Welcome to the Canadian Music Wiki

RSS
Modified on 2010/12/16 20:13 by Administrator Categorized as Uncategorized
Anyone can contribute. Share, edit, or browse pages related to Canadian music.

Welcome to the Canadian Music Wiki, an online resource created by CBC Radio 3 and Amanda Ash from the University of British Columbia Graduate School of Journalism. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of MITACS Accelerate.

This project is dedicated to using collaborative and social media to enrich Canada's music scene by creating a comprehensive guide to Canadian music. We welcome your contributions.

The Canadian Music Wiki is a wiki, meaning you can edit nearly any page at any time. This wiki strives to encourage artists, media and fans alike to contribute their knowledge to this digital resource. We hope it will serve as Canada's hub for everything music-related. So don't be shy; head over to the Getting Started page and learn how you can contribute. It's easy and fun!

Here are a few brief guidelines to follow:

1. Please keep a neutral point-of-view when contributing. The wiki pages aren't for opinion or discussion. They're for facts, biographical information and basic knowledge. However, we encourage you to click on the "discussion" links on each page if you want to start a conversation or share your thoughts. We're sure others would love to hear what you have to say!

2. If you see something is wrong—whether it is grammatical, factual, or formatting—be bold and fix it. This is YOUR wiki. Be proud of it.

3. Please don't vandalize. It's really not worth it.

4. The Canadian Music Wiki is free content.

This site is a beta version. If you have any comments or suggestions to improve this wiki, please email amanda_ash@cbcradio3.com.

Ready to contribute? Visit the Getting Started page.

Top Canadian Music News

CBC Radio 3

    Jimi Hendrix Shrine with The Matinée: Beetle Roadtrip Session 2
    Did you have any idea that one of the most iconic guitarists of all time spent part of his youth growing up in Vancouver? And did you know there is a shrine dedicated to this guitar god? Vancouver roots-rockers The Matinée are well aware of the Jimi Hendrix Shrine on the edge of Chinatown, and that is the our second stop of the CBC Music presents the Beetle Roadtrip Sessions . The Matinée are an awesome, award-winning band that has toured - and played - in almost every location imaginable, [...]
    R2 Weekend Morning roundup for Saturday and Sunday May 25 and 26
    On  Radio 2 Weekend Morning , Molly Johnson eases you into your weekend with some great Canadian songs and stories about musicians and the people of Canada, from coast to coast to coast. Here are some of the features and stories we're looking at this weekend. Saturday May 25 We Got the Funk Bootsy's Rubber Band "Pinocchio Theory." Read more about Bootsy Collins from an interview on Q . Have you embraced your "Inner Ninja" yet today?  Sunday May 26 Sunday [...]
    Yukon Blonde at CBC Vancouver: Beetle Roadtrip Session 1
    When it came to choosing a band to kick off our CBC Beetle Roadtrip in Vancouver, we had a dream list. At the top of that list was the amazing Kelowna/Vancouver rock 'n' roll band Yukon Blonde , and to our great delight and honour, they said yes. The reason we asked Yukon Blonde was pretty simple... they're an awesome band, their Juno and Polaris-nominated album Tiger Talk is a career record filled with roadtrip rockers, and they themselves are seasoned road warriors. Sure enough, [...]
    Your favourite songs are a palette of sounds
    So you've found this slick new album. It's the soundtrack to your summer, and all you want to do is share it with friends. But words escape you. These songs are so thrilling to your ears that they transcend the English language and you can't find any proper words - English or otherwise - to describe them. So what do you use that'll make these friends understand just how incredible this music is? Try colour. Humans "share a common emotional palette," according to a recent study from the University [...]
    Junk in the Trunk: Drive Stories Friday May 24
    E ach day,  Rich Terfry  and Radio 2 Drive wraps up your day with music and stories about the interesting things going on in the world.  Here are the stories we're talking about today.    FEATURES : Rear-View Mirror : Every week, Rich Terfry looks back in our Rear-view Mirror at a great song from the good ol’ days. This week, Simon and Garfunkel's "The Sound of Silence". Listen and learn more by clicking here . here Listen to the audio version of Rear-View Mirror by clicking the [...]

!Exclaim.ca - News

    Kanye West's 'Yeezus,' Shad's Skratch Bastid Team-up and Ray Manzarek's Passing in Our News Roundup
    After another big news week here at Exclaim.ca, it's time to round up our top headlines of the week. If you're feeling out of the loop, fret not: we have you covered. To start thing off, there was a lot to report on the Canadian front. First we got news of a new EP from Canuck hip-hop hero Shad, who has teamed up with Skratch Bastid for The Spring Up . Already we've got a taste of the release via the new Cadence Weapon-equipped track "Homie," which you can listen to now. Also in Canada, [...]
    Get Reviews of 'Fast & Furious 6,' 'The Hangover III,' 'Epic' and More in This Week's Film Roundup
    Whether you like summer blockbusters, action packed sequels, or Canadian indie flicks, there's a movie waiting for you to watch it in your local theatre this weekend. We've taken a close look at some of the new movies rolling into theatres, but don't forget to head on over to our Recently Reviewed section to read reviews of all this week's newest releases. First up, we have Fast & Furious 6 , the sixth incarnation of the auto-obsessed populist action franchise. It's business as usual [...]
    Kanye West Schedules More Projections of "New Slaves" for This Weekend
    Last weekend, Kanye West premiered the music video for his latest song, "New Slaves," with projections on buildings around the world. If you missed it the first time around, then you'll be pleased to know that Yeezy will be repeating the stunt this weekend. If you head over to Kanye's website you'll see a map of the world showing dots where projections will be shown in the next couple of days. Sadly, there are none in Canada, although there are a number in the U.S., plus many in Europe [...]
    2 Chainz Reveals September Release for New Album
    While almost all of the details are forthcoming, it looks as if Atlanta rapper 2 Chainz will issue his sophomore follow-up to last year's Based on a T.R.U. Story this September. News of the LP came today (May 24) over Twitter, where the rapper wrote, "FEATURES ON HAULT [sic]... NEW ALBUM ON THE WAY SEPTEMBER TENTH!!!!" While we have a due date for the record, it doesn't appear to have a title as of yet. The other nugget of news to focus on from that tweet is that 2 Chainz will lay [...]
    Alasdair Roberts Maps Out North American Tour Dates
    Alasdair Roberts is currently touring the UK in support of his recent Exclaim!-approved A Wonder Working Stone , but the Scottish indie-folk favourite has announced he'll be heading our way in the summertime. Roberts hits North America this July, with festival and club dates booked on both sides of the U.S./Canada border. While the trip kicks off in Louisville, KY, the artist has upcoming shows taking place in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Winnipeg. You can peep the details down below. [...]

CHARTattack:News Feed

ExploreMusic

CBC Radio 2 Blog

    {RSS:http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/blog/index.xml|entries=5;newWindow=true;words=500}


The Canadian Music Wiki is brought to you by CBC Radio 3 and the University of British Columbia.