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Your interview: Gordon Lightfoot answers your questions
He's been called Canada's greatest songwriter, had his work recorded by music royalty, from Elvis to Johnny Cash to Barbra Streisand, and created numerous classic songs on his own. He's the one and...
View ArticleWords and Music: Pasha Malla and Shad, part one
Words and Music pairs up a Canadian novelist or poet with a Canadian songwriter for a conversation about the art and process of writing. In this installment, Pasha Malla, a novelist from Toronto,...
View ArticleRADIOGRAHAM - New Release Tuesday and Special Bonus PATRICK WATSON LIVE CONCERT
Hello! Graham "Graham" Wright here, filling in for Mr. Craig Norris today. In Craig's memory, I'll be doing what I think he'd want - talking about new albums that are available TODAY Today sees new...
View ArticleNew sunshiny indie pop from The Elwins
The Elwins are in bloom on Radio 3 with their latest track from the album And I Thank You. "Come On Out" is a sunshiny indie pop treat with honey-dipped vocals, gleaming guitars and sweet keyboard...
View ArticleR&B history moment: ‘Theme from Shaft’
What's up, soul brothas and soul sistas!This week the R&B History Moment is devoted to one of my all-time favourite R&B/soul pieces: “Theme from Shaft,” by Isaac Hayes. Man, did that 45 get...
View ArticleDemystifying acronym bands
Ever wonder what AFI stood for? Ever get frustrated after your search for the band landed you on the American Film Institute’s site?Band names can be everything from interesting to ridiculous, and...
View ArticleWayne Kramer on Q
Wayne Kramer, guitarist for seminal rock band MC5, went to jail in the 1970s on a drug conviction. His expererience became fodder for a song by The Clash, but it also led Kramer and fellow musician...
View ArticleThe Most Educated Canadian Musicians: Trivia Special!
I recently received a letter from a math teacher in North Vancouver who is impressed at how many educated Canadian musicians he has come across in his research and casual listening. This listener has...
View ArticleJohnny Reid, Up Close Podcast
This week, it's Johnny Reid on the Up Close podcast. Johnny Reid's new album Fire it Up just came out and we couldn't help but have him in for an Up Close session. This new record marks a big change...
View ArticleMarie-Pierre Arthur's gritty new pop song is Most Thumbed Up
It's very rare on Radio 3 that a song not in high rotation and not on our Top 30 chart gets the most thumbs up of the week. But when it does happen, it means a certain track is connecting with our...
View ArticleMusic Notes: NXNE, Hillside Festival, Handsome Furs, more!
NXNE, June 11-17, in Toronto, announces line-up! Exclaim! Hillside Festival, July 27-29, in Guelph, announces line-up! Exclaim! Handsome Furs’ Dan Boeckner scoring new John Cusack film called "Adult...
View ArticleLawyer by day plus musician by night equals one of the best
Country music has always been popular on the Aboriginal scene in Canada because it tells the story of regular folks and how they deal with the troubles and triumphs that life throws at them. Toronto...
View ArticleYou oughta know: genre-creating guitarist Django Reinhardt
Celebrating anew the dearly departed whose impact on jazz remains hale and hearty Name: Django Reinhardt Claim to fame: Europe’s foremost contribution to jazz, the wily gypsy guitarist gleefully...
View ArticleAlbum of the Week: Feature Interview with Patrick Watson
It’s Album of the Week Feature Interview Day, or as I like to call it AOFTWFI. I’m working on making that into something. Today my chat with Patrick Watson. His new album is Adventures In Your Own...
View ArticleThe Grammy Museum debuts heavy metal exhibit
Imagine walking into a museum and the first thing you see is an 11-foot cyborg Eddie, famed mascot of Iron Maiden. It’s a pretty overwhelming site for the uninitiated, but then the goal of The Grammy...
View ArticleAllow me to reintroduce myself: The Get By
Gain more insight into significant hip-hop figures by checking out their revealing answers to our questionnaire. The three members of the Get By, rappers Justis, Mantis and DJ Pangea, spent years...
View ArticleJordan Klassen's Canadian tour diary: Part 3 - Of Toronto and big ponds
Vancouver singer-songwriter Jordan Klassen is making his way across Canada on his first cross-country tour. He will be keeping a diary here at CBC Music. Here is his third dispatch: After CMW, the...
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Metric’s Synthetica album art and first single announced
As previously reported, Metric has announced that its fifth studio album Synthetica will be released worldwide on June 12. Today, the band announced more details about the forthcoming release. The...
View ArticleCBGB OMFUG posts the Ramone’s first bio
The legendary New York venue CBGB may have closed its doors in 2006, but its memory lives on in films, photos, memories, music and, of course, Facebook. Earlier today CBGB OMFUG posted a photo of the...
View ArticleHot this week: Quatuor Mosaïques & New Orford SQ
Here’s your classical Hot Ticket for the week of April 16, brought to you by CBC Radio 2’s In Concert. Hot Ticket #1: Stunning Austrian string quartet arrives in Vancouver Who: Quatuor Mosaïques What:...
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