Drake and Snoop Lion speak out against gun violence on 'No Guns Allowed'
A new song has leaked from the upcoming Snoop Lion album, Reincarnated, which sees the rapper-turned-reggae singer teaming up with Drake to contemplate gun violence. You can listen to "No Guns Allowed"...
View ArticleChoral Concert celebrates the Renaissance
The early Renaissance is considered one of the most extraordinary periods in history for choral music. Some of the most beautiful and luminescent music of all time comes from the pen of the Renaissance...
View ArticleJunk in the Trunk: Drive Stories Wednesday March 20
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. FEATURES:REAR-VIEW...
View ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Thursday March 21
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 ArticleStream Angela Hewitt’s essential Bach keyboard recordings
Angela Hewitt's name is nearly synonymous with Johann Sebastian Bach, who celebrates his birthday today. Hewitt, the renowned Canadian pianist, has performed and recorded all of Bach's major keyboard...
View ArticleBach birthday sampler: 5 ways to enjoy BWV 1052
Johann Sebastian Bach would have turned 328 this year. And while he rests peacefully under the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, his music is still constantly performed around the world. Some performers choose...
View ArticleThe Background Check: How much do you know about George Harrison?
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 ArticleJustin Bieber and music’s good boys gone bad
Justin Bieber's recent exploits of alleged drug use, showing up late to his own concert and lunging at photographers have led some to suggest that the 19-year-old Canadian pop star is out of...
View ArticleBuzz bands, blind discovery and Lana’s CMW picks
It’s Canadian Music Week this week in Toronto and hundreds of bands are playing around this fine city. The first page of the CMW Gig Guide has some curators Buzz Bands list, and if you’re a Radio 3 fan...
View ArticleCaliente Canada: from Boogat to Papa Mambo
Do you feel the sizzle? That’s Canada’s Latin music scene heating up coast to coast. And now that the secret is out (NPR recently profiled Toronto’s Lula Lounge!), we thought it a perfect time to check...
View ArticleFrom Prince to Bieber to Billy Ray: when music and comics collide
Few art forms have fanbases as passionate as music or comics, yet the overlap between the two mediums seemed almost non-existent.But, with a little sleuthing, we found out we were totally wrong. Though...
View ArticleDutch producer Martyn has a thing for Canada
Martyn had visited Canada before 2012, but it was while on a nine-city Red Bull Music Academy tour with Toronto's Egyptrixx that the Dutch DJ and producer developed a new passion for this country. So...
View ArticleLeif Vollebekk performs "When the Subway Comes Above the Ground" in Studio Q
Montreal based singer-songwriter and 70's folk-rock revivalist, Leif Vollebekk and his confederates get in a jammy kind of mood in this special performance of "When the Subway Comes Above the Ground"...
View ArticleSHIFT on March 21st 2013
(audio to arrive soon) Shift on Thursday March 21st 2013, streamed at your convenience. Press play. Welcome to Shift, where Tom Allen takes you on a daily musical journey from the stalwarts of...
View ArticleOn a cold road: tales of adventure getting to Canadian Music Week
At this very moment, bands from across our frozen land are attempting to make the death-defying trek to Canadian Music Week, one of the country's premiere music festivals... that just happens to be...
View ArticleChvrches perform "The Mother We Share" in Studio Q
Fresh from their award-winning turn at SXSW last week, Chvrches made their North American broadcast debut in Studio Q this morning, kicking it off with this performance of "The Mother We Share".
View ArticleJunk in the Trunk: Drive Stories Thursday March 21
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. FEATURES:THE...
View ArticlePraise be Scottish buzz band Chvrches
Jian Ghomeshi said it best during his CBC Q interview with the much-hyped Scottish buzz band: “Based on the speed of their rise, not to mention the sheer quality of what we’ve heard so far, Chvrches...
View ArticleYour Canadian Music Week survival guide
It's day three of Canadian Music Week in Toronto, and the festivities are in full swing! Music, parties, drinking... and the opportunity to check out approximately one zillion different bands at...
View ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Friday March 22
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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