Guitarist Jay Smith dies while on tour with Matt Mays
Guitarist Jay Smith, who played in Matt Mays’s backing band, El Torpedo, was found dead in an Edmonton hotel room on March 27. The reason for death has not yet been made public. According to a report...
View ArticleThe math behind the mosh pit.
If you've ever stood near the front of a rock concert, chances are at some point you've been involved - whether you liked it or not - in a mosh pit. It's a curious phenomenon where people elect to...
View ArticleDragonette perform "Run Run Run" in Studio Q
Toronto-based electro-pop trio, Dragonette, perform their song "Run Run Run" from their record Body Parts in Studio Q.
View ArticleJohn Cage, Stewart Goodyear, Paul Mealor and more classical obsessives
Beethoven marathon man Stewart Goodyear, a John Cage concert set to last 639 years and composer Paul Mealor's quest for the lowest male voice, this week In Tune introduces you to people who take their...
View ArticleJunk in the Trunk: Drive Stories Thursday March 28
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...
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Kinski’s Cosy Moments: full album stream
The new album from Seattle rockers Kinski, Cosy Moments, will be released on April 2, but you can stream the entire thing on CBC Music right now.Cosy Moments is the band's first album in five years....
View ArticleSearchlight showdown: Poor Angus vs. Ambre McLean
Every day this week, we'll introduce you to a pair of our Searchlight contenders who are going head-to-head in a sudden death vote to make it to the Searchlight Top 4. Click here to vote for your...
View ArticleCommercials: the good, the bad, the bizarre
You're about to head into the long weekend! Which might mean that you're going to be travelling to see family, or just spending more time relaxing in front of the television. Whether you're listening...
View ArticleSnoop on reggae, Barack Obama and the late Nate Dogg
A while back, Snoop Dogg went to Jamaica to record an album with producer Diplo. A film crew from VICE Magazine tagged along.But things didn't go exactly as planned. While he was there, Snoop got into...
View ArticleLet It Be: two teens cover the Beatles’ classic on a cello and violin
Here's a nice way to unwind after a long day. Lie down, dim the lights, close your eyes and put this on in the background.It's violinist Michael Province, 15, and cellist Nathan Chan, 16, collaborating...
View ArticleAC/DC's classic 'Highway to Hell' covered by a Flamenco band
AC/DC is one of the most enduring and successful rock bands of all time. With a career that's lasted 40 years, they've sold more than 200 million albums worldwide.In fact, their 1980 album Back In...
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Osheaga 2103: check out some of the rumoured additions to the lineup
Osheaga 2013 Soundtrack from strombo on 8tracks Radio.Are you ready for festival season? Summer will be here sooner than you think, and that means big crowds, big tunes, and tossing beach balls around...
View ArticleRadio 2 Morning story round-up, Friday March 29
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 ArticleFlume's beats topple One Direction in Australia
Australia's given the world Kylie Minogue, Hugh Jackman, Summer Heights High, Vegemite and Tim Tams, but it is not primarily known for being a hotbed of electronic music. A 20-year-old producer who...
View ArticleYannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Verdi's Requiem live in Montreal: photos, video...
Sold out weeks in advance, Canada's most anticipated orchestral concert of 2012–13 took place last Sunday at the Maison symphonique de Montreal — a performance of Giuseppe Verdi's Messa da Requiem,...
View ArticleThe Radio 2 Top 20: Raine Maida the second Canadian ever at number 1
Click here to vote for this week's chart!It's only the second Canadian song to reach number one on the chart. Raine Maida's "Montreal" leapfrogged two notches, right past Whitehorse, and into the top...
View ArticleStadium rock: when baseball players become musicians
"One of the great things about baseball," wrote Josh Leventhal in his book Baseball Yesterday & Today, "is that it can be played almost anywhere."The same can be said of music. At home, in the...
View ArticleIcons from the church of John Coltrane: a photo gallery
The music of now legendary jazz saxophonist John William Coltrane, a devout Christian in his later years, has had a powerful, even life-changing, impact on listeners over the years. After kicking a...
View ArticleThe R3-30: Canada’s Top Indie Songs for March 29th, 2013
CHART #337http://music.cbc.ca/play/podcast/CBC-Radio-3-R3-30/R3-30-Chart-333">http://music.cbc.ca/play/podcast/CBC-Radio-3-R3-30/R3-30-Chart-334Check out this week's edition of the chart as a handy...
View ArticleSearchlight showdown: Elton Adams vs. the Good Ol’ Goats
Every day this week, we'll introduce you to a pair of our Searchlight contenders who are going head-to-head in a sudden death vote to make it to the Searchlight Top 4. Click here to vote for your...
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