@Starry

Bandcamp alternatives:
https://bandwagon.fm
https://mirlo.space
https://jam.coop

Federated answer to MTV:
https://tv.theindiebeat.fm

:toot:

Over the last week, starting on launch day, @scy has been helping us to make #TIBtv better for you and for artists. A huge debt of thanks to them for all of the help. Here's what we've improved in a week:
- custom css and js to enable now playing info (now 100% fancier) below the video on the site
- custom css and js to enable scrobbing with PanoScrobbler
- a WebScrobbler connector (will take time in their release process)
- a chat bot that posts now playing in chat when new tracks play
🤯 🔥

Good day all! Upcoming episode of Fireside Fedi!

The #livestream will be on: stream.firesidefedi.live

Special Guest: @limebar@mastodon.social

Making electronic music:https://mastodon.social/tags/limebar He/Him/His and 100% OK with you being you. Hello new users best advice:write a short intro post, pin it to your profile and update your profile follow every interesting account you see you can and should follow interesting hashtags and use hashtags when posting home shows what you follow and what they boost follow @FediFollows & @FediTips

So don't miss it!

It will happen on 23 January 2026 at 15:00 US Eastern Time ( UTC-5 )

If by any ungodly chance you miss the show:

#PeerTube ( #VOD ): tubefree/@firesidefedi

Or, even on #YouTube: youtube.com/@btfree_org

#firesidefedi #fediverse #fedi #interview #freesoftware #opensource #userfreedom #freedom #resistance

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If you know anyone doing original animation please encourage them to submit!

https://robertafidora.com/animation-array

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If you have a new audio release, let us help promote it on air, no video required!

https://nham.co.uk/2025/12/feature-your-nham-releases-on-tibtv-promo-videos/

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If you want to watch in other ways, like on a big beautiful HDTV using Roku, Jellyfin, Chromecast, Apple TV, Airplay, VLC for FireTV, Google TV, Kodi, LG and Samsung TVs:

https://nham.co.uk/2025/12/ways-to-watch-the-indie-beat-television/

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If you want to submit original animations, music videos, station identifications (audio or video), interstitial experimental shorts (eye candy), indie promos, etc. you can at

https://theindiebeat.fm/the-indie-beat-tv/

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On launch day, Dec 28th, we planned three events starting at 12:00 UTC and spaced 8 hours apart. We expected maybe 30 viewers and chat to stay open for 1hr each time.

Instead, we had over a hundred viewers repeatedly through the day who stayed for hours and hours.

If you missed the launch video, run straight over to watch it! Made by @RobertaFidora you may recognize it as an homage to something or other:

https://tv.gravitons.org/w/vwR6dLps9wR5DEXXDNtQ9R

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If you are the sort that likes to scrobble your music listening habits, we have #webscrobbler support for the Radio and coming soon, TV

#PanoScrobbler works as well on Android.

https://nham.co.uk/2025/10/scrobble-baby/

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And of course you can find everything on the web as well:

The music video channel:
https://tv.theindiebeat.fm/

The radio stations and info:
https://theindiebeat.fm/

The live owncast:
https://live.theindiebeat.fm/

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And you can follow along on the fediverse, here is a list of fedi handles to follow:

@TIBtv (tv)
@indiebeat (site)
@streamer (live)

If you want to see tracks that just played on the radio or TV you can see those here:
@tibrnowplayingbot (radio)
@tibtvnowplayingbot (tv)

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But of course you can listen in almost all #internetRadio apps, big incomplete list here:
https://www.radio-browser.info/users

And a few other ways
https://theindiebeat.fm/resources/

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Because I had made the Radio Free Fedi #Roku app and was sad when RFF shut down in Dec 2024, I contacted Kirsten and asked if it would be OK for me to make an app for #TIBr and she said, yes! I was back in business listening to music on my entertainment center from my couch in the living room.

To install the app, search "Indie Beat" on the device or go here and install it on your account on the web:

https://channelstore.roku.com/details/e4eb313bc2aedd0f15f79694230b8af7:f30ca862b00860b8710578b9a82d215b/the-indie-beat-radio

Other free roku apps here:
https://limebar.github.io/roku/

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#TIBr radio launched Nov-ish 2024 and #TIBtv launched Dec 28 2025

All hosted by @mizkirsten

I took notice when #bandwagon (at https://bandwagon.fm) announced in early 2025 that they would integrated with #TheIndieBeat and allow artists to check a box when uploading music that would distribute the music to the radio station for airplay! How cool is that? Federation for the win!

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I'm going to turn this into a pinned post thread for all things #TheIndieBeat

That's The Indie Beat Television or #TIBtv at https://tv.theindiebeat.fm

And of course The Indie Beat Radio or #TIBr at https://theindiebeat.fm

#indieMusic #music #indie #musicVideo #indieMusicVideo

Send us your brilliant music videos and animations for #TIBtv. 📣🙃📺

https://theindiebeat.fm/the-indie-beat-tv/#form

#Animation #MTV #FediMTV #MusicVideo #MusicVideos #TheIndieBeat #IndieBeatTV #Video #Videos #Indie #IndieArt #Claymation #StopMotion #ShortFilm #ShortFilms #MusicVid #MusicVids #Music #Experimental

@jenny753 @ClarusPlusPlus I use https://www.commafeed.com, which was recommended by @meljoann 👍

Meine erste krass geile Entdeckung auf #TheIndieBeatTelevision heute ist Curxes. What the fucking Fuck ist das geil.
Wenn ihr was super findet auf #tibt, könnt ihr es hier nachlesen
@tibtvnowplayingbot@mastodon.social
Da findet ihr immer die aktuelle Playlist.
Schon sehr geil das.

#musikvideos #fediverse #Streaming #Fedikünstler #TIBTV #fediart

@toooobeeee@social.linux.pizza
Hier geht's zum Fedi Musikkanal. Einfach ne tolle Idee. Ich schaue seit gestern immer mal wieder rein. Das macht echt Spaß.
https://tv.theindiebeat.fm/
@tibtvnowplayingbot@mastodon.social

@wordsmith @hilljam I remember the crisps with them on. 😬