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Playlist Friday: Canadian Indie Albums of 2012

The year 2012 was a good one for me and the tracks on the playlist this week has music from Canadian Indie albums released in 2012. Music has a way of transporting us to a [...]

2018 Polaris Music Prize

Jeremy Dutcher has won the 2018 Polaris Music Prize with his album Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa on Monday night. The album is so deserving of the award. In my mind when I heard the album and read [...]

Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar Sept/2018

It's Release Radar playlist time! The playlists that let you know what is new this month! Along with our usual Spotify Release Radar playlist, there is a YouTube new video release playlist as well. The [...]

Playlist Friday: Artists’ Picks and Promos

We have quite a few playlists for you this week. It began with an email from Arts and Crafts for promotion for Dan Mangan's Troubled Mind album inviting you to "Get a customized Spotify playlist [...]

Playlist Friday: Canadian Indie Labour Union

This weeks playlist is in honour of Labour Day. Labour Day in Canada is celebrated on the first Monday of September. It originally gave workers the chance to campaign for better working conditions or pay. [...]

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Playlist Friday: Canadian Indie Albums of 2011

What were you doing in 2011? The tracks on the playlist this week are from Canadian Indie albums released in 2011. Music has a way of transporting us to a different time in our memories [...]

Playlist Friday: Regina Folk Fest Recap and The RagTag Misfit Tour

That's right, it is another double playlist week here at OurBasement. Last weekend I spent out in the extreme heat because I love music and couldn't miss it. I will give a bit of a [...]

Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar Aug/2018

It's Release Radar playlist time! And not just one playlist but two playlists again this month! Along with our usual Spotify Release Radar playlist, there is a YouTube new video release playlist as well. The [...]

Playlist Friday: Gateway Music Festival and Summer Lovin’

Last weekend I headed off to Gateway Music Festival down in Bengough, Saskatchewan. Bengough is the gateway to the Big Muddy Valley where outlaws of old hid out in caves. A bit of outlaw vibe [...]

Playlist Friday: Canadian Indie Albums of 2010

Time for another trip back! This time we are looking back to Canadian Indie albums of 2010. For those of you that were listening to CBC R3 back in the old days, many tracks will [...]