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The earth spins another circle around the sun and it's now 2025. President Gas is President Gas again, the days are cooler for a few months, at least in the Northern Hemisphere, and we all have new music from Swervedriver and The Miki Berenyi Trio to look forward to.


Fires in the Northern part of Los Angeles have destroyed over 23,000 homes and taken many people from this world, one of my coworkers lost his house. I'm hoping all those affected get taken care of by their home insurance and they decide to find areas to live in safer environments. Nature doesn't care where you live, and it was a culmination of nature's power to have a dry environment and two days and nights of high winds. Southern California is usually a paradise, but we were reminded that we're just temporary residents and subject to nature's fury. Like the cycles of nature, we will rebuild and hope that changes are made as to zoning and water availability in the future. It's heartening to see musicians and artists dedicating their time to give to charities supporting firefighters and victims of the fires.


An event to look forward to this year: DJ Wednesday will be spinning music for an excellent show in March. If you're in the Portland, Oregon area, be sure to get your tickets now for Sunday, March 16th at Holocene.  The show is 21+.



An evening filled with post-punk, shoegaze and darkwave. This show is sponsored by XRAY FM and eardrumbuzz.net


All attendees who buy tickets in advance will receive a swag bag at the door filled with assorted goodies from the bands and sponsors!  DJ Wednesday will be spinning tunes before, during and after the show.


Carrion Empire is a new project born from the ashes of Murderbait. Although names are intentionally being omitted from this band, 3/4 members are the same. With influences like John Carpenter, Tangerine Dream, Vangelis, Jean-Michel Jar evident, backed by desolate doom guitar and bass, as well as baritone vocals


Dark Instrumental Post-Rock Space-Goth with heart, from Ashkelon Sain of Trance To The Sun, Soriah, Devoured By Flowers, Trance To The Moon, Blade Fetish, etc. Facebook


Waking Sophia is a shoegaze/dreampop band from rainy Portland, Oregon consisting of Duncan Calver (vocals, guitar), Terry Barefield (guitar), Tim Eurich (bass), and Adam Bayer (drums)


Written by Bret Miller 


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Send submissions to: bret@eardrumbuzz.net with "Submission" and your band name in the subject. Include your band name, song titles, album title, track numbers and artwork in your metadata. Please no Country, Modern Pop, Blues, Rap or Americana. Please make the song/album link easy to find in the email. Please only MP3 files, no WAV files, no Spotify links, just your awesome music!


It's the end of the year as we know it and I feel fine! 


It's the 10th of December and I've woken early, pet the dog, and am enjoying my coffee. Sean Schultz, aka Sonder, with the tilde over the "N", a musician from Baltimore and supporter of Eardrum Buzz Radio, messaged me about his new song based on Billy Holliday in Baltimore last night and this morning told me he bought a long-sleeved shirt and has sent me the song. 


Yesterday, I received an email from Tim Brown, the bassist for The Boo Radleys. While digesting that and trying to not sound too fan-boyish, I realize the reason he even knows who I am is because Keeley is opening for the band on a week of dates in February and everyone who works with Keeley and the brilliant lady herself are very much supportive of Eardrum Buzz Radio. Keeley did her radio show for a few months here as well. And Tim did a remix of a Keeley song too!


The Boo Radleys C'mon Up! dates with Keeley:

“We will be playing a range of songs from Wake Up! and C'mon Kids in February 2025 including some songs that have never been played live before":


Wed 12th - Bristol Exchange: hdfst.uk/e116237

Thu 13th - Manchester Yes: bit.ly/3Ng1yEd

Friday 14th: Glasgow Mono:  bit.ly/3XXDb4j

Saturday 15th - London Moth Club: bit.ly/4gPwCYV


It's things like this that help keep me going in relative obscurity, not having regular listeners throughout the week, but listening in when our DJ's do their shows and posting when they're tuned in. (Thanks John Emslie and Gunnar Malmquist!) Dave Kasheta is having a blast on his Sunday shows and bringing attention to the station, as does DJ Wednesday and her show Six Beats Under. But we're on the whole week through and I do work for a few hours a week replying to emails, adding new music to the station and sending out tunes to the DJ's. So if you have a few minutes in your day, going for a walk, cleaning, cooking, doing the laundry or reading a book, wherever and whenever, put your phone or computer or notepad on eardrumbuzz.net and listen for some songs you'll not likely hear on Spotify or in your own library. No algorithms, no advertisements, no cost to you to listen to Eardrum Buzz Radio! Unless you want to become a Patron or send me some dosh via Paypal, that is. It will be most appreciated!


