Saturday Night Blues, April 28: Bill Medley, Powder Blues
In the first hour of Saturday Night Blues, we present our monthly Classic Live Album. This week you’ll hear excerpts from Powder Blues: Live at Montreux. A stellar performance from this Canadian band...
View ArticleHypnotic folk dance: mystery music and dance propaganda
In honour of International Dance Day, which is April 29, 2012, we bring you this: Extraordinary! What absolute synchronicity of movement, it’s like a Busby Berkeley number, without the swimsuits. And...
View ArticleAllow me to reintroduce myself: Skratch Bastid
Gain more insight into significant hip-hop figures by checking out their revealing answers to our questionnaire. Toronto-via-Halifax’s Skratch Bastid is one of the world’s most renowned turntablists...
View ArticleLenny Breau’s first jazz teacher, Bob Erlendson
Lenny Breau was a remarkably gifted guitarist who started in the music business with his family band, playing country music in and around Winnipeg. His rapidly evolving musicianship and innate...
View ArticleTaylor Swift rumoured to play Joni Mitchell in new film
The Guardian reports that American country music star Taylor Swift is in the running to play Joni Mitchell in an upcoming film. The movie will tell the stories of three female music stars – Carole...
View ArticleMust Listen: Mike O'Neill's song to celebrate everyone named "Colin"
Colin has never been the most popular boy’s name. Oscar winning actor Colin Firth said: “Colin is the sort of name you give your goldfish for a joke.” listColin Rocks!But there’s hidden meaning lurking...
View ArticleMusic Notes: The Weeknd, Grimes, Zeus, more!
The Weeknd contributes guest vocals to Wiz Khalifa’s upcoming album as well as some collaborations with AraabMuzik – Pitchfork Grimes confirmed to perform at Pasadena’s free Make Music fest, June 16 –...
View ArticleQ&A: Poull Brien, director of Charles Bradley: Soul of America
You could describe 62-year-old singer Charles Bradley as a soul survivor. His hard-knock back story of poverty, homelessness, racism, violence and abandonment hasn't stopped him in his goal to become a...
View ArticleAndy Maize from Skydiggers tells us what he's reading
On occasion, musicians will stumble into the Radio 2 world and not only offer up live music and interviews; they’ll also share what they’re reading. You really see another side of an artist when you...
View ArticleBest of the B-sides: U2 and ‘The Sweetest Thing’
It all goes back to those little vinyl records that most people called 45s (since they were designed to be played at 45 revolutions per minute), or singles. There was the A-side of the disc with the...
View ArticleIs the best really the brightest?
As the headlines go, all is not well in Middle Earth. Well, all is not well for those (like me) who are awfully excited by the Lord of the Rings prequel The Hobbit. On Tuesday director Peter Jackson...
View ArticleBlack Keys’ ‘Lonely Boy’ on grandmother’s spoon tracklist
Deb Perry is a grandmother from Bridgetown, Western Australia. She has recently been making headlines due to her incredible spoon-playing skills, and also for her song selection. Perry recently took on...
View ArticleWeekday songs: Saturday Night’s the night for Elton John
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 ArticleMost playlisted: Trust's "Sulk"
Whenever you add a song that you like to one of your playlists, there are two big benefits: 1) You get to hear that song whenever you want on demand and 2) The rest of the CBC Music community gets to...
View ArticleAboriginal Music Week at the largest pow wow in North America
The Gathering of Nations is considered to be the largest pow wow on Turtle Island. But it's more than just pow wow music and dancers. There are all sorts of things to be taken in from the more than...
View ArticleCapitol 6 announces album Pretty Lost, releases video
Capitol 6, the Vancouver-based psych-rock group with ties to Sun Wizard, has announced it will be releasing its debut full-length Pretty Lost. According to their label Light Organ Records, “Pretty Lost...
View ArticleTodd Simko, producer and member of Pure, dead
CBC Music has learned that Todd Simko, beloved Vancouver producer, musician, husband and father has died. Early this morning his wife, Minna, posted a note online saying, “Todd may your soul be finally...
View ArticleMichael Colvin and Tyler Duncan sing Schumann
The Aldeburgh Connection’s 30th anniversary gala concert brought together 16 of Canada’s finest singers at Koerner Hall in Toronto. CBC Music recorded the program for broadcast, and we’re also...
View ArticleTokyo String Quartet says farewell, Wallace & Gromit say 'BBC Proms!'
A legendary string quartet announces its final season, and a cherished cartoon couple debut at the world's greatest classical music festival. [View the story "This week in classical music. 4.26.12" on...
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David Gogo shares his shuffle playlist
When we asked blues-rock guitarist David Gogo to put his iPod on shuffle and tell us about the first 10 songs to play out, his playlist required some editing. “I listen to a lot of funny stuff on the...
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