R3TV

On April 19th 2007 Radio 3 released the first episode of their video series R3TV.

#1 -- "Growing Up" The very first of CBC Radio 3's video podcasts. This week the gang moves office space; THE DUDES go back to high school, and Grant finds something weird in the rubble of our old office.

#2 -- "Treasure Hunt" Grant Lawrence finds an old man; THE STILLS go pick-pocketing

#3 -- "Vices" DJ CHAMPION on smoking; DANKO JONES on booze; Sexy Ladies of R3

#4 -- "Potty Mouth" Craig Norris takes you behind the scenes of a live Radio 3 event; CADENCE WEAPON gives a shout out to 80's video games

#5-- "Scared Merde-less" Artists confess their fears; MALAJUBE gets gory

#6 - "Laughing Gas" Chad VanGaalen's music and animation; Grant Lawrence's invisible audience.

#7 - "Eat This!" The Weakerthans dine out; The Stills get cheesy; indie artists dish on their favourite road foods.

#8 - "Work the Room" Grant Lawrence is job shadowed by a little girl; The Constantines video "Working Full Time", and more.

#9 - "The Line Up" Our NXNE showcase: the amazing line-up of bands; the massive line-up of fans; Two Hours Traffic's video "Stuck for the Summer".

#10 - "Animal Behaviour" Wolf Parade; Hinterland Who's Who; puppies, kittens, and big beavers.

#11 - "Lost In Translation" Grant Lawrence trains an old man to speak; Les Breastfeeders translate their video for "Tout va pour le mieux dans le pire des mondes",

#12 - "Bromance" Joel Plaskett and Peter Elkas explore their relationship, plus Joel's brand new video, "Fashionable People".

#13 - "Radio on the TV" The new R3TV campaign; Hot Hot Heat; Craig Norris searches the streets for indie rock fans.

#14 - "Celebrity Sightings" R3's indie rock star report; Celebrity look-alikes with Grant Lawrence; Classified and Maestro Fresh Wes.

#15 - "Mascots" Lisa Christiansen visits a taxidermist; Uncut show who pulls the strings in their video for "Dark Horse"; plus, a crash course in Radio 3's mascots and a chance to name one and win a satellite radio.

#16 - "Strike a Chord" Musicians reveal their favourite chords, demonstrated by Radio 3 host Tariq on guitar; Melissa McClelland's video for "Skyway Bridge".

#17 - "Old Man, New Tricks" Grant Lawrence invites Scotty to a gig; Kevin Drew invites his pals to join his new video.

#18 - "R3TV en España" Arcade Fire and The Hidden Cameras play the Summercase Festival in Spain.

#19 - "Seeing Double" The new video from twins Tegan and Sara; Grant Lawrence discovers he also has a twin.

#20 - "Clubbing" The new video from Tokyo Police Club; musicians vote on the best Canadian clubs.

#21 - "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" Grant Lawrence takes Jill Barber boating; Mother Mother's mermaid vacation; The Lisa Retort laments the end of holidays.

#22 - "Can You Dig It?" Welcome to the first installment of Canadian Cribs, where indie artists show off their glamourous homes for the R3TV cameras. This week, The Awkward Stage's Shane Nelken opens his door for us and unearths a few dark secrets. For now, I'll just say that Shane shares his pad with a bunch of deadbeats. And Caribou unearth something big of their own - in the brilliantly gloomy video for "Melody Day."

#23 - "The Sleepover" Rock Plaza Central crashes on producer Chris Kelly's floor; RPC's video for "My Children, Be Joyful"

#24 - "Eye on the Polaris Prize" R3TV covers the Polaris Prize Gala "entertainment news" style; winner Patrick Watson's video for "Drifters".

#25 - "The Record That Changed Your Life" Artists profess their pivotal albums; The Besnard Lakes' new video for "Agent 13".

#26 - "Pop! Goes the Podcast!" R3TV does the Montreal Pop Fest; Dears video and late night eats.

#27 - "Shape Up!" Fitness tips from indie artists; Grand Analog's "Touch Your Toes" video; Participunktion.

#28 - "Halifacts" Our coverage of the Halifax Pop Explosion; Pride Tiger's new video; little-known East Coast facts; underground eats.

#29 - "Beard Today, Gone Tomorrow" Artists ponder indie facial hair; Host Amanda Putz hunts for beards; Bend Sinister's video for "Time Breaks Down".

#30 - "The Blood Lines Take China" R3TV arms The Blood Lines with a camera for their coveted gig at the Beijing Pop Festival.

#31 - "My First Time" Canadian artists confess their first concert experiences; Abdominal gives the mic a workout in his new video.

#32 - "Confessions" Radio 3's staff confess their deepest, darkest secrets, and Junior Boys provide absolution. Somebody should probably call the police.

#33 - "Bucky Booster" A sneak peek into the Bucky Awards nominee selection process; Emily Haines' video for "Our Hell".

#34 - "You Sexy Thing" Indie Rock fashion tips; Guys Gone Wild; Sexy Bucky Nominee Peter Elkas.

