Stream Mastication LP by More or Les
Internationally renowned hip-hop MC/producer More or Les is releasing a new album on Sept. 4 called Mastication, which you can stream in its entirety below. Following 2010’s Brunch with a Vengeance,...
View ArticleNew Releases from Slim Twig, Gregory Pepper, Evening Hymns, & Platinum Blonde!
Tuesday is here again! It's that special day of the week! Yes, every day is special, but Tuesday is especially special, because that's the day you hear some songs off of records that are available for...
View ArticleDrive Stories Tuesday, August 21
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 ArticleLightning strike transforms M.D. into Chopin freak
Have you been tuning in to Metamorphosis, the weekly program on CBC Radio One that tells the stories of people who have undergone transformative experiences? The latest episode, Out of the Blue, is of...
View ArticleMichael Kiwanuka performs "I'm Getting Ready" in Studio Q
Michael Kiwanuka makes his Canadian broadcast debut in Studio Q with this touching performance of "I'm Getting Ready" from his record "Home Again".
View ArticleLadyhawk release first single from No Can Do, announce tour dates
Ladyhawk has released the first single from their long-awaited followup to 2008's Shots. For your listening pleasure, we offer up "You Read My Mind," from the band's forthcoming album No Can Do....
View ArticleLanarama: Then and Now
We all change over time, but perhaps it is most noticed when you are an artist (maybe also at high school reunions.) This might be an exaggeration, but it feels like I’ve heard someone reminisce over...
View Article5 must-see rave docs
With the web series Journey Through Transformational Festivals not expected to deliver the first of four episodes until winter, I've had a hankering to watch some of the documentaries out there that...
View ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Wednesday August 22
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 today....
View ArticleAvril Lavigne and Nickelback's Chad Kroeger are engaged
In what may be a government attempt to breed the ultimate Canadian pop star, reports are out that Avril Lavigne and Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger are engaged to be married. According to People...
View ArticleDerek Trucks on gigging with Eric Clapton
Eric Clapton owns guitars that are older than Derek Trucks. It would take a special kind of confidence in a young player to get on stage with — let alone tour with — Eric Clapton, as Derek Trucks did...
View ArticleHannah Georgas's exclusive video for new single 'Robotic'
Hannah Georgas releases the first single from her forthcoming album today. "Robotic" hints at what to expect from the album when it's released Oct. 2. Recently, Georgas performed the song at an...
View ArticleQuote of the Day: Debussy’s love-hate relationship with music and the audience
“There is no theory. You have only to listen. Pleasure is the law. I love music passionately. And because I love it, I try to free it from the barren traditions that stifle it.” – Debussy Aug. 22 marks...
View ArticleRADIOGRAHAM reconsiders youthful fashion choices
Remember when you were a kid, and there was some ridiculous item of clothing you just had to have? Or a really trendy haircut? And then your parents put their foot down. You were disappointed, but over...
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Bruce Springsteen 5 for 20 by superfan Jeff Cohen
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 ArticleJazz for laughs
Not everyone likes jazz. Yes, I know that’s hard to believe. But it’s true. Case in point. A blog post by Ottawa Citizen jazz blogger Peter Hum, "This One’s For All the Jazzophobes." It starts like...
View ArticleTop dumb fun summer songs of 2012
As we approach Labour Day, summer’s unofficial sunset, it’s time to look back on the songs of the summer. Maybe you think the official song of summer 2012 might be Carly Rae Jepsen’s ubiquitous “Call...
View ArticleAline Kutan hosts This Is My Music
Aline Kutan is a coloratura soprano who easily negotiates high notes and elaborate runs in her roles as Lakme in Leo Delibes' opera and Olympia in Jacques Offenbach's The Tales of Hoffman. She's...
View ArticleNickelback, John Lennon's tooth, Jack Layton remembered at The Water Cooler!
Happy Hump Day to you! As we careen toward one of the final weekends of the summer, this mid-week mania takes on a more urgent tone. Sure, summer's not technically coming to an end, but as Labour Day...
View ArticleBand of Horses on Q
Coming off a career year (that included a Grammy nomination), Seattle indie rockers Band of Horses hit the studio with legendary English producer Glyn Johns, resulting in the band's new album, "Mirage...
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