We are Glad you are here Alex.
It may be a small pond but these small ponds are popping up all over the world!
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006 - A Musician’s Guide to V4V: Strange Love’s Alex Nicol on Bitcoin, Nostr, and Reaching New Fans
By Rollz McGuyver
Aired Jul 14, 2026 · 23m · Last boosted Aug 23, 2026
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Conversation with Alex Nicol, V4V advocate and drummer for Strange Love. We explore how musicians can use Value‑for‑Value, Bitcoin, Nostr, WavLake, and RSS feeds to reach new listeners and build sustainable fanbases. Includes the Strange Love track Cats in the Hall | https://rollzmcguyver.com/rollz-radio Chapter Markers 00:00:00 — Getting Started with RSS Distribution 00:00:30 — Introducing Alex Nicol of Strange Love 00:00:46 — Discovering Value‑for‑Value 00:01:23 — Bitcoin, Nostr & Early V4V Exploration 00:02:05 — Inflation, Gold, and the Move to Bitcoin 00:03:14 — Bitcoin’s Value Proposition & Scarcity 00:03:52 — Are the Bandmates Bitcoiners? 00:04:48 — Uploading Music to RSS & Early Sats Earned<br...
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strangeloveofmusicJun 28, 2026
5k Great episode! Love the theme. You could have picked so many good @MattFinlay and @npub1n3ejxm6kt… songs for this one. Love the Steve Thorne track too!
New Music Nudge UnitJun 26, 2026
210 Bloody hell Aza. I didn't know you had this up your sleeve.
Great show. Focusing on the music. How do you find the time?
5 stara.
MattFinlayJun 25, 2026
123 Great show!
Of course I like this theme, and thanks for including a couple of my more amplified tunes 😁
I hope to hear that you from you again soon with a happy and healthy baby 🙏
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MattFinlayApr 13, 2026
222 Amazing song. Ladies and gentlemen, buckle yourselves in for "Dancing With A Ghost"
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555 Scary how closely I can relate to @npub1n3ejxm6kt… after listening to this. Well, in many ways at least (other parts are completely foreign to me). I really enjoyed the conversion and I am a big fan of Henrik's music.
strangeloveofmusicApr 12, 2026
5k Loved hearing @npub1n3ejxm6kt… 's story. I have so much respect for him not just as a musician but as a man now! Had no idea he was going on world tours and has his own wikipedia page. Also have mad respect for him choosing medical autonomy over touring. Its a shame he had to choose but I guess that's one of the reasons we are blessed to have him here on nostr!
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strangeloveofmusicJun 24, 2026
1k Thanks for spinning @npub1kuh2t6c46… ! Much more where that came from!
MattFinlayJun 17, 2026
123 Really great playlist @npub1l9juac5pe… and thank you for the spin 🙏
MattFinlayJun 17, 2026
123 "CHEAP THRILLS" by @npub1z38c8dvj3… and a bunch of @npub1hqxvtu58a… crew 🔥
MattFinlayJun 17, 2026
123 Cool vibe
"Incogneetus" by @npub109pc6vlkl…
MattFinlayJun 17, 2026
123 Great tune!
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MattFinlayMar 23, 2026
111 I wish I had a longer one for you but here's a short row for a great show @npub1nnkhv7scg…
MattFinlayMar 23, 2026
111 Love that riff guitar tone on Consensual by The Velvicks
strangeloveofmusicMar 23, 2026
2k Some great artists in this one! Frankie Peroni, Longy, and Cheap Suit is a personal favourite!
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strangeloveofmusicMar 16, 2026
2k My buds @npub1nnv9m4n89… and @MattFinlay getting some love on Sunday Brunch! Also love that @npub16c94ez2d7… song! Great to hear from the mind behind @AmplifiedTunes
MattFinlayMar 16, 2026
111 Great tunes and chat with @npub134d6jtyve…. Got to learn more about her and what she has been up to apart from @AmplifiedTunes.
And yes I do listen @npub1hqaz3dlyu… so watch out! 😁
Thanks for the shout out.
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111 Boost for Aussie @npub16c94ez2d7… on Sunday Brunch!
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strangeloveofmusicNov 8, 2025
1k Wow 2 years of V4V music! That’s so great! We just entered the scene but are happy to pay tribute to the pioneers! Cheers!
