Clues "Cavemouth" - Track of the Day for Monday, August 23, 2010
listen DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE A few months back we had this guy, Ben Didier, working here doing some graphic design work for CBC3. As a man of taste and distinction, we couldn't possibly let him leave...
View ArticleWrath of Khanna: Q & Hopefully A - Why Are We Here?
Did anyone else go see Piranha 3D over the weekend? What about watching like seven episodes of the A&E series, Criminal Minds, yesterday (and three maybe of The Glades) while "organizing my closet...
View ArticleA Dose of Monday Morning Sunshine w/ Guest Host Graham Wright
As August careens toward a startled September, Tokyo Police Club's Graham Wright takes over the big chair from our beloved Craig Norris, to bring you cheer and good tidings, and ensuring that your...
View ArticleMusic Notes: Early Edition, Aug 23 2010
Watch the Two Hours Traffic video for Happiness Burns (above) Sloan vs. Kids in the Hall. Chart Montreal group Suuns talks about what’s in store on debut album, Zeroes QC (Secretly Canadian) Oct 12th....
View ArticleLive on CBC Radio 3 w/ Tariq: What's New?
Hey folks, how goes? I hope you had a fine, fine weekend. I know it may seem like this summer will last forever, but there are clear indications that change is in the air. Shorter days, cooler nights....
View ArticleToday on Lanarama: Inspirational Structures & "The Architecture You Despise”
The Paperbacks have a great song called “The Architecture You Despise”. It comes to mind every time I walk home from the grocery store, as I pass by my favourite building to hate, I have nicknamed it...
View ArticleMusic Notes: Late Edition, Aug 23 2010
Watch the new Tokyo Police Club video for Bambi. (above) Destroyer to release new 2-song 12” EP in November. Loscil and Tim Hecker to provide the music. Pitchfork Can you draw? The Pack A.D. has a...
View ArticleARE YOU STILL MOSHING AT YOUR AGE?
I bet the footage is still around somewhere, but in 1996-ish, MuchMusic did an interview with Victoria punk gods, NOMEANSNO! Intertwined with the interview is footage of a show that had them performing...
View ArticleFox in the Flowers "Stuck in a Poplar": Track of the Day August 24
listen DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE A colleague was searching for songs to go with his feature interview on guerilla gardening. Apparently it's happening right here in Ottawa—who knew? I rattled off the first...
View ArticleWrath of Khanna: National Hum Waterloo and Toronto Buskerfests + More!
I feel like it was just the other week when we last spoke about busking on the National Hum show. Well, you clearly can't keep a bunch of buskers down because both the Waterloo Busker Carnival and...
View ArticleOPENING BANDS - What's Your Take?
Music! We love it! And so of course we love to see it in it's natural habitat - the rock and roll show. And because bands are so kind, we usually get to see not just one rock band, but several! Thats...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day for August 24, 2010
Hiding from the rain in The Joint, submitted by smilnthorp. Photo of the day wouldn't happen without people like you sharing their photos. If you are on Flickr, we would love an opportunity to post...
View ArticleMusic Notes: Early Edition, Aug 24 2010
Terry & Deaner are back! Watch the new trailer for….FUBAR 2. (above) Halifax Pop Explosion, Oct 19-23, announces line-up! The Weakerthans announce they will be performing 4 shows in Winnipeg, this...
View ArticleLive on CBC Radio 3 w/ Tariq: Request Tuesday: Music to Escape To
Last week I was telling you about all the TV shows and movies that I somehow missed growing up. I didn't watch a lot of TV when I was a kid and what I did get to watch was carefully scrutinized....
View ArticleThe Missing Links for August 24, 2010
Ach! Zombies! Promo for The Walking Dead, a new AMC series based on the Zombo-lyptic graphic novel series of the same name. The most isolated man in the world. (No, not somebody who plays World of...
View ArticleToday on Lanarama: Techie Tuesday! Undo Options
UPDATE: Need a Mobile Undo Option? If you have a smartphone, apps Drunkometer and The Bad Decision Blocker may help? Gmail Labs has recently extended the amount of time you have to ‘undo’ or unsend a...
View ArticleMy Musical Escape
It was Request Tuesday on Tariq's show today, and the theme of the show was musical escapism, which got me thinking about how I used music to get away from things in my own life. When I want to escape,...
View ArticleMusic Notes: Late Edition, Aug 24 2010
Watch the new Hawksley Workman video for "Chemical". (above) Awards and showcase submissions for the 2011 East Coast Music Week, in Charlottetown, Apr 13-17, are now open. ECMA New iPad ad features...
View ArticleYour Favourite Show That You Ever Saw... FOR FREE!!!
I am not a fan of asking my band friends to put me on the guest list for their shows, but it's still kind of cool watching a band for free. For example, a reunited Pavement is coming to Vancouver in...
View ArticleThe Hidden Cameras "In the Na" - Photo of the Day for August 25, 2010
listen DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE The sun always seems to shine on CBC3 in some weird way, and so it was great to get this post from CBC Q producer Tori Allen: "The best thing about the OFF is, of course,...
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