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Rod Hillen @rodhillen.com · 23d
I'm excited to announce my new song, "what happened to you?" Is out now on bandcamp! You can be the first kid on your block to listen to it! I'm really proud of it. It's an old style, break up, torch song.
I hope you'll give it a listen.
what happened to you?, by Azul
track by Azul
azulbluedragon.bandcamp.com
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December 31, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Beschreibe Deinen Bluesky Account mit einem GIF
December 30, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Beschreibe Deinen Bluesky Account mit einem GIF
December 30, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Small Collisions Make Big Impact on Mercury’s Thin Atmosphere - From NASA Marshall Space Flight Center - https://flic.kr/p/YDt6y1
Mercury, our smallest planetary neighbor, has very little to call an atmosphere, but it does have a strange weather pattern: morning micro-meteor showers. Recent modeling along with previously published results from NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft — short for Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging, a mission that observed Mercury from 2011 to 2015 — has shed new light on how certain types of comets influence the lopsided bombardment of Mercury’s surface by tiny dust particles called micrometeoroids. This study also gave new insight into how these micrometeoroid showers can shape Mercury’s very thin atmosphere, called an exosphere. The research, led by Petr Pokorný, Menelaos Sarantos and Diego Janches of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, simulated the variations in meteoroid impacts, revealing surprising patterns in the time of day impacts occur. These findings were reported in The Astrophysical Journal Letters on June 19, 2017. Here, data from the Mercury Atmosphere and Surface Composition Spectrometer, or MASCS, instrument is overlain on the mosaic from the Mercury Dual Imaging System, or MDIS. Image credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory/Carnegie Institution of Washington Read more NASA Media Usage Guidelines
December 31, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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The only correct way to experience the rose parade is to go the night before when the stay-up-all-night party on Colorado Boulevard is in full swing and hang out. Then go to bed.
December 30, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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On The Borderline (new song)

DIY music.
Probably best with headphones.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=evHP...
Stone -On The Borderline
YouTube video by Stone's Sonic Journal
www.youtube.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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photography

last days of December
the sun shining through a cloudy sky as a light pole stands in the center of frame.
December 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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in case no one has told you: you smell really weird right now
December 29, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Got music? New or Old we want your submissions for play on untidyradio.com see form in post below.

Any genre, any style.

If you want to suggest music or have a show in mind email us on untidyradio@gmail.com

#newreleases get them in early.

#music #musicsky
December 19, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Hey #MusicianSky!

If you plan to release new singles or albums, or hold an online event (listening parties, concerts, etc) NEXT WEEK, January 5th to January 11th, tell me about it!
I'm putting this list together every SUNDAY evening.
Artists, bands and labels of all genres are welcome! 👍
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🎶 New MUSIC by Blue Sky artists! Dec. 29 - Jan. 4 🎶

SINGLES
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ALBUMS
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ONLINE EVENTS
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👉 If something is missing from these lists, please feel free to drop the links under the appropriate threads! 👈
December 28, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Suvi Savikko aka Shedfromthebody

First heard here:
shedfromthebody.bandcamp.com/album/whispe...
Suvi Savikko, a white Finnish woman wearing a black, shoulder less dress. I’ve had a weakness for Black- and DoomGaze for years now, so it was quite a surprise to find an artist like Suvi Savikko and finding out that she has been making this kind of music for nearly eight years without me noticing. Shedfromthebody’s sound is even more ethereal and gentle than others in this genre. Even the vocals would not feel out of place in Pop produc-tions, with harsh ones pushed far into the background. I may be late to the party, but I hope to follow Suvi’s music wherever she takes it.
December 28, 2025 at 8:54 AM
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Greyceon

First heard here:
grayceon.bandcamp.com/album/then-t...
The three members of Greyceon, standing in a reet field. Pictured are Max Doyle, Jackie Perez Gratz, Zack Farwell. Greyceon have been around for a bit, but I had never heard them before they released their latest album this year. Their style of ProgMetal with classical and Jazz influences, however, is exactly the kind of music that makes my ears extremely happy. And this makes me very excited to dig deeper into their discography and to find out what they have in store for us in the future!
December 28, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Tanatswa Estina aka "Sharp Teeth Sweet"

First heard here:
sharpteethsweet.bandcamp.com/album/autonomy
Tanatswa Estina performing as Sharp Teeth Sweet on a stage. She is a black woman with short hair, wearing a bright green dress. What struck me about the music of Tanatswa Estina was the amazing contrast. She has the smoothest, most pleasant singing voice and accompanies this with crushing bass and guitar. That her lyrics are absolutely vicious social critique is basically a well-perceived bonus at this point. Her project Sharp Teeth Sweet does not have that many releases under its belt, but it is one I will definitively pay attention to in the future.
December 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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Jorge Cisternas aka Sunvher

First heard here:
sunvher.bandcamp.com/album/arovmia
Artist Jorge Cisternas a chilean man with shoulder length black hair. With their style of PostMetal, musician Jorge Cisternas follows in a long tradition of some of my favorite bands of the past, but Sunvher managed to actually meaningfully update the sound of bands like Katatonia and Alcest. More than most contemporary bands in this style, I feel like they will accompany me for years to come. And I’m very much looking forward to it!
December 28, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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Sydney Ward aka Sunny War

First heard here:
sunnywar.bandcamp.com/album/armage...
Sydney Ward, a black woman wearing a red dress with lots of tassles sitting on a bicycle on a street in a neighborhood. Sydney “Sunny War” Ward has come to my attention only during this past summer and now I can’t imagine not to follow up with her work. Sydney’s influences are so far reaching and contrasting as the themes in her music; making each dive into her songs both pleasant and exciting. There is a freshness to her sound that had me bopping along with her songs for months now.
December 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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End-Of-Year list #1!

