Eva-Maria Westbroek sings the title role in Francesca da Rimini
It's safe to say that without his opera Francesca da Rimini, Riccardo Zandonai would be but a footnote in the history of music. Was he a one-hit wonder? Perhaps, but calling Francesca da Rimini a hit...
View ArticleIt’s Water Cooler Wednesday!
It’s Wednesday already? Indeed it is! As per usual, every Wednesday this blog turns into the online version of a water cooler (sort of.) Essentially, it’s your spot to chit chat, to share your...
View ArticleSamba Squad: weird experiences playing drums in public places
Samba Squad gets invited to play in public. A lot. The group has played at Caribana, Toronto’s Pride Parade, events for Pedestrian Sunday in Kensington Market and Blue Jays and Argonauts games. A large...
View ArticleHAIM on the influence of ‘Bootylicious’
If you were making a musical Venn diagram with two circles representing Fleetwood Mac and Destiny’s Child, in the overlapping portion you would find “Bootylicious,” the 2001 Destiny’s Child hit...
View ArticleLow 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 ArticleSongwriting lesson with Kate Nash in Studio Q
Aside from being a talented and gracious guest, Kate Nash is the founder of the "Rock n Roll for Girls After-School Music Club" to help inspire teenage girls to get into songwriting and creating their...
View ArticleSHIFT on March 13th 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 ArticleToo much of a good thing...
America loves Taylor Swift, right? They must - the country crooner turned pop superstar seems to pop up everywhere, selling a bazillion records one day and winning an armload of awards the next. Good...
View ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Thursday March 14
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 ArticleRear-View Mirror: the salesman and his dad who gave us "Bus Stop" by The Hollies
Every week, Rich Terfry looks back in our Rear-view Mirror at a great song from the good ol’ days. This week, The Hollies and "Bus Stop."hereListen to the audio version of Rear-View Mirror by hitting...
View ArticleJunk in the Trunk: Drive Stories Wednesday March 13
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 ArticlePianist Jane Coop hosts This Is My Music
Jane Coop never imagined she would become a pianist. She says she simply wanted to emulate her sister Elsbeth, who played the piano well enough to win the 1967 CBC National Radio Competition for Young...
View ArticleLions in the Street premiere fluorescent ‘So Far Away’ video
Vancouver's Lions in the Street are tearing it up at South by Southwest right now, playing tracks from their new EP, On the Lam. And since we can't all be lucky enough to check them out in Austin, the...
View ArticleIs the truth out there?
Do you believe in aliens? Extra-terrestrial life? Little green men from far, far away?Whether or not you believe that the truth is out there, your government has decided that it's no longer their...
View ArticleDido’s Girl Who Got Away: full album stream
If all you know about Dido is that you heard her sing in that Eminem song, there are some other things you should know about her. Before Dido (yes, that's her real name, given to her in honour of the...
View ArticleThe plague, Landini and the afterlife: artistic expression in 14th-century...
On March 16, 2013, the Art Gallery of Ontario unveils a three-month exhibit entitled Revealing the Early Renaissance: Stories and Secrets in Florentine Art. On display will be the work of Florentine...
View ArticleThe Background Check: 10 things you might not know about David Bowie
Every Thursday on CBC Radio 2 Drive, Rich Terfry gives you a chance to win a great prize if you can separate the facts from the fiction about a famous artist. Rich will give you three clues, and one of...
View ArticleThe joys of moving
I’m pretty sure that moving is a special little hell created out of one’s own belongings. It is, apparently, the third most stressful thing to deal with in life (after death and divorce.)Some people...
View ArticleLive from Festival au Désert: full album stream
It’s hard to imagine a more enticing location for a festival than Timbuktu. Since 2001, the Festival au Désert has been held in or near that fabled city. It's attracted great musicians of various...
View ArticleYour brain on improvisation: insights from Michael Kaeshammer, Sonny Fortune,...
Jazz, more than other genre, is defined by improvisation, that seemingly magical ability to make up music on the spot. It's the act of spontaneous composing that goes on during improvised solos, in...
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