On the Fringe: Best bowl cuts in music
The bowl cut hairdo may be mocked by some, but it has quite a history in music. For non-musicians, getting a bowl cut was a right of passage. Both boys and girls got them, but no matter who you were,...
View ArticleVIDEO OF THE DAY: Music Awakens A Senior's Memories
This is the power of music in action: Henry lives in a nursing home. His mind is clouded, he is unresponsive to most stimuli, and he doesn't remember his own daughter. But when he's given an iPod with...
View ArticleAll Lightfoot, all the time
On April 27, Gordon Lightfoot will release All Live, a new album of songs performed at Massey Hall between 1998 and 2001. To set the mood, CBC Music has put together a Gordon Lightfoot stream. Click on...
View ArticleGarry Wills prefers Gigli to Di Stefano. Where do you stand?
Garry Wills, the Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian and public intellectual, is a lifelong opera fan. I spoke to him recently about his most recent book, Verdi's Shakespeare: Men of the Theatre...
View ArticleTracks on Tracks Ticketing Information
Wanna buy your own ticket for Tracks on Tracks? Here's the exact information you need to know: :: Our train leaves Vancouver on Friday June 8 2012 at 8:30pm, with stops in Kamloops, Edmonton,...
View ArticleWater Cooler Wednesday with Grimes, Arkells, Hey Rosetta!, Austra and more!
Wednesday. Mid-week. Hump Day. It's the day of the week when the routine of talking only about music is relaxed here on The Craig Norris Hour. We're well-rounded individuals, no? There's more on our...
View ArticleVerdi's La Traviata, Live from the Met
When you picture her, do you whistle a rhumba by Xavier Cugat ("the fellows are crazy for the lady in red..."), or a ballad by Chris de Burgh ("this beauty by my side...")? If you tune into the Met...
View ArticleStart dreaming in technicolour with a new electro-groove from CFCF
Montreal's CFCF let's us know class is in session with "Exercise # 2 (school)", a cool electro-groove with thick beats, airy textures and a vibe that you can either bob your head or do your homework...
View ArticleSingle Songs: Bob Dylan's 'To Ramona'
In a new feature on the Deep Roots/Radio 2 blog, we're going to spend some time going in deep -- exploring individual, important folk songs. We're calling it Single Songs (though a catchier title is...
View ArticleR&B history moment: Bill Withers, ‘Lean on Me’
What's up, soul brothas and soul sistas! This week on the R&B History Moment, I talk about one of only nine songs in the history of popular music to score a number one hit for two different...
View ArticleTRACKS ON TRACKS: The Ultimate Canadian Rock 'n' Rail Adventure - THE LONG LIST!
ALL ABOARD FOR TRACKS ON TRACKS! Click on the link below to VOTE! Take Our Survey! Ok, Rail Rockers! Here we go... this spring, CBC Radio 3 is teaming up with Green Couch Productions and VIA Rail to...
View ArticleRemembering Patsy Cline’s tragic life in her 80th year
Patsy Cline cheated death twice before, but on March 5, 1963, it finally caught up with her. When Cline was backstage at the Ryman Auditorium the previous week, she ran into Ray Walker, a member of the...
View ArticlePop news: April 11, 2012
Two One Directions, Britney Spears judging X Factor and Bully for Bieber.U.K. boy band One Direction is being sued by a California band with the same name over trademark infringement. According to...
View Article"Robots" is the song most played on demand on CBC Music
Dan Mangan is no stranger to the popularity contests we have here at CBC Music. He's always in the mix of artists with most new fans or songs that are most added to playlists. His recent double Juno...
View ArticleMuddy Waters, Big Bill and Mud Morganfield: Blues in the Family
In 1969 Muddy Waters released an album called Fathers and Sons. The project was the brainchild of harmonica player Paul Butterfield and guitarist Mike Bloomfield, who both played on the album. The duo...
View ArticleBombino talks about the Touareg uprising in the Sahara
Omara “Bombino” Moctar is a smoking guitarist from Niger. Born as a Touareg, Bombino’s people are nomadic and call the Sahara desert home. He plays music filled with the grit and longing of the harsh...
View ArticleMusic Notes: Leonard Cohen, Rush, The Weeknd, more!
The Calgary Folk Fest, July 26-29, announces first wave of acts – Exclaim! Drake, The Weeknd, Kardinal Offishall, A-Trak, Deadmau5, Classified, plus many more, all nominated for a Stylus Award, which...
View ArticleStories and Standards - "All the Things You Are"
“You are the promised kiss of springtime that makes the lonely winter seems long.” Now there’s a phrase that could melt anyone’s heart. That line is the opening string of pearls that kicks off the...
View ArticleDan Mangan performs "Leaves, Trees, Forest" on Q
Dan Mangan, this year's JUNO winner for Best New Artist, is on stage at the Bronson Centre in Ottawa to perform the song "Leaves, Trees, Forest" from his Juno winning Alternative Album of the year Oh,...
View ArticleAlbum of the Week: Feature Interview with Justin Peroff of Eight and a Half
It’s Album of the Week day, and today it’s all about celebrating the debut of Eight and a Half, a new musical creation from Justin Peroff of Broken Social Scene and Dave Hamelin and Liam O'Neil of The...
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