New Music Nudge UnitNov 3, 2025
210 Haha thanks for the shoutout Salty.
Their is plenty more to come.
Pleased to reveal we New LONGY songs coming out next week!
New Music Nudge UnitNov 3, 2025
1k Congratulations on your anniversary Salty. Thanks for all of your support for our British artists.
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MattFinlayApr 30, 2026
124 @npub15z2javq62… is back with new Lightning Thrashes 🔥
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strangeloveofmusicDec 1, 2025
1k This thing is definitely on! 👍
New Music Nudge UnitNov 30, 2025
210 Hey Salty, The track by Hear My Roar is called "I'm Alive. "
The album is Circles.
This song is their debut #DeMu song. @npub1tvmr5z674… & @npub12um9zqae9… are on Nostr too. Give them a follow. 🎧⚡👊🏻
Heard on @npub1nnkhv7scg…
New Music Nudge UnitNov 30, 2025
210 WDC on @npub1nnkhv7scg…
The shows are absolutely relevant. We love the show. Where else can you hear new music.
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MattFinlayMay 26, 2026
123 Great show ladies. And thank you for the spin 🙏
MattFinlayMay 26, 2026
123 Country Gin by @strangeloveofmusic
Nice work fellas. I bet it's a really fun song to play drums to.
strangeloveofmusicMay 22, 2026
1k Thanks Homegrown Hits for another great show and introducing our latest track to the valueverse! Hoping to join the hitter again soon when my work schedule allows! 🤘
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strangeloveofmusicFeb 25, 2026
1k Thanks @npub1l9juac5pe… for including us with some great artists in this episode! Have had the pleasure of meeting @npub1nnv9m4n89… and @npub1n3ejxm6kt… through nostr! Hope to keep meeting more artists!
MattFinlayFeb 23, 2026
111 Listening to Dirt & Sand by @strangeloveofmusic on mmmmMutton, Mead and mmmmMusic!
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111 Great show!
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New Music Nudge UnitMay 31, 2025
1.1k Thanks for sharing our show Into the Valueverse. Nathan Abbott was outstanding. We will have the film ready soon!
I can't wait to share it with you all.
With love from England.
Aaron. X
New Music Nudge UnitMay 30, 2025
210 @npub18gp8p84hj… shout out!
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210 Sanctus regnum. 🎧
New Music Nudge UnitMay 30, 2025
210 Really like bitpunks sound. 👊🏻
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strangeloveofmusicFeb 5, 2026
2k This was a great episode. Love the jazz picks! Was hoping I could find some decentralized jazz! Also I think @npub1hqaz3dlyu… must be the college buddy I never met because I am hearing film terms like Italian neo-realism and French New Wave on previous shows! I haven’t heard those terms since leaving film school 😂. Also a fellow lover of prog rock ✌️
MattFinlayFeb 2, 2026
111 Great discussion about onboarding musicians with @npub1d9a94klcx…
Keysend, lnurl, feeds, arrgh!!!
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MattFinlayJun 10, 2026
123 Just washing down my Ivermectin with some DMSO (as recommended from my local Veternarian) when this song came on.
What are the odds? 😁
MattFinlayJun 10, 2026
123 I bet @npub1ux0r5dd7z… are a lot of fun live.
MattFinlayJun 10, 2026
123 I dig it!
"Vampire" by Brash Habits @npub1hhteawv20…
New Music Nudge UnitJun 7, 2026
210 Love the viagra cover. More please.
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MattFinlayApr 14, 2026
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124 Citybeach "Psalm 54" great song choice for Easter Sunday
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123 Nathan Abbott "To Fill The Days" is a great track 👍
New Music Nudge UnitApr 12, 2026
210 Letting you know that your show appeared in fountain without me having to do anything at all or even resubscribe. Keep up the awesome work Salty Crayon. Every bitcoiner should listen to v4v music shows. It's the new standard, we are building and the legacy system has no idea what is coming. Hahaha good. Fucken parasites.
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MattFinlayApr 28, 2026
500 Thanks for a great show and also playing my tune 🙏
strangeloveofmusicApr 26, 2026
1k Intended to listen live but I pulled a dad move and fell asleep with my son!😂 Better late than never though!🤘
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MattFinlayApr 20, 2026
333 If I were to send some music to the show, would that be time, talent, or treasure? Or shameless self-interest? 🤣
I'm boosting some tracks you played directly on fountain because I'm too stupid (or at least not yet motivated enough) to run a node.
