Giants of Jazz: Herbie Hancock in exclusive interview from CBC's Hot Air archive
This edition of Giants of Jazz brings you an interview with Herbie Hancock, one of the most celebrated figures in jazz. His career has extended well beyond the sphere of jazz, starting in 1966 when...
View ArticleThe stories behind Peter Gabriel's Real World Records: Sheila Chandra
Before the internet made global music as easily accessible as mainstream pop, there was Peter Gabriel’s one-man effort to bring world music to, well, the world. In 1989, Gabriel used his big Genesis...
View ArticleWhat’cha Readin’? The Sadies’ Mike Belitsky on working with Neil Young
As we continue reading Neil Young’s new memoir, Waging Heavy Peace, I'm tracking down people with interesting stories to share about Canada's most iconic rocker. Last week's post ignited a minor furor...
View ArticleJoyce DiDonato sings Drama Queens, Brussels Philharmonic plays Samsung world...
Grammy-winning mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato delivers the big emotions on her new release; Brussels Philharmonic musicians make history by trading their sheet music for computer tablets, and a new, very...
View ArticleDeadmau5 to Derrick May: the top 5 EDM rants
The tides continue to change in pop music — remember when hip-hop producers were caking off Britney Spears? — but over the past few years, synth-heavy dance music has crashed on its money-laden...
View ArticlePuccini's Tosca from the COC
Saturday Afternoon at the Opera proudly presents Puccini’s Tosca, one of the best-loved operas of all time, in a production from the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto. Tosca continues to thrill...
View ArticleSHIFT on November 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...
View ArticlePeter Mansbridge goes One on One with the Bucky Awards
This week, we announced the nominees for this year's CBC Radio 3 Bucky Awards, which honours the best talent in Canadian independent music over the past year. It's our seventh year hosting the awards,...
View ArticleJunk in the Trunk: Drive Stories Thursday November 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. Today, Pete Morey fills in for Rich! Here are the stories we're...
View ArticlePretty fly for a dead guy: the most iconic clothes of Jimi, Janis and John
Last week, it was announced that Jimi Hendrix would get his own clothing line 42 years after his death. The line, designed by Lyric Culture with input from the Hendrix family, will feature the late...
View ArticleGrant Lawrence Live: Movember Half-Way Point! How's That Mo?
Ok, today we reach the exact halfway point of Movember. All around the western world, men are growing moustaches to raise awareness for prostate and testicular cancer and men's mental health issues....
View ArticleZZ Top looks to the past for La Futura
We may be in the throes of Movember, but beards were definitely king on Tuesday, Nov. 13, as ZZ Top, the greatest crossover act in the blues, received one of the music industry’s most prestigious...
View ArticleFrom Avril to Demi: fixing up Justin Bieber
The problem with being a freshly dumped 18-year-old multimillionaire is that there are just too many options to choose from. Where will Justin Bieber find the time to source, screen and survey...
View ArticleAmbient pioneer Pete Namlook dies at 51
It was with great sadness that we woke up today to learn about the death of Pete Kuhlmann, better known as Pete Namlook, at his farm in Traben-Trarbach, Germany. Namlook was 51.His daughter Fabia...
View ArticleConstellation Records reflects on 15 years of surviving in the music biz
“I love Constellation Records,” the late American musical genius Vic Chesnutt once told me ahead of the release of North Star Deserter, his 2007 debut for the label.“I love a lot of their bands, and...
View ArticleRaina has an electronic dance party with our Bucky nominees
BLEEP BLOOP BLEEP! BLEEPY BLOOPY! Yes, that's right, I can speak robot. But not nearly as well as our nominees for the Hugh LeCaine Electronic Sackbut Award for Best Electronic Artist for this year's...
View ArticleTop 5 pianists to follow on Twitter
Here are five fabulous pianists who play in the world's most prestigious concert halls and have tens of thousands of devoted fans. They also play in the parallel universe of Twitter, where thousands...
View ArticleChoral Concert presents 'mysterious worlds'
This week on Choral Concert, Peter Togni brings us mysterious worlds: ethereal sounds that evoke fairy tales, distant lands and cloud-capped mountains; music that invokes mysterious places.It will all...
View ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Friday November 16
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 ArticleExclusive video: Hannah Georgas and Ryan Guldemond perform 'Love It Dissipates'
The standout track on the new Mother Mother album is "Love It Dissipates." With this song, Mother Mother frontman and songwriter Ryan Guldemond has outdone himself with wickedly humorous and tender...
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