Playlist Friday: Winterruption 2020
The playlist this week is about the 5th annual Winterruption happening in Regina and Saskatoon, January 22- 26, 2020. Winterruption is an effort to give people a great reason to leave their house in the [...]
New releases for the week ending January 17th 2020
Aaron Karpinka - Tender Heart (Grind Central Records) Tender Heart by Aaron Karpinka Brandon Wolfe Scott - Burden On Your Shoulders (Dine Alone) Eddie Bullen - Kaleidoscope (Slammin' Media) Featurette - Dream Riot Holy Fuck [...]
8 Random Questions with … Alex Cuba
Q1, Would you like to introduce yourself? My name is Alexis Puentes better known as Alex Cuba. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLm6wT19tXrqSRofRr4z2cs4_4e33k7A2v Q2, Do you know how any of your former teachers have reacted to your work? Yes, my [...]
Ezra Jordan – Cliffs
Hey Our Basement: A few days after breaking up with my then-girlfriend, I found myself overlooking a Thailand sunset on the edge of a massive cliff. I felt so overwhelmed by the unbelievable beauty that [...]
Blonde Diamond – 4AM Eternal
Hey Our Basement Shaping a soundscape of dreamy synth-pop bliss with unapologetic and captivating lyricism, Blonde Diamond has been on a trajectory that is hard not to be dazzled by. The Vancouver based dream-pop band [...]
Playlist Friday: DarBar’s 50 Favourite Albums of 2019
The playlist this week is a list of my favourite albums of 2019. Most of the "Best of" lists came out in December but I am just getting around to it now. There are a [...]
New release for the week ending January 10th 2020
University of Toronto Jazz Orchestra - Embargo Although the Toronto University Jazz Orchestra made a CD in 2017, it was as a backup to British jazz singer Norma Winstone. This disc, scheduled for release on [...]
Kadeema – Gotta Get It
Hi Our Basement, We are Kadeema. Years of touring, recording, and writing together inevitably turned us into true partners in crime – accomplices in each others great escape. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wz0wErPJmvE When our time as Ascot Royals [...]
8 Random Questions with … Midnight Vesta’s Nicholas Posthumus
Q1, Would you like to introduce yourself? Nicholas Posthumus, bassist for Midnight Vesta. Q2, Did you ever run away from home? Only once when I was 7 or so. I packed a ziplock full of [...]
Orange Kyte – Infinity Rope
Garage-psychedelic rock troopers The Orange Kyte presented 'Infinity Rope' late last year (I'm late to this party), a single from their 'Carousel' album, along with a brazen video created by Kevin Mnz. The record is [...]