This week in Strombo May 26 - 30

George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight this week 
Time to cheer harder for the Habs! George will be doing that very thing this week. Catch his show at 11:30ish on most time zones on most days.

Monday May 26
11:30 except NDT 7pm and midnight plus PDT pre-empted
Olympic snowboarder Mark McMorris 

Author and motivational speaker Stedman Graham


Tuesday May 27
Canadian Heavyweight George Chuvalo

Wednesday May 28 
 There has been a change in the schedule for Wednesdays show instead of

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynn and Comedic actress Andrea Martin

A re-airing of George's interview with the recently departed and much loved  Maya Angelou will be presented.

 
Thursday May 29 
Award winning singer/songwriter Jann Arden

Actor Brendan Gleeson

Friday May 30
Bestselling author Douglas Coupland

Panel comedians are Scott Thompson, K Trevor Wilson and Zabrina Chevannes

Tonight! Kevin Drew and Kurt Cobain!

No one can accuse Kevin Drew of not being accomplished. He co-founded Broken Social Scene with Brendan Canning, and before that, K.C. Accidental with Charles Spearin.  He assisted in the founding of the video direction company, Experimental Parachute Movement, which directed several Broken Social Scene videos, as well as videos for  Apostle of Hustle, Constantines, Stars, Still Life Still,  and The Most Serene Republic.  Drew wrote and directed a short film inspired by and starring his former wife, Leslie Feist, called "The Water".  Along the way, he has also managed to carve out a solo career, having just released his second solo album, Darlings.  Darlings is on the Arts and Crafts Label, which, you guessed it, he co-founded, along with Jeffrey Remedios.  Tonight, Kevin stops by the Broom Closet to perform an acoustic set of tunes from his new album.

Hard to believe, but it has now been twenty years since the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain.  Tonight will feature a tribute to Cobain, featuring such guests as Randy Bachman, Coeur de pirate, Jann Arden, Nardwuar the Human Serviette and Lana Gay of CBC Music. 

As always, there will be The Magnificent Seven, the top seven new tracks of the week, 

a Nod To The Gods Of Rock and Roll,

 Ten O'Clock With Tom (Waits),

and lastly, George tucks you into bed with  for The Big Lie Down, or The Collective Horizontal, with the mellowest of tunes.

You can hear The Strombo Show on CBC Radio 2 on Sunday nights, from 8 to 11 pm.
See you there!  ;)

It's the week beginning January 17th!

Dropping by The Hour this week...

Monday, January 18th

From the Geological Survey of Canada, earthquake expert Dr. John Cassidy.

Han Solo, Rick Deckard, Indiana Jones, Jack Ryan (my favourite), Dr. Richard Kimble...just a few of the many characters brought to life on the silver screen by cinematic icon Harrison Ford. Extraordinary Measures, Ford's latest film, hits theatres this Friday.

Tuesday, January 19th

Oh...Em...Gee!!! Lynn and Meghan, it's Joey from NKOTB!!
If you were a teenage girl in the mid-late 80's and early 90's then you likely had a poster of Joey McIntyre and his New Kids on the Block bandmates on your bedroom wall. For the record, I did NOT have such posters on my wall. Thankfully, I was just old enough to have missed this phenomenon all together. But of course, as trends go, what was once old, becomes new again and another generation have discovered NKOTB. Late last year, Joey released a solo effort aptly entitled Here We Go Again.


Canada's first Asian Roman Catholic Archbishop, Vincent Nguyen.

Wednesday, January 20th


Author and humanitarian Greg Mortenson.



The very talented and amusing, Jann Arden.

Thursday, January 21st

The original "super model", Cheryl Tiegs. In her thirty plus year career, she has appeared on the cover of numerous well-known publications. In February, Tiegs will be featured in a CNBC Originals program “Business Model: Inside the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue".

Friday, January 22nd

The Best of Show...

Actor/Director Terry Gilliam.

Wrestler (and apparently your "brother") Hulk Hogan.

Harrison Ford.

In other news...

Don't forget to check out the latest edition of The Strombo Show on CBC Radio 2. Click here to find your frequency.

HAVE YOU TAKEN A FEW MOMENTS TO HELP HAITI?? While poking around the internet today, I stumbled upon photographs on CNN's website. As much as video can tell a story, still photography allows the viewer to linger and have a close-up look...these images may be disturbing to some, but they illustrate the horrific reality of the situation.

Please give what you can....a little can mean alot to someone who has nothing.