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

    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 [...]
    The R3:30: Canada’s top indie songs of the week for May 24, 2013
    CHART #345 http://music.cbc.ca/play/podcast/CBC-Radio-3-R3-30/R3-30-Chart-343">http://music.cbc.ca/play/podcast/CBC-Radio-3-R3-30/R3-30-Chart-343 Check out this week's edition of the chart as a handy dandy playlist or podcast (stream with the play button, download using the links to the right). Here are your top 30 songs for the week of May 24th, 2013! :: Click here to vote on the next R3-30! :: Vote for as many songs as you want, once every 24 hours. Voting closes Tuesday [...]
    Sweatshop Union's Infinite: album stream
    “You’re infinite, don’t need rims spinning to fill it … now take a couple a seconds to feel it,” goes the refrain on “Infinite,” the lead track on the new album from Vancouver’s Sweatshop Union . And a couple of a seconds is all you need to get hooked on the latest album from B.C.’s favourite hip-collective (also called Infinite ), who follow up 2011’s Western Canadian Music Award-winning Bill Murray EP with an ambitious, sprawling full-length that showcases their lyrical depth with production [...]
    E minor: The Handsome Rogue
    The key signatures of music are kind of like the signs of the zodiac. If you take all the music in a given key, you’ll discover certain characteristics — characteristics that can define your personality. Are you an E minor person? Learn E minor's characteristics below, and meet some E minor people in the photo gallery above. What other famous E minor people can you think of? Let me know in the comments. E minor: The Handsome Rogue Key characteristics: Creative. Impulsive. You [...]
    SHIFT on May 24th 2013
    SHIFT on Friday, May 24th 2013 : Lets get married... or not. Welcome to Shift, where Tom Allen takes you on a daily musical journey from the stalwarts of Classical music to the cutting edge of Contemporary tunes. Join us here on CBC music for a round-up of the stories of the day, some videos of music (or maybe just videos interesting to music fans) and a place to speak your voice.  Audio   Click to Listen to the Entire Broadcast of SHIFT from May 24th     [...]

!Exclaim.ca - News

    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 [...]
    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. [...]
    Hand Drawn Dracula's NXNE Showcase Gets Tangiers Reunion, Free 7-Inch from Beliefs and Greys
    Those who are attending NXNE in Toronto from June 10 to 16 doubtless already have a jam-packed schedule of concerts to check out, but here's one you might want to consider: Hand Drawn Dracula's label showcase will take place on June 15 at the Garrison, and it features a reunion from Toronto alt-pop act Tangiers, plus a free 7-inch from up-and-comers Beliefs and Greys. Tangiers released their debut album, Hot New Spirits , in 2003, and their most recent LP was 2005's The Family Myth . Since [...]
    Still Life Still Announce 'Mourning Trance'
    Last month, Toronto's Still Life Still hinted that their next record was on the way via the stream of new tune "Burial Suit," and now the act have revealed their plans in full. The upcoming LP, titled Mourning Trance , drops August 20 through Arts & Crafts. A press release explains that the ensemble tracked the record in Toronto with producer Alex Bonenfant (METZ, Crystal Castles) and it came out of a year's worth of demoing. As previously reported, many songs were scrapped along the way, [...]
    Chris Taylor's Terrible Records Enters Joint Deal with XL
    Grizzly Bear member Chris Taylor's Terrible Records is about to get a boost via a new worldwide distribution deal with indie titan XL. Billboard  reports that Taylor and Terrible co-founder Ethan Silverman's first release under the partnership will be Australian new wave artist Kirin J Callinan's Embracism LP, which arrives July 2. A minimum of two other releases are included in the deal, though it's uncertain at present just which records those will be. The distribution deal is intended [...]

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.