Get up, stand up: 50 years of Jamaican music
Aug. 6, 2012, marks 50 years of Jamaican independence, making it the perfect time to look at some of what 50 years of Jamaican music has given us. Klive Walker takes on that challenging task with this...
View ArticleKent Nagano and the OSM return to Montreal's summer festival scene
A running joke among the administrative staff of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal goes like this: Every time music director Kent Nagano enters the room with his eyes as big as plates and says "I...
View ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Monday August 6
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 today....
View ArticleRADIOGRAHAM's musical holiday
Happy Civic Holiday, Canada! Wow, how boring is THAT to say? Okay, it has a few names in a few different parts of the country, but I'm of the opinion that if we're all going to take a day off it should...
View ArticleCover Wars: 'Tainted Love'
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,...
View Article'The perfect piece for violin and orchestra' on Tempo
Tempo celebrated Violinfest earlier this summer, and ever since we've been overwhelmed with requests for more! So to honour your email requests and submissions, you're going to hear the very best of...
View ArticleTake 5: top 5 bass players in Canada
Bass players are a unique breed. They understand their place in the community. They are supporters. They are there to help with both rhythm and to ensure that each step is firmly planted so that nobody...
View ArticleDrive Stories Monday, August 6
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 ArticleThomas A. Dorsey and Tommy Dorsey, two guys with the same name
Thomas A. Dorsey (born 1899) was not a jazz trombone player. Tommy Dorsey (born 1905) was not the father of gospel music. If you can’t talk about jazz trombone without mentioning Tommy Dorsey, then you...
View ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Tuesday August 7
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 ArticleJason Blaine, Doc Walker, Emerson Drive join CCMA Awards show lineup
A new crop of performers has been announced for the 2012 Canadian Country Music Association Awards. Jason Blaine, Doc Walker, Emerson Drive, Kira Isabella, Dallas Smith and the Stellas will take the...
View ArticleRADIOGRAHAM's Tuesday freak out
SABBBAAATTTHHHHH! That's the rallying cry of the Black Sabbath fan featured in this video, as he reacts to meeting his idols in a manner that seems disproportionate to the quiet, impersonal setting of...
View ArticleCover Wars: 'Hurt'
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,...
View ArticleMusical decathlon: 10 feats of musical athleticism
The decathlon is a sport that combines 10 different track and field events to determine the best all-around athlete. While these events are all physically demanding, we’ve put together a musical...
View ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Wednesday August 8
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 ArticleThe Incident: Rose Cousins' tiny house concert, a love triangle and bad gas!
Every week on The Incident, I uncover a secret about the musicians you love. It could be a story from the road, a tale from inside the recording studio or just one of the crazy things that happens to a...
View ArticleBob Marley top 10, vote now
So many great Bob Marley songs, so only 10 spots in a top 10. Still, we can try, democratically, to make a Bob Marley top 10 song list, in this week of celebrating Jamaican independence. We can argue...
View ArticleSHIFT on August 7th
Welcome to Shift, where Tom Allen takes you on a daily musical journey from the stalwarts of Classical music to the cutting edge of Contemporary tunes. Join us here on CBC music for a round-up of the...
View ArticleTom Waits premiers new video 'Hell Broke Luce'
After a week spent teasing his fans with cryptic messages, Tom Waits unveiled a new video for "Hell Broke Luce," a song from his 2011 album Bad as Me. Waits had been dropping hints on his website about...
View ArticleYann Perreau, Ariane Moffatt, Marie-Pierre Arthur sing PQ campaign song
Parti Québécois Leader Pauline Marois is getting a little help from some musical friends as she prepares for the provincial election on Sept. 4. “À nous de choisir,” the PQ’s campaign jingle, was...
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