SomaFM
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Over 30 channels of commercial-free, human-curated radio programming focusing on great but non-mainstream music.
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My album "Circularity" (and my other Failover releases) is now available on most online music retailers & streaming platforms (except Spotify, for reasons I explained earlier) for you to stream or (cough) purchase...links in the comments.
Thanks again as always for supporting independent music!
Thanks again as always for supporting independent music!
November 14, 2025 at 6:46 PM
My album "Circularity" (and my other Failover releases) is now available on most online music retailers & streaming platforms (except Spotify, for reasons I explained earlier) for you to stream or (cough) purchase...links in the comments.
Thanks again as always for supporting independent music!
Thanks again as always for supporting independent music!
Both ChatGPT and Claude both suck at Procmail recipes
They're both great with Python tho
They're both great with Python tho
November 14, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Both ChatGPT and Claude both suck at Procmail recipes
They're both great with Python tho
They're both great with Python tho
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So this happened an hour ago. I don’t think I’ve seen red this deep in a long time. You could see it quite clearly with the naked eye. #aurora
November 12, 2025 at 2:07 AM
So this happened an hour ago. I don’t think I’ve seen red this deep in a long time. You could see it quite clearly with the naked eye. #aurora
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Wow what a northern lights show in Minnesota!
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-weather/spectacular-northern-lights-put-on-mesmerizing-show-across-minnesota
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-weather/spectacular-northern-lights-put-on-mesmerizing-show-across-minnesota
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Wow what a northern lights show in Minnesota!
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-weather/spectacular-northern-lights-put-on-mesmerizing-show-across-minnesota
More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-weather/spectacular-northern-lights-put-on-mesmerizing-show-across-minnesota
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If you’re in North America and have a view to the north or northwest, there’s heavy auroral activity going right now!
November 12, 2025 at 2:06 AM
If you’re in North America and have a view to the north or northwest, there’s heavy auroral activity going right now!
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Powerful Solar Storm Could Trigger Far-Reaching Auroras across U.S.
Powerful Solar Storm Could Trigger Far-Reaching Auroras across U.S.
The sun just spat out several coronal mass ejections that could trigger a serious solar storm on Wednesday
www.scientificamerican.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Powerful Solar Storm Could Trigger Far-Reaching Auroras across U.S.
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#DEFCONSIngapore update:
Now that we've wrapped up a very successful DC Bahrain, we're excited to turn our focus to #Singapore. If you want to be involved, we've still got open calls for Creators and Trainers!
More info here:
defcon.org/html/defcon-...
Let's make this thing epic.
#defcon
Now that we've wrapped up a very successful DC Bahrain, we're excited to turn our focus to #Singapore. If you want to be involved, we've still got open calls for Creators and Trainers!
More info here:
defcon.org/html/defcon-...
Let's make this thing epic.
#defcon
November 10, 2025 at 11:55 PM
#DEFCONSIngapore update:
Now that we've wrapped up a very successful DC Bahrain, we're excited to turn our focus to #Singapore. If you want to be involved, we've still got open calls for Creators and Trainers!
More info here:
defcon.org/html/defcon-...
Let's make this thing epic.
#defcon
Now that we've wrapped up a very successful DC Bahrain, we're excited to turn our focus to #Singapore. If you want to be involved, we've still got open calls for Creators and Trainers!
More info here:
defcon.org/html/defcon-...
Let's make this thing epic.
#defcon
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Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
November 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶
You never know where you'll find SomaFM
November 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
You never know where you'll find SomaFM
"I've listened to what was called "Country Rock" since early '70s and have been listening to BootLiquor for over 15 years now, and I'm STILL hearing/learning about bands & artists I've never heard of. Keep it going & I'll keep donating!" -- Sack
November 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"I've listened to what was called "Country Rock" since early '70s and have been listening to BootLiquor for over 15 years now, and I'm STILL hearing/learning about bands & artists I've never heard of. Keep it going & I'll keep donating!" -- Sack
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I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
November 1, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.
Streams are functioning properly, but there are some anomalies with our website. Thank you for your patience.
