We could all do with more music from independent artists in our lives, so I wrote about how I'm trying to help with that, in my own small way.

[andypiper@macaw.social]

We could all do with more music from independent artists in our lives, so I wrote about how I'm trying to help with that, in my own small way. #Fediverse #TheIndieBeat #Bandwagon #Linux

https://andypiper.co.uk/2025/01/25/the-indie-beat-on-your-linux-desktop/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

[andypiper@macaw.social]

... shout-outs to @benpate @mizkirsten @neil and others!

[yarredmusic@intuitivefuture.com]

@andypiper OK, you've convinced me, I'm going to go sign up on Bandwagon!

[andypiper@macaw.social]

@yarredmusic ah that’s really cool! I think @benpate is building something special over there.

[benpate@mastodon.social]

That’s fantastic! Thanks for the shout out, Andy.

And Yarred, I’ll look forward to having you in the site If you need help with anything, #BeLoud

@yarredmusic @andypiper

[yarredmusic@intuitivefuture.com]

@benpate @andypiper I appreciate that Ben!

[yarredmusic@intuitivefuture.com]

@benpate @andypiper I'm in
https://bandwagon.fm/@yarred

[benpate@mastodon.social]

Awesome! I’ll stream your albums in the morning

@yarredmusic @andypiper

[moonshinebrigade@musicworld.social]

@andypiper cool article and browser extension

I'm reading Chokepoint Capitalism atm, very interesting indeed..

Check out @mirlo as well, they've implemented #activitypub

[andypiper@macaw.social]

@moonshinebrigade @mirlo oh, interesting, thanks for the pointer!

[axwax@chaos.social]

@andypiper @moonshinebrigade @mirlo

I thought #activitypub was on the cards at some point in the future, but I wasn't aware it is already implemented...

(I may be wrong though)

Also, Mirlo is well worth checking out regardless...

[keefmarshall@mastodon.online]

@axwax @andypiper @moonshinebrigade @mirlo yes that would be big news if they had, I wasn't aware of it.

[moonshinebrigade@musicworld.social]

@keefmarshall @axwax @andypiper @mirlo my bad, i thought they'd already had.

Another cool initiative to check out is AmpWall. It's a #bandcamp alternative on which you can also sell merchandise. They dont plan to connect with ActivityPub

[andypiper@macaw.social]

@keefmarshall @axwax @moonshinebrigade @mirlo looks like a possible future https://github.com/funmusicplace/mirlo/issues/146#comment-composer-heading

[andypiper@macaw.social]

@moonshinebrigade @keefmarshall @axwax @mirlo neat, I’m loving all of these options! Seeing more of them collaborate - and integrate ActivityPub and IndieWeb features - would be icing on the cake. As I said in the blog post, I think the future can be bright here!

[keefmarshall@mastodon.online]

@andypiper @moonshinebrigade @axwax @mirlo

I'm planning to do a bit of a write-up on these - there's so many but they're all missing at least one piece of the jigsaw (different pieces in each case!)

[andypiper@macaw.social]

@keefmarshall @moonshinebrigade @axwax @mirlo I'll look out for that! In the meantime I added a small addendum to my post with some of the platforms I've learned about as a result of my post. Exciting times!

[keefmarshall@mastodon.online]

@andypiper @moonshinebrigade @axwax @mirlo

Needs a bit of polishing up but here's a draft: https://blog.key13.uk/a-new-hope

[andypiper@macaw.social]

@keefmarshall @moonshinebrigade @axwax @mirlo a great, thoughtful, educational read! Thanks for sharing the draft, happy to amplify when you’re ready to mark it as published.