Music Notes : Early Edition, Sept 23 2010
Watch Luke Doucet perform Monkeys live @ Six Shooter Records. (above) Victoria, BC’s Rifflandia Festival kicks off today! A dozen Canadian acts heading to Switzerland for the Heartland Festival, Nov...
View ArticleLIVE ON CBC3! FESTIVAL WEEKEND WHEN THE WEATHER IS LOUSY!!
It is a big weekend for the West Coast, starting tonight. Victoria's Rifflandia Festival begins it's third anniversary the right way with performances by Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo and Aesop Rock!...
View ArticleDoes Anyone Miss Mystery?
Welcome back folks. Jay of the Sloan recording group here. Ironically, as I write this missive for the blog, I wonder... in this age of twitter, facebook, and general instant information, have we lost...
View ArticleMusic Notes : Late Edition, Sept 23 2010
Watch The Sadies discuss their latest album with Gord Downie at the Bathouse Studio in Kingston. (above) “Gotta stay punk rock kids…” Broken Social Scene meets Yo Gabba Gabba! Spinner Metric...
View ArticleOlio/Rifflandia Interview: Fine Mist
Fine Mist is a dance pop duo from Vancouver consisting of Jay Arner and Megan McDonald. Last week, they released their debut album, Public Domain, which you can hear streaming on their CBC Radio 3...
View ArticleToday on Appetite for Distraction: Twitter Beefs
No, this isn’t something you eat. According to Urban Dictionary a Twitter Beef is one of those Twitter fights. In other words – a very public argument between two people who have time to craft short...
View ArticlePetroleum By-Product "TV Date" - Track of the Day for September 24, 2010
listen DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE My name is Rick Chung. I am a Vancouver broadcast journalist, CBC Radio 3's Alexis Mazurin intern, and your Track of the Day guest host. For today, I picked Petroleum...
View ArticleWhat’cha Readin’? Liz Worth Answers Questions about Treat Me Like Dirt: An...
Liz Worth on Treat Me Like Dirt Part ILW Liz Worth on Treat Me Like Dirt Part IILW The What'cha Readin' Book Club concludes its discussion of Treat Me Like Dirt : An Oral History Of Punk In Toronto...
View ArticleThe R3-30 Reveals The Official Song Of The 2010 Summer!
CHART #210 This was a momentous week for Canadian Independent Music, a week in which the whole world turned its attention to our finest artists. And after months of anticipation and debate, the votes...
View ArticleMusic Notes : Early Edition, Sept 24 2010
Watch Bernier + Messier in session for Bande à part. (above) Paul Saulnier of PS I Love You talks about debut album and origins of his band’s name. Exclaim! Black Mountain keyboardist, Jeremy Schmidt,...
View ArticleOlio Festival Interview: Petroleum By-Product
Petroleum By-Product is a Vancouver new wave band that channels 1980s new wave and glam rock with their socially conscious songs commenting on today's society. The band consists of Sally Jørgensen...
View ArticleLive on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Top 5 Gigs of the Weekend w/ Diamond...
Coming up today on Grant Lawrence Live, 2PM ET / 11AM PT on CBC Radio 3's web radio/Sirius 86: Today's Guest: Diamond Rings This weekend marks the official move to shuffle festivals from the great...
View ArticleRifflandia Interview: Teen Daze
Teen Daze is a one man musical act all to himself with an electronic pop sound influenced by contemporary, "chillwave" artists like Washed Out, Toro Y Moi, and also Daft Punk. Teen Daze recently...
View ArticleWho. Is. This?: The Unexpected
It's Friday! Good afternoon! Jay Ferguson here for one more round before the return of the mack. And by mack, I mean Lana Gay. Thanks for having me. Time certainly flies when you're on the mic, playing...
View ArticleMusic Notes : Late Edition, Sept 24 2010
Rich Aucoin makes hype trailer for fall tour which kicks-off in Vancouver tonight, with Hey Rosetta! & Hot Hot Heat. (above) K’naan cancels charity performance in BC, will his fans understand why?...
View ArticleOlio Festival Interview: Lakefield
Lakefield is a "five-piece, Vancouver based band which blends the sounds of Cinematic, Epic, and Indie-Pop in a slew of well placed awkward moments and soaring harmonies." Their debut album is called...
View ArticleCBC Song Quest: Vote Now for Your Favourite Stretch of Road
Someday, when humans travel via teleportation, Canadians will look back on this time and say "Roads? What are these things called roads?" And CBC.ca, now a sentient autonomous website, will say in a...
View ArticleWest Coast Festival Weekend
It's quite the festival weekend on the west coast of Canada with both Olio Festival happening in Vancouver and Rifflandia Festival happening Victoria. It was a tough choice but I couldn't resist a...
View ArticleToday on Appetite for Distraction: Hometown Heroes x 2
I've had one busy Friday (aren't they supposed to be all cruise control?) I got a chance to sit down with the artist known as Diamond Rings (more on that for an upcoming Extended Play), and now it's my...
View ArticleNew CBC Radio 3 Videos: Sept 24 2010
CBC Radio 3 is waiting for your video footage! If you're a member - login and upload. If you're not yet a member - sign up and start your own revolution! We accept these formats: MPG, MPEG, AVI, MOV,...
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