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Saturday April 12th, 2025 with Steve Kirkland

Venice, California (Victoria) - The Passing of Hopper
The WATERRBOYS - Life, Death & Dennis Hopper - 2025, Sun Label Group, LLC New
King Kong Frown
DEPARTURE LOUNGE - Too Late To Die Young - 2002, Bella Union
Street Life
ROXY MUSIC - The Best of Roxy Music Live in Concert - 2003, Eagle Records, recorded in 2001
Crosseyed and Painless (Talking Heads cover)
CHICANO BATMAN - V.A.: Everyone's Getting Involved- A Tribute Album - 2024, A24 Music New
Abyss
ANIKA - Abyss - 2025, Sacred Bones Records New
I Had a Dream
MASTERS of REALITY - The Archer - 2025, Mascot Records New
Fun!
fivefootnine - Friend of a Friend - 2025, self-released Canadian New
Between Four Walls
The MODS - Twenty 2 Months - 1995, Other People's Music, recorded in Canadian
War Pigs (Black Sabbath cover) (instrumental)
BUSHMAN'S REVENGE - Never Mind the Botox - 2012, Rune Grammofon
Nature Boy (comp: Eden Ahbez) (Musical Bed)
SONS of RA - Standard Deviation - 2025, self-released New
Search for Tomorrow
IAN BLURTON'S FUTURE NOW - Crimes of the City - 2024, Pajama Party Canadian
Headed Straight
SSD - Power - 1992,
Found a Job (Talking Heads cover)
The LINDA LINDAS - V.A.: Everyone's Getting Involved- A Tribute Album - 2024, A24 Music New
Cold, Cold Shoes
The FLESHTONES - Up-Front ep - 1980, I.R.S.
Mr. Joke Shop Owner
The STAIRS - 12-inch ep - 1992, Imaginary Records
Uranium Rock
The CRAMPS - Bad Music For Bad People - 1983, I.R.S.
SOS
L.A. WITCH - DOGGOD - 2025, Suicide Squeeze New
Dance Pt. 3
MOON DUO - Circles - 2012, Sacred Bones Records
Liar 1991 (John Luongo and Gary Hellman Remix)
QUEEN - Queen (Bonus Track on re-issue) - 1991, Hollywood
Death of Innocence
LEGAL WEAPON - Death of Innocence - 1982, Arsenal Records
Since You Left Me
The CHILLS - Spring Board (The Early Unrecorded Songs) - 2025, Fire Records, recorded in 198_ New
Breaking News
ABOVE TOP SECRET - DISOBEY - 2025, self-released Canadian New
Intro (Heaven)
WHINE PROBLEM - Sleem - 2025, self-released Canadian New
Shark Pretty (Game Theory cover)
The WELL WISHERS - Covered II - 2025, self-released New
Whole Wide World (John Peel session)
WRECKLESS ERIC - V.A.: Almost A Jubilee: 25 Years At The BBC (With Gaps) - 2003, Hux Records, recorded in 1977
Nature Boy (comp: Eden Ahbez) (Musical Bed)
SONS of RA - Standard Deviation - 2025, self-released New
Talking Haunted
FACS - Wish Defence - 2025, Trouble In Mind New
Black Sky (instrumental)
The HELIOCENTRICS - 13 Degrees of Reality - 2013, Now Again
How Do We End All of This Madness
PHIL RANELIN - A Message from the Tribe - 1973, Tribe
Threnody
MOMUS - Yikes! - 2024, American Patchwork New
Old Red Sea
JOHN POWER - Willow She Weeps - 2006, Tanuki
When the Radio Plays
SHAPES LIKE PEOPLE - Digital Single - 2024, self-released
Interactive CKCU
Steve Kirkland (host)
Hola!

6:05 PM, April 12th, 2025
Benoît
Hey ho!

6:34 PM, April 12th, 2025
Brian
Super duper enjoying this Black Sabbath cover, Steve! I've now bumped into you 2 days in a row. I am blessed. Keep rocking!

6:36 PM, April 12th, 2025
Benoît
A little late, but this tune I stumbled into is excellent!

6:37 PM, April 12th, 2025
Benoît
War Pigs it was; highly pertinent, still.

6:50 PM, April 12th, 2025
Steve Kirkland (host)
Hi Benoît! Agreed

6:53 PM, April 12th, 2025
Steve Kirkland (host)
Hi again Brian, Thanks for piping in! Cheers

6:54 PM, April 12th, 2025
Gee
Speaking if “bumping intos”: last time I bumped into you, Steve, was at Banana Obscure - betcha that was 1983: Natalie Merchant passed between us as she was prepping for her show (Ottawa/Hull had some great venues back in the day!) - anyway, we both said hi to her at the same time… funny thing was that I had never met you, but I recognized your voice. That’s how long I’ve been listening to you on CKCU. Thanks again for the great music choices. You make my Saturday evenings, for sure…

7:18 PM, April 12th, 2025
Steve Kirkland (host)
Wow, Gee, I don't remember the Natalie Merchant evening, but I have some vague memories of Banana Obscure, where Nadine Gelineau held court

7:20 PM, April 12th, 2025
Gee
She was with 10,000 Maniacs back then. Jonathan Richman played that venue, too along with lots of Ottawa bands…

7:27 PM, April 12th, 2025
Steve Kirkland (host)
The lines blur for me between Zinc and Banana Obscura, Gee, although I can say with confidence that I spent some fun evenings at each...

7:40 PM, April 12th, 2025
Wally
Missed the show tonight as we were out but started catching up now and enjoying the selection and will listen to 2nd half tomorrow. Thanks as always for the tunes!

10:36 PM, April 12th, 2025
Gee
Nadine! Yeah - didn’t she have that Friday 3-6 pm time-slot? First time I heard New Order was on her show…

11:54 PM, April 12th, 2025
Gee
Yeahhh… come to think of it it may have been Zinc where Natalie Merchant performed…

11:58 PM, April 12th, 2025
Wally
Hi Gee and yes Nadine did a Friday afternoon slot and remember listening to her show

11:56 AM, April 13th, 2025
Wally
That Talking Heads civer by The Linda Lindas is great and that triple hit of The Fleshtones, The Stairs, and The Cramps is just brilliant 👌

12:01 PM, April 13th, 2025
Nixie
Great show! My first listen; won't be my last!

10:32 AM, April 19th, 2025