Each year, I find amazing musical artists that just work for me. Some of them are brand new on the scene, others have been around for decades and they have eluded me until now.

But no more babbling, here it is in no particular order:

My 5 favorite musical discoveries of 2025!
December 28, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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"Tadka"
by Bloodywood

youtu.be/nihFu0YjkcE
The thumbnail for the music video of “Tadka“. It shows vocalist Jayant Bhadula, an indian man with a well-kempt beard and long hair, standing in a professional kitchen. In the background, a cook works with a flaming pan. “Tadka” by Bloodywood is the stand-out title from their second album to me. It is a fun, high-energy NuMetal track about… food. That alone would be awesome, but what makes this even better, is that it talks about the im-portance of community, friends, family, respect and hospitality. We live in times where these universally human things are threatened, making a song about them massively meaningful. Also, the video for the song is the best and funniest I’ve seen this year!
December 29, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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"Our Wills Shall Never Weaken"
by @dreadmajesty.bsky.social

youtu.be/czM2Us8AxN4
The cover of the single “Our Wills Shall Never Weaken“. It shows a statue of an angel with hollow eyes and black paint on it’s face. The whole picture has a yellow-grey hue and looks cracked and blotched with more black paint. Dread Majesty have managed to make a very strong impression this year, with a style that is unique to them. The song of theirs that I played more than nearly any others was “Our Wills Shall Never Weaken”, a track that has an important message, but is also so much fun to listen to. It’s high energy, it’s a tremendously full sound and it even has the best “bleagh” I’ve heard all year!
December 29, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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"Gemini"
by @dreadmajesty.bsky.social & @czarinaofficial.com

youtu.be/OTsnIM8nhUA
The cover of the song “Gemini“. It shows a painting of the bust of a person that is seperating in the middle, forming two new faces. “Gemini” is special to me. Not only is the song simply fantastic on its own accords, it also combines the amazing stlye and songwriting of Dread Majesty with the wonderful vocals of CZARINA. That both Rex Vincent and CZARINA kept telling me that they wouldn’t have met without my efforts is absolutely a bonus. But overall, the song is big, it’s epic and high energy. It’s my favorite song of the year.
December 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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"This Curse Of Silence" & "March Of The Unheard"
by The Halo Effect

youtu.be/9ZG2matuCUM
The cover of the album “March Of The Unheard“. It shows a human skull with a laurel wreath over a stylized tree and between two braziers in a circle. The entire style looks very early 20th century art deco with geometric shapes and patterns. Yes, I am cheating here somewhat, but The Halo Effect did the same thing for their music video for “March Of The Unheard”. This is the kind of MeloDeath that I grew up on and while it has that certain Gothenburg sound, it feels as fresh and current as anything else released today. Sometimes “old-school” is more than just nostalgia, and this is one of these cases.
December 29, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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"Slugger"
by @grim17again.bsky.social

youtu.be/kZuSKpO5eWc
December 29, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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"Once Familiar Friend"
by @raycurenton.com

youtu.be/FFWoaAQkFQk
The cover of the single “Once Familiar Friend“. It’s in black and white and shows the ink blotch of a rorshach test overlaying the rings of a tree trunk. No other artist made me cry so much this year as Ray Curenton did. With the death of my best friend still feeling fresh, his song “Once Familiar Friend” hit especially close to home. This track is nothing short of gorgeous on its own, but the emotional weight behind it makes it one of my favorite songs of this year.
December 29, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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"Wayfaring Stranger"
by @muz4now.com

muz4now.bandcamp.com/track/wayfar...
The cover for the song “Wayfaring Stranger“. It’s a photo of a path through a wooded area. The trees don’t have any leaves on them and the grass on the sides looks yellowed. The sky is cloudy with blue patches being visible. What sets this version of “Wayfaring Stranger” apart for me, is very simply the vocal performance. Due to a illness, Stan Stewart had an especially hoarse and raspy voice, yet he decided to record this interpretation anyway. I’m so glad that he did, because this choice resulted in such a uniquely vulnerable and emotionally effecting performance for a song I must’ve heard hundreds of times by dozens of artists.
December 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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"Wicked Game"
by @negativebliss.com

youtu.be/e4avtv82q2A
The cover for the song “Wicked Game“. It shows pink-red flames and sparks over a black background. The title sits prominently in the middle of the picture. I don’t think I’ve heard any song more often on repeat than “Wicked Game”. The original by Chris Isaak is one of my all-time favorites and Negative Bliss managed to successfully turn it into something else entirely. The song feels more forceful, desperate and, ultimately, doomed. The inherent melancholic quality is still there, just more immediate and urgent than before. To me, this is one of those rare covers, that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the original.
December 29, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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The pleasure is all mine, Steph! You absolutely deserve a little recognition and this song was just wonderful. 🌹
December 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM