TCNH: X3 Artist Co-Host Initiative w/ Matt "The Russian Futurists" Hart!
On the show today, my co-host will be X3 Artist Of The Month, The Russian Futurists! Well, Matt Hart...who is The Russian Futurists! Matt will be joining me for the second hour and I'll be playing the...
View ArticleMusic Notes : Early Edition, Dec 9 2010
Watch the Luyas' new video for “Tiny Head,” their sophomore album Too Beautiful to Work, coming Feb 22 on Idée Fixe Records. (above) The Arcade Fire’s album, Suburbs, ranked #4 in Rolling Stone’s...
View ArticleLive on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Home For The Holidays?
Coming up today on Grant Lawrence Live, 2PM ET / 11AM PT on CBC Radio 3's web radio and Sirius 86: On Tue December 28, I'll be hosting a national special on CBC Radio One called Home For The Holidays,...
View ArticleToday on Appetite for Distraction: Missing Links with Paolozzi
We can tip toe around the whole thing, or just get to it: wikileaks. It's kind of hard to do a Missing Links installment without commenting on the one of the biggest things to happen on the internet in...
View ArticleJay Crocker "Falling Out of Windows" - Track of the Day for December 10, 2010
listen DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE Jay Crocker is one very interesting guy… judging by his diverse musical sounds. His latest release Co-Stars is due out in February, 2011. But before you get to listening to...
View ArticleVive Le Rock! All Together In French!
Earlier this week, we spoke with Yuani Fragata, Executive Producer of CBC3 French counterpart, Bande à part about their recent documentary, Facing the Wall: A Brief History of the Lac-St-Jean...
View ArticleWhat’cha Readin’? A R3 Christmas Carol! Scenes III-V+ Barney's Version
Oh my goodness, golly gee, it's time for another round of scenes from our very own A CBC Radio 3 Christmas Carol, which debuted last week, right here on the What'cha Readin' Book Club. Scenes three to...
View ArticleToday on The Shumka Chunk: Don't Look a Gift Card in the Mouth
Every year I’m faced with the same dilemma: gift or gift card? Sure, buying or making a thoughtful gift for someone really fills you with the spirit of the season. On the other hand, buying a gift...
View ArticleThe R3-30: Back In Canadian Time, Into A Russian Future and finally, Across...
CHART #221 The title of this blog entry seems like a pretty ambitious promise, doesn't it? Well, cease your wondering, dear listeners. This week on The R3-30, we offer all of that...and still so much...
View ArticleMusic Notes : Early Edition, Dec 10 2010
Watch Crystal Castles perform “Baptism” on Jimmy Kimmel. (above) Wintersleep to start recording new album next month. Exclaim! Watch Chore (The Reunion) on Southern Souls. Bend Sinister’s Dan Moxon’s...
View ArticleHome For The Holidays Wants Your Requests!
On Tue December 28, our Grant Lawrence will be hosting a national special on CBC Radio One called Home For The Holidays, an all-request show, which will also be a Podcast, designed to bring us ALL home...
View ArticleLive on CBC Radio 3 w/ Tariq: Bucket Lists & Top 5 Gigs
Happy Friday, everyone! Well folks we’re moving quickly through the month of December and you know what that means? That’s right, time to sit back and reflect on another year gone by (bye, bye). Was...
View ArticleToday on Lanarama: Foodie Friday! Holiday Dinners: Accommodating ‘different’...
One of my goals in life is to stop any undercurrent of tension when veggies and meat eaters get together. We can all gives peas a chance and live in harmony, I’m sure of it! But what about the...
View ArticleHoliday Hullabaloo: You ehList for Friday
And so we come to the close of of yet another ehList. Holiday Hullabaloo wraps with a playlist from Rocks With Glasses who writes:"Sex, robots, guitar guys and pretty ladies--all the while having no...
View ArticleMusic Notes : Late Edition Dec 10 2010
Watch Diamond Rings perform “It’s Not My Party” when he stopped by Q this morning. (above) Holy F*ck’s Cowboy Cat makes his television debut in the new Virgin ad (18s in) YouTube Watch Feist perform...
View ArticleThe Missing Links for December 10, 2010
Lighter On London :: Laser Murals from greentomatocars on Vimeo. Mindblowing. I get that this is time lapse, but I still don't understand how it works. I think it might be magic.(Via Andrew Sullian)...
View ArticleToday on Appetite for Distraction: Deck the Radios
There are rites of passage for any musician: first show, first album, first stalker, or “super fan” as they like to be called. But seriously… add to this list; recording a Christmas song. On today’s...
View ArticleNew CBC Radio 3 Artists: Dec 12 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 Shilohs "Carolina" - Track of the Day for December 13, 2010
listen DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE Guest host, Steve Bays of Hot Hot Heat picks "Carolina" by The Shilohs: "We play this song in the van all the time..."
View ArticleWrath of Khanna's Q & Hopefully A with Derek from Northcliffe (a.k.a. D-Sisive)
Hear D-Sisive/Derek from Northcliffe answer Doctor_Blind's question and discuss the future of his moniker:DS I received a Q & Hopefully A submission recently and, well lookee what we have here--I...
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