slot](https://cal.gravitons.org/event/pulusound-3rd-w3dn35day-online-gig ) at 8pm UTC hosted by thisoccasionalsociety (npub1xsn…x547). -Not to be missed after the [breathtaking performance](https://nham.co.uk/video/73531/ ) at RFFF last summer!

Then on **Thursday** [NHAM in Concert presents control.org](https://nham.co.uk/2026/02/nham-in-concert-presents-control-org-manipulate-25-in-26/ ) (controlfreak (npub1ldq…50m4)) who will be performing the album manipulate on the 25th anniversary of its release. Prepare to be uplifted by high-energy, dark-synthy, super-oontzy future-pop! That kicks off at 9pm UTC.

We’ll be rounding the week of events off with a [Listening Party of Meljoann’s superb album Status](https://nham.co.uk/2026/03/nham-listening-party-status-by-meljoann/ ) at 7pm UTC on **Friday**. (Meljoann (npub1nuu…gjr3))

Full details of each event, where to tune in and join the live chats, can be found on the NHAM [events page](https://nham.co.uk/attend/ ).

See you there!

## NHAM Listening Party: Status by MeljoannFor the inaugural ...

2026-03-03T18:23:10Z

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NHAM Listening Party: Status by MeljoannFor the inaugural [NHAM Listening Party](https://nham.co.uk/2026/03/nham-listening-parties-more/ ) we’ll be gathering the crew to listen to Meljoann’s fantastic album, ‘Status’.

As one of the key inspirations behind the NHAM project it is only fitting that Meljoann should star in our very first listening party.

Come and join us at [7pm UTC on Friday March 20th](https://cal.gravitons.org/event/nham-listening-party-status-by-meljoann ) for a cosy get together in the chat room on TIBtv.<li><a href="https://topspicy.social/@meljoann"; target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer">Follow Meljoann</a>: <a target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" class="u-url mention" href="https://topspicy.social/@meljoann">@meljoann</a></li><li><a href="https://faircamp.meljoann.com/status/"; target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer">Buy Status</a></li><li><a href="https://mustics.com/"; target="_blank" rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer">Subscribe to Mustics</a> (Essentially Meljoann’s fan club!)</li><li><a href="https://nham.co.uk/tag/status/">Status. serialised by NHAM</a></li>

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2026-02-20T12:47:00Z

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NHAM in Concert presents… control.org: manipulate 25 in 26For the very first in our [new series of monthly live events](https://nham.co.uk/2026/02/introducing-nham-in-concert/ ) we are honoured to present **control.org: manipulate 25 in ‘26**.

On Thursday March 19th at 9pm UTC [controlfreak will be performing](https://cal.gravitons.org/event/nham-in-concert-presents-controlorg-manipulate-25-in-26 ) the album [manipulate](https://music.control.org/manipulate/ ) for its 25th anniversary, so lace up your dancing boots and join us for a good solid futurepop, industrial, goth, synthpop, dark disco.

The live chat will be open and if the room shakes enough at the end, control will likely do a cover or two from [REPLICATE 1.0](https://music.control.org/replicate1/ ), not yet performed at recent concerts.###

control links:<li><a rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://music.control.org">Music</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://control.org">Website</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://social.control.org/@controlfreak">Social</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://mail-list.control.org/subscription/form">Mailing List</a></li><li><a rel="nofollow external noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" href="https://makertube.net/a/controlfreak">Videos</a></li>;

There are some fantastic live events coming up in the next couple ...

2026-02-05T11:45:23Z

There are some fantastic live events coming up in the next couple of weeks:

– Witton says FUCK ICE (npub1v9f…de6q) Midnight Fri 6th
– ENOENT (npub1k97…xzg5) 9pm Sat 7th
– Kristoffer Lislegaard (npub1jlx…tlw0) 7pm Tues 10th
– Meljoann (npub1nuu…gjr3) 4pm Weds 11th
– Alison Wilder (npub1jep…jqax) 8pm Weds 18th

Times above are all UTC. For full details including the urls to tune in to, check our Events page: https://nham.co.uk/attend/

This week, [The Indie Beat Television](https://tv.theindiebeat.fm ...

