Today on Lanarama: The CBC Open House Trivia Showdown!
If you watch Jeopardy, then you know there’s nothing quite like beating contestants to the answer. What about beating a beloved indie musician in a trivia showdown? Today my friends, you’ll have the...
View ArticleMusic Notes : Late Edition Dec 3 2010
Watch the new White Lung video for “Sleep Creep” (above) The Weakerthans announce they will perform all 4 of their albums, Dec 18, in Winnipeg. Watch the interview with Emily Haines of Metric...
View ArticleTonight on The Shumka Chunk: Winter Camping at the CBC Open House
Tonight, as part of the CBC Vancouver Open House, I’m broadcasting from the plaza at CBC Vancouver. I’m going to be in a giant tent with a fire going, so I figured I might as well be camping. So...
View ArticleNew CBC Radio 3 Artists: Dec 5 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 ArticleThe 2010 Bucky Awards Gala: December 8th
You nominated your favourite artists, you voted on the Long List, and you voted on the Short List. Now, the Bucky Awards are almost here. The 2010 Bucky Awards Gala takes place on Grant Lawrence Live...
View ArticleHot Panda "Mindlessnesslessness" - Track of the Day for December 6, 2010
listen DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE Guest hosts, Matt Klachefsky and Luke Bergen from Boats pick Hot Panda's "Mindlessnesslessness" "Its a pretty rocking song and we are looking forward to rocking out to it."...
View ArticleWrath of Khanna's Q & Hopefully A: Endless Nights?
The other night at the Tranzac in Toronto, I watched a local band called the Silt play their final show ever. They decided to say farewell in grand style, playing five sets of music! They started at...
View ArticleKeep Feeling Fascination
Good morning, Canada! Jay Ferguson from the British synth pop group Sloan with you today. With 2010 winding down, that can only mean one thing... year end lists are being tallied! With the recent...
View ArticleMusic Notes : Early Edition, Dec 6 2010
Watch the Sex With Strangers video for “We Want the Fire” (above) Watch live footage of Godspeed You! Black Emperor’s first performance in 10 years. CoS The Rural Alberta Advantage prepare to release...
View ArticleHoliday Hullabaloo: You ehList for Monday
Despite a slow start - *ahem* I forgot to extent the comments for this post - we have our first 12-song Holiday Hullabaloo ehList from none other than Canada's favourite boreal forest dwelling hominid,...
View ArticleLive on CBC Radio 3 w/ Tariq: How Do You Judge Music?
Today's Guests: Pineapple, Ben Lai of CITR I've been asked to sit on a panel of judges for the the annual CITR SHINDIG event tomorrow night. CITR is the community / campus radio station for the...
View ArticleToday on Appetite for Distraction: Raising Awareness about Raising Awareness
Recently I was made aware of a way to raise awareness of an important social ill by changing my facebook picture to a cartoon character. Instead of actually spending time researching child abuse, I...
View ArticleMusic Notes : Late Edition Dec 6 2010
Watch the new Lovely Killbots video for “Hello My Dear” (above) Ontario’s Scotch Tapes announces new Singles Club, which will see new releases on tapes instead of vinyl, including Young Governor, Play...
View ArticleKeep Feeling Fascination [REPEAT]
Good morning, Canada! Jay Ferguson from the British synth pop group Sloan with you today. With 2010 winding down, that can only mean one thing... year end lists are being tallied! With the recent...
View ArticleThe Silt "No Twig" - Track of the Day for December 7, 2010
listen DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE I still recall the feelings I had when I first heard the Silt's album, Cat's Peak, which came out in 2007. I was already a fan of the band's previous work, which possessed a...
View ArticleExtended Play Episode #22 - Do bands have a 'best before' date?
listen DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE Maybe it isn't entirely fair to compare a band to a jug of milk or a loaf of bread. But one thing all of these things have in common is that when the freshness is gone -...
View ArticleExtended Play Episode #22 - Do Bands Have a 'Best-Before' Date?
LISTEN DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE Maybe it isn't entirely fair to compare a band to a jug of milk or a loaf of bread. But one thing all of these things have in common is that when the freshness is gone -...
View ArticleWrath of Khanna's National Hum: Richard Laviolette! Superchunk! Bison B.C.! &...
The incoming snow and dropping temperatures are no match for live music, which bought snow tires back in August. That's how prepared live music really is. On today's National Hum show, I'll be playing...
View ArticleI Combed the Entire City Looking for a Memoryhouse, Or at Least a Crystal...
Good morning, listeners! Jay Ferguson of the not so new-ish rock n roll combo, Sloan, here. Tuesday = New Release Day and we have five new tracks to play for you this week from the wide spectrum that...
View ArticleLive on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Rock 'n' Roll Movie Club! THE RUNAWAYS
Coming up today on Grant Lawrence Live, 2PM ET / 11AM PT on CBC Radio 3's web radio and Sirius 86: Today's Guests: Cherie Currie (lead singer, The Runaways) LISTEN Kim Fowley (manager, The Runaways)...
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