Ellie Goulding, Brit pop star, covers The Weeknd
This week has been a good one for Toronto R&B artist the Weeknd. On Monday night, he won the award for Canadian R&B single of the year for "High for This" at the 2012 Stylus Awards, which...
View ArticleKellylee Evans: a star in the making
Recently, I was in a recording session with Kellylee Evans in Toronto. One has to be careful when in the studio with Kellylee, as it's really easy for the session to get scuttled by gab. If it were...
View ArticleDJ Shub from A Tribe Called Red crowned Red Bull national champion
DJs from around the world will compete in Chicago at the Red Bull Thre3style World Finals this September, and representing Canada is DJ Shub from A Tribe Called Red. Shub won the Canadian national...
View ArticleBrasstronaut stack this week's Vancouver Is Awesome playlist
Vancouver is Awesome is a community-based site looking at all that is positive about YVR. Their "Scene and Heard" segment showcases the city's independent music scene. And every week or so, the site's...
View ArticleCountry music and the philosophy of John Wayne
John “the Duke” Wayne was an American film icon best known for his roles in western movies. In a career that spanned over 50 years, Wayne held the starring role in 142 films. His distinctive speech and...
View Article'This is the sound Montreal makes!' Jason Bajada documents Montreal's casseroles
If you've been following Montreal's "pots and pans protest," then you've probably seen the viral video by Jeremie Battaglia that has been making the rounds. Montreal-based singer-songwriter Jason...
View ArticleCadence Weapon on remixes, Adam "MCA" Yauch and what he'd like to do with...
Cadence Weapon, a.k.a. Roland Pemberton, released his much anticipated new album Hope in Dirt City on Tuesday, May 29 - which you can listen to streaming right here on CBC Music. With two highly...
View ArticleToday on The Shumka Chunk: Sad songs and waltzes
Hello everybody, and a special hello to those of you listening on our new CBC Music Android app. Well, apparently researchers have found that popular music has become more "sad-sounding" over the past...
View ArticleConnecting to Ludacris and Rufus Wainwright via the telephone
Fans of Masterpiece Theatre’s Downton Abbey, set in 1910s England, can probably recall the scene with this new gadget called “the telephone.” With great fanfare the phone is installed downstairs and...
View ArticleOhbijou are the musical equivalent of a comfy sweater
If there is a way to prepare for all you can eat gnocchi, I failed. Yesterday after scarfing on the potato and flour pillows of heaven I felt as though I needed something, something I like to call...
View ArticleSigur Rós steamrolls with newly released Valtari
Sigur Rós has a new album due May 29 called Valtari. While fans of the Icelandic band are no doubt rejoicing, I am worried. Well, happy, sure – I like the band very much. But I anticipate that upcoming...
View ArticlePete Cosey, guitarist with Miles Davis, dies at 68
Pete Cosey, a guitarist best known for his work with the Miles Davis bands of the early 1970s, died at the age of 68 today, as reported by Peter Margasak, music writer for Chicago Reader. Cause of...
View Articlek.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang
Have you ever created a special menu for a dinner party? Or custom-build a piece of furniture? There are many examples of things that are "purpose-built." On the May 31 edition of Canada Live, we'll...
View ArticleSaturday Night Blues, June 2: Roy Forbes, Eric Bibb
If you’re a fan of acoustic blues performed by masterful interpreters, you won’t want to miss this show. In the first hour of Saturday Night Blues, Vancouver’s Roy Forbes drops by the SNB studio for a...
View ArticlePianist Christina Petrowska Quilico hosts This Is My Music
When Christina Petrowska Quilico was just 14 years old the New York Times described her as a "Promethean talent." She was in New York to study at the Juilliard School, and shared top prize with Murray...
View ArticleAgassiz Chamber Music Festival celebrates Debussy's 150th birthday
Are you planning to be a classical music tourist this summer? To pack your shades, shorts and flip-flops and hit the road in search of fresh air, sunshine and great music? CBC Music is all over this...
View ArticleBande à part live broadcast from MUTEK
On Thursday, May 31, Radio-Canada’s Bande à part will host an afternoon of free music at the front plaza of the CBC building in Montreal (1400 Boulevard Rene Levesque Est), featuring four artists...
View ArticleMeet 'Tracks on Tracks' band Sidney York
With less than two weeks left before the great departure of Tracks on Tracks, it's now time to learn more about the band Sidney York, one of the three acts you voted to be onboard with us. We had the...
View ArticleLuke Doucet and C.R. Avery tour with a few essential items
Life as a touring musician is often the opposite of glamorous. You sleep in a different bed every night and wake up in a new city every morning. Looking for creative ways of bringing some comfort on...
View ArticleListener Co-Host Initiative w/ Jason "jayrose" Rose!
Good morning fellow CBC Radio3ers. I hope wherever you are in the world, the sun is shining on you. You’ve picked the best of days to tune into cbcmusic.ca for The Craig Norris Hour. For 21 years now...
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