The Bugcast

This week on The Bugcast: we discuss Amazon’s decision to drop their AmazonSmile programme, and play eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

* Mòpi – With No Doubt – from Majorca, Spain – source

* An Amerikan Automobile Company – A Lost Weekend – from Bath, UK – source

* Heifervescent – Baldur’s Ship – from Southport, UK – source

* Snail – Almost Feels Like Summer – from Bideford, UK – source

* One Juno – Heaven In My Head – from UK – source

* Skaly – Like A Stranger – from London, UK – source

* Megan Graney – Love The Lie – from Los Angeles, CA – source

* Francis Cauletin – I Remember – from France – source

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips

Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

About Amazon: Amazon closing AmazonSmile to focus its philanthropic giving to programmes with greater impact

Upcoming events

It’s time to start submitting tracks for the Listeners Choice, episode 750, in March.

Simply submit your favourite tracks played between episodes 703 and 749!

Announcements

* Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.

* The next show will be episode 745, which will be streamed live on Friday 27 January 2023 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).

* Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join(you’ll need a Telegram account)

Special thanks go to

Our supporters!

The artists for allowing us to play their music.

Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.

Internet Archive for hosting the media files

Euterpia Radio for the use of their Shoutcast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

This week on The Bugcast: Lisa-Marie, Jeff, Harry, and eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

* Carb on Carb – Be My Mirror – from Auckland, New Zealand – source

* Kevin S. – Lifeline (feat. Mathias Hagen) – from Essen, Germany – source

* Breezeless – Demons – from Herne, Germany – source

* Arcangelo Simonetti – Credimi – from Italy – source

* Skaly – Snow For The First Time – from London, UK – source

* Anna Craig – In Disguise – from Hartselle, AL – source

* Mads Kymre – Hjertemedisin – from Trondheim, Norway – source

* Talking Cure – Of Beauty and Love – from Chambery, France – source

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips

Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

BBC News: Lisa Marie Presley, singer and daughter of Elvis, dies aged 54

The Guardian: Legendary rock guitarist Jeff Beck dies aged 78

The Guardian: Reactions to Prince Harry’s Spare

Big Rail Sleepout 2023

The Register: Friday the 13th: Windows Defender screws up

Upcoming events

It’s time to start submitting tracks for the Listeners Choice, episode 750, in March.

Simply submit your favourite tracks played between episodes 703 and 749!

Announcements

* Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.

* The next show will be episode 744, which will be streamed live on Friday 20 January 2023 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).

* Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join(you’ll need a Telegram account)

Special thanks go to

Our supporters!

The artists for allowing us to play their music.

Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.

Internet Archive for hosting the media files

This week on The Bugcast: Caroline is back talking about work and art materials, and we play eight tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

* D ARK – Fight For Your Soul – from Italy – source

* Robert Dunjal – Autrefois – from France – source

* Le-J-James – Lady (ft. Kid Randie & Myster Sandman) – from France – source

* radioontheshelf – Box Hill (feat. Airtone) – from Earth – source

* Tom Orlando – Fade Away – from Ottawa, Canada – source

* Igor Pumphonia – Blame – from St Petersburg, Russia – source

* Roy Smiles – Angel of the North – from London, UK – source

* Mads Kymre – Smell The Roses – from Trondheim, Norway – source

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips

Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

Happy New Year!

Thanks to Kevie for stepping in last week!

Caroline’s work update

Soft Pastels Annual Audit

Dave’s antenna tragedy

Upcoming events

It’s time to start submitting tracks for the Listeners Choice, episode 750, in March.

Simply submit your favourite tracks played between episodes 703 and 749!

Announcements

* Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.

* The next show will be episode 743, which will be streamed live on Friday 6 January 2023 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).

* Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join(you’ll need a Telegram account)

Special thanks go to

Our supporters!

The artists for allowing us to play their music.

Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.

Internet Archive for hosting the media files

Euterpia Radio for the use of their Shoutcast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

This week on The Bugcast: Kevie sits in for Caroline, we talk podcasting and Creative Commons, and and play six tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music from ccMixter.

Songs played

* Zep Herme – Bring It Back (feat. CrazyLittleAsian) – from Finland – source

* SleeperSpaceBorn – Here To Stay (feat. CrazyLittleAsian) – from PA – source

* Admiral Bob – The Missing (feat. Javolenus) – from Ottawa, ON – source

* ScOmBer – Face In The Crowd (feat. Copperhead, Sassygal, Scomberella) – from Sydney, Australia – source

* Snowflake – Happy New Year Darling (feat. airtone, Speck) – from San Diego, CA – source

* Alex Beroza – Come Home (feat. spinningmerkaba) – from Antwerp, Belgium – source

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips

Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

Caroline is off ill this week, so Kevie has graciously volunteered to step into her shoes

Kevie’s projects and podcasts

Creative Commons music sources

Kevie on the Fediverse: @[email protected], @[email protected]

YouTube: Rob (from the internet) talks about beer: S03E13 Kevie Macphail

Podcrawl Jitsi

Upcoming events

It’s time to start submitting tracks for the Listeners Choice, episode 750, in March.

