GRANT LAWRENCE BC   It might not be an overstatement to say that Grant Lawrence is the leading voice of independent music in Canada. For years, the gregarious and encyclopedic Lawrence has hosted the CBC Radio 3 Podcast, a weekly showcase of Canadian independent music, which is consistently ranked as one of the top music podcasts in the world. Grant also hosts a live and interactive daily program on CBC Radio 3's popular web radio station, also airing on Sirius 94, and he can be heard throughout the week on CBC Radio One sharing his musical insight on programs such as Sounds Like Canada and Q. Prior to his work at CBC, Grant Lawrence was the lead singer in the internationally acclaimed Vancouver garage band The Smugglers.