CKUW Uncovered

Mp3 Album Page

We asked 10 local artists to cover an inspirational local artist to celebrate our 10th anniversary. We’ll be posting high quality MP3′s here throughout Fundrive week. Donors pledging $120 or more will receive a deluxe limited edition CD package including photos and notes from the bands involved.

Share & enjoy. Our gift from CKUW to you! Use the player above to listen or use the links to download the songs.

Album track 1: Trans AM
Novillero does Nathan

Album track 2: Sasparilla
Charm Offensive does Transistor Sound & Lighting co.

Album track3: Let’s Make Love
Grand Analog does Vav Jungle

Album track 4: Diapason
Vav Jungle does Neil Pinto

Album track 5: Mötley Crüe Love Child
Pip Skid does Johnny Sizzle

Album track 6: Fucking Rich Fuck the Poor
Propagandhi does Global Genocide

Album track 7: Creatures for Awhile
The Gorgon does Personality Crisis

Album track 8: Trouble T.V.
John K. Samson & Rod Slaughter do Voit

Album track 9: Houses
Greg MacPherson does Jared Ozuk

Album track 10: Cigarette Song
Nathan does Righteous Ike

At least the initial premise was simple: Ask local musicians to cover an inspirational local artist. Ok, so… Who do we ask? What are the rules? Why are we doing this? Once again we’ve discovered that simple beginnings can lead to surprising results. From making a list of artists to filling last minute needs, it’s been a product of late nights and hard work. Fittingly, it’s exactly the kind of DIY spirit that has propelled our radio station and these artists through the last decade.

We hope that you enjoy these tributes. We wanted to make something special that could only come from Winnipeg and from a station like CKUW. We wanted to celebrate the community spirit that is broadcast from our tiny studios. And, we wanted to create something special that you would value the way you value CKUW itself.

Thank you to everyone who contributed and to everyone reading this. You have fulfilled and sustained our dream of downtown community radio in Winnipeg.

–Robert A.K. Schmidt,

CKUW Station Manager Feb 2009

Project Coordinators: Ted Turner, Robert Schmidt, Robin Eriksson
Special thanks to: The musicians performing and covered, Julia Ryckman, Doug Humiski, Chris Hannah, Jack Jonasson, Dave Berthiaume, Don Bailey, the staff, board and volunteers at CKUW.
Mastered by Craig Boychuk (cbaudio.com).
CD & booklet design by Muse (musemedia.ca).
All songs MAPL Socan 2009.