This week on The Bugcast: Anthony Head, theatre, amateur radio, a name change, and eight tracks of Creative Commons and independent music.
Songs played Cosmic Anxiety – Slop Star – from Berlin, Germany – source * The Fierce And The Dead – The 1234 – from London, UK – source * The Verandas – Fear – from Bielefeld, Germany – source * Низам DRedd – Лишь тишина даёт забыться – from Almaty, Kazakhstan – source * Sean Ferree – Where Do Tears Come From? – from Bloomington, IN – source * Zoot – The Bro – from France – source * Never Cry In Britain – Streatham Shoreline – from France – source * Snowflake – On The Bridge (feat. Stefan Kartenberg)* – from San Diego, CA – source
Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking
Topics* BBC News: Buffy and Ted Lasso star Anthony Head dies at 72 * Gods and Heroes review * Dave is now an Intermediate Amateur Radio licence holder – M9TLB * Vampires Rock: Eternal Love review * Off to the Races * London Theatre Trip * Dove (not toiletries or methylenedioxymethamphetamine)
Upcoming events Podcrawl Early Solstice 2026 on Saturday 13 June from 18:00 UK time * TuxJam Half-cut on Saturday 1 August in Manchester, UK – details to follow * Only a couple of weeks left to submit tracks for the Listeners Choice, episode 900 in June.*
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* The next show will be episode 899 which will be streamed live on Friday 12 June 2026 at 21:30-ish UK time (BST, UTC+1)*.
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