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Bruce Springsteen hits the campaign trail for President Obama

He’s long been an outspoken U.S. Democratic Party backer, but rock superstar Bruce Springsteen is taking his support a step farther and once again hitting the campaign trail with President Barack...

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On air: excuse my French...

Maybe you've been hearing it, too... but doesn't there seem to be a bunch of really great French-language music on Radio 3 lately? OK, maybe not Jessica Pare, Mad Men-styles. BUT there's some to be...

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Elvis Presley’s Beverly Hills estate hits the market for $13 million

He used to sing about Heartbreak Hotel, but there was nothing tragic about Elvis Presley's spectacular digs in Beverly Hills – and they’ve just gone up for sale. Built in 1958, the 5,367 square-foot...

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Radio 2 Morning story round-up, Monday October 15

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....

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Bob Brozman’s worldly blues

In its 25-year history, CBC Radio’s Saturday Night Blues has amassed a wonderful library of interviews with blues personalities. Going back to 2008, we tap into a chat with Bob Brozman for a look at...

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Watch Lang Lang's new Chopin video with dancer Marquese Scott

For international piano sensation Lang Lang, it was a love affair with Chopin right from the start. He played Chopin's Black Key Étude at the age of seven, performed the complete set of 24 études on...

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David Fallis confronts Tallis's 40-part Goliath: Spem in alium

"Fallis versus Tallis" has a certain ring to it, don’t you think? Maybe it’s not quite the right ring in this case — too suggestive of opponents exchanging blows in some kind of violent, physical...

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Odario Talks Winning

I'm here to talk about winning; and I don't mean the type of 'winning' Charlie Sheen does. I mean the type of winning YOU can potentially do! The great folks here at Radio 3 have compiled the ultimate...

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Odario hosts Today's New Releases

The excitement I get with brand new Fall music releases continue on strong this year as we reach another New Release Tuesday. As I browse through the long list of new Canadian albums available today, I...

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Can music build cultural bridges? MOSAIC looks for the answer

By Cal Koat, producer for MOSAIC The more we are exposed to each other's cultures and traditions, the more we understand each other's thoughts, thereby ‘enriching’ society. Through the arts you see...

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The Jazz Evangelist: coffee, tea and Diana Krall in scanties

Tim Tamashiro is CBC Music's Jazz Evangelist and host of CBC Radio 2's Tonic. The Jazz Evangelist's mantra? "Come to the jazz side. We have martinis!" Expect a straight-up celebration of jazz, with a...

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The wrath of Gangis Khan

Gangis Khan is a study in contradictions. On one hand, he is almost certainly Canada's most heavily street-certified MC. He's open about his criminal past, was the target of a 2006 nightclub shooting...

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Alanis Morissette dons angel wings, shiny light rock for Havoc and Bright Lights

By Brianna Goldberg, for CBC Music With a message-driven artist like Alanis Morissette, her power is as much in the clothes on her back as the words on her lips. And when I think of Morissette, I think...

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Vote for the Radio 2 Top 20, week of October 19

Vote for the Radio 2 Top 20 here. Note the newbies: Adele, The Black Keys, Serena Ryder, Jarvis Church, David Usher and Norah Jones! <a...

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Recap the Rainbow: Over the Rainbow episode 5

We're down to six Dorothys and the competition is getting close. Can you stand it? A quick reminder of who your judges are for CBC TV's CBC TV Over the Rainbow competition: "Canada's first lady of...

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SHIFT on October 15

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...

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Repartee's synth-pop/rock dominates MusicNL Awards

If you've ever thought it required a banjo and/or a fiddle to be a successful music act in Newfoundland, then you may be in for a surprise. Repartee, a St. John's four-piece that mixes dance, rock and...

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Junk in the Trunk: Drive Stories Monday October 15

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...

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Flying Lotus: Live at the Danforth Music Hall - 10/13/2012

Flying Lotus is ubiquitous right now. The purveyor of jazz-influenced electronic bass music has been everywhere this last while, leaking audio from his just released LP Until The Quiet Comes months in...

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Grant Lawrence Live: branding bands to booze... the ultimate Canadian...

Last week the Barenaked Ladies announced that they're attaching their name to a brand new brew called BNL Strong Beer.  They're just one of a long list of bands to either brand their own beer or wine...

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