Today on The Shumka Chunk: Dave's Favourite Things
Today I’m borrowing a page from my broadcasting idol: Miss Oprah Winfrey. Last week she hosted her annual Favorite (sic) Things episodes, in which she gave away Volkswagens, 3D televisions, sequined...
View ArticleThe R3-30 feat. Russian Futurists and The High Dials!
CHART #219 That graphic up there is true. But The Rolling Stones aren't the only thing that this week's episode of The R3-30 won't feature. There's a whole host of other things that we won't be...
View ArticleMusic Notes : Early Edition, Nov 26 2010
Watch the new Hot Hot Heat video for YVR (above) Arcade Fire’s Win Butler speaks out about the ongoing situation in Haiti. Canada’s billion dollar contribution “is all frozen because everyone’s...
View ArticleLive on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Top Five Must See Live Gigs... and Do...
Coming up today on Grant Lawrence Live, 2PM ET / 11AM PT on CBC Radio 3's web radio/Sirius 86: It's time for our weekly Top Five Must See Live Gigs, and there is a LOT of great shows happening all over...
View ArticleThe Missing Links for November 26, 2010
Skateistan: An absolutely incredible film about skater culture in Kabul, and how it's becoming a hub of female sporting activity. 10X scarier than a zombie hoard... watch this compliation of Black...
View ArticleToday on Appetite for Distraction: Taking the Mediocre Road
I was standing in line to see a movie when a button on the backpack in front of me caught my eye: “I Drink Tap Water.” Many thoughts went through my head, but the one that made me want to scream was...
View ArticleMusic Notes : Late Edition Nov 26 2010
Watch the new D-Sisive video for “First Winter” (above) A Juno 40th Anniversary Concert Series called Juno Decades goes down in Toronto at the Horseshoe, Dec 4, for an evening dedicated to the 1970s...
View ArticleWhat’cha Readin’? Mike Birbiglia on Sleepwalk With Me and Other Painfully...
Lots to get to on the What'cha Readin' Book Club today. First up (well, technically it'll be one of the last things to happen on the show), esteemed comedian/writer Mike Birbiglia joins us to answer...
View ArticleToday on The Shumka Chunk: Dave's Favourite Things [REPEAT]
Today I’m borrowing a page from my broadcasting idol: Miss Oprah Winfrey. Last week she hosted her annual Favorite (sic) Things episodes, in which she gave away Volkswagens, 3D televisions, sequined...
View ArticleNew CBC Radio 3 Artists: Nov 28 2010
Hit 'play' to hear all the great new artists who've signed up to Radio 3 this week! If you like what you hear, hit the plus [+] sign to add tracks to your personal playlists. Click on the heart icon to...
View ArticleGolden Dogs "Construction Worker" - Track of the Day for November freakin'...
listen DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE Guest host, Pat Sayers of Winter Gloves picks "Construction Worker" by Born Ruffians. "here's a band we got to play with in Regina and we love them!
View ArticleWrath of Khanna: A & Hopefully Q - Vishardy! Round III
It's time for another Q & Hopefully A round of Canada's favourite game that most of it doesn't really know about! That's right! Vishardy! Much like a certain popular TV game show, Vishardy!...
View ArticleA Day In the Life of Me: Your ehList for Monday
We promised this week's ehList would be an easy one. I mean how hard can it be to whip off "A Day In the Life of Me: A Soundtrack for Your Everyday Kind of Day"??? Pretty hard actually if you take it...
View ArticleSpring Cleaning 2011 : Never Can Say Goodbye
Recently, in a bid to organize my house before the holiday season, I’ve been getting an early-bird jump on spring cleaning 2011. While cleaning out my basement, I have found my self caught in spider...
View ArticleMusic Notes : Early Edition, Nov 29 2010
Wolf Parade announce indefinite hiatus: CoS Watch Wolf Parade performing on Q. (above) This was the first time the band has done a live broadcast performance since 2004 when they performed live for...
View ArticleToday on Appetite for Distraction: Judging or Not Judging The Book
Lisa Christiansen here, aka the Hired Gun for Grant Lawrence all this week. Our earliest lessons are usually the most profound: always share, look both ways before crossing and don’t judge a book by...
View ArticleEGO-Maniacal Googling or Facebook Piggybacking...WHAT'S LAMER?
A while ago, I revealed in a blog that I do something that I'm not entirely proud of: I Google myself...regularly. It began when I was in a band that was (all of us were) into finding out if there was...
View ArticleMusic Notes : Late Edition Nov 29 2010
Watch the new fanshaw video for “Strong Hips” (above) Wednesday morning: Feist to appear on Q, along with filmmaker Anthony Seck, to talk about their new doc, Look at What the Light Did Now. Thom...
View ArticleTariq's Basement Studios: Celebrating the Small, Indie Label
Today's Guest: Shannon Luttmer of Light Organ Records Hello everyone! Welcome back to the beginning of a whole new week! I'm kicking mine off with a few hours in the host chair, filling in for Lisa...
View ArticleMETZ "Dry Up" - Track of the Day for November 30, 2010
listen DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE My favourite band outta Toronto right now is the punk rock behemoth known as METZ. Every single time I've seen them, I've lost my mind. As someone who really felt liberated...
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