Music
Wednesday January 25, 2012
Los Campesinos! on Q
Cardiff based band Los Campesinos! stopped by studio Q to play songs from their new album Hello Sadness.
Lead singer Gareth Campesinos! sat down for a chat about the darker subject matter on the album and the newest member of the band... his sister!
Categories: Music, Q Blog
Monday January 23, 2012
Kathleen Edwards on Q
Canadian singer/songwriter Kathleen Edwards stops by Studio Q to perform two songs from her acclaimed new album Voyageur.
She also chats about the emotional challenges that inspired many of the songs and her much-discussed relationship with the album's co-producer, Bon Iver's Justin Vernon.
Categories: Music, News Promo, Q Blog
Friday January 20, 2012
New music from Tennis: LIVE on Q at Sundance
Denver-based band Tennis were our special musical guests in Salt Lake City for Q live from Sundance. The husband-and-wife duo of Alaina Moore (keyboards &vocals) and Patrick Riley (guitar) are joined by James Barone (drums) to perform three brand new songs from their forthcoming album, "Young & Old."
Take a listen to the three new songs below -- "Never to Part," "It All Feels the Same," and "Robin." The album, "Young & Old," is out February 14th.
Categories: Music, Q Blog, Q on the Road
Friday January 6, 2012
Whitehorse on Q
Luke Doucet is the Juno-nominated guitar hero who started out in the Vancouver band Veal before releasing a string of roots-rock solo records under his own name. Melissa McClelland is the folk pop singer/songwriter with a country lean who's released four solo records and collaborated with Sarah McLachlan. Melissa and Luke are already partners in life, and now they're musical partners too. They've set aside their solo careers to form a band called Whitehorse, which highlights each of their strengths and featured a cohesive, edgier rock sound. Whitehorse performed live as Q's Friday Live guests today. Hear their session and an interview with guest host Jim Brown below.Categories: Music, News Promo, Q Blog
Friday December 30, 2011
Q's Top 20 Albums of 2011: #1
At long last... we arrive at #1 on Q's Top 20 Albums of 2011. And this year, we celebrate the stunning self-titled record and year had by the the pride of Eau Claire, Wisconsin... Bon Iver. It's a record that is both irresistible, and defies easy categorization. The project's creator, Justin Vernon makes the record soar with his striking falsetto and ability to use sound to create atmosphere and place. Bon Iver has continued to linger on our playlists all year, and we're pleased to place it atop our list. Justin was on Q twice this year - first, live in Studio Q, and second, at our live-audience show earlier this month in Toronto with The National. Watch the latter interview below, and read the full list of our favourite albums of the year after the jump.Categories: Music, Q Blog, Q's Top 20 Albums of 2011
Friday December 30, 2011
Q's Top 20 Albums of 2011: #2
Tom Waits has the #2 album on Q's Top 20 Albums of 2011 for Bad as Me. With this album, surrounding himself with a cast of musicians including Keith Richards, Charlie Musselwhite, David Hidalgo and Mark Ribot, Tom Waits once again takes listeners on an esoteric journey through back-streets, bedrooms and battlefields where fortunes and romances are built and broken. Tom Waits talked to Jian about the record on Q earlier this year. Click here to revisit their conversation.Categories: Music, Q Blog, Q's Top 20 Albums of 2011
Thursday December 29, 2011
Q's Top 20 Albums of 2011: #3
One of Iceland's greatest cultural exports -- Björk -- has the #3 record on Q's Top 20 Albums of 2011 for her innovative Biophilia. The record is not just a record... but also an app album, with accompanying iPad apps for each song with interactive elements to help teach listeners about musicology. But the technology aside, Björk shows her musical might once more, with newly-created instruments, stunning musical dynamism and a voice that never ceases to leave an impression. Jian sat down with Björk in New York city this past summer. Their wide-ranging conversation includes everything from her start in music, to her role as a political and environmental activist, to her ongoing fusion of music, technology and nature. Click here to listen to their full conversation. And watch Björk's video for the song "Crystalline" below.
Categories: Music, Q Blog, Q's Top 20 Albums of 2011
Wednesday December 28, 2011
Q's Top 20 Albums of 2011: #4
British musician Laura Marling has the #4 album on Q's Top 20 Albums of 2011 for A Creature I Don't Know. This musical old soul's output has been impressive, given this record is her third and she's barely out of her teens. Marling has drawn comparison to Joni Mitchell, as well as to Fiona Apple, Fairport Convention, and even Leonard Cohen, and her previous two albums were shortlisted for the UK's coveted Mercury Prize. Click here to hear her interview and performances in Studio Q from this past September.Categories: Music, Q Blog, Q's Top 20 Albums of 2011
Tuesday December 27, 2011
Q's Top 20 Albums of 2011: #5
#5 on Q's Top 20 Albums of 2011 is a sophomore release from a band that carried such acclaim around with them from their first album that it seemed entirely possible the pressure would get the better of them. And boy did it not. The record is Helplessness Blues by Seattle's Fleet Foxes. Its mix of baroque-styled instrumentation and unmistakeable harmonies showcases both growth and the throwback element you love about this band. Robin and Skye from the band came into Studio Q for a conversation with Jian back in June. Watch that conversation here. Below, check out their video for the epic "The Shrine / An Argument".Categories: Music, Q Blog, Q's Top 20 Albums of 2011
Monday December 26, 2011
Q's Top 20 Albums of 2011: #6
Feist is in at #6 on Q's Top 20 Albums of 2011 for her highly anticipated record Metals. The album combines fluid strings, reedy woodwinds (courtesy of Polaris shortlister Colin Stetson), a nod or two to the blues, great big stirring vocal choruses, and songs about life, death, creation, the elements and more. Feist was our Friday Live guest this past fall. Watch her performance of the song "Get It Wrong, Get It Right" below.Categories: Music, Q Blog, Q's Top 20 Albums of 2011
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