Levon Helm in ‘final stages’ of cancer
Earlier today the wife and daughter of Band drummer Levon Helm posted a note to the Band’s website, saying that Helm is in the “final stages” of his battle with cancer. The note went on to ask that...
View ArticleFlaming Lips, Bad Religion and others announced for NXNE 2012
Toronto’s North by Northeast Festival (June 11-17) has announced that three-time Grammy Award-winning band the Flaming Lips will be playing a free concert as part of the festival at Yonge-Dundas Square...
View ArticleWords and Music: Pasha Malla and Shad, part two
Words and Music pairs up a Canadian novelist or poet with a Canadian songwriter for a conversation about the art and process of writing. Here, Pasha Malla, a novelist from Toronto, trades emails with...
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Jean-Philippe Tremblay records Symphonie fantastique by Berlioz
The Orchestre de la Francophonie and its artistic director Jean-Philippe Tremblay have recently released their take on an orchestral classic. Symphonie fantastique, by Hector Berlioz, is famous for...
View ArticleRenée Fleming interviewed by Michael Enright
Did you catch Michael Enright’s interview with soprano Renée Fleming on The Sunday Edition on CBC Radio One last weekend? If not, listen here. (Or listen again.) Fleming is probably the world's most...
View Article[Video] Nathalie Paulin sings Nymphes et sylvains
On Feb. 19, Toronto’s Aldeburgh Connection celebrated its 30th anniversary with a gala concert at Koerner Hall. Artistic directors Bruce Ubukata and Stephen Ralls invited a stellar lineup of Canadian...
View ArticleWater Cooler Wednesday with Trust, Patrick Watson, Kathryn Calder & more!
I'm back in the hosting chair after returning from the ECMAs in Moncton, NB! Thanks to Graham Wright for sitting in yesterday! Wednesday - aka Hump Day - is the day of the week that I turn this blog...
View ArticleBeta Frontiers teams up with You Say Party for new electro groove track
Crossing secondary boarders comes Toronto's Beta Frontiers with "Hondo", a super cool electro groove that lingers like last night's cigarette smoke....
View ArticleQ&A: Cover Me Canada's Warren Dean Flandez gives us Vintage Love
Warren Dean Flandez was born in Yellowknife on Jan. 18 in –40 C weather, which is not exactly the typical back story for a soul singer. But like other soul artists, Flandez grew up surrounded by music....
View ArticleRecord Store Day: Feel the music (literally)
There are loads of great things about having your music collection on a digital device. You don't have to dust it. You don't have to build shelves for it. Lots of other great reasons too. But sometimes...
View ArticleTRACKS ON TRACKS: The Ultimate Canadian Rock 'n' Rail Adventure - Top 50...
Ok, Rail Rockers! Here we go... this spring, CBC Radio 3 is teaming up with Green Couch Productions and VIA Rail to bring you the ultimate Canadian rock 'n' rail adventure aboard VIA's mighty and...
View ArticleMust Hear: Fatoumata Diawara
If you haven’t yet heard the music of Fatoumata Diawara, you have something to look forward to. Fatoumata Diawara, or Fatou as she’s commonly called, is a 28-year-old musician from West Africa who...
View ArticleWagner's Siegfried, live from the Met
In previous episodes of the action packed Ring Cycle, the Valkyrie Brünnhilde was left sleeping, surrounded by a burning Ring of Fire. The birth of the hero who could save her was predicted. That hero...
View Article5 for 20: Dave Ullrich of the Inbreds
When you’re an influential musician, people tend to ask you what you’ve been listening to lately. Here at 5 for 20, we’re just as keen to find out what records loom large in our favourite artists’...
View ArticleStories and Standards - "St. Louis Blues"
The year was 1914. W.C. Handy was a young man who had a passion for studying the blues while he performed throughout the southern states. As he strolled down the streets of St. Louis one fateful day,...
View ArticleTracks on Tracks Top 50
The Tracks on Tracks Top 50 acts are up now! Top 50 voting will be open until Tuesday, April 24th at noon PST. We'll announce the Top 25 on Wednesday, April 25th on Grant Lawrence Live, and at our...
View ArticleGarth Hudson reacts to Levon Helm’s struggle with cancer
When the news came out yesterday that drummer Levon Helm is in the “final stages” of cancer, former Band bandmate and pianist Garth Hudson posted to his personal website. He wrote, “I am too sad for...
View ArticleJoel Plaskett flies, this time with the most played on demand song
The last few weeks have been a popularity grudge match between Dan Mangan, Feist and Joel Plaskett on CBC Music. The first two were probably spurred on by their successes at the Junos and with Joel,...
View ArticleKidstreet streams Out Loud EP
Waterloo’s electro trio Kidstreet make infectious dance music. Their album Fuh Yeah, released last year, is a party-inspiring 10-track confection that kept me grooving in my cubicle for at least a...
View ArticleShow Me the Money!
I know money is one those conversation topics like sex and religion – best left buried inside your subconscious, but let’s take it on today. As in, let’s take on the subject of rich musicians. Today...
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