Scott McKenzie, singer of 'San Francisco' dies at 73
American singer Scott McKenzie, singer of the 1967 Summer of Love anthem "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)," has died at the age of 73. According to the BBC, McKenzie was found in...
View ArticleJimmy Cliff on Q
Together with Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff was one of Jamaica's first international superstars back in the 1960s, and played a huge role in bringing reggae music to worldwide popularity. He's likely best...
View ArticleCanada's 10 most anticipated orchestral concerts in 2012-13
The days are getting shorter, annoying back-to-school commercials have begun punctuating your favourite TV shows and pouting supermodels are glaring at you from the covers of brick-thick fashion...
View ArticleDrive Stories, Monday August 20
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 ArticleA.C. Newman releases 'I'm Not Talking,' announces forthcoming album
A.C. Newman will release Shut Down the Streets, his third studio album, on Oct. 9 via Matador Records. You can hear the first single, "I'm Not Talking," on the Matador Records YouTube stream below. The...
View ArticleGallery: CCMA album of the year winners
To get you primed for the upcoming Canadian Country Music Association Awards, CBC Country has compiled a gallery of album covers from the winners of the CCMA Award for album of the year. Use your mouse...
View ArticleBPI apologizes for removing negative Drake reviews from internet
After news surfaced last week that Universal Music Group had violated copyright laws by ridding the internet of negative reviews of Drake’s latest LP, Take Care, Music Week now reports that the...
View ArticleGreen Day releases new track on Angry Birds
Green Day’s album ¡Uno! is still more than a month away from release, but the band has already put out four songs from the album. “Troublemaker” is the newest release, as part of the latest Angry Birds...
View ArticleMusic Notes: Grimes, Ryan Hemsworth, Plants and Animals and more!
Watch the NEW trailer for the upcoming Grimes video for “Genesis” – GvB A.C. Newman announces the release of his third solo album, Shut Down the Streets, coming Aug 19 via Matador Records; hear the...
View ArticleTariq's Basement Studios: Your Reactions to Pussy Riot + What Do You Stand For?
Hello everyone. Nice to back in the host chair with you this fine Monday. So, let's get into it. One of the biggest news stories of late is the imprisonment of Russian Punk band Pussy Riot. Their two...
View ArticleBeach House plans ‘visual’ works
Baltimore, Maryland’s dream pop progenitors Beach House have had a banner year thus far and, in a CBC Music interview today, singer/lyricist/keyboardist Victoria Legrand dropped some hints about some...
View ArticlePolaris juror André Péloquin on why F--ked Up should win the prize (again)
F--ked Up's David Comes to Life is currently our Polaris featured album, and it was on the top of juror André Péloquin's ballot. We asked the BangBang blogger to share his thoughts on why the album...
View ArticleDigging Roots singer finds comfort in her Manitobah Mukluks
Shoshona Kish of the Juno Award-winning group Digging Roots enhances her five-foot-three-inch frame with some great shoes and boots. In CBC Aboriginal's ongoing series Accessory to Music, Kish talks...
View ArticleTastes of the Tour Bus: road-tested restos from Tony Dekker of Great Lake...
What's the next most important thing to performing when a band is on tour? Eating, of course! Every band that has hit the cold roads of Canada have their favourite restos, diners, coffee shops and...
View ArticleRear-view Mirror: Rolling Stones 'Miss You'
Every week Rich Terfry looks back in our Rear-view Mirror at a great song from the good ol’ days. The year 1977 was one of great change for the Rolling Stones, both personally and musically. The...
View ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Tuesday August 21
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 ArticleRADIOGRAHAM strips away the mystery
Have you ever met someone mysterious? Someone you couldn't quite figure the first time you met them? You were probably pretty intrigued by that person - much more so than you would have been if they'd...
View ArticleCanadian Jazz Essentials: Ranee Lee's picks
CBC Music’s jazz community continues its mission to compile a list of 10 essential Canadian jazz albums with a little help from our friends. This week Ranee Lee, one of Canada's premier jazz vocalists,...
View Article'Sugar Man' Rodriguez: a nobody in Detroit, bigger than Elvis in South Africa
Here's how the story begins. It's the 1970s. A singer from Detroit called Rodriguez (Sixto Diaz Rodriguez in full) releases a couple of albums that don't do so well. He's dropped from his label, spends...
View ArticleHappy birthday Joe Strummer: an appreciation
If life were kind, Joe Strummer would be celebrating his 60th birthday today. As it is, he died suddenly 10 years ago this December of an undiagnosed congenital heart defect. It was a cruel irony for a...
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