2026-01-30T14:00:00Z

This week, [The Indie Beat Television](https://tv.theindiebeat.fm ) (The Indie Beat Television (npub15fs…l243)) is happy to welcome another batch of fresh new videos from the following fantastic fedi artists:

[@adeline_wilhel](https://bandwagon.fm/@adeline_wilhel )
Allflowers (npub1ys6…a54u)
Billy Cheesesteak (npub16ga…l4sl)
Christian Beach (npub107h…dska)
controlfreak (npub1ldq…50m4)
Darkwolf (npub15qg…7swl)
Ferocious Designs (npub19pf…mcgq)
michael9 (npub1aqj…c49d)
Graham Thorpe (gribbles) (npub1m9m…u92k)
Das Heinrich Manöver (npub16lp…qaur)
Matt (npub1qzq…79n8)
Rudy Gardea (npub1mp3…pd87)

Come **join the chat** to discuss the new additions and more during the **Friday Fresh hour at 18:00 UTC**!

(Rumor has it that if we’re lucky, we might even catch a treat from the one and only bgm (npub1deh…p4la) 👀)

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2026-01-19T17:30:26Z

[[Read in full on NHAM]](https://nham.co.uk/2026/01/new-tibtv-schedule-and-new-fresh-video-show/ )##

New TIBtv Schedule and New Fresh Video Show**By Lime Bar (npub166d…xj3f)**

We’ve been on air for almost a month! That seems impossible. During that time we’ve continued to get new submissions which is great!

For launch month we centered our programming around daytime hours in each part of the world due to holidays, and we had to keep our segments short until we had enough material to put on a good show!

Well now we can make some important changes that we hope you’ll love:##

Ready For Prime Time– The schedule still repeats 3 times a day but we are now targeting prime time in each part of the world starting at midnight UTC (prime time in the Americas), 6am UTC (prime time down under) and 6pm UTC (prime time in Europe). Thanks to schedule repeats, you can generally catch shows during the day as well.

– There will still be more than 5 hours of eclectic “everything plays” tucked in throughout the day. This firehose of genre-fluid videos will keep you guessing “what next?”

– Electronic, Pop, and Rock shows are now a full hour!

– NHAM Live and Talk shows will play twice each day at alternating times.

– Finally, we are planning a Friday night Electronic takeover!##

New Fresh Video Show– We’ve added a 30 minute **Fresh** show to showcase new material recently added to the channel, and those tracks will go into heavier random rotation.

This means artists who submit new material can tune in during the Fresh show to have a better chance of catching their videos on-air. But be aware: we are currently getting more videos than can fit in one show so you might have to watch a couple of times! This is good news.

– **On Fridays, we will extend the Fresh segment to 1 hour** to highlight as many new videos from that week as possible, **and open the chat for the 6pm UTC Fresh hour** so we can all watch the new videos together and chat about them with the artists! The Friday Fresh hour will then segue into the extended 2 1/2 hour Electronic show.

We hope you will enjoy these changes and come chat with us during the Fresh hour on Fridays at 6pm UTC!<thead><tr><th>UTC</th><th><strong>Saturday–Thursday</strong></th><th><strong>Friday</strong></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><em>Prime time in the Americas</em></td></tr><tr><td>0:00</td><td>Pop</td><td><strong>Fresh</strong></td></tr><tr><td>1:00</td><td>Rock</td><td>Electronic</td></tr><tr><td>2:00</td><td>Electronic</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3:00</td><td><strong>Fresh (30m)</strong></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>3:30</td><td>Animation Array (30m)</td><td>Animation Array (30m)</td></tr><tr><td>4:00</td><td>NHAM TV</td><td>NHAM TV</td></tr><tr><td>5:00</td><td>Ambient</td><td>Ambient</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><em>Prime time down under</em></td></tr><tr><td>6:00</td><td>Pop</td><td><strong>Fresh</strong></td></tr><tr><td>7:00</td><td>Rock</td><td>Electronic</td></tr><tr><td>8:00</td><td>Electronic</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9:00</td><td><strong>Fresh (30m)</strong></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>9:30</td><td>Animation Array (30m)</td><td>Animation Array (30m)</td></tr><tr><td>10:00</td><td>NHAM TV</td><td>NHAM TV</td></tr><tr><td>11:00</td><td>Ambient</td><td>Ambient</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><em>NHAM Live/Talk + Eclectic Mix</em></td></tr><tr><td>12:00</td><td>NHAM Live/Talk</td><td>NHAM Live/Talk</td></tr><tr><td>13:00</td><td>Eclectic Mix</td><td>Eclectic Mix</td></tr><tr><td>14:00</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>15:00</td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>16:00</td><td>NHAM Live/Talk</td><td>NHAM Live/Talk</td></tr><tr><td>17:00</td><td>Eclectic Mix</td><td>Eclectic Mix</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><em>Prime time in Europe</em></td></tr><tr><td>18:00</td><td>Pop</td><td><strong>Fresh + Chat</strong></td></tr><tr><td>19:00</td><td>Rock</td><td>Electronic</td></tr><tr><td>20:00</td><td>Electronic</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21:00</td><td><strong>Fresh (30m)</strong></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>21:30</td><td>Animation Array (30m)</td><td>Animation Array (30m)</td></tr><tr><td>22:00</td><td>NHAM TV</td><td>NHAM TV</td></tr><tr><td>23:00</td><td>Ambient</td><td>Ambient</td></tr></tbody>

