Blue Rodeo perform "Stage Door" on Q
Canadian Music Hall of Fame Inductees Blue Rodeo delight a packed house at the Bronson Centre in Ottawa with a performance "Stage Door" from their 2002 album Palace of Gold.
View ArticleEast Coast Music Awards 2012: The Grant Lawrence Primer and Trivia Special
THE SET UP: East Coast Music Awards Week 2012, Atlantic Canada's biggest party of the year, starts tomorrow in Moncton, New Brunswick. The Awards go down Sunday night at Moncton's Casino Ballroom....
View ArticleTony Wilson and the Vancouver School of Hard Knocks
This Friday night, April 13, we are featuring a wonderful concert with Vancouver guitarist Tony Wilson. If you don't know Tony's music, I'm glad you're here. Tony Wilson is one of finest guitarists in...
View ArticlePop News, April 10th, 2012
Axl and Lana Del Rey, a Dirty Dancing remake and Madonna plummets in the charts. 25-year-old singer Lana Del Rey may be dating Guns N’ Roses frontman Axl Rose, who is twice her age. They were spotted...
View ArticleRap N.E.W.S. 10/04/2012
Here’s what made the news today, Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Timbaland assures fans that Missy Elliott’s new album is recorded. Snoop Dogg will release Stoners EP on 4/20. Rapper Havoc has released a...
View ArticleJimmy Rankin, alone with his nominations
On the April 12 edition of Canada Live, we feature Maritime legend Jimmy Rankin in an almost-solo appearance. He's the main creative force behind the storied Rankin Family, but over the last decade,...
View ArticleCovered: 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' 5 ways
It was at this time 18 years ago that the world learned about the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. Most people were introduced to Nirvana by the band’s biggest hit, “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” off...
View ArticleDesert guitar solos rock with their own power
The desert is good for a lot of things: sand, riding a horse with no name, Burning Man — but what it’s not usually known for is providing electricity for electric guitars. If you are a lover of music...
View ArticleFrom DJing to performing live: The evolution of electronic music
Making electronic music is a lot more like being a composer than playing in a band. In the studio, the producer designs the sounds, then arranges and tweaks the elements until they sit together just...
View ArticleThe Wooden Sky have the most thumbed up song on CBC Music
The Toronto indie rock band have struck a chord - well, I guess a few - with their new track "Child of the Valley" off their latest album Every Child A Daughter, Every Moon a Sun. listen This past week...
View ArticleMusic Notes: Feist, Moonface, Carly Rae Jepsen, more!
This year’s East Coast Music Awards, April 11-15, in Moncton, to host First Nations showcase, instead of offering an award for aboriginal music – CBC Carly Rae Jepsen scored the 2nd highest first-week...
View ArticleCanada’s musical Stanley Cup contenders
The 2012 Stanley Cup playoffs begin on Wednesday, and Canadians only have two teams in the running. In the west, the Vancouver Canucks were the top team in the league in the regular season. They kick...
View ArticleWorld Music Voices: Luisa Maita’s soulful ways
World music has no shortage of amazing voices, so World Music Voices will be a regular feature here - highlighting the best of them. You are more than welcome to make your suggestions as to what...
View ArticleOscar Peterson in the Black Forest
First, have a look at the images in the photo gallery at the top of the post. They’re all of Oscar Peterson in Germany, and they’re pretty special, don’t you think? Peterson spent a lot of time in...
View ArticleEight and a Half self-titled album [Feature Album]
They say all good things must end, and that seems to have been the case for indie faves Broken Social Scene and The Stills. But as one thing ends, another begins and in this case it’s Toronto-based...
View ArticleShould music be a competitive sport?
Another day, another music icon speaking out on something he hates about music today. This time it’s Paul Weller, and this time it’s tv talent shows. The famed Brit pop artist called X Factor, American...
View Article5 things you didn't know about 'My Heart Will Go On'
The RMS Titanic sank in the North Atlantic one hundred years ago this week, on April 15, 1912. In the pop music world, the Titanic is forever tied to Celine Dion’s hit, “My Heart Will Go On,” the love...
View ArticleFlying Down Thunder and Rise Ashen bring Algonquin back
How many bands create innovative new sounds, connect Canadians and impact local and international audiences? Not many. Flying Down Thunder and Rise Ashen may be a rare exception. Nominated for this...
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Allow me to reintroduce myself: Cadence Weapon
Gain more insight into significant hip-hop figures by checking out their revealing answers to our questionnaire. Cadence Weapon is back. Four years since the acclaimed Afterparty Babies, Edmonton’s...
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Cellist Stéphane Tétreault travels with a Strad worth millions
Nineteen-year-old Stéphane Tétreault is thrilled with his new “toy.” What cellist wouldn’t be ecstatic with the exclusive use of an instrument that the New York Times describes as “perhaps the greatest...
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