"I call myself a tunesmith to people I don't know."
The Strombo Show ran the gamut this Sunday night, keeping the spirit of radio alive by delivering the best records in the best order. It's a show for music lovers by music lovers, ranging over three hours of commercial-free music to honour both old and new.
George Stroumboulopoulos was joined by one two of our nation's finest singer-songwriters, Andy Kim and Kevin Drew.
Kim is best known for the wealth of hit singles he co-wrote that include 'Sugar Sugar' and his own masterpiece, 'Rock Me Gently'. After a love affair with seclusion, he has married musical minds with Broken Social Scene co-founder Drew for a self-described "adult contemporary album of blood and guts." They deliver some intimate versions of these songs in the House of Strombo.
Also - we debut a brand new tune from Winnipeg's metallic hardcore noise punks, KEN Mode and celebrate the life of John 'Bonzo' Bonham.
As always, we tip our hats to those ground-breakers and game-changers with a Nod to the Gods, spin the best new tracks, paying tribute to Tom Waits on Ten with Tom and send you into the horizontal with the Big Lie Down.
Lock it. Crank it. Join the collective!
For further musical exploration with George Stroumboulopoulos, tune in to The Strombo Show every Sunday night on CBC Radio 2 or CBC Music from 8 to 11 p.m. for three hours of uninterrupted music for music lovers.
