‘I Just Want to Make Love to You,’ from Waters to Adele
Bass player and songwriter Willie Dixon wrote “I Just Want To Make Love To You” in 1954 during the prime of Chess Record-era Chicago blues. Muddy Waters was the first to record it, with Dixon on bass,...
View ArticleR3 Weekend: Clowning around with Pete Morey
Welcome to R3 weekend this Saturday the 7th April. This week Floyd "Creeky" Creekmore became the worlds oldest clown. At age 95 he can still tie his own massive shoelaces. I love clowns. In fact...
View ArticleFaith, Willie, Shania: What did they do before they were country stars?
When you listen to your favourite performer, it’s hard to imagine them doing anything but performing. You don’t think about whether they were a good student, or what they wanted to be when they grew up...
View ArticleRADIOGRAHAMs Stylin' Saturday
You can't see it, but I'm dressed to the nines right now. It is a long weekend after all! Since I don't want to distract too much from your egg hunt (may the odds be ever in your favour), today I'll be...
View ArticleMUSICAL PERFORMANCE: Nick Gilder and Mother Mother
Nick Gilder, former lead singer of Vancouver band Sweeney Todd, performed that band's hit 'Roxy Roller' with another Vancouver band, Mother Mother, on last night's show. Check out that performance below:
View ArticleRADIOGRAHAM's Easter Feast!
Sadly, none of you can share in this delicious smorgasboard I have here in the studio, which is a shame because it's way too many yogurt cups for one man. Still, we all must make sacrifices. Happy...
View ArticleR3 Weekend: The Easter Bunny bites back
Welcome to R3 Weekend Easter Sunday styles. Happy Easter/passover/chocolate day. Whatever you're celebrating today, do it with a fine soundtrack of rocking independent Canadian music on R3 Weekend....
View ArticleMonday Music Meld: Artists Who Represent Their Regions w/ Jenn Grant, Elliott...
Happy holiday (for some) Monday, all! While I know that it's not an actual stat holiday, perhaps a lot of you find yourselves not working today? Or, if you are working, perhaps you're not giving it...
View ArticleMust hear: Kasai Allstars, Q&A with Nadine McNulty
Nadine McNulty is the artistic director of the Batuki Music Society, a non-profit African arts organization based in Toronto. (The group’s slogan is “Nurturing and strengthening cultural diversity...
View ArticleQ&A: Elizabeth Shepherd on Rewind, jazz and motherhood
Elizabeth Shepherd is known as a maverick when it comes to jazz singing – someone who sings her own, original material. (Not something you can say of too many jazz vocalists.) So it was a surprise to...
View ArticleWhat Are Your Easter Traditions?
Today's guest: The CBC Radio 3 Singers (pictured above) Happy Easter Monday, everyone--how has your long weekend been so far? I imagine you're recovering from a few extra days of debauchery....er....or...
View ArticleTrust's synthpop sensation is the #1 song on CBC Radio 3
Sure, Trust's "Sulk" is the #1 song on CBC Radio 3 this week. That's all well and good. But if you're anything like our host Craig Norris, you're wondering just what is up with that picture from their...
View ArticleThe Incident: Johnny Reid gets an autograph in a Nashville bathroom
Every week on The Incident, I uncover a secret about the musicians you love. It could be a story from the road, a tale from inside the recording studio, or just one of the crazy things that happens to...
View ArticleStuck on the fiddle: 10 great songs starring the fiddle
Have you ever wondered what the difference is between a violin and a fiddle? It’s simple: No one cares if you spill beer on a fiddle. Jokes aside, there are a few minor differences. The term “fiddle”...
View ArticleAustra perform "Lose It" on Q
Toronto electronic band Austra, led by their opera trained lead singer Katie Stelmanis, perform their hit single "Lose It" in front of a packed house at the Bronson Centre in Ottawa.
View ArticleArtist of the month: Jan Lisiecki lays foundation with Bach
Jan Lisiecki, the 17-year-old pianist from Calgary, is CBC Music’s classical artist of the month for April. His debut album of Mozart concertos will be released next week on the Deutsche Grammophon...
View ArticleMusic that rocked your world
Do you have a story about the music you feel most connected to? Tempo’s Music That Rocked Your World wants to hear it. If you have an experience to share, send it to Julie at tempo@cbc.ca and you...
View ArticleNew Releases from Cancer Bats, Eight and a Half, Catl & more!
Tuesday again! Time for me to aid in your musical purchases by playing some musical selections from record albums that are available for sale on this very day! You'll hear stuff from.. Cancer Bats -...
View ArticleTitanic's maiden voyage and other unfinished business
One hundred years ago this day, April 10, 1912, just before noon, Titanic set sail from Southampton and failed to arrive in New York as planned. Today Shift looks at one Canadian dream that forever...
View ArticleNew low-fi alt-pop from Boxer The Horse
Prince Edward Island's Boxer the Horse bring a healthy dose of Eastern nostalgia with "Sentimental / Oriental", a low-fi alt-pop track packed with copper-tinged guitars, swirling keys and frank lyrical...
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