The incredible launch video for TIBtv, made by the wonderful ...

2025-12-29T10:33:00Z

The incredible launch video for TIBtv, made by the wonderful Roberta Fidora (npub1tk7…6cq3) is now [available to watch on demand](https://tv.gravitons.org/w/vwR6dLps9wR5DEXXDNtQ9R ).

The launch day for our very own [24/7 Fedi MTV station](https://nham.co.uk/2025/12/ways-to-watch-the-indie-beat-television/ ) yesterday was magical and surpassed all our expectations in terms of support and engagement. Thanks to all who came by to enjoy the launch, and huge congratulations to the mastermind Lime Bar (npub166d…xj3f), the host MizKirsten (npub1r7c…2mc5) and the rest of the team for putting it together. 🙌

#FediMTV #FediMusic #TIBtv

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2025-12-22T14:12:49Z

[[Read in full on NHAM]](https://nham.co.uk/2025/12/ways-to-watch-the-indie-beat-television/ )##

Ways To Watch The Indie Beat Television**By Lime Bar (npub166d…xj3f)**

TIBtv uses [Owncast](https://owncast.online/ ) to broadcast a 24/7 stream of music videos from consenting artists of the fediverse.

One of the best ways to watch is on the [official TIBtv site](https://tv.theindiebeat.fm/ ) because you can watch in almost any browser on almost any platform, whether desktop or mobile, and when the chat is open, you’ll be able to chat with people about what you are watching. We plan to open the chat regularly so artists and fans can meet up and…chat. No barriers here!

The stream will also be available to watch right here in the VIDEO box on the [NHAM home page](https://nham.co.uk/ )!

But you may want to watch in other ways. Specifically, you may want to watch these videos in big beautiful HD on your living room TV, and there are many ways to do that!

First, if you have a Roku device such as a Roku set top box, Roku TV, or streaming stick, then The Indie Beat has a Roku app for you which supports all of the The Indie Beat Radio channels and the TV and Live video channels as well. To install the Roku app, you can search “The Indie Beat” on your device or [use this link](https://channelstore.roku.com/details/1935236acb98278a728dd17721fc3bbf/the-indie-beat-radio ) to install it from your Roku account online.

Also on Roku, there is an [official Owncast app](https://channelstore.roku.com/details/2179326b6b85869a1a3a18d48ca76de6/owncasts ) that features not only The Indie Beat, but all other Owncast channels that have opted in to discovery via the Owncast directory.

The Owncast app supports favorites and even lets you input unlisted streams manually. And by the way, you can [browse the Owncast directory](https://owncast.directory/ ), where you’ll often find LABR (LABR (npub13j5…my59)), Fireside Fedi (Fireside Fedi (npub16k9…2nry)), RetroStrange TV (RetroStrange TV (npub1l9l…fwar)), Gravitons (gravitons (npub1s8c…u3p5)) and other Fedi adjacent artists and streamers streaming!

The Owncast site has a page detailing [other ways to watch Owncast on your TV](https://owncast.online/docs/watching-on-tvs/ ), that includes info on Chromecast, Apple TV, Airplay, VLC for FireTV, Google TV, Kodi, LG and Samsung TVs.

The HLS stream playlist for use with VLC, Kodi, Jellyfin, and other media center software is https://tv.theindiebeat.fm/hls/stream.m3u8 (and the HLS for TIBlive is https://live.theindiebeat.fm/hls/stream.m3u8).

