Canada Day BBQ Playlist

Looking for some music to play while Barbequing this Canada Day? Look no further than the CBC Music, Canada Day BBQ Playlist.

The list features an all Canadian cast with 29 songs for you to rock out to.

Check that playlist out on the CBC Music Website.

Also, if you're in Calgary this weekend, check out the Calgary City News Blog for some cool concerts and fireworks.

- Bryce

Dr. John - Revolution

Happy Friday everyone. Check out the track Revolution, by Dr. John below. His most recent album Locked Down, was produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. The song has a great sound.



- Bryce

Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - "Baby"

Ariel Pink covered the song "Baby" from the 1979 album, "Dreamin' Wild", from Donnie and Joe Emerson. When this record came out there were around 1000 copies made but it developed a following and it has since been reissued/remastered. Hopefully with the same cover! It really is an amazing slow jam. I would love to get my hands on that original vinyl. Check out Ariel Pink's version followed by the original below.

Ariel Pink - "Baby"

Donnie and Joe Emerson - "Baby"

- Matt

Muse - Survival

The British rock trio Muse, and their song Survival, has been selected as the official song for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.

You can check the track out below. What do you think of it? I think I hate it...



- Bryce

Corb Lund - "Gettin' Down on the Mountain"

Well folks, it's time to dust off those cowboy boots and practice your two step because Corb Lund has just released, "Gettin' Down on the Mountain", their lead single for the upcoming album, "Cabin Fever", out August 14 from the folks at New West Records. Check out the video here!

"Gettin' Down on the Mountain"

- Matt

Chromatics - "Into The Black"

Chromatics is an American electronic music band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2001. This cover of the classic Neil Young song "Into The Black" is the second single from Chromatics' "Kill For Love" album. Its pretty awesome!

"Into the Black"

- Matt

Matt Mays - Coyote

East Coast Canadian rocker Matt Mays has just released the lead single for his new album Coyote, which is set for release on September 4th. It's been 4 long years since Matt's last album Terminal Romance, so I am definitely excited to see what these new songs bring.

The new song is called Take it on Faith, and you can stream that below:





- Bryce

Yeasayer - Fragrant World

Yeasayer's new album Fragrant World is set for release on August 21st via Secretly Canadian. Fragrant World is the follow up to the much loved and hated, Odd Blood, so it should be interesting to see the direction they take with this album. Although Yeasayer is definitely not a band to adhere to any particular formula. Nonetheless check out the first single "Longevity" below as well as amazingly strange "Ambling Alps" from Odd Blood.





 - Spence

Matt and Kim - "Let's Go"

As promised, "Let's Go" the first single from Matt and Kim's album Lightning due out this fall. Enjoy.

 - Spence

Wild Belle

This brother and sister duo from Chicago received a lot of attention at SXSW after they were labelled as a ‘Band to Watch’ by The Guardian UK and NME. Right now Wild Belle only have their self-released 2-track debut out and I haven't heard anything about an album release date. Check out "Keep You" here:

"Keep You"

- Matt