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Saturday August 2nd, 2025 with Imp-Yãm Cataracts
Oh Oh, Where'd Steve Go?

Imp Yam covers this warm evening on VCB.... An early August foray into (mostly, possibly all) vinyl from the collection that occupies too much space. -[yes, it did end up being all wax! - ED]-

Scrap Iron
Kippie Moketsi - Hal Singer - Blue Stompin' - The Sun/We Are Busy Bodies (1977)

Listen To Me
Baby Huey - The Baby Huey Story - Curtom (1971)

Danger
Lijadu Sisters - Danger - Numero Group (1976)

Atatue inu
Chrissy Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family - I'm Not Made Of Iron - Now Again (1977/2025)

Hernando's Hideaway
Tesco Bombers - 7" - Y (1982)

Our Swimmer
Wire - 7" - Rough Trade (1979)

Eisbær
Grauzone - 7" - Electrola (1981)

If There's A Heaven Above
Love & Rockets - 7" - Beggar's Banquet (1985)

Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down
XTC - 7" - Virgin (1980)

More Trouble Coming Every Day
Zounds - 7" - Rough Trade (1982)

Fascist Dictator
The Cortinas - 7" - A Step-Forward (1977)

Burning Bridges
The Cravats - 7" - Small Wonder (1979)

City Slang
The Hellacopters - 7" - Munster (1998)

Chritine Keeler
Glaxo Babies - 7" - Cherry Red/Heartbeat (1979)

I Don't Like
No Problem Situation - 7" - Pretty Bad (2018)

Babylon Mall
The Wonderful Grand Band - Living In A Fog - Grand East (1981)

I'm Free (Terry Farley Boys Own Remix)
The Soup Dragons feat. Junior Reid - 12" - Big Life (1990)

Break Down The Walls
Mikey Dread - 7" - Dread At The Controls (1980)

The Down Below
Vanishing Twin - Afternoon X - Fire (2023)

Spirale
Miriodor - S/T - Cuneiform ((1988)

Until The End Of Time
Lives Like Skyscrapers - At Dawn We Said Goodnight - 2024

Why Why Why Why Why
Sault - 5 - Forever Living Originals (2019)

Street Priest
Ronald Shannon Jackson & The Decoding Society - Street Priest - Moers (1981)

Interactive CKCU

Dave Aardvark (host)
Greetings! Drop a line if you are near a computing device/smart tablet thingy. I'm a grown chicken now, I've wiggled free of my tiny eggs-o-skeleton

6:10 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Gee
Good evening… listening to that fine Fender Rhodes - and that funky B3Hammond from down way here in Cape Breton, N.S.… hello Mr Kirkland if you’re listenin’/readin’…

6:16 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Neil & Drake, The Dancing Labrador
First track incredible. Just what I needed. Baby Huey is always a delight in the day. Many thanks. Dave.

6:17 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Dave Aardvark (host)
Steve is at a track or volleyball event this evening I think. I bet he'll check in later tho! Thanx for tunin' Gee :D

6:19 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Dave Aardvark (host)
Hi Neil! Drake....woof

6:19 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Gee
Great program so far, Mr Aardvark - it’s like Steve was never away!! Cheers!

6:23 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Regis
Hey Dave, Great to hear you on the airwaves again !

6:23 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Wally
Hi Dave, hope you are keeping well. Thanks for the music!

6:24 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Dave Aardvark (host)
Hi Régis, Hi Wally! Thanks for being here

6:26 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Drake n Dad
You are already 'on fire", Dave!!! Doing Steve proud!! A set of 7 Inches.................what a topper !!! Ride 'em cowboy!!

6:34 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Wally
Long live the 7" single 👌

6:35 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Wally
Never saw Love & Rockets but did see Bauhaus when they played I'm the basement at the Fyfe & Drum and did see XTC twice when they played here in Ottawa - some great shows!

6:48 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Dave Aardvark (host)
I saw XTC too but barely remember it Wally! That's cool about Bauhaus. I saw L&R at Barrymores!

6:50 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Regis
We need more Dave on the airwaves

6:55 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Wally
That's cool Dave, I would have liked to see Love & Rockets but there were many shows I missed back then as there were usually several great live bands every week. Fingerprintz opened for one of the XTC shows.

6:56 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Wally
Daniel Swan who was in The Cortinas later played in The Sneetches who I really liked and one of the other guys played with later period Clash

7:06 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Manmohan
davE, great show! Your musical selections are fantastic!

7:19 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Neil & Drake
I also saw that Ottawa XTC show. It was great !

7:22 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Dave Aardvark (host)
Hi Manmohan! Thanks :D

7:24 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Dave Aardvark (host)
yes with Fingerprintz, I forgot about them!

7:25 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Neil & DL
I love an eclectic show. Well done !! Mikey Dread so cool !

7:31 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Nacho Man
It’s as if Dave has done this before !

7:39 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Wally
Hey Neil & Drake, great that you saw XTC and Fingerprintz, I found this poster of that show on line - https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/f0g7hktgnsq9ds0sq0zev/XTC-Fingerprintz-1980-Porter-Hall-CarletonU.jpg?rlkey=lgcri0tbx6psuhusz35q2i2s2&st=4w2xez6h&dl=0

7:40 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Wally
Great show Dave, Thank you!

7:43 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Dave Aardvark (host)
Nacho Man: Doesn't fell like it lol. Rusty studio skills

7:45 PM, August 2nd, 2025

mk
Listening watching the sun set from Rocky Harbour NL. and yes we need more Dave! Miriodor!

7:46 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Dave Aardvark (host)
Hi Mark! <3 Vive The Rock!

7:51 PM, August 2nd, 2025

IanJ
Hey Dave! Thanks for the great music tonight!

7:53 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Dave Aardvark (host)
Hey thanks for tuning in Mr. Jeans! C'mon back to (hosting) the radio y'hear?!!

7:59 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Dave A
addendum: Renny called him "Tangerine Tyrant" that's what I was trying to relay to y'all earlier lol

9:11 PM, August 2nd, 2025

Steve Kirkland
(Finally) Listening on Demand... Thanks for filling in Dave -- great show!

5:12 PM, August 5th, 2025

Dave Aardvark (host)
Thanks Steve, i had fun/happy to have done it!

1:27 PM, August 6th, 2025

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