November 1, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Streams are functioning properly, but there are some anomalies with our website. Thank you for your patience.
We are experiencing an outage at the moment and are working on it.
November 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
We are experiencing an outage at the moment and are working on it.
"I really can't believe I've been listening to some for over 20 years, or just how much it's influenced my musical tastes. Belated congrats for keeping this going and staying true!" -- Mark
October 30, 2025 at 12:26 AM
"I really can't believe I've been listening to some for over 20 years, or just how much it's influenced my musical tastes. Belated congrats for keeping this going and staying true!" -- Mark
And they're back: n5md and Synphaera Radio back on the air as of 4:40pm Pacific.
October 29, 2025 at 11:42 PM
And they're back: n5md and Synphaera Radio back on the air as of 4:40pm Pacific.
Due to maintenance, n5md and Synphaera Radio will be off the air for about 20 minutes, and should be back by 5pm Pacific.
October 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Due to maintenance, n5md and Synphaera Radio will be off the air for about 20 minutes, and should be back by 5pm Pacific.
"In the course of these ~24 years, your stations have been a continuous source of musical inspiration, acoustic pleasure, pure joy and -- most importantly -- constant emotional support... and one that... well... _cares_ about the music _and_ about its listeners both. " -- a listener in Austria
October 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
"In the course of these ~24 years, your stations have been a continuous source of musical inspiration, acoustic pleasure, pure joy and -- most importantly -- constant emotional support... and one that... well... _cares_ about the music _and_ about its listeners both. " -- a listener in Austria
Thanks to everyone who showed up to Merin MC's book launch/reading Monday night!
October 29, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Thanks to everyone who showed up to Merin MC's book launch/reading Monday night!
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Bay Area locals: I'm doing a book launch, reading, and signing for my new sci fi novel tonight in San Francisco at Adobe Books at 7p.m. Come on by and make an indie author very happy.
October 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Bay Area locals: I'm doing a book launch, reading, and signing for my new sci fi novel tonight in San Francisco at Adobe Books at 7p.m. Come on by and make an indie author very happy.
TONIGHT: San Francisco folks: SomaFM's very own MerinMC (aka author M. Luke McDonell) is having a reading and book signing for her new #scifi book, "Six", at Adobe Books 3130 24th St, San Francisco at 7pm tonight (Monday, Oct 27). Just a few blocks from 24th street BART
We'd love to see you there!
We'd love to see you there!
October 27, 2025 at 5:57 PM
TONIGHT: San Francisco folks: SomaFM's very own MerinMC (aka author M. Luke McDonell) is having a reading and book signing for her new #scifi book, "Six", at Adobe Books 3130 24th St, San Francisco at 7pm tonight (Monday, Oct 27). Just a few blocks from 24th street BART
We'd love to see you there!
We'd love to see you there!
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Tribute from Marc Almond + others: www.softcell.co.uk/dave-ball-tr...
October 24, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Tribute from Marc Almond + others: www.softcell.co.uk/dave-ball-tr...
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R.I.P. Dave Ball of Soft Cell. 🥲
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Soft Cell's musical force Dave Ball dies, aged 66
The musician, best known for Tainted Love and Say Hello, Wave Goodbye, died in his sleep at home.
www.bbc.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:40 AM
R.I.P. Dave Ball of Soft Cell. 🥲
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Our "Doomed" channel features dark goth-influenced industrial and other scary music just perfect for #Halloween festivities. And on Halloween night, we add sound-effects & haunted ambience for your Halloween escapades.
somafm.com/doomed/ or or "SomaFM Doomed" in your apps and smart speakers
somafm.com/doomed/ or or "SomaFM Doomed" in your apps and smart speakers
October 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Our "Doomed" channel features dark goth-influenced industrial and other scary music just perfect for #Halloween festivities. And on Halloween night, we add sound-effects & haunted ambience for your Halloween escapades.
somafm.com/doomed/ or or "SomaFM Doomed" in your apps and smart speakers
somafm.com/doomed/ or or "SomaFM Doomed" in your apps and smart speakers