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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.
Thursday April 4th 2013
Today on SHIFT, you'll get a walk through songs including "hey" and "ho". In fact, many of the songs will include both. So join us as we go from the Guess Who to the Lumineers, with some detours in between. And since you came to the site, here's an additional "hey" song just for you:
Pop quiz: why didn't Bobby Bazini bring a full brass band to the Snow Village in Montreal? It's because valves and slides will freeze under those conditions. But Bobby still went, brought just a guitarist to accompany him, and nailed his performance even under freezing conditions. His hands are red, and you can see his breath, but he hits every note along the way.
CBC Music is looking for the best new act in Canadian music through a contest we're calling Searchlight. Already we're down to the best 4 upcoming bands in the country, as voted on by you. Help us give the right prize to the right people! Final Four voting ends this Sunday, and today we'll be playing music from Sherman Downey and the Ambiguous Case, from St. John's.
Fat, bald smokers at risk of worrying about what they can't change and ignoring what they can. At least, that's according to a new study that suggests baldness can be linked to heart disease.
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 ) or Alex Redekop ( alex.redekop@cbc.ca ) or Pete Morey ( peter.morey@cbc.ca )