September 10, 2025September 10, 2025

NHAM Update Opus 9 (Teaser Edition)

You could easily be fooled into thinking that August was slow and uneventful on the indie-fedi music front, especially after such a RFFF25-rocket-fueled July.

Nothing could be further from the truth.

Summer Bonk Wave

The bonkwavers were busy preparing the The Four Seasons of Bonk Wave, A Midsummer Bonk’s Dream, and the release dates have finally been announced! So mark your calendars and come join the launch parties on party.bonkwave.org:

– Disc 1: Thursday, September 11 at 19:00 UTC/20:00 BST/21:00 CEST

– Disc 2: Thursday, September 18 at 19:00 UTC/20:00 BST/21:00 CEST

I could tease some surprises about both releases, including a NHAM-adjacent one, but…I won’t.

NHAM 1.0

If you listened to the NHAM RFFF25 livestream, you know that an updated version of NHAM is in the works. It will be version 1.0, because we’ve unilaterally decided that the current version is a beta version. Be that as it may, we’ve been hard at work trying to get the update out the virtual door, but you know how these things go.

While NHAM 1.0 will stay true to the original vision, it will include some new features and make the site more inviting to the greater music-loving public.

I could be more specific, but…I won’t.

Ambitious Project That I Can’t Wait To Tell You About

But I don’t know if I can, so for now…I won’t.

Releases, Releases, and More Releases

If you needed any more convincing that August was anything but slow, check out the new Releases in a vast array of genres by the following fine artists:

@anne
@bedlamsteps
@berndkorz
@bestiaexmachina
@bjouvin
@CCirco
@chloedefector
@cpacaud
@dtronic
@ekis
@FastGhost
@flockofnazguls
@gavcloud
@jaypeach53
@lynnsmadmon3y
@mahlon
@on_idyl
@pohokolius@tube.tchncs.de
@pumiquxt
@robcorp55
@robertc
@rybson
@SamanthaJaneSmith@lgbtqia.space
@SeaFury
@socool
@stefan
@thisoccasionalsociety

While You Wait

Some reading perhaps? How about:

– What Community Looks Like – RFFF25 Review

– Or @andijah’s reviews of every track off of @stephan’s magnificent album, Malers Hüs

Or maybe hop over to our podcasts page to watch @firesidefedi’s great interview with @benpate of bandwagon.fm fame?

Stay Tuned

Pending further announcements, see you online during the upcoming Bonkwave listening parties, and start or keep listening to fedi music, including NHAM Radio and the latest NHAM Mixtape!

And keep spreading the word to get more regular folks on board the fedi-music express! We also exist to help you do it!