The Strombo Show Jan 15th

THE STROMBO SHOW
January 15,2012

The music lovers reunite as Bob Mackowycz Jr, will stop in to chat with George about music and dreams. We are excited about some of the new music on The Magnificent Seven Countdown. Also we pay tribute to an under-rated songwriter, spin some Great Soul and Gospel and talk about all these bands getting back together.

8pm - 11pm
CBC Radio 2
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Contributed by 

Darby Wheeler

Bob tweets this about tonight's show 

BobMackowycz Bob Mackowycz 

Back on with @strombo tonight. The topic: the importance of letting your mind wander. Hendrix, Beck, Iggy Pop and more..tonight approx 845pm

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G S this week Sep 27- Oct 1st

George S.co-hosting at CBC Culture Days' evening concert

 with Bob M jr and Jian G.

 The Strombo Show and Radio 2 Morning on CBC Radio 2 were well represent as was Q  with Jian Ghomeshi, from CBC Radio One, at the evening's free concert for CBC Culture Days at Yonge Dundas Square this past Thursday night. 

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The Strombo Show 

is all new and coming to you from 8pm until midnight every Sunday on your 

local radio frequency or can be enjoyed online.  
Sunday all new G12 - Robert plant - one of the best albums ever album side (Floyd the wall) Plus a Jackson Rathbone request.

Bob Mackowycz Jr will not be on the show this week with George but will be back next week talking about music in one of those hours. 

I think there may be some mention of Neil Young and you can trust that Tom Waits will be played somewhere close to 10 pm.

This week on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight

Monday Sept 27

George talks to political journalist and friend of the show

  David Frum 

 plus
 Actors Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez

who are father and son. They worked on a film together called The Way.
Emilio directed.

See The Way trailer here   

Tuesday Sept 28 

Brilliant Scottish Comedian Billy Connolly

is soon kicking off his Canadian tour.  

 

Wednesday Sept. 29

Philip Seymour Hoffman 

This beloved Oscar winning Actor talks about his directorial debut "Jack Goes Boating"

Thursday Sept. 30 

The Oscar winning director has a new film out  'Waiting For Superman'

George talks to Davis Guggenheim about this film and the state of education in America.

Friday Oct. 1

Gene Simmons and his strong and lovely 'wife' Shannon Tweed

 

are still selling the Family Jewels. It's in season V.  

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Finishing off 2009 in Strombo style...

Happy Holiday Season to all & may the end of 2009 hold relaxation & mellow reflecting on another year gone by. Easier to attain then you think:

From the Facebook group, The Strombo Show:
"Anyone listening in strange wintery places?
Dare we say, an All-Country Sad Off tonight? Bob is in with his Saddest Country songs.
The Strombo show continues with our last show of 2009.
8pm- Midnight All Across Canada.
Saving Radio 2. (That's a joke)
Commercial Free.
Fife Master's, Parisian hipsters, Twins and Love and... Porn are just some of the things we will be serving up tonight."
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The Hour's shows for Dec 28 - Jan 1

Mon, Dec 28

Michael Moore, Nickelback, Morgan Freeman

Tues, Dec 29

Howie Mandel, Michaelle Jean, Stephen King

Wed, Dec 30

Andre Agassi, Jimmy Carter, Drew Barrymore

Thur, Dec 31

NYE SPECIAL ~ Featuring Al Gore

Fri, Dec 1st ~ Repeat: NYE SPECIAL

Don't forget, if you didn't get a chance to see The Hour's Holiday Music Special you can watch it on their site: cbc.ca/thehour
AND.... if there's any tracks from the show that you can't do without, you can download them HERE.

Happy New Year's Everyone!

The Hour will continue the season with brand new shows, starting on Mon, January 4th, 2010.

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