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Otis Taylor’s My World is Gone leads an historical expedition
Otis Taylor plays in a multi-directional musical world. The brand of blues he creates works tirelessly to move society forward, yet his themes cause us to perpetually look back.My World is Gone,...
View ArticleJunk in the Trunk: Drive Stories Tuesday March 5
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. DRIVE ON...
View ArticleInside the Archives: My Playlists featuring Robbie Robertson, Sarah Harmer...
As winter comes to a close, Inside the Music has been busy with spring cleaning. We're embracing the thaw by re-releasing old shows unavailable until now. Each week we'll release a batch of classic...
View ArticleThe future is going to be weird
Do you love the authentic sound of records played on an old-timey gramophone, but just don't have the space or money or time to find one?Well, if you've got a music-playing-device with a Bluetooth...
View ArticleFrom Carly Rae Jepsen to the Carpenters: best discovery stories in the music...
Everybody has to start somewhere, and just a few weeks ago, thousands of aspiring musicians uploaded their original songs to CBC Music to take part in our Searchlight competition for Canada’s best new...
View ArticleRear-view Mirror: Joy Division, Captain & Tennille and "Love Will Tear Us Apart"
Every week, Rich Terfry looks back in our Rear-view Mirror at a great song from the good ol’ days. This week, Joy Division with "Love Will Tear Us Apart." "Love Will Keep Us Together" by Captain &...
View ArticleSimone Osborne: 10 pieces that make me swoon
Soprano Simone Osborne's day planner is getting a lot of action these days. The former Next! artist made her Carnegie Hall debut in January 2012 at the Marilyn Horne Song Celebration. The New York...
View ArticleWater Cooler Wednesday!
It is that time again, Water Cooler Wednesday! It’s a time to chit chat about whatever is on your mind, and share the things that have made you want to high five the internet.Here's a few topics to get...
View ArticleR&B covers that surprise
There's something about a great R&B song that lends itself well to the cover treatment. Maybe it's the emotional intensity of the lyrics, or the soulful vocal delivery or the challenge of making a...
View ArticleLights' Inuvik travel diary
Written by Lights. Check out the photos of her trip in the gallery above. Check out her live, a capella performance of "Siberia" here.It is 7 a.m., Jan. 13, driving away from Pearson International...
View ArticleLights performs ‘Siberia’ in Inuvik
Lights recently traveled to the frozen north of Inuvik, N.W.T., to preview some acoustic arrangements from her upcoming Siberia Acoustic album at the Igloo Church. She brought CBC Music along for the...
View Article50 Years on Oscar Peterson’s Night Train: photo gallery
CBC Music's "50 Years on Oscar Peterson's Night Train" journey began last week in Toronto, with a jazz trio boarding a VIA Rail train bound for Montreal – or perhaps it would be more accurate to say...
View ArticleLuke Lalonde premieres sweet/sad ‘Undone’ video
As Born Ruffians gear up for the April 16 release of their BirthmarksLP, lead singer and songwriter Luke Lalonde debuts a video from his October 2012 solo record, Rhythmnals.The clip is for the...
View ArticleDeathfix goes 5 for 20
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 ArticleAn aluminum anniversary!
What were you doing in 2003? What did your life look like?In 2003, the world was captivated by the conclusion to the Lord of the Rings film trilogy. Scientists, probably wearing white lab coats and...
View ArticleSHIFT on March 6th 2013
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 ArticleFrittoli, Smirnova and Hvorostovsky star in Verdi’s Don Carlo
Wagner's Ring Cycle, a set of four operas, is widely regarded as the longest opera written. But it's very rarely, if ever, performed back to back these days. The final of the four, Götterdümmerung...
View ArticleJunk in the Trunk: Drive Stories Wednesday March 6
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. DRIVE ON...
View ArticleJoel Plaskett’s new job: This Hour Has 22 Minutes news anchor
Last night, in honour of East Coast Music Week, singer-songwriter Joel Plaskett suited up and stopped by This Hour Has 22 Minutes. The East Coast Music Awards nominee tried out his comedy news anchor...
View ArticleCBC Music producers pick their favourite overlooked Searchlight acts
From the moment the first entries started trickling in on our Searchlight competition to find Canada's next great musical act, the producers were impressed. From coast to coast, north to south, unique...
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