The Missing Links for January 7, 2011
Montreal kids are shown vintage tech objects, asked to offer up theories as to what they might be. (Via The Daily What) Peter Kent, new environment minister plans to clean up the oil sands......
View ArticleToday on Lanarama: Foodie Friday! Dining with Strangers!
Dinner parties can bring people together, and they’re a good excuse to hang out with people you know. But what if your dinner party was more like a blind date? Blind dates can be scary, fun, and...
View ArticleMusic Notes: the Late Edition Jan 7 2011
Watch the new Hinterland Band video for “Valley So Low” (above) Mathias Kom and Kim Barlow are Spring Breakup. TOSnobs Rob Moir (x-Dead Letter Dept) releases debut solo EP. Audio Blood Nardwuar vs The...
View ArticleToday on The Shumka Chunk: The Blog Spotlight [Repeat]
On today’s show, we’re talking about where you get your music news and reviews: blogs. That's right. This is a blog entry about blogs. They're everywhere, and they're not just for cat videos...
View ArticleThe R3-30 Greets 2011 with Little Yellow Sweaters & Salmon Melts! [Repeat]
CHART #224 Welcome to 2011, everyone! As you can see from that picture up there, I now bleach my hair. And have taken up smoking. This is the first edition of The R3-30 for the new year, and it's a...
View ArticleNew CBC Radio 3 Artists: Jan 9 2011
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 Dears "Omega Dog" - Track of the Day for January 10, 2011
listen DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE Guest ToTD host, Melody Lau of the music blog, Singing Lamb picks The Dears' "Omega Dog": "... it's probably the album I'm looking forward to the most this year."
View ArticleWrath of Khanna's Q & Hopefully A: Feats of Strength?
During the final song of her Guelph show this past Thursday night, Maylee Todd jumped into the crowd, suddenly lifted me up onto her shoulders like a firefighter, and twirled me around the dancefloor,...
View ArticleMonday Morning Cuppa Jay: Time Caps Yule
Good morning, Monday! It's Jay Ferguson of the well preserved Sloan recording group here with you. So, recently, a friend of mine went to a time capsule-opening party that was held for a nephew who had...
View ArticleMusic Notes: the Early Edition Jan 10 2011
Watch Pearson’s video for “Purity of Heart” (above) It’s a miracle! Much Music brings back the Wedge and Rap City with Damian Abraham (F*cked Up) and Tyron “T-RexXx” Edwards to host, respectively,...
View ArticleLive on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: All Request Special and Holiday...
Coming up today on Grant Lawrence Live, 2PM ET / 11AM PT on CBC Radio 3's web radio and Sirius 86: It's time to turn the R3 Playlist over to YOU, to allow you to program the next three hours. Haven't...
View ArticleToday on Lanarama: Banishing Words & WordHate™
I never want to hear the word ‘goose pimples’ again. It makes me think of acne birds, not bumps on your arms. Can we just stop saying it? And ‘bunion’, that too. WHAT WORDS WOULD YOU BAN?Is it meaning,...
View ArticleMusic Notes: the Late Edition Jan 10 2011
Watch the new Chilly Gonzales video for “You Can Dance” (above) Canada’s four major record labels tentatively agree to pay approx $47.5 million to resolve class action lawsuit. CBC A.C. Newman to...
View ArticleToday on Appetite for Distraction: Reality meets Indie
Picking up on Lana Gay’s most hated words, I’m about to tell you one of my faves: fusion. I don’t so much like saying it as I love what it means: the merging of different elements into a union. This...
View Articlecatl "Workin' Man's Soul" - Track of the Day for January 11, 2011
listen DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE I haven't seen them yet myself but I've only heard great things about catl when they tear through their songs on-stage. One listen to their latest album With the Lord for...
View ArticleWrath of Khanna's National Hum: Meligrove Band! Lullabye Arkestra! Sarah...
Well, even with Stillepost down and out, I've managed to find out about a lot of live music going on across this maple glazed country of ours and, on today's National Hum show, I'll be talking about...
View ArticleModern Myth #3: Honeymoon Punch Will Land You In Country Rehab.
Good morning! Jay Ferguson of the LP’s-almost-ready-Sloan group here. It’s Tuesday!… and that means the return of New Release Day. After the pre-holiday drought, new albums and singles are slowly...
View ArticleMusic Notes: the Early Edition 01 11 11
Watch the new Louise Burns video for “What Do You Wanna Do?” (above) Louise Burns announces release of debut solo album, Mellow Drama, April 5 via Light Organ Records. Exclaim! Eugene Haslam of...
View ArticleLive on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Trivia Tuesday! Back To The Future...
Coming up today on Grant Lawrence Live, 2PM ET / 11AM PT on CBC Radio 3's web radio and Sirius 86: It's YOU vs. Quizmaster Grant in an all out Canadian music trivia battle!! 1-877-955-6565, ex. 1 It's...
View ArticleThe Missing Links for January 11, 2011
The Frontier Is Everywhere, a beautiful fan-made promo for NASA using narration from Carl Sagan. (Via Metafilter) What it's like to live your life 100% irony free. Fishery scientist claims overfishing...
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