(audio to arrive soon) Shift on Thursday March 21st 2013, streamed at your convenience. Press play.
Welcome to Shift, where Tom Allen takes you on a daily musical journey from the stalwarts of Classical music to the cutting edge of Contemporary tunes. Join us here on CBC music for a round-up of the stories of the day, some videos of music (or maybe just videos interesting to music fans) and a place to speak your voice.
Bach:
On Shift we celebrate the life of Johann Sebastian Bach born this day 328 years ago.
Today in Manhattan you almost can't help but hear music by Bach if you take the subway!
The Budget:
To counteract any purse tightening measures delivered in today's federal budget, some music that celebrates the good-life!
By Frank Sinatra...
KC Roberts and the Live Revolution...
In other news:
-How a man dead 30 years is still not only treading the boards, but distracting attention from the living.
-Shame is the unifier. No matter who or how smart you are, you can always find something to be ashamed of.
-Spoiler Alert! This explains why spoilers are so awful
-The most useful 17 seconds you'll view, of anything all day!
You can contact us at Shift with your ideas, questions or anything else by sending us a message on our Facebook page. Through email, you can reach show producers Alison Howard alison.howard@cbc.ca, Alex Redekop alex.redekop@cbc.ca or Pete Moreypeter.morey@cbc.ca