Billy Bob Goes off on the Q

While appearing on the April 8 edition of CBC radio program Q with his touring band The Boxcars, Billy Bob Thorton became upset with host Jian Ghomeshi's references to Thorton's acting career by being vague and/or unresponsive to questions.

In my personal opinion, BBT should be grateful that he has a successful acting and directing career, because if he hadn't, his band would probably not get the exposure the get. If any other bottom-to-mid-level band (which The Boxcars are, essentially) did this on CBC radio, they would have gotten cut off as soon as BBT started acting like a spoiled brat.

Get over it!

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Hockey Night in Canada Theme dropped

The theme song of CBC's Hockey Night in Canada has been dropped by the network.

The song's composer Dolores Claman and the CBC could not come to a rights agreement and ends 40 years of the popular piece of music, which has been become the nation's unofficial second national anthem.

The CBC, in conjunction with leading music producers Nettwerk Music Group, will conduct a nationwide search, inviting Canadians to write and record an original song for Hockey Night in Canada. Fans and a jury of experts will choose the best new composition and CBC will offer $100,000 for the winning song

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