Simply submit your favourite tracks played between episodes 703 and 749!

Podcasts mentioned

TuxJam – mixing Creative Commons music with Open Source goodness

CCJam – community music podcast, turn up the volume!

Announcements

* Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.

* The next show will be episode 742, which will be streamed live on Friday 6 January 2023 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).

* Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join(you’ll need a Telegram account)

Special thanks go to

Our supporters!

The artists for allowing us to play their music.

Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.

Internet Archive for hosting the media files

Euterpia Radio for the use of their Shoutcast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the

This week on The Bugcast Christmas special: wedding anniversary, Podcrawl, and nine(!) tracks of fantastic Creative Commons and independent music.

Songs played

* FJGI – Merry Christmas – from Spain – source

* Soriano – Merry Christmas – from Bordeaux, France – source

* George B. – Merry Christmas – from Germany – source

* Loveshadow – Christmas Eve (feat. Snowflake) – from Birmingham, UK – source

* Pat Broderick – Christmas Break – from USA – source

* Lia Caton and Candy Fernaux – Beautiful Star of Bethlehem – from Nashville, TN and Naperville, IL – submitted by August Forte from NoVo Management and Publicity

* Austin Scott – Merry Christmas Baby – from USA – source

* Silvermannen – A Wishful Christmas – from Malmö, Sweden – source

* Micaroni – Santa’s Stuck in Our Chimney – from New York, NY – source

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips

Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

Dave and Caroline’s anniversary last week

Podcrawl last Saturday (catch the first TuxJam of 2023 for a review)

Announcements

* Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.

* The next show will be episode 741, which will be streamed live on Friday 30 December 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).

* Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join(you’ll need a Telegram account)

Special thanks go to

Our supporters!

The artists for allowing us to play their music.

Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.

Internet Archive for hosting the media files

Euterpia Radio for the use of their Shoutcast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

This week on The Bugcast: Christmas parties, strikes, and Harry & Meghan, plus play 8 tracks of fantastic Creative Commons and independent music.

Songs played

* Vito De Curl – Bluesy Bucket by the Rolls – from Warsaw, Poland – source

* Arma8 – Sweet – from St Petersburg, Russia – source

* Studio in the Sticks – Don’t Trust Your Horses – from USA – source

* Emerald Park – Little Things (feat. Hate The Boyfriend) – from Malmö, Sweden – source

* D Ark – Leaders – from Corchiano, Italy – source

* Wayne Leonaitis – Searching For The Eyes Of Her (version 2) – from Glen Ellyn, IL – source

* Paul Werner – You Want It Too – from Hamburg, Germany – source

* Nice Motor – Dino DNA – from Chicago, IL – source

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips

Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

Thanks to Yannick for stepping in last week

Christmas Party Fun

BBC News: Striking in the UK

The Guardian: Harry and Meghan Documentary – Part 1

Tea, Earl Grey, Hot! is returning

Upcoming events

Podcrawl Jitsi Winter 2022 – Saturday 17 December 2022 from 18:00 UK time

Podcasts mentioned

Tea, Earl Grey, Hot!

Announcements

* Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.

* There will be no show next week!

* The next show will be episode 740, our Christmas show, which will be streamed live on Friday 23 December 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).

* Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join(you’ll need a Telegram account)

Special thanks go to

Our supporters!

The artists for allowing us to play their music.

Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.

Internet Archive for hosting the media files

Euterpia Radio for the use of their Shoutcast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

This week on The Bugcast: Yannick steps in for Caroline, we talk about his trip to Prague, and play 8 tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

* Megan Graney – Borrowed Time – from Los Angeles, CA – source

* Lame Drivers – Frozen Egg – from New York, NY – source

* Ghost Kollective – Lonely Man (feat. SackJo22) – from Canada/Poland/UK – source

* Lorenzo’s Music – Why Did I – from Madison, WI – source

* Igor Pumphonia – Voice – from St Petersburg, Russia – source

* Derek Clegg – Since Seventeen – from Chicago, IL – source

* Stefan Kartenberg – Breathe In Breathe Out (feat. crazylittleasian) – from Germany – source

* Paper Navy – Swan Song – from Nashville, TN – source

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips

Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

Yannick’s trip to the Ubuntu Summit, and meeting Lorenzo’s music

Podcasts mentioned

Podcrawl Jitsi Winter 2022 – Saturday 17 December 2022 from 18:00 UK time

Announcements

* Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.

