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Wednesday May 6th, 2026 with Steve Kirkland
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High School Reunion
War on Women - Improvised Weapons 10-inch - 2011, Exotic Fever Records
Best Team in the League
Screaming at Traffic - Songs to Steal Copper Wire To - 2026. self-released Canadian New
The Perfect Drug (Spacetime Continuum Remix)
Nine Inch Nails - The Perfect Drug Versions ep - 1997, Interscope
Swing Shift (soixante-Neuf)
Nash the Slash - The Million Year Picnic - 1984, Ralph Records Canadian
Mr. Hurricane (live)
Beast - V.A.: Live from the Live Lounge - 2008, Live Lounge Canadian
The Golden Egg of Empathy
The Lennon-Claypool Delerium (vocal: Willow Smith) - The Great Parrot-Ox and the Golden Egg of Empathy (Digital Only) - 2026, ATO Records New
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey (comp: Lennon-McCartney)
The Feelies - Crazy Rhythm - 1980, Stiff America
Strength (Musical Bed)
DJ Shub - Heritage (Part 2) - 2026, self-released Canadian New
Gypsy Blood
Doll By Doll - Gypsy Blood - 1979, The Automatic Record Company
You Can't Want What You Always Get...
Peter Hammill - Roaring Forties - 1994, Golden Hind
No Freak Out
Sperrmüll - Sperrmüll - 1973, Brain
Strange World
Gregory's Funhouse - Strange World - 1992, Safe House
Old Friend
Glass Dolls - Old Friend - 2026, self-released Canadian New
The Dillinger Escape Plan
The Telepathic Butterflies - Wow and Flutter - 2009, Rainbow Quartz Internation Canadian
Helpless (CSN&Y cover)
Buffy Sainte-Marie - She Used To Wanna Be A Ballerina - 1971, Vanguard Canadian
Strength (Musical Bed)
DJ Shub - Heritage (Part 2) - 2026, self-released Canadian New
I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight (Richard & Linda Thompson cover)
Matt Pond PA - Winter Songs - 2005, Altitude Records
Jolene (instrumental Dolly Parton cover)
Parlor Greens - Emeralds - 2026, Colemine New
On the Seven Seas Dub
Nightmares On Wax (w Adrian Sherwood) - Ina Space Outta Dub - 2026, Warp Records
Professional Widow (It's Gotta Be Big)
Tori Amos - V.A.: Drew's Famous Electronica - 1997, Drew's Famous Party Music
She Does It Right (Dr. Feelgood cover)
The Black Keys - Peaches! - 2026, Easy Eye/Warner New
Walking on the Edge
Dr. Feelgood - Sneakin' Suspicion - 1977, United Artists
Chicken Payback
The Bees - Free The Bees - 2004, Virgin
Metemia
Amadou & Mariam (feat. Jake Shears) - Folila - 2012, Because Music
Strength (Musical Bed)
DJ Shub - Heritage (Part 2) - 2026, self-released Canadian New
Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl (live) (The Barbarians cover)
Dogs - 7-inch B-side - 1977, Detroit Records
In lieu of a rundown of the remaining tracks at the end of the show, info for those who want them (check out Bandcamp for more details on each) :
Zero Rat: debut from Thunder Bay ON punk duo
General Chaos: 2nd full album from Montreal punk band
Clipwing: latest from Winnipeg MN
Frankie Flowers: emerging Waterloo ON indie artist
Total Loss: debut by Saskatoon SK hardcore band
Your Future in Ruins
Zero Rat - Digital Single - 2026, self-released Canadian New
No Bullshit
General Chaos - Can't Please Em All - 2026, self-released Canadian New
Last Call
Clipwing - Single - 2026, self-released Canadian New
Let's talk About Last Night
Frankie Flowers - Single - 2026, self-released Canadian New
Guided by Fate
Total Loss - Single - 2026, self-released Canadian New
Interactive CKCU
Steve Kirkland (host)
... back at you... live!

1:47 PM, May 6th, 2026
Wally
Good afternoon Steve, Nash the Slash always put on a great show and did the best covers

1:49 PM, May 6th, 2026
Steve Kirkland (host)
Hello Wally! Glad you're tuning in from the get-go...

1:50 PM, May 6th, 2026
Mr. A
Liking today's high energy episode, cheers Steve!

1:55 PM, May 6th, 2026
Steve Kirkland (host)
Cheers Mr. A!

