Not really nts news so sorry for thread abuse but I'm doing a show on c.bones' do you radio tomorrow at noon UK time: https://doyou.world/
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 21 April 2022 14:12 (two years ago) link
that's awesome, congrats
― the cat needs to start paying for its own cbd (map), Thursday, 21 April 2022 14:23 (two years ago) link
thanks map! It's a pre-record because I can't get to their studio and I'm regretting some of my choices already (mostly there's way too much record nerd chat iirc), but lol I've never recorded a mix before, let alone a radio show so I'm amazed I even got this far
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 21 April 2022 14:43 (two years ago) link
I mean it did turn out okay, it's not a total disaster anyway!
― o shit the sheriff (NickB), Thursday, 21 April 2022 14:44 (two years ago) link
Slightly tangential, but it looks like Mixcloud updated their Premium plans last night, and offline listening is now available for all shows on the Premium plan. (Previously it was only available on a per-creator basis via their Select thing). This means offline listening for the NTS archives, plus all the other radio stations that use Mixcloud for their archives (Dublab, Noods...). Given that I currently have to commute on the tube, this is good news.
― bamboohouses, Thursday, 18 August 2022 15:43 (one year ago) link
my friend put together this fantastic show that aired over the weekend exploring 'spoken word' in various forms
― devvvine, Monday, 7 November 2022 14:38 (one year ago) link
https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/plastic-language-5th-november-2022
― devvvine, Monday, 7 November 2022 14:39 (one year ago) link
ugh
Not sure how this hasn't been mentioned in the music press already, especially since the deal went down months ago, but I wrote about @NTSlive and its surprising new investor in today's @_FirstFloor. pic.twitter.com/sn7x5LCHJa— Shawn Reynaldo (@ShawnReynaldo) October 24, 2023
― city worker, Tuesday, 24 October 2023 16:00 (six months ago) link
O no
― Daniel_Rf, Tuesday, 24 October 2023 16:11 (six months ago) link
this was publically revealed months ago. odd he only mentions it now.
― stirmonster, Tuesday, 24 October 2023 16:42 (six months ago) link
feels alarmist
― xheugy eddy (D-40), Tuesday, 24 October 2023 17:27 (six months ago) link
i do think it seems like an odd match but also feel those who run NTS know what they are doing and aren't into it purely for the £s.
i thought it was interesting that Peter Gabriel was revealed to have been an early big investor too.
― stirmonster, Tuesday, 24 October 2023 17:33 (six months ago) link
I would love to live in a world where grassroots culture organisations are able to thrive independently, and I'm a proud paying supporter of NTS. That said, this feels nothing new in that NTS have been running spon-con for distinctly un-grassroots companies like Nike, Uniqlo, Rockstar for years.
It does also feel different to the Bandcamp situation in that the NTS template is, and has proven, to be infinitely replicable. It does feel like we're living in a golden age of eclectic community radio. If NTS falls I'll be very sad but the question of "well what do we use now?" is quickly and comprehensively answerable, unlike with Bandcamp.
(Tangential thought - maybe the company we should all be on tenterhooks about is Mixcloud, given how central their archives are to so many small radio operations, including NTS. If THEY go...)
― bamboohouses, Wednesday, 25 October 2023 08:42 (six months ago) link
Can't say I'm thrilled about this, but the bigger picture is NTS losing their Arts Council funding earlier this year. Whether the Universal investment preceded that or not, it's another example of the increasingly grim situation for publicly funded culture in the UK.
― Composition 40b (Stew), Wednesday, 25 October 2023 09:51 (six months ago) link
that's a very salient point, I had no idea
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 25 October 2023 10:05 (six months ago) link
Bit of context here: NTS was an National Portfolio Organisation, in that it got funding for 3 years. They may still be getting smaller project grants etc, but it's harder for them to plan ahead.
https://bachtrack.com/news-arts-council-england-contemporary-music-cuts-november-2022
― Composition 40b (Stew), Wednesday, 25 October 2023 10:27 (six months ago) link
just to add that i don't think it's a good thing they are in bed with UMG but i'm way less concerned about this than the Bandcamp situation.
― stirmonster, Wednesday, 25 October 2023 16:31 (six months ago) link
You can rewind on Mixcloud now?!!
― Jordan s/t (Jordan), Monday, 11 December 2023 18:18 (four months ago) link