* The next show will be episode 739, which will be streamed live on Friday 9 December 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).

* Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join(you’ll need a Telegram account)

Special thanks go to

Our supporters!

The artists for allowing us to play their music.

Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.

Internet Archive for hosting the media files

Euterpia Radio for the use of their Shoutcast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

This week on The Bugcast: we remember John Olliffe, friend of the show and guest host, and play 8 tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

* Nick Ray – Divide and Conquer – from New Orleans, LA – source

* texasradiofish – Whispers (feat. crazylittleasian) – from Galveston County, TX – source

* Suzy E – Untouchable – from Germany – source

* Megan Graney – So It Goes – from Los Angeles, CA – source

* Cole Powell – Fairytale Happenstance – from Jayess, MS – source

* Dan Mantau – On The Bridge (feat. Snowflake, Offlinebouncer) – from Werne, Germany – source

* Hiroumi – Analog – from Tokyo, Japan – source

* Mahidevran – Meet Your Own Self! – from Moscow, Russia – source

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips

Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

John Olliffe, friend of the show and guest host

The Bugcast: #472 The Canadian Invasion (July 2017)

Podcasts mentioned

Podcrawl Jitsi Winter 2022 – Saturday 17 December 2022 from 18:00 UK time

Announcements

* Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.

* The next show will be episode 738, which will be streamed live on Friday 2 December 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).

* Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join(you’ll need a Telegram account)

Special thanks go to

Our supporters!

The artists for allowing us to play their music.

Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.

Internet Archive for hosting the media files

Euterpia Radio for the use of their Shoutcast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

This week on The Bugcast: Bill Treacher, Leslie Phillips, Remembrance Day, and 8 tracks of fantastic Creative Commons and independent music.

Songs played

* Curious Grace & Black Rabbit – Taylor’s Hill – from Chicago, IL – submitted by August Forte from NoVo Management and Publicity

* Noe Is Not Unique – The Prism – from UK – source

* Aussens@iter – Waiting In The Garden (feat. texasradiofish, Snowflake) – from Ganderkesee, Germany – source

* The Disco Viking – Boogie (feat. Tracie Frank) – from Portugal – source

* Igor Pumphonia – I’m Still Alive (2nd Version) – from St Petersburg, Russia – source

* Laurence DaNova – The Island – from Ottawa, ON – source

* Jared Rabin – Tunnel’s End – from Chicago, IL – submitted by August Forte from NoVo Management and Publicity

* Levyroad – Lean – from Phoenix, AZ – source

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips

Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

BBC News: Bill Treacher: EastEnders star dies aged 92

BBC News: Leslie Phillips: Carry On and Harry Potter star dies aged 98

Wikipedia: Armistice Day/Veteran’s Day

Wikipedia: Remembrance Day/Poppy Day

Podcasts mentioned

Podcrawl Jitsi Winter 2022 – Saturday 17 December 2022 from 18:00 UK time

Announcements

* Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.

* The next show will be episode 737, which will be streamed live on Friday 18 November 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).

* Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join(you’ll need a Telegram account)

Special thanks go to

Our supporters!

The artists for allowing us to play their music.

Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.

Internet Archive for hosting the media files

Euterpia Radio for the use of their Shoutcast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network

This week on The Bugcast: we talk in some depth about the latest Twitter drama, and play 8 tracks of fantastic Creative Commons music.

Songs played

* Dernière Chance – Sans Lendemain – from Templeuve, France – source

* Thoola – Clockwork People – from Prague, Czech Republic – source

* The Vow – Dude for David – from Liverpool, UK – source

* Ed Napoli – Flores – from Brazil – source

* Filo – Bornblind – from Montpellier, France – source

* Admiral Bob – Love Is My Road Back to You – from Ottawa, ON – source

* Karmacoma – Selfish Me – from Sheffield, UK – source

* Ketsa – Missed – from London, UK – source

Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips

Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking

Topics

Shout out to Weeguy, whose birthday it is today

Lorenzo’s Music, and our very own Yannick, are off to the Ubuntu Summit!

BBC News Live: Twitter sackings begin as Elon Musk seeks to cut costs

Podcasts mentioned

Podcrawl Jitsi Winter 2022 – Saturday 17 December 2022 from 18:00 UK time

Announcements

* Please leave us feedback on the music or any of the topics that we’ve discussed.

* The next show will be episode 736, which will be streamed live on Friday 11 November 2022 at 21:30-ish UK time (GMT/UTC).

* Join us during the week on our Telegram group chat – click here to join(you’ll need a Telegram account)

Special thanks go to

Our supporters!

The artists for allowing us to play their music.

Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.

Internet Archive for hosting the media files

Euterpia Radio for the use of their Shoutcast server

The Bugcast is a proud founder member of the Other Side Podcast Network