The Language of Lyrics
When you hear song lines in a language other than English, do you think: what does it all mean and why did the band make that choice? Yes, I ponder these sorts of questions too. They keep me up at...
View ArticleRoyal Wood gets tiny, Wake Owl goes monochrome, Valleys float: this week's...
Royal Wood, “The Glory” (featuring Sarah Slean)Stop-motion animation and time-lapse photography bring tiny dioramas to life in Royal Wood’s sweeping, landscape-rich new video, which also features a...
View ArticleDisc of the week: Barbara Hannigan sings Britten
Here's your disc of the week for March 10, 2013. Each week CBC Radio 2's In Concert looks at new classical music releases and selects one recording that you'll want to know about. Artists:Amsterdam...
View ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Monday March 11
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...
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Ben Harper enlists talents of Charlie Musselwhite for his blues crossover
Ben Harper, along with veteran blues harmonica ace Charlie Musselwhite, has just released a major blues album, Get Up!. Harper’s international tour, in support of his 11th studio album in 20 years, was...
View ArticleNo Sinner’s Colleen Rennison talks motorcycling across Texas, a new album,...
They’ve become one of the buzziest bands in Vancouver, and with a cross-country tour starting this week and an upcoming album that’s being mixed in Texas by Canadian guitar guru Gordie Johnson, No...
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5 essential compositions by John Weinzweig
John Weinzweig, sometimes called the dean of Canadian composers, was born on March 11, 1913. He is credited with bringing 12-tone technique to the Canadian music scene, composing a wide range of works...
View ArticleTGIM
And here we are again, kicking off a new week. It’s Monday, a day dreaded by many and also a noted bummer in the world of pop culture. Whether it be the Bangles “Manic Monday” or Boomtown Rats “I Don’t...
View ArticleBrian McKnight’s More Than Words: album stream and interview
At the airport awaiting a flight, the man on the other end of the phone line sounds buoyant, self-assured and totally in command of his career. It’s a cool confidence that, in a nutshell, defines the...
View ArticleThe Jazz Evangelist: how to grow jazz
When was the last time you went out to see live jazz? Was it at a jazz festival or club? Or maybe you heard it at a special event you attended. There's no question that jazz is available throughout...
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The Burning Hell exclusively unveil ‘Grown-ups’ from new LP, People
Beloved Canadian rock band the Burning Hell is releasing a new LP called People on April 16 (via weewerk/Headless Owl/BB Island), and we have an exclusive sneak peek at the first song on the album,...
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The Highest Order’s If It’s Real: album stream and Q&A
The Highest Order is a psych-rock band from Toronto featuring Simone Schmidt, Paul Mortimer and Kyle Porter of One Hundred Dollars. And with Simone TB on drums, the band has the exact same lineup as...
View ArticleSHIFT on March 11th 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 ArticleKate Nash performs "You So Cool, I’m So Freaky" in Studio Q
Kate Nash shares a special acoustic performance of "You're So Cool, I'm So Freaky" from her third record "Girl Talk".
View ArticleJim Guthrie releases CORPOREAL EP from Playstation Sound Shapes game
On top of last week’s hubbub about the May 7 release of TakesTime, his first pop LP in 10 years, Jim Guthrie has also put out the CORPOREAL EP, consisting of music written for Playstation’s Sound...
View ArticleEast Coast Music Awards Hangover Party
[Raina is filling-in for Grant Lawrence today]The 25th annual East Coast Awards wrapped up last night in fine form in Halifax. It's always one of Canada's biggest musical parties of the year.The big...
View ArticleEast Coast Music Awards celebrate Stompin' Tom and the next generation of stars
The East Coast Music Awards celebrated 25 years with a video tribute to the late Stompin’ Tom Connors, the iconic artist from Saint John, N.B. who passed away last week.The tribute received a standing...
View ArticleJunk in the Trunk: Drive Stories Monday March 11
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. This week Pete Morey fills in for Rich. Here are the stories we're...
View ArticleWalk off the Earth’s R.E.V.O.: full album stream
Walk off the Earth, the Burlington, Ont., band whose videos have been viewed over 300 million times on YouTube, are on the verge of releasing their first full-length album since breaking through with...
View ArticleStream the Cecilia String Quartet’s new CD, Amoroso
The Cecilia String Quartet explores music by Leos Janáček, Alban Berg and Anton Webern on its new album, called Amoroso, scheduled for release on March 19. Read on, as CBC Music gives you the...
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