Orchid Ensemble gets Canadian choristers singing in Asian languages
The opportunity to sing in languages including Taiwanese and Mandarin – while accompanied by a Juno-nominated instrumental ensemble – is one you’d figure wouldn’t come along every day. But Vancouver’s...
View ArticleFreed and found: Pavement on Leno
Pavement never received the mainstream success of some of their '90s alt-rock contemporaries. In fact, “Cut Your Hair” off 1994’s Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain was their only song to land on the U.S....
View ArticleRap N.E.W.S. 04/06/2012
Here's what made the news today, Monday, June 4, 2012. Drake announced the lineup for the third annual OVO Festival taking place Aug. 5 at the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto. Joining him on stage will...
View ArticleMust listen: The Schomberg Fair's banjo burning brand of roots rock
Blazing out of Toronto come The Schomberg Fair and their own incendiary brand of roots rock with "Touched By Fire". http://music.cbc.ca/play/artist/the-Schomberg-Fair/Touched-By-FireBurning up the...
View ArticleJapandroids survive break up, medical emergency to record Celebration Rock...
One of the most highly anticipated rock albums this year is from Vancouver's Japandroids. Their second full-length record Celebration Rock is out on June 5, and we’ve got it streaming all week long on...
View ArticleMary Chapin Carpenter releases Ashes and Roses June 12
Mary Chapin Carpenter has pegged June 12 for the release date of her latest album, Ashes and Roses. The disc is available on the Zoe/Rounder Records label and Carpenter will set out on a North American...
View ArticleAll Request, with Wintersleep!
Are you a morning person? Though I appreciate a gorgeous sunrise and walking to work before the traffic rush, I also like going out to see shows during the week. Whoever decided a band should go on at...
View ArticleWin a trip and tickets to the Montreal International Jazz Festival
Do you want a chance to spend a weekend (July 6 and 7, 2012) at the Montreal International Jazz Festival (flights and hotel paid for)? With your favourite “plus one” and a pair of tickets to concerts...
View ArticleDrive Stories Monday, June 4
Each day, Radio 2 Drive wraps up your day with music and stories about the interesting things going on in the world. Now, you can follow along at home. Here are the stories we're talking about...
View ArticleHenry Rollins on Quebec protesters and young people
Henry Rollins might be a lot of things – punk rocker, radio host, poet, spoken word artist, actor, activist, world traveller, alligator wrestler – but one thing he’s not is a man who keeps up with his...
View ArticleShaq, Nelly and the worst basketball songs ever
The NBA playoffs are heating up, and they've put me in the mood for some music inspired by the hardcourt. Over the years, there have been some beloved basketball-related songs like "Sweet Georgia...
View ArticleAdam Lambert on Q
Glamrock singer/songwriter Adam Lambert talks about his sophomore album Trespassing, which is more personal, emotional and delves underneath the surface of his public persona. He calls it "existential...
View ArticleJapandroids have the top Canadian indie song in the land
Japandroids have a lot to celebrate: - They almost broke up when their first album Post-Nothing came out but it was so successful, they decided to stay together. - Guitarist Brian King survived a...
View ArticleEduard Khil, ‘Mr. Trololo,’ dies at 77
Eduard Anatolyevich Khil was a Russian baritone who bore the honorary title of People’s Artist in the Soviet Union. But in the West, he was known for one thing: a wordless, lip-synced version of “I Am...
View ArticleMusic Notes: Patrick Watson, Bahamas, Japandroids, more!
St. Catharine’s S.C.E.N.E. Music Festival, June 24, announces line-up – Punknews Drake announces the line-up for the 3rd annual OVO Festival, Aug 5, at Toronto’s Molson Amphitheatre – Exclaim! Justin...
View ArticleData Romance picks 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. And every week or so the site's...
View ArticlePaul Simon’s Graceland: What it means to artists like Feist and Shad
On Tuesday, June 5, the 25th anniversary edition of Paul Simon’s Graceland will be released, and CBC Music is celebrating. Graceland is Simon’s most successful album, selling over 14 million copies. It...
View ArticleYour playlist for Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee
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View ArticleThe Last Ride: a story of Hank Williams set for release
Hank Williams’s final days remain a mystery. The events surrounding his death are still controversial almost 60 years later, and a new film called The Last Ride: a story of Hank Williams will probably...
View ArticleFirst Day, new gig, so I'm asking what was your first gig?
Welcome to "(What's the Story) Peter Morey?" this first Monday of June 2012. First off thanks to these two prize winners for coming the closest to the new show name. zoot aloors (The Third Storey w/...
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