Cover Wars: 'Lovers in a Dangerous Time'
In celebration of CBC Music’s new Killer Covers stream, we’re pitting some of the most famous cover versions against the originals. Once a day for two weeks we'll post an original song and its cover,...
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My favourite Spice Girl: thoughts from a serious producer
It's confirmed, the Spice Girls will perform at the closing ceremonies for the London Olympics. No wonder, the band is a perfect fit, with their strong U.K. image and great international appeal. It’s...
View ArticleWhat'cha Readin'? Shawn Colvin answers your Diamond in the Rough questions
It's time to say farewell to July's book, Diamond in the Rough, the new memoir by acclaimed singer-songwriter Shawn Colvin. With that, I'm happy to present an interview I conducted with her about it...
View ArticleRole models (not the movie!)
Over the course of my stint as guest host for July, I talked a lot about myself and my band – and our sweltering studio! So today I'd like to shine some light on the people who made me what I am today....
View ArticleMust listen: Michael Rault's new blues-rocking blast from the past
Edmonton's Micael Rault is back on Radio 3 with "I Want To Love You", his brand new gritty garage blues-rocking blast from the past. http://music.cbc.ca/play/artist/Michael-Rault/I-Want-to-Love-YouFrom...
View ArticleAre men’s choirs making a comeback?
This week on Choral Concert Peter Togni brings the sound of men’s voices to centre stage.It wasn’t long ago that male choirs seemed to be fading into history. With many church choirs abandoning the...
View ArticleTop 5 gigs of the weekend and... what does it take to get you to say hi?
We've combed the Canadian concert calendars and gig listings and we have come up with 5 fantastic concerts we feel you must see this weekend. Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend Fri - Sun Jul 27 - 29, Hillside...
View ArticleListen to the new Killer Covers stream
If you're looking to record a great song, why not take on a known commodity? Aretha Franklin took "Respect" from Otis Redding, and look what it did for her. Whitney Houston reached into Dolly Parton's...
View ArticleDrive Stories Friday, July 27
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 Article5 for 20: Kathleen Edwards
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 ArticleSidi Touré visits Canada, celebrates Mali with Koïma
“There was an audience that didn’t understand what I was singing but still really loved it,” Sidi Touré recalls, through his interpreter, when asked about his first North American tour in 2011. “My...
View ArticleThe Q Interview: Norah Jones
Norah Jones has sold tens of millions of records, won 9 Grammy Awards, and she's done it without a formula, or cold calculation. Her new record is called Little Broken Hearts, and she joins Jian in...
View ArticleStart your Saturday night with 'Super Silver Daze,' the Electric Environment
Every week, Bandwidth host Meg Wilcox gives her pick for a great, upbeat track by an Ontario artist to kick-start your weekend. The Electric Environment is the duo of Aaron Mohr and Mitchell Evans...
View ArticleDanko Jones returns with Rock and Roll is Black and Blue
Toronto’s Danko Jones will release its new album, Rock and Roll is Black and Blue, on Sept. 18. The band’s sixth album will also feature its sixth drummer, the newly added Atom Willard, whom you may...
View ArticleYour top ten musical crushes on this week's R3-30
CHART #303 listenCheck out this week's edition of the chart as a handy dandy playlist or podcast (stream with the play button, download from the right-hand column). When I was invited to fill in for...
View ArticleExclusive first listen: Liam Titcomb's new album, Cicada
Canadian singer-songwriter Liam Titcomb will release his new album, Cicada, next week. However, CBC Music presents the complete album a week early. Listen to the complete album below: PLAY"Cicada"...
View ArticleQ&A: Calamalka on his latest release, All the Way Up
A lynch-pin in the Canadian West Coast bass scene, Calamalka (a.k.a. Michael Campitelli) has just released his second full-length album All the Way Up on Vancouver label, Hybridity. With immaculate...
View ArticleTwilight of the Gods: what happens next?
When I started this project, the one thing to which I hadn't given much thought was copyright law. Who had? Unless you were a lawyer, who cared about dusty old copyright law? Well, since digital...
View ArticleOn air: Those kids and their loud music and their crazy videos...
So... at some point in your life, you've probably heard that same old line -- that us younguns, our music is "too loud" and "too simple" and "too cruddy." Well, it's hard to argue what's cruddy... BUT...
View ArticleReal Cool Time: Crucial Weekend Roundup
I'm really enjoying this top 5 thing I'm doing on Saturdays, I hope you are too. There's nothing more satisfying than seeing my entire weeks worth of lurking condensed into a top five list, I tell ya!...
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