If you are an artist or fan who’d like to embed TIBtv on your blog or site (see [this example on Meljoann’s blog](https://meljoann.com/posts/fedi-mtv/ )), you can help us spread the music (videos) by [embedding the TIBtv video and/or chat](https://owncast.online/docs/embed/ ):

Video:<code><iframe
src="https://tv.theindiebeat.fm/embed/video";
title="Owncast"
height="350px" width="550px"
referrerpolicy="origin"
allowfullscreen>
</iframe> </code>

Chat: <code><iframe
src="https://tv.theindiebeat.fm/embed/chat/readwrite";
title="Owncast"
height="650px" width="550px"
referrerpolicy="origin"
allowfullscreen>
</iframe></code>

Adjust the pixel sizes to match your site or blog.

Come join us for the [launch on December 28th](https://nham.co.uk/2025/12/the-indie-beat-television-has-a-launch-date-and-time/ )!

#FediMTV #MusicVideos #TIBtv

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2025-12-19T13:12:00Z

[[Read in full on NHAM]](https://nham.co.uk/2025/12/feature-your-nham-releases-on-tibtv-promo-videos/ )## Feature Your NHAM Releases on TIBtv Promo Videos!

**By Lime Bar (npub166d…xj3f)**

The Indie Beat Television (TIBtv) is planning to do weekly short promo videos featuring [NHAM new releases](https://nham.co.uk/category/releases )!

If your release was featured in the NHAM [Releases](https://nham.co.uk/category/releases ) section and you would like us to include it in our regular promo video, then **use the form below to upload an MP3 file** of your track.

The promo video:

– plays the first 10s of your music
– displays the embedded cover art
– displays the artist name, track title, and album name

**So be sure to properly tag your files before uploading them!**

You can choose which snippet viewers will hear by editing your MP3 to include your desired section in the first 10 seconds.

An onscreen QR code will link to the [NHAM Releases page](https://nham.co.uk/category/releases/ ).

Here is a video sample showing how it might look:

Use this form whenever you need to promote a new release:

And of course, if you’d like to submit full-fledged videos of your own, [you can still do so](https://nham.co.uk/2025/09/how-indie-video-killed-the-spotify-star/ ) before the launch scheduled for December 28th (and afterwards too)!

#FediMTV #NHAM #TIBtv

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2025-12-12T11:05:00Z

[[Read in full on NHAM]](https://nham.co.uk/2025/12/the-indie-beat-television-has-a-launch-date-and-time/ )##

The Indie Beat Television has a launch date and time!**By Lime Bar (npub166d…xj3f)**

TIBtv is launching **Dec 28th at 12:00 UTC** ([check local times here](https://www.worldtimebuddy.com/?pl=1&lid=2193733,2063523,12,100,0,5,5128581,8&h=100&date=12/28/2025%7C3&hf=1 )).

The chat will be open about 10 minutes beforehand, so show up a little early so you **don’t miss the big launch surprise**! We have a short treat in store for you and then we can watch music videos together.

We will **repeat the launch**:
– At **20:00 UTC on the 28th (for North America)**
– And a third and final time at **4:00 UTC on the 29th (for our antipodean friends)**.

You’ll find the dates and times on the [Events page](https://nham.co.uk/attend/ ), or go to [Gravitons](https://cal.gravitons.org/ ) and click Add To Calendar to download an .ical to add one or more of the events to your own calendar and don’t miss the launch!

Hopefully you can catch one or more of the events! We’d love for you to see what we’ve been up to.

Here is our regular schedule in UTC:<tbody><tr><td>NHAM TV  </td><td>04:00 & 12:00 & 20:00  </td></tr><tr><td>Electronic  </td><td>05:00 & 13:00 & 21:00  </td></tr><tr><td>Rock  </td><td>05:30 & 13:30 & 21:30  </td></tr><tr><td>Pop  </td><td>06:00 & 14:00 & 22:00  </td></tr><tr><td>Animation Array  </td><td>06:30 & 14:30 & 22:30  </td></tr><tr><td>NHAM TV  </td><td>07:00 & 15:00 & 23:00  </td></tr><tr><td>NHAM Live  </td><td>08:00 & 16:00 & 00:00 Tu,Th,F,Sa  </td></tr><tr><td>NHAM Talk  </td><td>08:00 & 16:00 & 00:00 M,W,Su  </td></tr><tr><td>Eclectic mix  </td><td>All other times  </td></tr></tbody>

We are taking submissions right up to launch day but we won’t stop there. We’ll be adding videos continuously as artists make new releases. We accept:

– Original animations
– Original music videos
– Station ID jingles, short form eye candy, show titles & intros, and indie promos

[Read more about it](https://nham.co.uk/2025/09/how-indie-video-killed-the-spotify-star/ ) and submit your original videos on [NHAM](https://nham.co.uk/2025/09/how-indie-video-killed-the-spotify-star/#form ) or on [Roberta Fidora’s site](https://nham.co.uk/2025/09/how-indie-video-killed-the-spotify-star/ ) or on [The Indie Beat](https://theindiebeat.fm/the-indie-beat-tv/ ).

