Colin James celebrates 25 years with live album, hall of fame nod
It’s a big week for one of Saskatchewan’s favourite sons, as Colin James releases his first ever live album, Twenty Five Live, and is inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame.Twenty Five...
View ArticleNordic music: more than just quirky pop and death metal
Nordic music often gets pigeonholed for being either a) quirky, weird pop and rock (Björk, Sigur Rós, Shout Out Louds) or b) Satan-worshipping death metal (everything else, apparently).But those...
View Article5 Canadian R&B acts to watch
As R&B leaps back into critical and pop favour, artists and producers from Canada are being touted as part of a wave of indie or alternative acts that are providing a new perspective to the genre....
View ArticleSHIFT on March 18th 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 ArticleJunk in the Trunk: Drive Stories Monday March 18
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 DEMAND...
View ArticleWhitehorse’s Luke Doucet & Melissa McClelland in Studio Q
The musical husband and wife team of Luke Doucet and Melissa McClelland join Jian at the desk in Studio Q to talk about their latest record The Fate of the World Depends on This Kiss.
View ArticleThe top 5 buzz bands of Canadian Music Week
South by Southwest just wrapped up in Austin, Texas, on Sunday, and now it’s time for the music world to focus its attention on Toronto for Canadian Music Week, starting today.Although it may not be as...
View ArticleKate Nash engages in "Girl Talk" in Studio Q
British songstress, Kate Nash, trades in the polished folk-pop sound that made her famous, for a more in-your-face sound on her new record, Girl Talk - but the fine songwriting is still in evidence....
View ArticleMeet our Searchlight Top 16 acts
The Top 16 acts in our Searchlight contest have been revealed. These 16 contenders will now be paired off to compete for your vote starting 3pm ET/noon PT today until March 24 at midnight ET. Help...
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The top 16 finalists from across Canada have been announced in CBC's Searchlight competition! Vote for your favourites now!Meet all 16 acts on your national long list
View ArticleEasing your hangover with soothing tunes
On Friday, you shared your favourite Canadian indie drinking songs in preparation for St. Patrick's Day. St. Paddy's has come and gone, in a green, Irish whisky flavoured blur... and for a lot of...
View ArticleExclusive: Willie Nelson premieres new video, 'I Wish I Didn’t Love You So'
On April 16, Willie Nelson & Family will release Let’s Face the Music And Dance, a new album of covers drawn from pop and country songwriters of the '30s and '40s.The first single from the new...
View ArticleMarc-André Hamelin's Haydn: Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 11: partial album stream
Pianist Marc-André Hamelin is taking his love affair with the music of Haydn to the next level with his latest release. Having recorded three volumes of the Austrian composer's sonatas for Hyperion...
View ArticleStream: Joshua Van Tassel’s Dream Date
On March 26 Joshua Van Tassel releases his new album Dream Date (you can pre-order the album from Backward Music). We've been playing it for a couple of weeks and have fallen in love with it. So we...
View ArticleThe Strokes’ Comedown Machine: full album stream
Comedown Machine, the new album from the Strokes, will be released on Tuesday, March 26, but you can stream the album right now on CBC Music. It's the New York band’s fifth album, and the followup to...
View ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Tuesday March 19
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 ArticleSeeking solace in sound
One of the best things you can do when you're in the most joyous of jubilant moods is catch one of your favourite songs on the radio and just crank the thing up. (Don't worry: we definitely have...
View ArticleFormer NHL great Theoren Fleury finds healing in 'hockey tonk'
Native Hockey News editor-in-chief Philip Paul-Martin recently spoke with former NHL player Theoran Fleury. Here is his story.National Hockey League great Theoren Fleury’s take on his music is...
View ArticleThe Milk Carton Kids’ the Ash & Clay: advance album stream
LISTEN The Milk Carton Kids' The Ash & ClayAlbum stream to March 26, 2013Tracklist From the opening seconds of L.A.-based folk duo The Milk Carton Kids' new album, The Ash & Clay, it's obvious...
View ArticleInside the Archives: Experimental Music from John Cage to Pat Metheny
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...
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