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MTV died. All the cool, unique artists like off “120 minutes” are now fighting the blandest algorithms imaginable.
We wanted a place to watch weird stuff you can’t see on mainstream channels. So….
Fedi MTV goes live in ONE HOUR.
@meljoann what an interesting web site! I've spent a lot of today checking out the various feeds and can safely say that there goes yet another chunk of my "spare" time 😁 Really interesting and eclectic stuff!
@meljoann I didn't know MTV shut down. What killed the video star?
@meljoann This sounds _amazing_ - sadly I missed it live. How did it go? Do you think there'll be more?
(So many questions..!)
@clickhere aw no worries Joan! There’ll definitely be more events, and the launch vid will go up online too I’m sure.
We were stunned by the response! The vibes were so nice. There’s basically nowhere for music vids to go these days, so I think we are all feeling this is sorely needed ✨
thanks @meljoann for promoting this so heavily today. Without it I would have missed hours of fun and connectedness today. And lots and lots of good music.
@meljoann Has anyone been able to play the stream in LibreElec/Kodi? I can't get it to work on mine.
@AvonVilla ooh no idea sorry! Boosted before I head to bed here. You could ask in chat also
Second launch is in 14 mins!
Watch & chat on the website, or cast to yer TV, or search for “The Indie Beat” on Roku.
20:00, then 04:00 UTC
Second launch is in 20 mins! 20:00 UTC …
@meljoann excited to see where this goes!
@meljoann you won't have DragRace, so.....
@meljoann MTV died over two decades ago. :)
@meljoann this is awesome!!!!!
@meljoann Caught a few minutes of this this morning, and the third thing I saw was your "O Supervisor". It was amazing! This really does have the feel of very early MTV (when most of the videos available for them to play were experimental things by the likes of Devo and Todd Rundgren), but better.
And the chorus of "O Supervisor" has been stuck in my head for the past hour and a half. 
Bookmarked.
@meljoann
I have no idea what I saw there, but... it's happening and I get to experience it \○/ 
@meljoann
Love this! I had no idea. Thanks!
@robbielink yayyy! enjoy 🫡 💜
@meljoann omg this is beauriful
@acallegaro 🥹 it is, isn't it! <3
@meljoann is there a fedi equivalent of Spotify?
it's #electronic hour on #FediMTV right now! GETTINNNN
@meljoann can you guys tweak it so the artist and song currently playing is listed?
oh good shout! well there is a "now playing" bot here
https://mastodon.social/@tibtvnowplayingbot
and the QR code on the screen brings you to the artist's website.
but it would be cool if it was embedded on the site too
@meljoann nevermind, it is listed. My phone screen wasn’t sharp enough to see it immediately
@meljoann ooh i remember 120 minutes with marcel introducing me to the best weird music
@Kierkegaanks it was so good... we will have to lure mtv presenters to fedi mtv tho. we can pay approx $0 per appearance
@meljoann This healed a certain part of me. I love it so much.
Fedi MTV is LIVE in 25 mins!
Watch & chat with us on the website, or cast to yer TV, or search for “The Indie Beat” on Roku.
In case you miss it, we’ll launch again at 20:00 & 04:00 UTC … for all ye diverse time zone or night owl buddies
@meljoann wowww, what? cool!
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