Just got mansplained. Just because you choose not to do something does not mean you lack the skills. We chose to not have or require logins to listen to our radio. Companies like Cloudflare are gatekeeping the internet, and enshittifying the human experience. #rant #proveyoureahuman

If you enjoy listening to @somafm.com consider whether you can afford to chip in with a regular payment. I think they're completely worth it, personally.

Farewell to CBS News Radio. This was the final top-of-the-hour broadcast, heard on few CBS News Radio affiliates across the country Friday evening.

An overly-aggressive security update last night caused several of our Apps to not work. This has been resolved now (as far as we can tell). Sorry for the outage. We are getting hit with so many bots that not only is it costing a fortune in royalties but it's using tons of our limited bandwidth.

Is there a graduation anywhere that hasn't been fucked over in some way by AI? www.businessinsider.com/graduation-c... #FuckAI

If you’re not working with people that want you to succeed, you’re not going to succeed.

… in Australia next month for a handful of concerts. swing by and say hi. tix via loscil.ca

Projekt Records label boss and good friend of SomaFM, Sam Rosenthal, is doing a kickstarter to release Black Tape For A Blue Girl: The Rope (40th anniversary edition), and just needs a few more backers to get it funded: www.kickstarter.com/projects/sam...

My sci fi short story, "Thin Skin," is published today in Wyldblood magazine! Though I'd love for you to buy the issue, you can also read it for free here: wyldblood.com/thin-skin-2/

Having @somafm.com's Groove Salad just one tap away on the Sonos beside my desk is a fantastic mood boost.

Friendly #DEFCON34 reminder: The online registration early bird rate ends May 22! Get your tickets at shop.defcon.org before the regular rate kicks in. We are in the home stretch, people. Feel free to get a little amped. #defcon #lasvegas #earlybird

Today is Stevie Wonder's 76th birthday. He had one of the all-time greatest runs of albums in the mid-'70s: Music of My Mind (1972) Talking Book (1972) Innervisions (1973) Fulfillingness’ First Finale (1974) Songs in the Key of Life (1976) Three of the all-timers and two other great albums.

When music wasn’t in the cloud.

A problem with our website "Old Player" not playing Groove Salad 2 has been fixed (we forgot to include a 128k MP3 stream, which the old player uses)

A friend discovered that Six is available from the San Francisco Public Library via the Libby app. When I was a kid I spent my time in libraries, not bookstores. To have my book on the virtual shelves feels like a huge honor and I'm really happy and excited. It's got holds on it already!

Some of our bandwidth providers were having issues last night, so if you were having troubles connecting, that's why. Things have been back to normal since 8am Pacific time 10-May-2026

Been a fan since her 2013 Cut 4 You mixtape. The guitar-driven sound on this is a long way from that Night Slugs era electronica, but it still grooves.

Now playing the fantastic new LP, Dreams of Somebody Else by White Flowers on @state51.bsky.social Signed @dinkededition.bsky.social copy from last night's instore @banquetrecords.com

I'd like to thank Terry Godier for including Soma FM as an example in the thoughtfully-written post, The Boring Internet. You put into words what I feel. The internet we knew and loved 20 years ago is kind of gone but also kind of isn't, if you know where to look. www.terrygodier.com/the-boring-i...

Does anyone still do #tbt Throw Back Thursday??

We will have to choose one of these for a future SomaFM London meetup “London goes analogue: how the city fell in love with hi-fi listening bars” | CN Traveller (We’ve been to Space Talk and Spiritland in the past, and really enjoyed them a lot)

Tomorrow is Cinco de Mayo, so we are celebrating Mexican-American culture on our specials channel, featuring an eclectic mix of our favorite Mexican and Latino music, old and new, traditional and alternative. Tune in and it will feel like a party! Listen here: somafm.com/player24/spe...

Today I release "Starfields". A 140 minutes long collection of space ambient music, which I recorded this year. The album is "name your price" on Bandcamp. #ambient #spaceambient

What ever became of “fuzzy logic”?

Friday May 1st is once again #BandcampFriday, when Bandcamp waives their revenue share from all music sales...a dandy time to get stuff! 😀Thanks as always for supporting independent music! music.ambientguitarist.com #ProgRock #ProgAdjacent #AtmosphericRock #HardRock #AmbientGuitar #IndependentMusic

DEF CON Radio's DJ kampf is representing SomaFM in the DEF CON Singapore chill room today #defcon

On Okuda Hiroko, the Japanese Casio employee who helped revolutionize reggae with the samples and backing tracks she made for the MT-40 www.nippon.com/en/japan-top...

28 Apr 1973, nearly two months after its release, Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side of the Moon hit No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard albums chart. Although it only spent 1 week at the top, this album began its historic, record-breaking run of over 741 weeks on the Billboard chart. #PinkFloyd #Darksideofthemoon

Just another FUCK YOU to TuneIn for the intrusive ads they're adding to hardware players now. Use our free apps with no ads. Or use a player that lets you put in a streaming URL (which we post on each channel's home page).

"Dear Elise:I have been listening to your curated music on somafm for two decades and time is nigh that I express my gratitude. You have introduced me to countless artists ... during my darkest days, your music made me feel less alone. My world, if not the world, is better because of you" - Dien

More consolidation in the radio/music industry, which certainly won't benefit their listeners: radioinsight.com/blogs/348708...

Some more behind the scenes images from the setup of #defconsingapore Our inflatable game is on point for this conference. #defcon

If you’re in Singapore- DEF CON Radio DJ kampf will be spinning daily in the chill room. #defconsingapore

I met sci fi author Andri Snær Magnason 13 years ago at Iceland Airwaves at an off-venue book reading. Happy to see him today at the premiere of his documentary film "Time and Water." It's about glaciers, family, and how history is lost and preserved.

#defconsingapore #behindthescenes The load-in is officially underway for DEF CON Singapore. Hope we'll see you there! For more information: defcon.org/html/defcon-...

Years ago I published a comparison of DIY distributors. As I prepare to release new moosic I think it’s time to do that again. As with everything, today’s landscape is more complex. Some take a %, some a flat fee yet take a stealth %. Some submit your music to every new service even if you say no.

I was ecstatic when I discovered that SomaFM was still running after having lost it for a few years after Winamp stopped doing their stream server thing. Keep the good times rolling, please please please! :) -- Cody

Time for our annual reminder that there is an n5Radio stream at @somafm.com. The entire catalog on shuffle, sometimes playing things that are not even out yet ;) somafm.com/n5md/

I love SomaFM since 2004 in my student years. My favorite stations are "indie pop rocks" and "lush". There are so many songs I can sing along. Thank you for your great music selection!! I wish you all the best - please stay on air!! -- Susann from Heligoland

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Milli Vanilli rolling over in their graves* while watching some of the acts at Coachella... * yes they're not dead yet, just a euphemism.

Holy smokes @somafm.com , Groove Salad Classic is outstanding this afternoon. somafm.com/gsclassic/

LET’S FUCKING GOOOO!!!

Born 16th April 1947 - singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty who, with Stealers Wheel, had the 1973 UK No.8 single 'Stuck In The Middle With You'. He is best known for his 1978 solo hit the UK No.3 'Baker Street.' He was also a member of 1960s group The Humblebums with Billy Connolly. #GerryRafferty

www.instagram.com/p/DXFoTu1AVVl/ Why I hate AI.....

Our new album is out today! A sincere request to help spread the word!

Some heavy downpours coming through SF this morning... (TL of the KPIX Salesforce Tower cams)