Nardwuar vs. Asher Roth
When it comes to insightful and slightly nutty hip-hop interviews, the king of the world is Vancouver's own Nardwuar the Human Serviette. The research, the knowledge of intimate obscurities, the gifts,...
View ArticleChris Cagle is Back in the Saddle
Chris Cagle is about to release his fifth studio album. The disc, Back in the Saddle, is marked for a June 26, 2012, release on the Bigger Picture Group label. Between 2000 and 2008, Cagle had two...
View ArticleMust listen: new Bend Sinister track channels Burton Cummings and Billy Joel
Bend Sinister flex their way onto Radio 3 with their latest piano popper "One Shot." http://music.cbc.ca/play/artist/Bend-Sinister/One-ShotOff the album Small Fame, "One Shot" is a rousing track with...
View ArticleBrasstronaut's 'Mood Hut' pirate radio podcast
Something a little bit different on the latest edition of the CBC Radio 3 podcast: Brasstronaut's Edo Van Breemen is your host for a full hour of electronic music from the Vancouver label and...
View ArticleMetric performs "Youth Without Youth" in Studio Q
Electro-rock champions, Metric, perform the song "Youth Without Youth" from their latest album "Synthetica" in Studio Q.
View ArticleIn our sights: Tara Oram's diaries, sleeping in cars and living the dream
This summer, In Our Sights will be reporting on Canada's newest crop of songwriters playing the festivals. This week, we focus on Gander, Newfoundland's Tara Oram. It's common knowledge that it takes...
View ArticleToday on The Shumka Chunk: Rumour has it
Hey everybody! It's Dave Shumka with you this Tuesday. Recently, I read this rumour that Kanye West's next album will be completely made up of animal noises. I'm not saying I believe everything I read,...
View ArticleRear-View Mirror: Bo Diddley's incredible rhythmic legacy
Every week Rich Terfry looks back in our Rear-View Mirror at a great song from the good ol’ days. Rock and roll legend Bo Diddley just wanted to be a cowboy. He discovered the beat that bares his name...
View ArticleRecipe for the blues: jelly roll
Ah, food. Can’t live without it. Can’t live without good music, either. And when you have both, it’s sublime. Classic blues lyrics often made reference to food, but what were they really talking about?...
View ArticleExclusive video: Royal Wood, 'The Fire Did Go'
CBC Music presents the premiere of Royal Wood's "The Fire Did Go," a song taken from his forthcoming album, We Were Born To Glory. The video follows Wood and his bandmates, including the album's...
View ArticleThe Sheepdogs release trailer for new single, 'The Way It Is'
The Sheepdogs have just dropped a teaser trailer for their new single "The Way It Is," which you can hear on CBC Music on July 13. If the 30-second preview is any indication, the Saskatoon band is...
View ArticleNodding off through greatness: CBC hosts and the concerts they were too young...
It probably came from a well-meaning parent, relative or adult friend: the chance to hear one of the greatest artists of the time, and it gave you a great story that you can tell and retell. It's just...
View ArticleMontreal jazz fest pick o' the day: Janelle Monae
Thinky, drinky or slinky? This is what I ask myself when I look at the multitudes of performers at this year's Montreal International Jazz Festival. And since the Montreal fest holds the Guinness World...
View ArticleTCNH with Vish Khanna: We could meet heroes
As those of you who follow me on twitter might be all too aware, I spent all of last week in Calgary for the Sled Island festival. I'd never been to it before and had an amazing time, thanks to the...
View Article5 for 20: PS I Love You
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 ArticleA-ha to Vanilla Ice: ‘Greatest hits’ albums nobody asked for
The “greatest hits” album has always been one of the great cheats in music. No time to listen to all the Blur albums? Don’t despair: there are two, double packages of hits and other miscellaneous songs...
View ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Wednesday June 27
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 Article'The most perfect piece for violin and orchestra' on Tempo Violinfest
It’s day two of putting the violin into the spotlight with Violinfest on Tempo! You’ve been hearing your favourite violin music from world-renowned performers past and present. Among today’s...
View ArticleMust listen: Corb Lund's latest alt-country stomper
Edmonton, Alberta's Corb Lund spins a tale about what happens when everything stops with "Gettin' Down On The Mountain", his latest alt-country stomper on Radio 3....
View ArticleRADIOGRAHAM - Preliminary Polaris Performance Prognosis
Well, the tribe has spoke, and the 2012 Polaris Prize Short List has been announced. Like every year, it's a varied list, and I'm sure that all of you have your own opinions about it that you're dying...
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