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Saturday March 22nd, 2025 with Steve Kirkland
go on with the wind

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Whatever Gets You High
ALEX MacNEIL - Far Out Man - 2025, self-released Canadian New
Close Up
THOSE FRENCH GIRLS - Those French Girls - 1982, Safari Records
Sunshine Honey
PINK CHAMELEONS - Harmony - 2025, self-released New
The Toughest Girl in Town
SPARKS - Interior Design - 1988, Fine Art/Rhino
Breathing in the Dark
MECCA NORMAL - The Eagle & The Poodle - 1996, Matador Canadian
Home Sweet Home
SPLIT ENZ - 7-inch B-side - 1975, White Cloud
One Velvet Morning (comp: Lee Hazelwood)
PETER ZAREMBA'S LOVE DELEGATION - Spread the Word - 1986, Moving Target Records
Hey Wallflower (Being Shy Won't Get You Anywhere)
The WABI SABIS - Thermonuclear Ignition of the Soul ep - 2025, self-released Canadian New
Pushin' Too Hard (live) (The Seeds cover)
The EMBARRASSMENT - Retrospective (cassette only) - 1984, Fresh Sounds Inc.
Candy Striper's Confession
BED MAKER - Bed Maker - 2024, Dischord New
Oh Shit! (instrumental Buzzcocks cover)
The ROUTES - Reverberation Addict - 2023, Topsy Turvy Records
Time
BONNIE DOBSON - Bonnie Dobson - 1969, RCA Victor Canadian
Images of April (Pearls Before Swine cover)
NOBODY - Pacific Drift - 2003, Ubiquity
The Dawn of Everything (Musical Bed)
BRIAN ENO - Aurum (Digital Album) - 2025, Opal Music New
The Spy in the Cab (live)
BAUHAUS - Rest in Peace - The FInal Concert - 1992, NEMO Recordings, recorded in 1983
Daughter, Brother and Friend
KLEIN - Touched By an Angel - 2023, Parkwuud Entertainment
Face the Fire (instrumental)
WEATHER REPORT - This is This - 1986. Columbia
We Can Fly
ELIAS HULK - Unchained - 1970, Young Blood
Astronomy
BLUE ÖYSTER CULT - Secret Treaties - 1974, Columbia
Gary Gilmore's Eyes (The Adverts cover)
PAUL ROLAND & the HELLFIRE CLUB - A Cabinet of Curiosities - 1987, New Rose
Out to Launch (instrumental)
The SPACE NEGROS - Dig Archaeology 1975-86 - 1992, Arf! Arf!
Breakout (instrumental)
BLACK SABBATH - Never Say Die - 1978, Warner Bros Records
Spacechick Strikes Back (instrumental)
TRIGON - Emergent - 2005, HeavyZenJazz
The Dawn of Everything (Musical Bed)
BRIAN ENO - Aurum (Digital Album) - 2025, Opal Music New
Police in Helicopter (Vocal Mix)
YAADCORE with JAH 9 and SUBATOMIC SOUND SYSTEM - Reggaeland - 2022, 12 Yaad Records New
Respect (Aretha Franklin cover)
The WOLFGANG PRESS - The Legendary Wolfgang Press And Other Tall Stories - 1985, 4AD
Won't Be Long (comp: John Leslie McFarland) (Aretha Franklin cover)
SLY & The FAMILY STONE - Live at the Fillmore East October 4th & 5th, 1968 - 2015, Epic/Legacy, recorded in 1968
Whammy Ommy
CLEVELAND EATON - Instant Hip - 1976, Ovation Records
After Midnight (J.J. Cale cover)
MAGGIE BELL - Queen of the Night - 1974, Atlantic
Konkan Dance (instrumental)
AMANCIO D'SILVA - Konkan Dance - 2006, Qbico
The Dawn of Everything (Musical Bed)
BRIAN ENO - Aurum (Digital Album) - 2025, Opal Music
Interactive CKCU
Steve Kirkland (host)
... getting there yet?

6:04 PM, March 22nd, 2025
Steve Kirkland (host)
snow and wind send you all into hiding?

