Rolling Stone winner the Sheepdogs settle into 2012
There’s no denying it: 2011 was the year of the Sheepdog. The trigger, of course, was the Rolling Stone contest for the first unsigned band ever to appear on the venerable magazine’s cover, and the...
View ArticleLeonard Cohen is the Smoke Monster
Sometimes seemingly disparate parts of our culture intersect. These intersections are not meaningless. In fact, they might be the only thing that means anything. Remember 2004? A lot happened, mainly...
View ArticleYukon Blonde, John K Samson, Bahamas: Upcoming 2012 Releases Podcast #305
Listen TRACKLIST | DOWNLOAD | SUBSCRIBEBonjour mes amis! I'm back from a month away, and since my last podcast was the Best of 2011, I thought it only fitting that my first podcast of 2012 be the very...
View ArticleThe R3-30 feat. Kathleen Edwards, Great Lake Swimmers & more!
CHART #278 Look at those two young faces up there. Five years ago we were a couple of wide-eyed boys just chomping at the bit to bring you the best damned radio show we could. Not much has changed,...
View ArticleThe R3-30 feat. Kathleen Edwards, Great Lake Swimmers & more!
CHART #278 Look at those two young faces up there. Five years ago we were a couple of wide-eyed boys just chomping at the bit to bring you the best damned radio show we could. Not much has changed,...
View ArticleThe Darcy's Free Album Today & Life on the Road: Q&A
The Darcys recently released an interpretation of Steely Dan's 1977 classic album AJA, which as of now you can download for free on their website. Recently I caught up with them to talk about their...
View ArticleLISTEN: TOPS "Turn Your Love Around"
http://radio3.cbc.ca/play/artist/TOPS/Turn-Your-Love-Around Spinning out of Montreal comes TOPS with "Turn Your Love Around" off of the album Tender Opposites. The band formally known as Silly Kissers...
View ArticleTop 5 Must See Canadian Gigs of the Weekend... and Winter Show Hibernation
It's time for our weekly Top Five Must See Live Gigs! We've combed the Canadian concert calendars and gig listings and have come up with 5 fantastic shows we feel you must see this weekend. For fans of...
View ArticleMeet: Andrew Laviolette
Andrew Laviolette is a songwriter from Sudbury, Ontario who now resides even farther north. Here, he answers a few of our questions in an effort to get to know him a little bit better: Q: Describe the...
View ArticleMusic Notes: Memoryhouse, Bishop Morocco, CMW, more!
Watch: The Pack a.d.'s NEW video for "Sirens" (above) Classified, Jenn Grant, Hey Rosetta! receive multiple nominations for the 2012 East Coast Music Awards – AUX The 12th annual CMW festival, March...
View ArticleRediscovering El Rego: 60s Funk Legend From Benin
You probably know The Daptone record label from performers like Sharon Jones, who has been a huge success for the label. Daptone has a history of releasing some killer funk and soul records that really...
View ArticleLISTEN: Jennifer Castle "One Two Three"
listen Hey, it's that other Canadian songstress singing about numbers! "One Two Three", from Jennifer Castle's 2008 album Castlemusic, is an understated affair. Spare piano chords and a haunting vocal...
View ArticleMarine Dreams New video for "Sudden Dark Truths"
[Marine Dreams - Sudden Dark Truths from Jared Raab on Vimeo]. Sackville, New Brunswick band Marine Dreams has just released a video for "Sudden Dark Truths" from their self-titled album. The video...
View ArticleBahamas, Said the Whale, Rose Cousins and more on today's Appetite for...
As my show name suggests, I have a rather short attention span. If I don’t get something different in my mind at least once a day… well, lets just say you might find me hovering over your desk looking...
View ArticleNew CBC Radio 3 Artists: Jan 28 2012
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 ArticleR3Weekend: Was 2003 the greatest year for Canadian music?
Hey, welcome to R3 Weekend. It’s Saturday the 28th of January. Pete here. You can follow along with the show today on our CBC Radio 3 TUMBLR While Madonna & Brittany Spears spent 2003 smooching at...
View ArticleRADIOGRAHAM - Saturdays Of Thunder
Howdy folks! I hope this Saturday finds you well. I'm certainly ready to sink my teeth into another juicy weekend sandwich, and I hope you are too. On the menu today, I'll be featuring a couple of...
View ArticleRADIOGRAHAM - Sunday Shenanigans
Here's the thing about Sundays - they come after Saturdays. It's not ideal. Then again, they also come before Mondays, so maybe we should count our blessings. If you, like me, use Sundays as a day to...
View ArticleJoel Plaskett's Scrappy Happiness: Track Four -- "Slow Dance"
Joel Plaskett is recording and producing a song a week for the next ten weeks for his new album, Scrappy Happiness, and debuting them on CBC Radio 2 and Radio 3. Follow along on all the latest at...
View ArticleCBC Radio 3 Tattoo! Russ Gordon Gets First-Ever R3 Body Ink
He didn't win the CBC Radio 3 Top Fan of the Year Bucky Award for nothing! This weekend, Russ Gordon of Dearborn, Michigan, our current co-reigning Fan of the Year*, continued to stun us with his...
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