#35 - "Do You Smell What I Smell?" Old Man Scotty spreads his, um...cheer; The Bicycles go shirts and skins.
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#38 - "Un-Rapped: A Food Diary" MC Abdominal takes over the camera for a whirlwind tour of England's best fast-food spots.

#39 - Living Over A Funeral Parlour Take a tour through the luxurious pad of Shane Nelkin of The Awkward State in this special edition of Canadian Cribs.

#40 - "Rock on the Wild Side" Musicians confess their rock 'n roll moments; Lisa Christiansen reads the classics; the Hot Springs' video "Headrush".

#41 - "Rock on the Wild Side" Musicians confess their rock 'n roll moments; Lisa Christiansen reads the classics; the Hot Springs' video "Headrush".

#42 - "Whalewatching" Grant Lawrence finds out what Vancouver band Said The Whale does during the day.

#43 - "A Galaxy Far, Far Away (A Tour Diary)"

#44 - "Surviving SxSW" Four nights rockin' in Austin.

#45 - "Juno What?" Grant Lawrence crashes the awards; Wintersleep rise from the ashes.

#46 - "Bangers & Thrash: The Metal Metal queen Lisa Christiansen reveals the metal-studded underbelly of Canadian music; 3 Inches of Blood's video for "Trial of Champions".

#47 - "Humour Us: Comedy Meets Indie Rock" Top alt-comics discuss the state of comedy; featuring Patton Oswalt and Tim & Eric.

#48 - "Parental Consent" Artists on what their parents think of their music; Old Man Scotty pleases your mom.

#49 - "Jijou vs. Quatchi" The R3-30 puppet vies for Olympic glory.

#50 - "TOKYO POLICE CLUB In Session" A behind-the-scenes look at Tokyo Police Club's special Radio 3 recording.

#51 - "Meow Mix" The Best Record Store in Canada, as voted by you. As if we're not going there ourselves to check it out... In fact, Grant Lawrence and a small crew did one better. They traveled north to Prince George, B.C. and broadcast live from the winning store - Meow Records.

#52 - "Inside Jokes" Artists reveal the gags no one understands outside of the tour van; boy sacks hosts.

#53 - "Copyright in Canada" Grant Lawrence asks which Canadian artist should pen the new Hockey Night in Canada theme; Shane Nelken tries his hand at writing it himself; Kathleen Edwards' hockey-heavy new video.

#54- "Stand By Your Van" Grant Lawrence finds out how artists really feel about their tour vans; The New Pornographer's latest video "Myriad Harbour".

#55 - "The Clown Wars" Radio 3 Business Manager David Yee fights the stereotypes; Crystal Castles' video for "Courtship Dating".

#56 - "And The Nominees Are..." 178 music journalists. 10 nominees. 1 episode of R3TV. This week, Grant Lawrence hauled an R3TV camera to Toronto for his big announcement of this year's Polaris Prize nominees. Hell, he even went a step further and interviewed some of them. I think I'm starting to like this guy...

#57 - "Folk You: Winnipeg '08" Highlights from the Winnipeg Folk Fest; The Weakerthan's video "Tournament of Hearts".

#58 - "Dust in the Wind: Pemberton '08" R3TV's intrepid producer Jordan Kawchuk and host Lana Gay brave the dust and crowds to bring you this taste of the first Pemberton Music Festival; Sam Roberts' video for "Them Kids".

#59 - "iPhone 4" The cute names artists dub their instruments; Immaculate Machine's video "Dear Confessor".

#60 - "...in the City That Rhymes with Fun" Grant Lawrence feels the love at the Regina Folk Festival; Kevin Drew's video for "Safety Bricks".

#61 - "Beachy Keen" Go behind-the-scenes of the recent R3-30 Beach Party, where host Craig Norris searches for a mysterious treasure he lost a few weeks ago. Armed with only a homemade metal detector (made from a stove element, weed-wacker, and prayers), Norris combs the sands for the one thing that will restore his fragile life.

#62 - "Indiegarten: The Kids Episode" Learn to count, read, and make music with your favourite hosts and indie artists.

#63 - "Indulge Us" What musicians spend their Indie-Bucks on; Matt Mays splurges on his new video for "Tall Trees".

#64 - "Farm Party!" Producer Chris Kelly takes us to an indie rock farm; The Choir Practice's video for "Failsafe".
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#65 - "Polaris Don't Scare Us" Everything you need to know about the Polaris Music Prize; plus, our deeply unscientific street poll discovers what Canadians really think of the nominees.

#66 - "And the winner is..." Behind the scenes at the 2008 Polaris Prize Gala; Polaris Prize winner Caribou's video for "Melody Day".

#67 - "Southern Fried" Host Lana Gay travels to Tennessee to spread Canadian love; Shad gets fresh in his new video.

#68 - "Churchin' Up with Chad Vangaalen" Vangaalen finds inspiration in an Edmonton church basement; the new video for Molten Light.

#69 - "Meat Draw" Meatdraw (the band) goes to a meat draw (the event) to discover the true essence of their name.

#70 - "Here's to Being Jason Collett" We interview Jason Collett about his Radio 3 interview.