6:29 PM, March 22nd, 2025
Wally
It is very windy out there and it seems like winter is coming back to haunt us. Tuned in a bit late as we went out for some Indian food

6:36 PM, March 22nd, 2025
Steve Kirkland (host)
Indian food good. Winter... Meh. Cheers Wally!

6:38 PM, March 22nd, 2025
Patricia
Hi Steve, I just found your radio station and I would love to listen to your show. It looks like that you play my kind of music. Somehow my computer doesn't want to stream your station unfortunately. I am on the other side of the border. Sending you good vibes and best wishes. :=)

6:46 PM, March 22nd, 2025
PeterB
In a bit late, and sporadic is i get some dining wrangled. Not Indian, but does involve some juicy-big portobellos. ;^) A lovely early Dec day in N. Scotland. But for sure we are not "sprung" entirely yet. Usually some snow into April... I like winter BTW; less so the in between bits.

6:47 PM, March 22nd, 2025
Wally
Bauhaus also played in Ottawa and if I remember correctly the first time was at the Fyfe & Drum (downstairs at the Beacon Arms Hotel) and my brother has pictures of that show taken a few feet from the band

6:52 PM, March 22nd, 2025
Gee
It’s a funny thing: cold and kinda nasty outside, but Volume, Contrast, Brilliance, for me anyway, keeps that that wintry chill at bay… and as always, I am thankful for this great music…

6:54 PM, March 22nd, 2025
Steve Kirkland (host)
Hi Patricia on the other side of the border. Not sure why you're on the (un)receiving end of the CKCU stream. Did you try clicking on "Listen" on our Homep[age www.ckcufm.com?

6:54 PM, March 22nd, 2025
Patricia
Hi Steve, I just found your radio station and I would love to listen to your show. It looks like that you play my kind of music. Somehow my computer doesn't want to stream your station unfortunately. I am on the other side of the border. Sending you good vibes and best wishes. :=)

6:55 PM, March 22nd, 2025
Steve Kirkland (host)
Cheers Peter, give me in-between winter and summer any day, thanks.

6:56 PM, March 22nd, 2025
Patricia
Steve, I did clicked on "Listen but it doesn't play. It could be because my browser is not up to date. Thank you.

7:05 PM, March 22nd, 2025
Steve Kirkland (host)
Wally, you need to collect your brother's concert photos and share... the Fyfe'n'Drum was before my time... my time IN Ottawa that is...

7:06 PM, March 22nd, 2025
Steve Kirkland (host)
Gee, I am thankful for your appreciation of the music and your comments!

7:07 PM, March 22nd, 2025
Frankie
I never thought I'd hear a cover version of "Gary Gilmore"s Eyes".

7:22 PM, March 22nd, 2025
Steve Kirkland (host)
Frankie, it was a cool find for me. Love the original. Paul Roland's worth checking out. Cheers.

7:23 PM, March 22nd, 2025
Gee
A little trivia, Loyal Listeners: some Cool alt/outside the pop world bands from the late 60s appearing on prime time tv: The Seeds sang “Pushin’ Too Hard” on a sitcom in ‘68 “The Mothers-in-Law” and I remember watchin’ that show and it was the first time I heard that song or heard of The Seeds and it just affected me and I was agog, too say the least! Then on The Munsters, another tv comedy in the swingin’ 60s featured The Standells - man!

7:32 PM, March 22nd, 2025
Steve Kirkland (host)
Gee, good memory... and memorable times. I was recalling with friends Frank Zappa's cameo with The Monkees (jury was out on whether it was on their TV show or in the movie Head).

7:50 PM, March 22nd, 2025
Gee
Don’t remember Zappa, but was a fan of the Monkees (guess I was 10 then).I was 10 when I heard The Standells - “Dirty Water “ and I was just amazed and astounded. First time hearing of the band and I recognized a great song! Then The Seeds - I would have been 13 years old. I remember Alice Cooper in the film Diary of a Mad Housewife… cared less about the movie after they appearance…

7:56 PM, March 22nd, 2025
Steve Kirkland (host)
Thanks for listening, and commenting. Cheers

8:01 PM, March 22nd, 2025