Watch the finals of the Honens International Piano Competition
Welcome to CBC Music's live video stream of the 2012 Honens International Piano Competition finals, coming to you from Jack Singer Concert Hall at Calgary's Epcor Centre. Over two evenings, Oct. 25 and...
View ArticleDo you like your musicians clean and sober?
When will these young rock 'n rollers learn? I've been reading/hearing a lot about Burton Cummings and his recent decision to "straighten up and fly right". Has the music world not learned its lesson?...
View ArticleGiants of Jazz: Louis Armstrong in exclusive interview from CBC's Hot Air...
This edition of Giants of Jazz focuses on the man whom many consider to be the greatest figure in jazz, and one of the true stars of American culture in the 20th century: Louis Armstrong. “You know you...
View ArticleWhat’cha Readin’? Perfect Youth gets punked
Ladies, gentlemen, everyone, I’m sorry we missed each other last week when we were meant to be discussing our book of the month, Perfect Youth – The Birth of Canadian Punk by Sam Sutherland. I was...
View ArticleMovies based on country music songs
Country music is known for songs that tell great stories. In just a few minutes, a song can spin a tale of adventure, mystery, love or murder. It’s no wonder, then, that some film writers have been...
View ArticleJunk in the Trunk: Drive Stories Thursday October 25
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, Pete Morey fills in for Rich. Here are the stories we're...
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Grant Lawrence's Top 5 Canadian country music crossover artists
Today over on CBC Music's country page, there's a great feature on movies that were inspired by classic country songs. It got me to a-thinkin' that CBC Radio 3 probably plays more "crossover" country...
View ArticleOperaChic, Barihunks and more: singing the praises of vocal blogs
From Barihunks, where the sexiest baritones take centre stage, to astute observations about opera from a teenage perspective, to OperaChic's trademark blend of opera, politics and high fashion; this...
View ArticleFred E Fame and the Great Canadian Hip-Hop Card Collection
Filed under the category of Strange Hip-Hop Confessions, I admit to blowing much of my pubescent allowance on sports playing cards. There’s the Wayne Gretzky rookie card, which I sold for a princely...
View Article[Video] A.C. Newman and Neko Case: the Hudson River Session
La Blogothèque, the video purveyor of intimate musical sessions, has just posted two new videos featuring A.C. Newman performing songs from his new album, Shut Down the Streets. The videos were...
View ArticleElect Canada’s greatest pianist of 2012
On the heels of the Honens International Piano Competition, highlights of which will be heard on CBC Radio 2's In Concert on Oct. 28, we're celebrating Canada’s pianistic exports. Among them are three...
View ArticleLa Finta Giardiniera: an early Mozart opera
As opera plots go, La Finta Giardiniera (loosely translated as The Pretend Garden Girl) is particularly out of sync with modern times. The garden girl, Sandrina, lost her lover when he stabbed her in a...
View ArticleSend all promos to: Anupa Mistry, the new CBC Electronic community producer
Hi! I'm Anupa, the new community producer for CBC Electronic. You might have seen me around the CBC Music blogs; I recently wrote about taking in a Jay-Z show at the brand new (and controversial)...
View ArticleLanarama: Obsession with the past and those who've passed
Forbes recently released their list of Top Earning Dead Celebrities in 2012. Who would you have predicted to be at the top? It was Elizabeth Taylor, which may seem slightly unexpected, but her art and...
View ArticleArcade Fire: new album likely in 2013
During a great interview with Ottawa's CKCU 93.1 FM today, Arcade Fire's Jeremy Gara let slip that the band is working full time on the new record, which should be ready toward the end of 2013. This...
View ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Friday October 26
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 ArticleJaffa Road maps the world with Where the Light Gets In
Oh, the places you will go, with Jaffa Road's new album. That's because the Toronto-based five-piece is something of an anomaly. It’s not enough to describe their sound as a multicultural mosaic or a...
View ArticleThe R3-30: Canada's Top Indie Songs + looking back to the 2011 Bucky Awards
CHART #317 listen Check 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). The Bucky Awards (R3's year-end...
View ArticleSHIFT and Over the Rainbow on October 26: Eva Cassidy and Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
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 ArticleListen to the Top 20 for Oct. 26, 2012, and vote for next week's chart
Guess who's number one again? Find out tonight at 7 p.m. (7:30 NT). Plus, four new entries including Martha Wainwright, K'naan, and the Grapes of Wrath shoot up the chart with their new singles!...
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