The NXNE record show and 'Vinyl Culture' in Canada
Today on the show I’m exploring "Vinyl Culture" with Martin and Nick Koppel who run the oldest record store in Toronto, Kops records. This year they’ve teamed up with NXNE on Saturday to stage a record...
View ArticleRap N.E.W.S. 13/06/2012
Here’s what made the news today, Wednesday, June 13, 2012: Kanye West's Los Angeles mansion was burglarized early this morning while the artist was on tour in England. D'Angelo turned up during...
View ArticleSwitchfoot's Tim Foreman on surfing, charity and Facing West
Switchfoot is a Grammy-winning band that takes its name from surfing jargon. It's no coincidence. The San Diego-based alt rockers have a deep relationship with surfing, and since 2005 the band has...
View ArticleCONTEST: Win a deluxe Lang Lang box set
Lang Lang is one of the few 30-year-olds to have conquered the classical music scene. He’s performed with the world’s best known orchestras, at the world’s most famous halls and in front of some of the...
View ArticlePacific Opera presents the world premiere of Mary’s Wedding
Saturday Afternoon at the Opera is pleased to welcome Rebecca Hass back as guest host for this week's presentation of Mary's Wedding composed by Andrew MacDonald. The opera was recorded in November...
View ArticleDouble-bass virtuoso Joel Quarrington hosts This Is My Music
Joel Quarrington is the principal bass of the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Few bass players have risen from the orchestra to personal fame, but in 2010 Quarrington's solo CD Garden Scene won a Juno....
View ArticleKenneth Gilbert celebrated at McGill symposium
The Schulich School of Music of McGill University will honour harpsichordist Kenneth Gilbert with Autour du clavecin d’autrefois, a three-day symposium of concerts and lectures from June 15 to 17....
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Q&A: Emerging country star Hayley is Feelin’ California
It is a good time for country music in Canada. New artists and great tunes are breaking out and making us bob our heads and tap our toes as we get to know them and their music. Hayley, just Hayley, is...
View ArticleTRACKS ON TRACKS - The Best Of The Best
After traversing the Rocky Mountains, the Great Plains, and the Canadian Shield, pulling into Union Station in the concrete downtown core of Toronto was overwhelming. Many of us felt like country...
View Article[Watch] Sled Island 2012: Stephen Malkmus
Just before his Olympic Plaza Sled Island set with his band the Jicks on June 23, brilliant songwriter/guitarist Stephen Malkmus took time to answer questions about his history with Calgary, his...
View ArticleMust listen: A Tribe Called Red's Polaris nominated hip-hop pow wow
Ottawa's A Tribe Called Red are transcending genres and taking traditional aboriginal sounds to exciting new arenas with "Electric Pow Wow Drum" on Radio 3....
View ArticleIn conversation with Glen Hansard
Twenty five years after he first started busking on the streets of Dublin, Glen Hansard has finally recorded a solo album, Rhythm and Repose. I sat down with the talented singer, songwriter and actor...
View ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Tuesday June 26
Each day, Radio 2 Morning starts 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 ArticleHack The Signal!
We're opening up The Signal source code to contemporary music fans across the country, and we'd like you to hack the program. Each week, we'll post a list of 10 Canadian songs from the archive of songs...
View ArticleDrive Stories Tuesday, June 26
Each day, Rich Terfry and 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...
View ArticleAll request, times two!
Happy Monday to you and yours! It’s nice to start off this week knowing a long weekend is around the corner (well, hopefully you will be getting July 2nd off in lieu of Canada Day landing on a Sunday.)...
View ArticleListen: Matt Mays releases new single 'Take It On Faith'
Today, Halifax rock singer-songwriter Matt Mays releases a new single titled "Take It On Faith." The song is from his new album Coyote, which is set for release in early September.LISTEN"Take It On...
View ArticleTop 6 after 6: If you only bought six songs, these should be them
Here at CBC Music, we can be a reflective bunch. So, a little more than halfway through 2012 we took a quick peek behind us at what the year has offered so far. If you only bought six songs so far,...
View ArticleBlackie and the Rodeo Kings perform "If I Can't Have You" in Studio Q
Tom Wilson, Stephen Fearing and Colin Linden of Blackie and the Rodeo Kings perform "If I Can't Have You" with the help of special guest Serena Ryder from their record Kings and Queens in Studio Q.
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5 people who would get kicked out of a Kenny Chesney concert
There was a strange incident in Nashville this weekend, as news outlets reported a school teacher, Nathan Blankenship, was booted out of the Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw concert at LP Field for looking...
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