#MusicVideos #TIBtv

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2025-11-22T10:54:01Z

[[Read in full on NHAM]](https://nham.co.uk/2025/11/nham-update-opus-11-too-hot-to-handle-edition/ )##

NHAM Update Opus 11 (Too Hot to Handle Edition)**By sknob (npub1ke5…4add)**

What a month!##

New Site!The big news of course, is that [the new version of our website is out](https://nham.co.uk )! You can read all about it in excruciating detail [in this post](https://nham.co.uk/2025/11/introducing-nham-1-0/ ).

Thanks to all of you who have given us feedback. I’m glad to say the reaction has been overwhelmingly positive.##

New Fediverse Handle!We also changed our handle from @mixtape to [@nham](https://nham.co.uk )! However, despite testing the switchover on a preproduction site, porting our followers to the new handle failed miserably. The vagaries and mysteries of federation…

So we’ll probably be reminding you to **follow [@nham](https://nham.co.uk )** for quite a while longer.

The @mixtape account will no longer be receiving any updates.##

In other NEWS###

The Indie Beat TelevisionWe also published a [progress report on The Indie Beat Television](https://nham.co.uk/2025/11/the-indie-beat-television-progress-report/ ) (TIBtv) by Lime Bar (npub166d…xj3f), who announced a prospective launch date! So mark your calendars for December 28!!!

**There’s still time to submit videos**—music videos, live gig recordings, animations and station and show IDs—to be part of history in the making. You’ll find all the info in [the submission form](https://nham.co.uk/2025/09/how-indie-video-killed-the-spotify-star/#form ).

Aside: Keen observers might notice [em-dashes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#Em_dash ) in the previous paragraph. Contrary to popular belief, [humans actually use them](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dash#Usage_in_AI-generated_text )! Rest assured that we don’t use Generative AI at NHAM. In fact, we won’t accept or publish anything “made” with GenAI, and we will summarily remove anything that might slip through. You should probably stop reading and following us if you disagree with this policy.###

2025 Gravitons Festival!Gravitons, a “community space for experimental electronic music”, is organizing an online festival, with livestreams starting November 26! Check out the [EVENTS section](https://nham.co.uk/attend/ ) for the full list of upcoming concerts.

You can even go to their site and subscribe to the calendar with your favorite calendar app.##

So much great music!Because of all this (and life in general), this Opus Post is ridiculously late.

But that means that there’s even more music to discover since the [last update](https://nham.co.uk/2025/10/nham-update-opus-10-fedi-music-television-edition/ )!

Starting with Sam’s ([@ethicalrevolution](https://climatejustice.social/@ethicalrevolution )) latest [NHAM Mixtape Opus 17, Nana Hakka Allah Mama](https://nham.co.uk/2025/11/nana-hakka-allah-mama-nham-mixtape-17/ )!

Followed by a ton of [RELEASES](https://nham.co.uk/category/releases/ ) in every conceivable genre by these fine fedi artists:

Anne Beyond (npub196k…3jjr)
AxWax (npub1rxc…f74n)
Birch (npub16gj…82wc)
Birch (npub16gj…82wc) remixed by icaria36 🎶 (npub10sv…4waj)
[@bjouvin](https://mastodon.art/@bjouvin )
C.Circo (npub12md…fq80)
dereisenhofer (npub12aa…4x73)
elsemusic (npub17d3…9kdy)
Fast Ghost (npub1eux…zgll)
Flock of Nazguls (npub1us4…sxd3)
Fugue State Audio (npub1ds2…9hl9)
jude kerr (npub1l7x…8fcu)
keef (npub1akg…8c0s)
[@lynnsmadmon3y](https://mastodon.art/@lynnsmadmon3y )
[@makepost](https://mastodon.art/@makepost )
@mxv@gotosoc.tryptophonic.com
Neptune's Barista (npub17gf…ht96)
nilehn (npub1mg3…zh8d)
Ordos Mk.0 (npub1vze…x6r5) remixed by C.Circo (npub12md…fq80)
ph4nt. (npub1ps7…cnpf)
Phil Spectrum (npub1838…vuge)
[@rdg_music](https://musicians.today/@rdg_music )
Roberta Fidora (npub1tk7…6cq3)
Sammi (npub1s08…gd9m)
sknob (npub1ke5…4add)
Solar Phasing (npub1f8n…r58z)
Sonic Walker (npub1k3m…epa8)
Time Rival (npub1k42…2fvn)
Huey (npub1nzx…lcz2)
Yarmo 🕊 (npub1tzq…z02s)

