Odario previews this week's Bucky Awards rollout
Hello Weekenders, I'm getting excited about CBC Radio 3's annual awards broadcast & podcast, which is steadily approaching. Come December 7, we will highlight and honour Canada's stand-out indie...
View ArticleJustin Bieber, Carly Rae Jepsen, Gordon Lightfoot, Johnny Reid to play 100th...
He’s known more for making teen girls swoon than for rocking the rough and tumble football crowd, but international pop star Justin Bieber – who just topped a record-setting three billion hits on...
View ArticleTerrace Symphony Orchestra gets on-stage shake during major West Coast quake
When Ingunn Reinsbakken first felt the tremors on the stage, she thought someone was kicking the riser beneath her; but as the back-and-forth shaking grew more violent, the musician knew something was...
View ArticleTony Bennett and Mexican star Thalia duet in exclusive video
Five reasons why Tony Bennett is still hip, at the age of 86: 1. Frank Sinatra was his best friend. 2. He inspires descriptions like this: “He's got a jaw like Gibraltar, pale green-blue eyes, silver...
View ArticleRecap the Rainbow: Over the Rainbow episode 7
We're down to the last four Dorothys on CBC's Over the Rainbow semifinals. Next week we'll find out who will play the lead role in The Wizard of Oz at the Ed Mirvish Theatre, beginning in...
View ArticleAn Introvert in an Extrovert's World
The last few hours of the day is most likely the only time of day that many of us are allowed to be our true selves. At home, behind closed doors, we can be true to our own nature, and not be trying...
View ArticleBucky Awards 2012
To nominate your sexiest artist:comment hereemail ustweet @CBCRadio3(Nominations open from Oct 30 - Nov 1) To nominate your Hottest Pipes artist (the award for best vocals):comment hereemail...
View ArticleBucky Awards 2012: Nominations open for 'Rookie of the Year'
The Bucky Awards belong to you. From beginning to end, you run the show! Last week, you suggested some categories - and re-named some old ones. This week you'll fill those categories. Grant, Lana and I...
View ArticleAboriginal Music Week: musicians share their favourite songs to play live
Aboriginal Music Week kicks off Oct. 30 in Winnipeg. Now in its fourth year, the festival consists of five nights, 12 concerts and 34 bands, performing a variety of musical genres including blues,...
View ArticleThe Jazz Evangelist: Ottawa, DIY jazz town
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!" Today, a look at the Ottawa jazz scene. Most...
View ArticleSHIFT on October 29
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 ArticleJunk in the Trunk: Drive Stories Monday October 29
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. Here are the stories we're talking about today. FEATURES: WIN...
View Article'C'est l'Halloween': the story behind the greatest French Halloween song ever
Every October for the past three decades, thousands of French students across Canada have sung the same spooky song: “C’est l’Halloween,” a perfect tune for kids learning the language. If you’re not...
View Article[Video] Death From Above 1979 releases new material on tour
Fans have been waiting for new music from Toronto noise-punk duo Death From Above 1979 ever since they broke up in 2006. Despite some riotous reunion shows from drummer/singer Sebastien Grainger and...
View ArticleBucky Award 2012: nominations open for 'The Golden Bucky' (Best Song)
It's time to collect your nominations for the CBC Radio 3 Listeners Choice Awards, otherwise known as the Buckys, honouring the best Canadian music of 2012! Hopefully you've let Craig Norris know which...
View ArticleMenahan Street Band: Brooklyn’s instrumental soul
Following in the footsteps of legendary soul acts Booker T & the MG’s and the Meters, Brooklyn-based Menahan Street Band has been reinventing instrumental soul music for the new millennium. Now,...
View ArticleAzari & III producer announces solo record
Alixander III (Alphonse Lanza), of Toronto's Juno- and Polaris Prize-nominated dance music act Azari & III, will release a solo debut LP Nov. 23. The Incline of Western Civilization Pt. III comes...
View ArticleDuran Duran insipid or impressive? Jian v. Coyne
CBC Radio One host, author and Moxy Früvous alumnus Jian Ghomeshi read his essay in defence of English new wave band Duran Duran on Q yesterday. asdf It's not suprising when one of Ghomeshi's essays...
View ArticleIndian Handcrafts’ Civil Disobedience for Losers: album stream and Q&A
The much buzzed-about duo Indian Handcrafts is set to release its debut LP, Civil Disobedience for Losers, on Oct. 30 on Sargent House, and you can stream it here until Nov. 5. ListenCivil...
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Eminem announces 2013 LP via Detroit Tigers-styled hat
Even though the Detroit Tigers got swept out of the World Series last night with a 4–3, extra innings loss to the champion San Francisco Giants, Motor City ambassador Eminem is showing his team spirit...
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