Hotsheet for Monday, February 13, 2012

CBC MUSIC - BEFORE 3:30 pm ET

This is an exciting day for CBC. CBC MUSIC, our new digital music service, went live Sunday night. CBC will officially launch the site later this afternoon. Completely free, CBC MUSIC connects music lovers and puts the best of Canadian and international music at your fingertips. It's a place to explore discover and share music across a wide range of genres. You can log on to cbcmusic.ca now, and stay tuned for more news on this later today.

- RADIO ONE -

1.THE CURRENT:

Today on The Current … Some of Canada's mayors say they can't build better cities unless they're granted more personal power. Guest host Jim Brown will talk to Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi, as well as Toronto Star municipal affairs columnist Royson James. Don't miss The Current, today at 8:30 a.m. (9 NT) on CBC Radio One.

2.Q:

Today on Q … The Kills have made their name by playing a swaggering, stylish, sexually-charged take on rock 'n' roll. Now the duo of vocalist Alison Mosshart and guitarist Jamie Hince [rhymes with "wince"] are back, touring their 4th studio album, 2011's "Blood Pressures". The band stops by Studio Q for a special acoustic performance and chat about their enduring partnership. Join host Jian Ghomeshi … today at 10:00 a.m. (10:30 NT) on CBC Radio One.

3.TYPE A:

Coming up later, from subways to streetlights, Type A explores what happens when Canadian cities go private. Host Rod Love has a line he likes to use: "If you can find it in the Yellow Pages, government shouldn't be doing it." Love thinks the private sector should take over more public services. Private companies will be more cost-efficient even while generating a profit. But co-host, Karin Klassen, isn't quite ready to concede that the private sector always does it better.She thinks privatization has its pitfalls. They'll debate the hits and misses of privatization on this week's TYPE A.

- RADIO 2 -

4.CANADA LIVE:

Meaghan Smith and Erin Costelo are rising east coast stars. From Erin's smoky, soulful ballads to Meaghan's playful takes on serious matters of the heart, the two of them completely enchant their audiences. Tonight on Canada Live, you can hear them perform at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in Halifax. Meaghan was riding high with three East Coast Music Awards and one Juno win for New Artist of the Year ... and Erin celebrated this concert with the first performance of a brand new CBC commission, written, arranged and performed by Erin with Symphony Nova Scotia. Don't miss Canada Live with host Andrew Craig, tonight at 7 pm, 7:30 in Newfoundland, on CBC Radio 2.

Hotsheet for Saturday, February 11 and Sunday, February 12, 2011

SATURDAY

- RADIO ONE -

1.under the influence:

This week on Under the Influence, host Terry O'Reilly looks at the use of hit songs in advertising. It started in a big way back in 1983, with the movie The Big Chill. A huge part of the movie's success was based on its soundtrack, which featured over 20 of the biggest hits from the 60s and 70s. When Madison Avenue saw just how much hit songs resonated with baby boomers, it opened the floodgates. To this day, hit songs have been one of the advertising industry's most influential tools - but it wasn't without some interesting bumps along the way. Don't miss Under the Influence, Saturday at 11:30 a.m., 12 noon in Newfoundland.

2.Canada reads highlights special:

PRON: Aguirre = ah-GEER-rhay [it's Spanish, if that helps]

Canada Reads 2012 was filled with crying and controversy, during what many are calling "the best Canada Reads yet." Actor Alan Thicke, supermodel Stacey McKenzie, Dragons' Den star Arlene Dickinson, musician Shad, and litigator Anne-France Goldwater took to the table to determine which non-fiction book all of Canada should read during the Canada Reads: True Stories edition. After four days of debate that was intelligent, intense and always fascinating, this year's panel crowned Shad's pick "Something Fierce" by Carmen Aguirre the Canada Reads winner. You can relive all the action during the hour-long special, Saturday at 4 p.m., 4:30 in Newfoundland on CBC Radio One.

3.CONCERTS ON DEMAND:

For the first time in its 12-year history, Hockey Day in Canada, the CBC event celebrating Canada's favourite pastime, is being held in P.E.I. The musical highlight of the event is "Stolen from a Hockey Card," a concert featuring a stellar line up of hockey-mad musicians, all backed up by the Dave Bidini Band. Go to CBC.ca/cod to watch! <http://www.cbc.ca/radio2/videos/index.html?ID=2179002668>

SUNDAY

RADIO ONE -

1.The Sunday Edition

And they said it wouldn't last. Ms., the magazine that bills itself as "More than a magazine - a Movement," is celebrating its fortieth birthday this year. This week on The Sunday Edition, guest host Alison Smith has a conversation with feminists of two generations: Letty Cottin Pogrebin, one of the co-founders of Ms., and her daughter, journalist Abigail Pogrebin. Tune in Sunday at 9 a.m. (9:30 NT)…on CBC Radio One.

2.CROSS COUNTRY CHECKUP: ** NOTE: please change time to suit your time zone...Network shows say "Sunday afternoon..." **

Sunday on Cross Country Checkup: Go west everyone? New census figures show Canada is tilting westward. Economic activity is shifting west and people are following.

This news comes on the heels of the prime minister's trip to China, where he reached an agreement to boost trade and relations. The question this week: Does Canada's future lie in the West, and beyond to Asia ...and what does it mean for today? Join host Rex Murphy…Sunday at 4 p.m. ET on CBC Radio One.

- Radio 2 -

VIdeo on demand:

Check out CBC's Bach Cello Suites series. Each week for the next six weeks, we'll be uploading a movement from one of Bach's six cello suites. We kick it off with Cellist Denise Djokic performing the Prelude of J.S. Bach's Suite for Solo Cello no. 1 in G major. Go to CBC.ca/radio2/videos.