Goosebump – Heather’s Invitation
Our Basement, Upon first glance, we may seem like an unlikely pairing of musical polymaths. Paul Erlichman is a chess champion, always wearing his game face and thinking a few moves ahead, while Neil Rankin [...]
Playlist Friday: Canadian Indie Albums of 2007
This week we are taking a trip back in time to Canadian Indie albums of 2007. Our playlists mostly focus on what is new but I thought it would be fun to check back to [...]
New releases for the week ending April 27th 2018
Bossie - Not Pictured Bossie's penchant for retro-future vibes emerged over a string of singles that have been trickling out since 2015. Now, with debut Not Pictured, songwriter Anne Douris spins '80s touchstones — Cyndi [...]
Munroe – Fake Out
Toronto-based Munroe has released a cinematic new video to accompany track “Fake Out” from the artist’s recent full-length release Oblivion. Directed by American artist, writer, and filmmaker, Laura Maxwell, the visual is a music video [...]
ICYMI for Tuesday 24th April 2018
Investing in Indigenous Language Through Radio WILLIAMS LAKE, BC, April 23, 2018 /CNW/ - Today, the Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, on behalf of the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister [...]
Dante Matas – Everything Nearly Fell Apart Completely
Hey Our Basement, I started work on A Colourful Headache immediately after the release of my previous EP, Midnight Sun. I was feeling frustrated – even though I liked the EP, I felt as if [...]
Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar April/2018
It's time for another Release Radar playlist! Our playlist this week is all about new songs on our radar this month. Spotify has their Release Radar playlists and we have an OurBasement Release Radar playlist. [...]
New releases for the week ending April 20th 2018
Dennis Ellsworth - Things Change When deciding to call his new album Things Change, Dennis Ellsworth took it as a personal directive. After making four fine—but criminally underappreciated—albums that straddled the line between alt-country and [...]
Marchildon – Sweet Potato Kisses
Hi Our Basement, For the past 13 years, I’ve been hovering silently in the subconscious of the Toronto music scene. Writing, recording and performing country-tinged rock n’ roll songs as often as I can muster. [...]
ICYMI for Tuesday 17th April 2018
Look out, the Canadian music industry wants us to pay more for our electronics: Alan Cross If you’re of a certain vintage, you may remember the hysteria manifested in the Home Taping is Killing Music [...]