Meagan Masingill is no longer doing her Meagan Dreams on Tuesdays or cohosting Friday I'm In Love with me. It took me a week to process that information and all that it entailed. I cherish our time together sharing music and hope to do a show or two with her when I visit San Diego. Meagan is a wonderful and passionate person and I wish her all that she deserves in life.


I don't have many responsibilities, I just work and keep mostly to myself, see the movie, read a book, listen to music and run this station. As I've stated before, the reason I started Eardrum Buzz Radio was to promote the music I love and I'll keep on doing that as long as I have the passion and as long as I keep making the connections between fellow music fans and musicians that I have been doing for the past 30+ years. I wouldn't be nearly as calm most of the day without an outlet for my interests and meeting like-minded people.


Thanks to my models for sharing their pictures holding/wearing Eardrum Buzz Radio merchandise. Adam, Sean, Neo, Kathy and Iain all are featured on my Monday AM Facebook posts. If you'd like a mug, hit me up and I'll send you one of your liking. I've got a few at the store. Or perhaps you'd like a sticker, shirt, tote or hoodie?


As I type this I'm listening to The Boo Radleys live and planning what's going on for the next few weeks, January and the rest of next year. Nicolas Castello and Anna Oording will have their Dark Tunes show one-off and I'm planning on airing it New Year's Eve, and I'll likely play the Giant Steps Live 30th Anniversary album on the same day. It will be a party at the end of the year at Eardrum Buzz Radio and for the years to come! Please join us!


Written by Bret Miller 


Listen: eardrumbuzz.net 

Eardrum Buzz Radio Patreon page: patreon.com/eardrumbuzzradio

Follow Eardrum Buzz Radio: Instagram: @eardrumbuzzradio 

Twitter: @eardrum_buzz 

Send submissions to: bret@eardrumbuzz.net with "Submission" and your band name in the subject. Include your band name, song titles, album title, track numbers and artwork in your metadata. Please no Country, Modern Pop, Blues, Rap or Americana. Please make the song/album link easy to find in the email. Please only MP3 files, no WAV files, no Spotify links, just your awesome music! 





On Friday, October 11th Meagan Masingill and I premiered our first episode of Friday In Love, our new live show after the departure of our Vapour Trail Co-host Greg Peters. Greg had two requests for one of his favorite bands and was listening to the show, along with our faithful listeners from Australia to California to Tennessee to Florida and New York. 


We had to premiere our show with The Cure, as their new album Songs Of A Lost World is out November 1st and we played both the current singles Alone and A Fragile Thing. We played B-Sides, covers, remixes and live versions along with some choice album cuts, took requests from Mindy Scurto, Craig Tigwell, Mark Cross and Meagan's mom. Look for the premiere of Friday I'm In Love on Podbean where you can download it, listen on your phone or computer.


Coming up on October 28th we have Shane Speed of the band Sea Of Days with his new show Seasons Change. Shane will be playing songs that reference each month and giving background on the seasons and celebrations, along with playing new releases. You can purchase Sea Of Days here: seaofdays.bandcamp.com/album/


The days are getting shorter and cooler in the Northern Hemisphere. As I write this at 10:30am the weather is cool and overcast with a breeze ruffling the leaves on the tree outside my window. I'll still wear my shorts and short-sleeved shirts as long as I can though. But the coolness is a nice respite from the oppressive heat of the summer months. 


Keep eardrumbuzz.net on your desktop shortcuts and let us be your year-round soundtrack to all the seasons and moods. Check the schedule below the player on the main page of the website and follow us at facebook.com/eardrumbuzzradio and facebook.com/eardrumbuzzradio


Written by Bret Miller 


Listen: eardrumbuzz.net 

Eardrum Buzz Radio Patreon page: patreon.com/eardrumbuzzradio

Follow Eardrum Buzz Radio: Instagram: @eardrumbuzzradio 

Twitter: @eardrum_buzz 

Send submissions to: bret@eardrumbuzz.net with "Submission" and your band name in the subject. Include your band name, song titles, album title, track numbers and artwork in your metadata. Please no Country, Modern Pop, Blues, Rap or Americana. Please make the song/album link easy to find in the email. Please only MP3 files, no WAV files, no Spotify links, just your awesome music! 




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