But this is for you and another great show. Thank you for your efforts!
strangeloveofmusicApr 20, 2026
1k This was a really good episode. Listened to it in the car and was grooving all the way down the highway! 😎 Will have to familiarize myself with the problems Salty brings up about the index being flooded with AI music and NOSTR music. The AI thing isn’t new, and I feel like Wavlake makes it super easy to flood AI music into RSS feeds and thus the index. Is the reason NOSTR music is flooding the index due to nostr music clients supporting rss feed integration and thus making nostr AI music easily uploaded to the index?
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AmplifiedTunesJul 11, 2026
1.1k Wow 🤩👏 what an episode! Not only some killer new music, but also interesting insights And Yona himself is such a fascinating figure. Super brain.
MattFinlayJul 8, 2026
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New Music Nudge UnitMay 29, 2026
210 Funny little easter egg right at the end. Cheers @npub1l9juac5pe…
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strangeloveofmusicJan 10, 2026
1k CityBeach was a super cool live act! 😎
New Music Nudge UnitJan 8, 2026
210 In my queue and looking forwards to listening to this on my long drive north tomorrow!
Welcome back.
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New Music Nudge UnitJan 6, 2026
210 Good to hear radio Detox is back!
strangeloveofmusicJan 5, 2026
1k Thanks for pushing V4V music and giving us artists a spotlight to reach new audiences! 🤘
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strangeloveofmusicDec 16, 2025
1k Would love to hear a V4VJs roundtable episode! Sounds sweet!
New Music Nudge UnitDec 12, 2025
210 My Dear by @npub1rfke9nszg… heard on homegrown hits.
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New Music Nudge UnitDec 9, 2025
210 Boost!
strangeloveofmusicDec 8, 2025
1k Another great show! 👌
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strangeloveofmusicJun 9, 2026
1k Thanks for spinning our track @npub1l9juac5pe… ! Much appreciated!
MattFinlayJun 2, 2026
123 Love the song! Very instructional.
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strangeloveofmusicMay 26, 2026
1k @AmplifiedTunes is stepping up and bring their A-game with everything they are doing! From magazines to music shows!
MattFinlayMay 17, 2026
123 Very nice!
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strangeloveofmusicMar 13, 2026
1k Woohoo!🎤🎸
MattFinlayMar 11, 2026
111 Long forward to the show!
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MattFinlayJan 30, 2026
111 Cats in the Hall by Strange Love is killer!
strangeloveofmusicJan 30, 2026
1k Thanks for kicking off your latest episode with one of our tracks! Loving HGH!
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MattFinlayMar 17, 2026
111 Great stuff - Steered "Light Years (remix)"
MattFinlayMar 17, 2026
111 Some sage advice from Zemar Red; "Don't Trust The Government" 👍
New Music Nudge UnitMar 17, 2026
210 Great noise.
Feb 10, 2026
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New Music Nudge UnitFeb 14, 2026
210 Strange love of music are all over the valueverse right now!
MattFinlayFeb 10, 2026
111 Thank you for digging up these gems and sharing with us Silvie!
MattFinlayFeb 10, 2026
111 Really beautiful acoustic live recording from Justin.
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MattFinlayJan 29, 2026
111 Great show! Got the wallet working 😁
MattFinlayJan 27, 2026
111 Love it
New Music Nudge UnitJan 27, 2026
210 New 54 plates heard today on upbeats @npub1nnkhv7scg…
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#music #v4v #nmnu
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New Music Nudge UnitDec 16, 2025
100 The legend of @npub19r9qrxmck…
Loving the musical critique given out by sylvie and bubba.
Doesn't rain In L.A heard on the newest music podcast in the valueverse.
strangeloveofmusicDec 10, 2025
1k Thanks for featuring one of our songs!
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Perfect (and a pretty compact) way to get to know Stange Love 🧡👏 @npub1tjlrtz99n… huge KUDOS to you!!! For bringing in the band, for learning and sharing your knowledge, and finally, for adding sooooo much value (+good vibes) to the whole space.
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