Mathew V – Give It All
Hey Our Basement, I wrote "Give It All," my latest single, as a love song to my partner. Finding that most of my songs were sad, I wanted to switch things up and express my [...]
Filed Guide – All The Other Lovers
Hi there, Our Basement! I wrote this song nearly three years ago and recorded it a few times in search of the right ‘vibe’. I had this version half done for nearly 8 months before [...]
New releases for the week ending June 26th 2020
Selci - A Soft Place (Ocean Records) A SOFT PLACE by Selci Dave Monks - On A Wave Goes Wild (Dine Alone Records) On A Wave by Dave Monks Ken Tizzard and Music for Goats [...]
Shuffalo – Stay On Me
Hi Our Basement, Our new single, "Stay On Me," was inspired by the narrative of portals in iconic stories we grew up on: Chronicles of Narnia, Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U03rCLMczT8 "Stay [...]
Erez Zobary – Blue (For Now)
Hello Our Basement, I’m an all or nothing kind of person. Twenty minutes before I was about to leave for the hospital to get an MRI to confirm my brain tumour as benign, I broke [...]
The Canadian Independent Venue Coalition launches #SupportCanadianVenues Initiative
Hundreds of concert venues, booking agencies, independent promoters/presenters, production companies and independent music festivals from across Canada have come together, donating thousands of hours of their time and immeasurable resources to launch the #SupportCanadianVenues movement [...]
New releases for the week ending June 19th 2020
Braids - Shadow Offering (Secret City Records) Shadow Offering by Braids Chris Bell - Division Street Searching in the Dark by Chris Bell Japandroids - Massey Fucking Hall (Arts & Crafts) Massey Fucking Hall by [...]
The Road Forward
Yesterday not only saw the release of the Polaris long list (thank you DBS) it was also the day that online release of Marie Clements’ musical documentary, The Road Forward, on the nfb's own streaming [...]
Polaris Music Prize Long List 2020
Today is the day of the big reveal of the Polaris Music Prize Long List for 2020. The #Polaris2020 Long List reveal takes place at noon ET / 9 am PT via Polaris YouTube and [...]
Playlist Friday: DarBar’s Polaris Music Prize Long List
It is Polaris Music Prize season and I am anxiously waiting to hear who makes it on to the Long List. The jurors votes are in and the official long list will be announced on [...]