5 for 20: Japandroids
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 ArticleBollywood stream launches!!! Check our Bollywood playlist!!!
Bollywood! Bollywood! Bollywood! Why the triple-barrelled “!”? Well, if ever something deserved over-the-top, multiple-exclamation points, it would be Bollywood movies. The singers of Bollywood, too....
View ArticleWhy is 'Over the Rainbow' great? Sam Roberts, Jill Barber, Susie Arioli and...
Why is “Over the Rainbow” such a great song? Let’s turn that over to Dorothy Judy Garland. According to Wikipedia, Garland once wrote a letter to Harold Arlen, saying the reason people mist up over the...
View ArticleCBC Radio 2 SHIFT on September 12th
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 ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Thursday September 13
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 ArticleIn Translation: ‘Des cendres de nous’ by Catherine Durand
Jim Corcoran, host of CBC’s A Propos, is one of Quebec's best-loved songwriters and a gifted translator who has taken on some of the most surprising lyrics in French music. Over the past 25 years, he...
View ArticleTalkin’ Bob Dylan: Baby Eagle on ‘’Cross the Green Mountain’
We're paying tribute this week to the life and work of Bob Dylan, who is celebrating 50 years of revolutionary recordings in 2012. His critically acclaimed 35th studio album, Tempest, came out Tuesday,...
View ArticleNew electronic stream launches today!
We are giddy as squirrels on a bag of nuts to announce the birth of a brand new CBC Electronic stream, featuring the very best in underground music. This eclectic stream will feature a broad selection...
View ArticleJian's New Wave
CBC Music's newest stream is Jian’s New Wave, featuring hundreds of new wave classics handpicked by Q host Jian Ghomeshi. Check it out, starting Wednesday at noon ET (9 a.m. PT) on CBC Music.On Jian’s...
View ArticleON AIR: Raina Douris and Canadian Karaoke!
Some people love karaoke and some people hate it. And then there are some people who are abnormally good at it. One of the latter is Lowell Sostomi, frontman of the Great Bloomers. I've seen him sing...
View ArticleDrive Stories Wednesday, September 12
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 ArticleMatt Mays, Up Close
Matt Mays has a new album and a new band. He's been away for a while, took a break, travelled the world and got himself together. He came back and recorded an album called Coyote and it is his best...
View ArticleTalkin’ Bob Dylan: Dan Deacon on ‘She Belongs to Me’
We're paying tribute this week to the life and work of Bob Dylan, who is celebrating 50 years of revolutionary recordings in 2012. His critically acclaimed 35th studio album, Tempest, came out Tuesday,...
View ArticleUpcoming new releases for fall 2012: Podcast #326
listenGrant Lawrence is back in the hosting saddle with ten new releases he thinks you must hear from a cavalcade of beloved Canadian artists such as Stars, A.C. Newman, Matt Mays, Jenn Grant and...
View ArticleExclusive: listen to Don Amero's 2nd single from new album
Manitoba’s hardest-working musician, Don Amero, is about to hit the road for a fall tour. Before he leaves his hometown of Winnipeg, though, Amero dropped CBC Music an exclusive cut off his...
View ArticleRussian prime minister calls for release of Pussy Riot
The three jailed members of Russian punk band Pussy Riot have had no shortage of prominent supporters. Now they can (sort of) add another to a list that includes Paul McCartney, Madonna and Bjork....
View ArticleMusic Notes: The Weeknd, The Darcys, Snowblink, more!
The Weeknd signs with Universal Republic to re-issue his trilogy of mixtapes – Exclaim! Vancouver’s Slam Dunk signs with File Under: Music, new album Welcome to Miami, coming Nov 13 – Exclaim! Rich...
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Apple's new iPhone 5: how it matters for music fans
It's been dubbed "the biggest thing to happen to the iPhone since the iPhone," which sounds like the perfect pitch for salivating Apple nerds everywhere. Amidst much hoopla, the iPhone 5 was unveiled...
View ArticleJarvis Church pays homage to Sam Cooke
It seems to be somewhat of a rite of passage for R&B and soul singers. International superstar Seal did it a few years back, and has just done it again. So did the beloved frontman for Jacksoul,...
View ArticleWhat to expect from Camp Weezer
Weezer lead singer Rivers Cuomo recently revealed plans for the band to start its own summer camp. Earlier this year, Weezer headlined its own four-day music cruise in the Caribbean. While the Weezer...
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