Makk Mikkael – How It Feels
Hi, Our Basement! Hope the day is going great! My new single, “How It Feels,” portrays different layers of angst and emotion. I wrote it during my time in LA while I was dealing with [...]
ICYMI for Tuesday 10th April 2018
Liberals look to strike the right note in planned changes to Canada Music Fund The federal government is expected to make long-sought changes next year to a fund aimed at helping Canada's music industry, about [...]
The Wild Raccoon Podcast for April 2018
Welcome to Wild Raccoon's podcast for the month of April 2018. If you have any feed back on the show or ideas for upcomming episodes, please let us know in the comments below.
New releases for the week ending April 6th 2018 (Exclaim! edition)
Hey Ocean - The Hurt Of Happiness On their latest release, The Hurt of Happiness, Hey Ocean! are in search of middle ground. From the dance-y synth-pop of "Mama Said" to the cinematic "Just Enough" [...]
Feel Alright – Cool Water
Hey Our Basement, Over the years, Feel Alright has evolved into a collaborative live project who called both Montreal and Pittsburgh home before eventually settling in Calgary. We’ve dabbled with folks from around the globe [...]
ICYMI for Tuesday 3rd April 2018
Maple Music Plays A Big Role In CD Baby's Growth Twenty years after it launched as an online music retailer for independent musicians, CD Baby remains stronger than ever, paying $80M (all figures U.S.) to [...]
New City – Getting Closer
Our Basement! We live in a playlist culture. For listeners today, musical genres and divisions are breaking down, and songs live or die on their own merits – no longer dependant on which category they’re [...]
New releases for the week ending March 30th 2018
deadmau5 - where's the drop? Over the decade and a half or so of deadmau5’s career, the Canadian electronic music producer born Joel Zimmerman has been pored over and examined in detail by a rabid [...]
Bossie – Strawberry Moon
Toronto artist Bossie, aka Anne Douris, announced her debut album, Not Pictured, will arrive April 27 on Culvert Music, premiering a video for the single “Strawberry Moon” yesterday via Blackbook. Throughout the album’s 9 tracks [...]
ICYMI for Tuesday 27th March 2018
Summer Festival Lineup 2018: Where Are Your Favourite Music Stars Playing? Who’s on the festival circuit this year? Where are your favourite acts playing? Are there weird, epic festivals you’re not even aware of yet? [...]