The Strombo Show: Steve Earle
"I’m free. Can’t nobody tie me down. Nothing ever worries me. Ain’t nobody’s daddy now."The Strombo Show runs the gamut this week, keeping the spirit of radio alive by delivering the best records in...
View ArticleJoni Mitchell condition updated as fans flood singer with #WeLoveYouJoni...
Canadian music icon Joni Mitchell was rushed to hospital Tuesday after reportedly being found unconscious in her home, and now her condition has been updated."Joni remains under observation in the...
View ArticleFirst Play: Calexico, Edge of the Sun
LISTENaudio CalexicoEdge of the SunStream until April 13This album, Edge of the Sun, is like the greatest of dinner parties. Your hosts (here, Calexico's double backbone of Joey Burns and John...
View ArticleFirst Play: Randy Bachman, Heavy Blues
LISTENaudio Randy BachmanHeavy BluesStream to April 14The impetus for Heavy Blues, the new album from Randy Bachman, was a conversation with Neil Young. From one Canadian icon to another, Young said,...
View ArticleFirst Play: Find the Others, Empire of Time
LISTENaudio Find the Others Empire of TimeStream to April 13, 2015Find the Others may take its name from a Timothy Leary reference, but the band's new record isn't tripped-out psychedelia. No, Empire...
View ArticleThe R3-30: Canada’s top indie songs for the week of April 6, 2015
Greetings chart watchers! Welcome to another edition of our weekly countdown. Today, Toronto ethereal popsters Moon King are the highest debut, Montreal's Milk & Bone keep rising steadily and...
View ArticleStaff pick First Play: Kathryn Calder, self-titled
LISTENaudio Kathryn CalderKathryn CalderStream to April 13Take a step forward. A closer look. Lean in as Kathryn Calder lays out an album of love songs, a fittingly and simply self-titled...
View ArticleFirst Play: Laila Biali and the Radiance Project, House of Many Rooms
LISTENaudio Laila Biali and the Radiance ProjectHouse of Many RoomsStream until April 13. Toronto's Laila Biali is known primarily as a jazz artist. She has compiled many awards in the genre over the...
View ArticleJunk in the Trunk: Drive’s Daily Blog for Monday April 6th 2015
Each day, Rich Terfry and Radio 2 Drive wraps up your day with music and stories about the interesting things going on in the world.RICH'S PICK: "Coming Down" by The United States of AmericaJUNK IN THE...
View ArticleCovered Classics: Matthew Barber, 'Last Song'
It's the first Monday of the month, which means it must be time for another Covered Classics song.CBC Music has teamed up with the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame to bring you a series of live song...
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BBC, NPR, Triple J, RTÉ and CBC pick the songs you need to hear right now
Each week at CBC Music, our staff members pick a list of songs you need to hear, writing passionate words with the hopes that you’ll add said artist to your playlist. Once a month, though, we do...
View Article'Where the gold at?' Ghostface Killah coming to Canada to look for next big star
Ghostface Killah, the legendary rapper and founding member of Staten Island rap collective Wu-Tang Clan, thinks the next big rap or R&B star is hiding in Canada, and he’s coming to find them....
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Neon Waltz to the Proclaimers: 7 albums to stream
There's so much music and yet so little time to listen to it, which means you barely have enough time to find it. Let us help you with this little roundup of some of the albums that you can stream...
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New York DJ throws party on NYC subway
Commuting via public transportation in a big city can be an exercise in frustration on any given day. Force that travel underground via the subway and it's no wonder most commuters turn into impassive...
View ArticleJunk in the Trunk: Drive’s Daily Blog for Tuesday April 7th 2015
Each day, Rich Terfry and Radio 2 Drive wraps up your day with music and stories about the interesting things going on in the world.Junk In The Trunk: Slipper for pancake - fair trade?Jerk of the...
View ArticleRear-view Mirror: Dolly Parton goes it alone with 'Jolene'
Every week, Rich Terfry looks back in our Rear-view Mirror at a great song from the good ol’ days. This week, Dolly Parton and "Jolene".There are several myths and legends about Dolly Parton's song...
View ArticleLate bloomers: 10 musicians whose careers started after 30
One of the best things about CBC's Searchlight contest is that it's open to artists of all ages, and we get some awesome entries from the very young as well as the very old.Age can be intimidating....
View ArticleShad, new host of CBC Radio Q, added to the CBCMusic.ca Festival lineup
The CBCMusic.ca Festival is back in Toronto on Saturday, May 23, at TD Echo Beach, and we're happy to announce that Shad, the Juno Award-winning rapper and new host of CBC Radio One’s Q, has been added...
View ArticleSt. Vincent performs new single, 'Teenage Talk,' on The Tonight Show
St. Vincent, a.k.a. Annie Clark, performed her newest single on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night, and it was as dreamy as you’d expect. She first debuted the song a month ago, as its...
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Spotify, YouTube or Tidal: who pays musicians the most?
Jay Z recently pulled Reasonable Doubt, his debut album, off of the music streaming site Spotify. It may have something to do with the fact that he also launched his own competing streaming site,...
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