Luiz Bonfa and the song that inspired Gotye's 'Somebody That I Used To Know'
Over the past several months, the previously unknown Aussie singer-songwriter, also known as Wally De Backer, and his hit song "Somebody That I Used To Know" have become ubiquitous. The song has been...
View ArticleNew Releases from CFCF, Rufus Wainwright, Camouflage Nights & more!
If you're in the market for some new music and in the mood for listening to me talk on the radio, then I have the perfect show for you today! Every Tuesday on The Craig Norris Hour I like to inform you...
View Article5 for 20: Baby Eagle
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 ArticleThe tax-time shuffle: Rich man, poor man
In this, the last week before the tax deadline, Shift acknowledges the artists who played the system before it played them, and those whose contributions failed to produce a return.\ It is time You...
View ArticlePhil Madeira’s Mercyland an inclusive celebration of humanity
Phil Madeira is not a household name to those outside of the music industry, but he’s a producer and songwriter for artists such as Toby Keith, Garth Brooks, Bruce Hornsby, Ricky Skaggs, Keb’ Mo’ and...
View ArticleR&B history moment: ‘Respect’ by Aretha Franklin
What's up, soul brothas and soul sistas! I'm capping off this R&B History Moment series with a look at a tune that just might have been one of the first anthems of the feminist movement: “Respect,”...
View ArticleMust listen: spaced out galactic rock from Ketamines
Projecting from the stellar reaches of the cosmic depths of Lethbridge, Alberta comes Ketamines with "Kill Me Now, Please" a fuzzed out gamma ray blast of rock and roll....
View ArticleJacky Jasper: T-Dot pimp. Rap legend. Celebrity blogger (Part II)
This is part II of a story on ex-pimp, rapper, and celebrity blogger Jacky Jasper. Read part I here. By the time Jasper came around to record his sophomore disc Higher Deeper Values, he says he had a...
View ArticleRethinking Your Parent's Music
Howdy, folks! Happy Tuesday to you all. Oh, and Happy Gordon Lightfoot Day too. Yes, you heard me right. It's Gordon Lightfoot day here at CBC Music. Why? Well, today marks the release of Gord's new...
View ArticleHow rock stars like Lionel Ritchie fall behind on tax bills
When we think of musicians – well, rock stars – money is a big part of what we imagine. Sure there’s music, but there’s also that mansion. Oh, and the car. And maybe even that private jet. But what we...
View ArticleJason Mraz performs "I'm Yours" in Studio Q
Pop superstar Jason Mraz performs the song that put him on the lips and minds of music lovers everywhere "I'm Yours" in Studio Q.
View ArticleWeekday songs: Wednesday’s woe with Simon & Garfunkel
This week we’re highlighting a song for each day of the week – songs written about the Mondays to Sundays. A day marks a spin of the earth. Twenty-four little hours, but each day of the week carries...
View ArticleJay-Z and Kanye’s ‘Ni**as in Paris’ used in French presidential campaign
Today, Slate points to a very bizarre combination of politics and hip-hop. The campaign for French presidential candidate Francois Hollande released a promotional video earlier this month depicting...
View ArticleWintersleep have the most thumbed up song on CBC Music
We can go on and on about which Canadian indie songs we think are the best right now. But we're the suits in the big corporate office, what about listeners? Well, every week we tabulate what YOU like...
View ArticleMusic Notes: Deadmau5, Carly Rae Jepsen, Purity Ring, more!
Deadmau5, Steve Aoki, Brass Nectar, Nicky Romero, plus many more, confirmed for Toronto’s Veld Music Festival, Aug 4/5 - AUX Tonight, join CBC Radio 2 for Rendez-Vous! This special radio-web series...
View ArticleQ&A: Cheikh Lô talks politics and his North American tour
Cheikh Lô turns heads and catches ears. He has dreadlocks that hang to his knees and dresses in multicoloured clothing. He’s a unique musician, versatile on both the guitar and drums, and blessed with...
View ArticleCarol Welsman's top 5 pianist-singers
For the multi-talented Carol Welsman, the voice is the lure. In fact, only a handful of jazz performers can match her ability to transmit the meaning of a lyric. Her 10th and most recent disc, called...
View ArticleWhat songs make a wedding a party?
There are a lot of high pressure jobs out there: doctors, pilots, deep-sea fishermen. But perhaps the most stressful of all is the DJ. I know what you’re thinking; a pilot has to fly a plane. True. But...
View ArticleDutch and Garrett Mason: Blues in the family
They called Dutch Mason the prime minister of the blues. The East Coast of Canada does not consider its icons lightly. To become a revered figure in the Atlantic Canada music scene is no small feat....
View ArticleVIDEO OF THE DAY: Rhythm Doesn't Require Hands
Cornel Hrisca-Munn, 20, was born with no forearms and a damaged right leg, and was expected to live only a few days when he was abandoned at a Romanian Orphanage. After being adopted by a British...
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