Volume, Contrast, Brilliance
Saturday October 25th, 2025 with Steve Kirkland
FUNDING DRIVE SHOW Number One.

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Various instrumental tracks throughout
Compander - vivianite - 2025, self-released

Are You Ready?
Thin Lizzy - Chinatown Tour 1980 Live at the Hammersmith Odeon (from the ROck Legends Box Set) - 2020, Universal, recorded in 1980

Am I Being Greedy?
Fanclubwallet - Living While Dying - 2025, self-released

Tower of Song (Leonard Cohen cover)
Marianne Faithfull - The Montreux Years - 2021, BMG, recorded in 1999

This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Both of Us (Sparks cover)
The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy - Acoustics and Covers - 2024, Island Records

Oganesson (instrumental)
Tortoise - Touch - 2025, International Anthem Recording Company

Havana Affair (Ramones cover)
The Havana Affairs - V.A.: Bang Crash Boom! A Popclub Compendium - 2005, Little Teddy

Popcorn (Hot Butter cover, comp: Gershon Kingsley)
High TIde - V.A.: Bang Crash Boom! A Popclub Compendium - 2005, Little Teddy

That's How I Got to Memphis (comp: Tom T. Hall)
Scott Walker - Stretch - 1973, CBS

Who Am I?
Country Joe & The Fish - I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die - 1967, Vanguard

Lampião
Shame - Cutthroat - 2025, Dead Oceans

What Do You Say?
John Lee Hooker - Burnin' - 1962, Vee Jay Records

Do They Know it's Hallowe'en, Eh? Disco D Remix
North American Hallowe'en Prevention Initiative - CD single - 2005, VICE Recordings

Anarchy in the USA (Sex Pistols cover)
American Grim - CD single - 2020, self-released

Teen Dream
The Hilotrons - Happymatic - 2008, self-released

Vampyre
The Wolverton Brothers - V.A.: Sample Some Okra - 1999, Okra

Moon Rock
John Murtaugh - Blues Current - 1973, Polydor

Interactive CKCU

Steve Kirkland (host)
Waiting for the donation? Which donation? YOUR donation!! Do it...

6:03 PM, October 25th, 2025

Gigi
money honey got the $$ brilliant Steve number one

6:11 PM, October 25th, 2025

mk
Just hit the Donate button... you'll fell better for it

6:21 PM, October 25th, 2025

mk
feel too..

6:21 PM, October 25th, 2025

BTP
$$ donated to VCB, great shows Steve!

6:23 PM, October 25th, 2025

Gee
Happy Funding Drive, Mr Kirkland! Feels kinda like Christmas, don’t it!!? All the best, sir!

6:24 PM, October 25th, 2025

Wally
I did it, some money heading your way to the fabulous VCB one of the best shows on CKCU!

6:30 PM, October 25th, 2025

Steve Kirkland (host)
Thanks BTP!! Up burning the (almost) midnight oil tuning in live to your (disgruntled) fellow footy fan, and donating! A big CHEERS.

6:48 PM, October 25th, 2025

Steve Kirkland (host)
Wally, Thanks ever and always. Listening in for 40-plus years and still feeding the fever: more, more music!!

6:50 PM, October 25th, 2025

N & DL & D
Just logged a donation for you Steve but Canada Helps dig not log it and is not responding. Will use another avenue tomorrow to give them time to rectify. Great show, as always

6:57 PM, October 25th, 2025

Steve Kirkland (host)
No Worries N & DL & D, I can imagine the sytstem crashed due to the astronomical donation you were making... too many zeros! (insert emoji)

7:05 PM, October 25th, 2025

Steve Kirkland (host)
Thanks N, always happy to hear from you!

7:09 PM, October 25th, 2025

Gee
Donated an hour before your show, Steve … knew I’d be in transit down here in Nova Scotia…. Will add to it before drive is over! Thanks for the great music! We all should be thankful.

7:36 PM, October 25th, 2025

Bob
Hey Steve, I sent a donation the other day and instructed it to be divided among a few shows, so you have another $50 coming to V.C.B. Cheers...

7:47 PM, October 25th, 2025

Steve Kirkland (host)
Thank-you Gee!

7:50 PM, October 25th, 2025

Steve Kirkland (host)
Thanks Bob! I was rushing around at the end and missed your comment before I left...

9:23 AM, October 26th, 2025

Steve Kirkland (host)
THANKS to everyone listening, commenting and, of course, donating! Lots of time still to go, lots of opportunity to get yours in...

9:24 AM, October 26th, 2025

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