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Monday October 17, 2011
Comedian Tom Green, a.k.a MC Bones: satire and rap and...popularity?
Back in 1989, Tom Green and a couple of teenage pals started messing around with hip hop. It turned into Organized Rhyme and a single called Check the O.R. Clever, but ultimately, not so popular. Why is it that humour - or satire - and rap don't always play well with others?
Posted in: General
Monday October 17, 2011
What made Lester Young so special? Vote for "The Prez"
Lester Young (a.k.a. The Prez) was more than just a sublimely talented sax player. He influenced the way people dressed, and spoke...and yes, the way they played too. Watch him in performance, with Billie Holiday.
Posted in: Tonic
Sunday October 16, 2011
Remembering Daisy DeBolt: An Overnight Sensation, the story of Fraser and DeBolt
The late Daisy DeBolt was a unique and remarkable singer-songwriter. And as one half of Fraser & DeBolt she created some wicked, utterly memorable psychedelic folk.
Posted in: Inside the Music
Sunday October 16, 2011
New videos from the Indonesian Cordana Youth Choir: a feast for the ears and eyes
Fresh new CBC R2 videos of the Indonesian Cordana Youth Choir of Jakarta, who blew audiences away at the Festival 500 with a performance that was a feast for both the ears and the eyes.
Posted in: Choral Concert
Sunday October 16, 2011
Quiz: Oh Romeo, Romeo, Romeo (composer? composer? composer?)
Three different composers take on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Guess each composer correctly for your chance to win some excellent classical recordings.
Posted in: In Concert
Sunday October 16, 2011
Unplugged: Randy Bachman's Vinyl Tap, the acoustic guitar edition
What's on Tap? Randy Bachman turns our attention to his musical weapon of choice: the acoustic guitar.
Posted in: General
Saturday October 15, 2011
A Shakespeare Scenario, starring Christopher Plummer, the TSO, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Toronto Children's Chorus
Christopher Plummer and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's season-opening event gives us Plummer in a performance Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario, combining play excerpts with William Walton's stirring film music from 1944.
Posted in: In Concert
Friday October 14, 2011
Ana Sokolovic, Canadian classical composer...and media star?
Contemporary classical composers aren't usually in the mainstream media's spotlight. But Ana Sokolovic, and the Montreal Contemporary Music Society, might just be changing that.
Posted in: In Tune