R3TV is a weekly mix of Canadian music videos, behind-the-scenes DJ adventures, artist insight, and recurring characters. Full of music, comedy and crooked culture, R3TV is your weekly escape for both the eyes and ears. Brought to you by CBC Radio 3.
Most bands have a home base and spend the rest of the time touring in their van. Not the case for Vancouver based duo The Pack a.d. who spend 9 months of the year touring in what they call the third member of the band..."The Millenium Falcon"This R3TV Episode gives us a short but sweet look into the pimped up crib on wheels that The Pack A.D call home.
A look at the books that inspire bands; D.O.A.'s Joe "Shithead" Keithley reads classics for girls.
A huge music festival like SXSW can be dangerous, even fatal, for beginners. R3 producer Chris Kelly presents this tutorial on how to make it through SxSW in one piece
Way back in 1851, the people of Canada inhabited 87% of what was considered 'rural'. Today, only 20% decide to make their life outside of any city with a population greater than 1,000. Rural life just was not what it used to be, I guess. The downside: we maybe losing touch with a a huge part of our country that literally is so big it can fit the landmass of England (which has twice the population of Canada) into one of its provinces three times. Can you guess which one?While you are thinking a...
A man, a journey, a journal... Craig Norris allows the R3TV camera unprecedented access to his personal reflections on the 2010 East Coast Music Awards, as recorded in his personal diary.
Highlights of the recent large winter sporting event in Vancouver, as seen through the cracked lens of the R3TV cameras.
From Astronomy to Zoology, the world of science is vast as it is deep. If you ever thought that cloning sheep (or any animal at this point) was a little off kilter, then prepare yourself for a rapid fire image bonazza that might conjure memories of disecting a pickled pig in seventh grade.So sit back and place your hand on that electric-ball-thingy that makes your hair stand up. And if you don't have an electric-ball-thingy, then maybe the high energy of MSTRKRFT's "1000 Cigarettes" will do th...
Ashleigh Ball of Hey Ocean! gives the R3 camera unprecedented access, delivering a shocking revelation of how a vocalist can make money off-stage.
Vancouver's runaway success story Dan Mangan sits down with R3TV to talk about music, milestones, and makin' it. Featuring an exclusive recent live performance of Mangan's "Road Regrets" at CBC Vancouver's Studio One.
No photograph (or reflection) ever gives us the same slant on what we really see. Personally speaking, I had no idea that self portraits could taken so many ways!Vanity aside, this week's Picture Show, with Junior Boys' song, "What It's For" demonstrates how a simple snap can give us a perspective we did not have before. Which is a good thing.All photos for this podcast were submitted to our Flickr Pool, but the best way to check out each of the contributing photographers is to view our 'refle...