Watch Young Rival's outrageous new video 'Two Reasons'
Young Rival have achieved something visually stunning with their brand new video for "Two Reasons." You can check it out below (unless you have an aversion to talking monkey anuses, in which case you...
View ArticleWatch Music and the Psychedelic Mind
Please watch your toes, I'm about to drop a deliberately provocative statement:Drugs and music go together like Batman and Robin, or maybe more like french fries and gravy. Now some might not like...
View ArticleCarly Rae Jepsen meets Nardwuar
After 300 million YouTube views, nine weeks on the top of the Billboard charts and hundreds of online tributes, Carly Rae Jepsen has achieved another career milestone: an interview with Nardwuar the...
View ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Friday October 19
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 ArticleThe R3-30: Canada's Top Indie Songs & 'earworms'
CHART #316 listenCheck out this week's edition of the chart as a handy dandy playlist or podcast (stream with the play button, download using the links to the right). Have you ever had a song stuck in...
View ArticleSHIFT and Over the Rainbow on October 19: Ella Fitzgerald and Eva Cassidy
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 Article5 for 20: Matt Murphy of the Super Friendz
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 ArticleJunk in the Trunk: Drive Stories Friday October 19
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.Today, Craig Norris is in for Rich. Here are the stories we're...
View ArticleTop 5 Gigs of the Weekend: Halifax Pop Explosion, Matt Mays, Ladyhawk, Tom...
Earlier this week, Grimes announced she was cancelling three Canadian tour dates due to hearing loss and tinnitus. It's definitely an issue that can affect any music fan, but rarely do you hear about...
View ArticlePhoto gallery: behind the scenes at Honens
The triennial Honens International Piano Competition is happening right now in Calgary. It offers the richest prize in the world of international music competitions: one laureate will win $100,000 and...
View ArticleBlue Rodeo's first 5 records: an oral history
Since Blue Rodeo started playing live shows in 1985, the band has seen many members come and go, with three sticking it out since day one — guitarist/singer Jim Cuddy, guitarist/singer Greg Keelor and...
View ArticleRADIOGRAHAM: What's your fortress of solitude?
[Originally broadcast Saturday, October 13, 2012] Where do you go to get away from it all? To recharge your batteries? Everybody needs a place where they can be by themselves and contemplate the world....
View ArticleBruce Springsteen has trouble rhyming 'Obama'
Although he vowed not to get involved in this year’s U.S. presidential race, Bruce Springsteen has come out in full support of President Barack Obama, going so far as to pen a campaign song for the...
View ArticleListen to the Top 20 for Oct. 19, 2012, and vote for next week's chart
CBC Radio 3's Odario Williams hosts this week's Radio 2 Top 20, which features four new entries, a heat-seeker from Serena Ryder, and a comeback tune from The Grapes of Wrath. Listen linkClick the...
View ArticleThe Devil's interval on Choral Concert
This week on Choral Concert, Peter Togni brings us a full slate of new releases, including a wonderful new CD by the French group, Diabolus in Musica, who dedicate themselves to the performance of...
View ArticleKathleen Edwards reacts to ECHO Songwriting Prize win
Kathleen Edwards has won this year's ECHO Songwriting Prize competition for "A Soft Place to Land." The award is run by SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Musicians), and aims to honour "the most...
View ArticleThe Q Interview: Mumford & Sons
UK folk rockers, Mumford & Sons are following up their platinum-selling debut "Sigh No More" with a new album called "Babel". Marcus Mumford and Ben Lovett join Jian at the desk to talk about...
View ArticleFrom the vaults: Arthur Ozolins
We’ve been looking back at some landmark CBC recordings featuring great Canadians who have enjoyed international careers in the classical music world. This week, we’re listening to pianist Arthur...
View ArticleWhat are your top 3 essential Bruce Springsteen records?
This Sunday, Oct. 21, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band return to Hamilton, Ont., for a show at Copps Coliseum. As such, Springsteen fans like me are in a reflective mood. Now that his current...
View ArticleSuperstar rapper Drake finishes high school
He spent eight seasons at Degrassi Community School, but all of those interpersonal life lessons must not lead to diplomas, because former teen actor and hip-hop sensation Drake never graduated from...
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