Each day, Rich Terfry and Radio 2 Drive wraps up your day with music and stories about the interesting things going on in the world.Today, Craig Norris is in for Rich. Here are the stories we're talking about today.
FEATURES:
TRAGICALLY HIP PRESALE: The Tragically Hip have just announced the dates of their 2013 Canadian tour. Tickets go on sale this weekend, but CBC Music wanted to give you a chance to beat the rush.
Starting Thursday at 10 a.m. local time, CBC Music is hosting an exclusive 12-hour pre-sale for the Tragically Hip Canadian tour. Click here to buy your tickets!
REAR-VIEW MIRROR: Every week, Rich Terfry looks back in our Rear-view Mirror at a great song from the good ol’ days. This week, David Bowie helped to save the careers of both Iggy Pop and Mott The Hoople. LISTEN to the entire feature here.
TASTES OF THE TOUR BUS: Mark Wigmore and Miranda Mulholland (Great Lake Swimmers & Belle Starr) have teamed up to bring you a new series where artists and bands recommend restaurants they have road-tested while on tour. Today, Montreal's Patrick Watson on restos that are as wild as he is.
Listen to interview clips and see their Restaurant picks here!
BLUE RODEO: Don't forget to have a listen to all the great music from Blue Rodeo on CBC Music. To mark the band’s 25th anniversary, they are releasing Blue Rodeo: 1987-1993, an eight-disc box set that includes their first five albums remastered, as well as a remixed version of Outskirts, the Casino demos and an album of rarities. It also includes a 44-page booklet with photos and an essay by journalist Jason Schneider.
From now until Oct. 29, CBC Music will be streaming Blue Rodeo's first five remastered albums, which you can listen to here.
SHOWTIME:
3:40 p.m.
Munich man finds car he lost after party... two years ago!
4:10 p.m.
Need an Engagement ring AND a gun??
New Music today from Bob Dylan, Superband Smoke and Jackal, Victoria's Carolyn Mark, and Neil Young.
Happy Birthday today to rock n roll pioneer, Chuck Berry.