Janina Fialkowska hosts This Is My Music, episode 2
Janina Fialkowska has been named “Canada’s first lady of Chopin” by music critic Robert Cummings. He was reviewing her newest CD, Chopin Recital 2, which was released in August. The recording has...
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Eric Clapton vs. Jimmy Page: tournament of riffs
Guitar Month is in overdrive as we approach the end of November. Yesterday, in our Greatest Guitar Riff Ever poll, Jimi Hendrix unsurprisingly (yet barely) beat Chuck Berry in votes to advance in this...
View ArticleTCNH: New Releases from Gold & Youth and Mardi Noir!
After an embarrassment of riches in the new release department over the past few weeks there are only two in the show today!Gold & Youth - City of QuartzMardi Noir - Le grand réveil So, time will...
View ArticleTribute to Chavela Vargas, cigar smoker, womanizer and singer
Chavela Vargas's history reads like a myth: "In her youth, she dressed as a man, smoked cigars, drank heavily, carried a gun and was known for her characteristic red jorongo."An article in the New...
View ArticleEsthero on Kanye, Timbaland and hanging with fans
Everything is Expensive is only Esthero’s third album —“In 400 years,” she interrupts.Well, almost. It’s actually only been 14 years since her debut album, Breath From Another. While the seven-year...
View ArticleSwamp Thing’s Creature Feature: album stream and Q&A
In today’s pop culture, it’s hard not to come across horror elements like zombies, vampires and other creepy stuff that go bump in the night. As Swamp Thing, underground hip-hop vets Timbuktu,...
View ArticleEvy Jane premiere new single, 'Nothing So Great'
Evelyn Mason and Jeremiah Klein make up the Vancouver "space pop" duo Evy Jane. Both draw from backgrounds in the electronic community and bring a unique sense of space and arrangement to a vocal pop...
View ArticleBif Naked's Forever: full album stream
Bif is back! On Dec. 4, the illustrious Ms. Naked releases her newest offering to patiently waiting Bif-o-philes everywhere. The album, her first in three years, is called Bif Naked Forever: Acoustic...
View ArticleKing Cobb Steelie’s Project Twinkle: album stream and Q&A
Guelph-bred/Toronto-based band King Cobb Steelie has been pretty quiet since releasing its 2004 effort, Destroy All Codes, but the band members did get together to play a couple of charity shows in...
View ArticleScottish EDM producer Calvin Harris in Studio Q
Scottish DJ, producer, and songwriter, Calvin Harris has found musical success, both with his own songs and through his work with Rihanna and Florence Welch. He joins Jian at the desk in Studio Q to...
View ArticleEdmonton über-fans await the 1st ever appearance of Paul McCartney
One of the first questions Bill Moroziuk asks anyone who applies to work at his Beatles-heavy Edmonton record store, named after the Beatles album Revolver, is “Can you name all four Beatles?” He saw...
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SHIFT on November 27
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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#CDNbandbeer: Nickelbock, Elliott Brewed and more
Puns are widely regarded among dads and Twitter users as one of the highest forms of humour, so when Grant Lawrence Live launched the #CDNbandbeer hashtag, it trended its way right into the top ten...
View ArticleAfter Comets on Fire, Ben Chasny ascends with Six Organs of Admittance
Ben Chasny is at home in western Massachusetts, discussing the new Six Organs of Admittance LP, Ascent (out now on Drag City), which finds the normally quiet, acoustic project taking on the form of a...
View ArticleAlex Lifeson to Keith Richards: The best guitar solo faces in music
Guitar legends are often praised for their dexterity, skill, and a stellar sense of rhythm. But the most overlooked talent of the guitarist is the masterful facial aerobics they must perform when...
View ArticleJunk in the Trunk: Drive Stories Wednesday November 28
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...
View ArticleWho is Canada's Taylor Swift?
There’s no doubting Taylor Swift’s dominance, with her hit single, “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” sitting at the top of both the Billboard country and pop charts.But aside from selling more...
View ArticleDo Make Say Think release 'Greed Waltz'
Today, Toronto post-rock outfit Do Make Say Think has shared a previously unreleased track, titled "Greed Waltz." The instrumental was composed and performed as a live score for the 1924 Erich von...
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Nominees for the #socialbutterfly award
It seems like you can't be a successful musician these days without a strong social media presence. Fortunately for us, Canadian musicians have approached Tweeting, blogging, Instagramming, and...
View ArticlePa Joe: One more for Greatest Canadian Guitarists of All Time
Since this is my last post during CBC Music's Guitar Month, I'm going to use it to give props to a guitar player who was completely ignored. You can forgive the pundits for doing so, since he hasn't...
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