Music Notes: Early Edition, Aug 30 2010
Watch the new Parlovr video for “Pen to the Paper” (above) Arcade Fire and Big Brother release a pretty awesome interactive video for “We Used to Wait”. Chart Holy F*ck soothe rained-out fans at...
View ArticleLive on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Grant's Back! Best and Worst Moments...
Coming up today on Grant Lawrence Live, 2PM ET / 11AM PT on CBC Radio 3's web radio and Sirius 86: I'm back!!! Hey folks, it's a thrill to be back in the hosting chair here at CBC Radio 3 after a very...
View ArticleToday on Lanarama: Family Ties & Black Sheep
I always know what I will look like in 31 years, my mother. We have an uncanny resemblance and some very similar personality traits (I recently heard Mama Gay dressed up like a clown at the company...
View ArticleMusic Notes: Late Edition, August 30 2010
Watch the Cancer Bats video for “Sabotage” (beastie boys cover) (above) Feist update: working on follow-up with Chilly Gonzales in Paris. Exclaim! Plumtree releases new Best-of collection, available...
View ArticleWrath of Khanna: National Hum The Calm Before the Storm + More!
So, from what I can tell, there's not a whole lot to report upon for today's National Hum show this week. I mean, there are concerts happening into Labour Day weekend but Vish is taking things pretty...
View ArticleThe Josh Holliday Experiment: Bigfoot, Rocketships and Satan's Aaanus
Good day! I've spent a ton of time lately browsing the CBC Radio 3 website. There are all kinds of fun features. A great resource for Canadian musicians, and fans of Canadian music. The voyeur in me...
View Article"Crash and Burn" - Photo of the Day for August 31, 2010
"Crash and Burn", submitted by Jen Caruso. 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 your shots. All you...
View ArticleMusic Notes: Early Edition, August 31, 2010
Yoko. Caribou readies release of double live album, but there's a catch. It will be available only at live shows, not through record stores. Pitchfork "How the F did I end up in Hamilton". Luke Doucet...
View ArticleLive on CBC Radio 3 w/ Grant Lawrence: Music and Money... What, Or Who, Gets...
Coming up today on Grant Lawrence Live, 2PM ET / 11AM PT on CBC Radio 3's web radio and Sirius 86: Yesterday in our Top 5 News Stories we talked about a Beatlemaniac who just spent $15,000.00 in a...
View ArticleThe Missing Links for August 31, 2010
Seriously, who vets these toys for Marvel? Who doesn't want a surly looking pet cloud? New bill going before US Senate will subject fashion to copyright for the first time ever. Alberta company...
View ArticleToday on Lanarama: Techie Tuesday! Learning Online!
UPDATE Check out New Media Intern Stephanie Fink's Top 3 Work/Play online learning sites at the bottom of the post! I have a friend who just bought a banjo. Three times a week he meets with his banjo...
View ArticleMusic Notes: Late Edition, August 31st, 2010
Watch Pigeon Hole's Music Video for 'Bonfire' from their album Age Like Astronauts Great Lake Swimmers Drop Deluxe Lost Channels Reissue, Line Up More Canadian Shows (exlcaim) Arcade Fire's album The...
View ArticleToday on Appetite for Distraction: Talking the Talk Writing
Well, big thanks to Vancouver for such a nice first day back at work. To be fair I don’t know if brilliant sunshine would have worked better. But the on-going November-like downpour certainly made...
View ArticleBen Spencer's Funeral "99" - Track of the Day for September 1, 2010
listen DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE Guest Host, R3 listener Trevor Chow Fraser (aka ApatheticResistance) dropped by our office not too long ago, and we snagged him for a track of the day. His pick, Ben...
View ArticleLibrary Voices, Bruce Peninsula, and Huron In Concert On the Sessions Podcast
listen TRACKLIST | DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBE You know how it is, you get to what should be the end of the day, but you still have miles to go before you sleep. That's me right now. I can actually hear my...
View ArticleX3 Artist of the Month for September: Land of Talk
With the August 24th release of their sophomore album, Cloak & Cipher, Land of Talk, spearheaded by vocalist/songwriter Elizabeth Powell, has taken a step forward towards establishing themselves as...
View ArticleWrath of Khanna's Polaris Album of the Week: Belmundo Regal by Radio Radio
Ooh, we're closing in on the final few Album of the Week shows about 2010 Polaris Music Prize nominees; this week I've spun Belmundo Regal by Radio Radio the most and I think I have a good idea about...
View ArticleDavid Suzuki's Playlist for the Planet: Final Round. Vote to Help Choose the...
Help choose the soundtrack for the revolution! VOTE NOWYou’ve helped us sort through over 700 Playlist for the Planet entries to find five finalists for every province and the northern territories, but...
View ArticleWATCH: Land of Talk's New Video for "Quarry Hymns" from Their Sophmore Album,...
And since Land of Talk is our X3 Artist of the Month for September, you can listen to Cloak & Cipher in its entirety, exclusively on CBC3!
View ArticleTCNH: A 'Wicked' Wednesday Weld! ("The Monster Mash")
Hello and Happy Hump Day to you all! How have you been keeping? Seems like I've been gone for ages! Well, it feels that way to me, anyway. Be that as it may or not may, it is great to be back! Thanks...
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