And can’t miss shows on the indispensable [AudioInterface](https://www.audiointerface.org/ ) (Audio Interface (npub1g26…p4sl)) by C.Circo (npub12md…fq80), socool (npub1l2e…9u6w) and Xylander 🎧 (npub1ksz…wp8v).

Finally, a friendly reminder that you can now listen to [NHAM Mixtape Radio](https://nham.co.uk/listen/ ) right from the [home page](https://nham.co.uk ) of the new site, and even [pop it out](https://nham.co.uk/popout-radio/ ) into a separate window!##

Final Plea(s)When you feel compelled to write a toot to recommend some cool fedi music you just heard, old or new, why not flesh it out a bit and send it to us? We’ll gladly publish your prose in our [REVIEWS](https://nham.co.uk/reviews/ ) section! We’ll also gladly publish long-form reviews too of course. Please, don’t be shy, and help others discover the fedi music you’re passionate about!

We revamped the site to make it more inviting and interactive, and we hope you will **spread the word far and wide** that: 1/ *Fedi music is the best*, no really, it is, and 2/ NHAM is one of the best places to discover fedi music and artists and other great initiatives that share the same ethos!

To that end, remember to bookmark and to share our handy [Finding Artists on the Fediverse Cheat Sheet](https://nham.co.uk/2025/06/how-do-i-connect-with-artists-on-the-fediverse-cheat-sheet/ ) with whomever might need it!

#livestream #nham #opus #tibtv

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2025-11-11T11:15:00Z

[[Read in full on NHAM]](https://nham.co.uk/2025/11/the-indie-beat-television-progress-report/ )##

The Indie Beat Television Progress Report**By Lime Bar (npub166d…xj3f)**

It has been less than a month [since we announced open submissions for The Indie Beat Television](https://nham.co.uk/2025/09/how-indie-video-killed-the-spotify-star/ ) everywhere we could think to across the fediverse:

– [Here on NHAM](https://nham.co.uk/2025/09/how-indie-video-killed-the-spotify-star/ )

– On [Animation Array](https://robertafidora.com/animation-array )

– On the [Bonkboard](https://bonkwave.org/board/index.php?topic=236 )

If you somehow haven’t heard of TIBtv, then visit any of those links to find out more.

Since then, we’ve been hard at work laying down the infrastructure, coding, transcoding, running tests, and making plans.

In this short time, I am happy to report that we have accumulated:

– 13.5 hours of music videos

– ~1/2 hour of original animation

– 14.5 hours of live stream recordings

– 15.5 hours of artist interviews

– ~1/2 hour of cross promos, station idents and jingles, eye candy, and more station materials…

– …for a total of 31GB of 720p @ 3000kbps transcoded video material and my tired old CPU is on fire!

This thing is going to happen. For real!

I am lucky to preview most of this material and wow, you are going to be amazed. The level of talent just on the fediverse is staggering. I already knew the musical talents were next level because I hear it every day on [https://theindiebeat.fm](https://theindiebeat.fm/ ), but some of these videos take my breath away!

And here is the real bit of news! We have a launch date!

**Sunday, December 28th, 2025!**

That’s right, we are planning to launch in the midst of that *other music video channel’s* death throes! Indie music videos will be there to comfort you, and there won’t be a moment’s gap in your music video stream!

But seriously, why the 28th? Well, we still need time to iron out the kinks and let more material flow in, and we have a special launch surprise from the incomparable Roberta Fidora (npub1tk7…6cq3) that needs finishing, but mainly because that is smack in the center of the end-of-year holiday boredom period and we need something to look forward to and we hope you do too!

We still want and need:

– Original animations

– Music videos

– Station identifications and short form eye candy

There is still time and space for [you to submit your indie art](https://nham.co.uk/2025/09/how-indie-video-killed-the-spotify-star/#form ). There is even [time to collaborate](https://mastodon.social/@limebar/115493596864325969 )!

So keep those videos coming in to make history on December 28th!