1:57 PM, May 6th, 2026
Neil & Dancer
Indeed Wally; Nash The Slash always Ruled. Glad I saw him a couple of time at The paradise Club. Thank you Dennis Ruffo ! And thank you Steve for including him in the playlist. I think I remember you pulling a few of his tracks out of your hat on air.

1:59 PM, May 6th, 2026
Bobby Calzone
For some reason I'm getting Peter Hammill stuff in my faKebook feed??? Have you anything to do with this?

2:00 PM, May 6th, 2026
N&D
Anybody remember the show on Friday nites on City TV where Nash was a regular?

2:01 PM, May 6th, 2026
Steve Kirkland (host)
Bobby, No... but, uh, I do have a Peter Hammill track lined up to play... wait for it...

2:01 PM, May 6th, 2026
Wally
Hey Neil & Dancer, my brother and I were at those Paradise Club gigs, we probably crossed paths a few times in those days

2:10 PM, May 6th, 2026
Dave JC.
Hi Steve. Hope alls well? Waiting to put the plants permanently outside, but even in May, the weather won't give. I was trying to work out the track you playing. It was a sort of dance tune you were playing at around 1:40pm. It was a good number.

2:12 PM, May 6th, 2026
N&D
I am sure we crossed paths often Wally. I worked the Paradise Club for Dennis back in the day and saw every show that ever played there. Later I ended up managing the Riverside Hotel. And I opened my club in the room where I worked at the Paradise Club. Full circle in life sometimes haha.

2:14 PM, May 6th, 2026
Steve Kirkland (host)
Howdy N&D... unaware what CityTV show that would've been with Nash, but hopefully someone following along can advise...

2:16 PM, May 6th, 2026
Wally
Was the show Brave New Waves?

2:19 PM, May 6th, 2026
Steve Kirkland (host)
Hi Mr. JC! (Good result yesterday... hoping the Final will be a good one.) That would've been the remixed NIN track...

2:19 PM, May 6th, 2026
N&D
Not sure Wally. I think it might have been on that regular "haunted movie show" with the witch girl whose character name I also forget. She hosted the show if I recall.

2:26 PM, May 6th, 2026
Dave JC
Ah, being NIN track it was the one I didn't look up! Neat. Don't know a lot of NIN tunes, but the few I've heard I also like. Yes, good result, but a bit of a squeaky bum time. Hopefully, because they are playing a high scoring team in the final. The game will be a bit more expansive. Talking of footy, guess who is in the playoff for promotion??

2:31 PM, May 6th, 2026
Steve Kirkland (host)
Millwall, Dave?

2:36 PM, May 6th, 2026
Dave JC.
You got it. Missed by a point an automatic place. Semifinal home game is on Friday, away game next Monday. Southhampton & Middlesborough are the other semifinalists.

2:38 PM, May 6th, 2026
Dave JC
BTW: I like the bedded music too. Did you mention what that was?

2:39 PM, May 6th, 2026
Dave JC.
Is that 'bedded' or 'in-bedded'. I forgot the technical term?

2:41 PM, May 6th, 2026
Dave JC.
I missed it, can't multi task. I got a band from TO only, never mind

2:43 PM, May 6th, 2026
Wally
I think it might have been called The New Music on City TV that often featured Nash The Slash

2:43 PM, May 6th, 2026
Wally
Great cover by Matt Pond PA

2:44 PM, May 6th, 2026
Steve Kirkland (host)
Dave, DJ Shub from Fort Erie ON, west of TO!

2:47 PM, May 6th, 2026
Steve Kirkland (host)
Agreed Wally.

2:47 PM, May 6th, 2026
Steve Kirkland (host)
Benoit's not here or he would've advised it's "embedded", Mr. JC...he also would've caught the couple of typos I've since corrected.

2:49 PM, May 6th, 2026
Dave JC.
Ah, yes, 'embedded', no such thing as 'in-bedded' that I know of. Thanks Steve.

2:58 PM, May 6th, 2026
Steve Kirkland (host)
(ooops... he said)

3:17 PM, May 6th, 2026
Benoît
Here, but quiet. I had to make up a document with figures and triple-check it. Nice to find out my iMac 'Notes' is good enough to scrabble something together, as I haven't bothered getting a Word program (I had one on my old 'puter).

3:18 PM, May 6th, 2026
Steve Kirkland (host)
Cheers Benoît

3:20 PM, May 6th, 2026
Steve Kirkland (host)
Thanks for all the comments... and Thanks for listening.

3:33 PM, May 6th, 2026






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