This week on The Bugcast: lamented departures, local bands, local theatres, Reg Hollis, and eight tracks of amazing Creative Commons music.
Songs played
- Fresh Body Shop – New Religion – from Nantes, France – source
- Bradley Peck – Out – from Southend-On-Sea, UK – source
- Ed Napoli – No Turning Back – from Brazil – source
- Martin Black – This Is My City – from Doncaster, UK – direct from the artist
- KaleidoTek – Ignite – from Rome, Italy – source
- Drangorg – Funky Trouble – from Italy – source
- The Phillip Traum Group – Eight More Miles – from Virginia Beach, VA – source
- Cardinal Line – Mirror – from St Petersburg, Russia – source
Intro: Chris Juergensen – Bug Lips
Outro: Mark Marshall – Man Walking
Topics
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cyvjd3p887qo">Ozzy Osbourne dies, weeks after farewell show</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly1kz9d23po">Malcolm-Jamal Warner, The Cosby Show star, drowns aged 54</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwyqq7z2z2wt">Wrestling legend Hulk Hogan dies aged 71</a><br />
BBC News: <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce78ddyjl76o">Veteran jazz singer Dame Cleo Laine dies aged 97</a><br />
Reytons headlining <a href="https://tramlines.org.uk/lineup/">Tramlines</a> this Saturday, and The Denabys on the Leadmill Stage<br />
Update on Theatre Visits last weekend<br />
Sky News: <a href="https://news.sky.com/story/jeff-stewart-actor-who-played-reg-hollis-in-the-bill-helps-police-arrest-shoplifter-13401439">Jeff Stewart makes his arrest (Reg Hollis)</a>
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Announcements
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The artists for allowing us to play their music.<br />
Everyone who joined us in the chat room for the live broadcast of this show.<br />
<a href="https://archive.org/">Internet Archive</a> for hosting the media files<br />
Yannick (FrenchguyCH) for the use of his Shoutcast server<br />
Paul (TopCat Radio) for the use of their Icecast server
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