Junk in the Trunk: Drive Stories Friday March 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 ArticleIn conversation with Elisapie
Elisapie is a successful singer-songwriter, recording artist, documentary filmmaker and activist who comes from Salluit, Nunavik, in Northern Quebec. She is nominated for a Juno award this year in the...
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Welcome to Searchlight: Mainstreet Cape Breton!
Are you Cape Breton’s next great musical act? Searchlight is a new contest from CBC Radio One’s Mainstreet Cape Breton – your chance to show off your musical chops and be named the best new act on...
View ArticleSt. Patrick’s Day drinking music
Make sure your finest green garments are back from the cleaner, stock up on Gatorade and get ready - St. Patrick's Day is this Sunday!Whether you're Irish or not, St. Patty's Day is one of the biggest...
View ArticleMy Playlist with Sloan’s Chris Murphy
Sloan fans are going to be very happy with our latest My Playlist. It features Sloan bassist, major songwriter and essentially the guy who keeps it all together — Chris Murphy.Following a loosely woven...
View ArticleSt. Patricks’ Day meets the Nutcracker: In Concert Quiz
Celebrating St. Patrick's Day, the In Concert quiz challenges you to name the three Nutcracker dances tapped out below by sensational Irish dancer Fred Nguyen.Each is a famous dance from Tchaikovsky's...
View ArticleDiscover Bénédicte Lauzière: Canada's next violin superstar
Meet Bénédicte Lauzière, Canada's next violin superstar. Lauzière is one of CBC Music's Next! artists for 2013. Next! presents eight rising Canadian stars in classical music, recorded for broadcast on...
View ArticleR2 Weekend Morning roundup for Saturday and Sunday March 16 and 17
On Radio 2 Weekend Morning, Molly Johnson eases you into your weekend with some great Canadian songs and stories about musicians and the people of Canada, from coast to coast to coast.Here are some of...
View ArticleAdvice You Can Sing About
Where do you go to get advice? Your mum? Your brother, your sister? Maybe your therapist or your best friend?Have you ever received good advice in a song? Songwriters offer a wealth of good advice in...
View ArticleSXSW 2013’s freaks and fashions
6th Street in Austin,Texas is the chaotic epicentre for the SXSW Music Festival. Every day during the festival, bands, companies, and general weirdos fight for the tiniest slice of your attention so...
View ArticleDisc of the week: Duo Concertante performs Beethoven
Here's your disc of the week for March 17, 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. Artist:Duo...
View ArticleMatt Mays hits the surf, Dragonette takes a step back, and deadmau5 gets...
From hitting the waves in Costa Rica to visiting a graveyard to contemplate our one-way trip through life, this week's new videos run the gamut both thematically and geographically – although several...
View ArticlePapal playlist
Much of the talk over the last few days has been about the election of Pope Francis I. Regardless of your spiritual (or non-spiritual) bent, it certainly is fascinating to watch the process unfold, as...
View ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Monday March 18
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 ArticleEverything you need to know about SXSW 2013 (even if you weren't there)
The SXSW Festival prides itself on being at the leading edge of culture. Famously, apps like Twitter and Foursquare made their big splash at the SXSW Interactive conference, and artists like the White...
View Article5 classical music ensembles to discover on CBC Music
Musicians of all genres are creating artist pages on CBC Music. Below we highlight five classical/contemporary ensembles that have done so, and you can learn even more about them by clicking their...
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CBC Music’s Activity Book: hours of fun with Feist, Carly Rae, Ron Sexsmith...
We know March break is a lot of fun, but the staff at CBC Music want to make it, like, 100 times more fun.So we created the CBC Music Activity Book, designed to help keep you busy through those long...
View ArticleWhat’s in a genre name?
[Emma is guest hosting today and tomorrow for Lana Gay]Neo-glam. Trillwave. Bro-fi. Yes, these are all music genres (even if only because they exist as track tags on music streaming platform...
View ArticleThe Jazz Evangelist: Louis Armstrong, a father?
It's a common enough story — a man and woman fool around behind a cover of deception. And although they are careful, their tryst results in a child. This is the story Sharon Preston-Folta claims as her...
View ArticleCanada's greatest musical fashions
It's Fashion Week in Toronto and Vancouver, and while we don't know exactly what that means (new toques?), we recognize well-dressed musicians when we see them. This country is full of them.Some...
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