Playlist Friday: Canadian Indie Summer
We are playing Canadian Indie songs for summer this week for Playlist Friday. Summer began June 20, so we are in the middle of it now. This year is a very strange one and I [...]
Playlist Friday: Canada Day
Canada Day is coming up on Wednesday and I have an 8 hour long playlist to help you get ready for it! This playlist has been growing over the years. Our Canadian artists do seem [...]
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 [...]
Playlist Friday: World Environment Day
Today is World Environment Day and that is what our playlist this week is all about. There are some older tracks mixed in with newer Canadian Indie tracks. The songs are about environmental issues or [...]
Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar May/2020
The playlist this week is full of all the new music Canadian artists have been creating. And that is a lot! We have both a Spotify Release Radar playlist and a YouTube new video release [...]
Playlist Friday: Mint Records
The playlist this week is the fifth in a series of playlists where we are checking out Canadian Independent Record Companies and the artists they represent. We have checked out Arts and Crafts, Constellation Records, [...]
Playlist Friday: Beer O’Clock
This week's playlist is a Beer O'Clock theme. I hope you are rested up because it is a pretty high energy playlist full of rockin' tunes. There was a time period where a community of [...]
Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar
The playlist this week is full of new releases. The world is still on pause but the music plays on. Music can help get us through and Canadian artists are bringing us plenty of new [...]
Playlist Friday: Canadian Indie Easter
Easter is the theme of the playlist this week, Canadian Indie style. They are loosely based on the Easter theme and meant purely for listening enjoyment. The beginning tracks are about Good in honour of [...]
Playlist Friday: Polaris Music Prize Short List 2019
It's time to revisit the Polaris Music Prize Short List before the Polaris Gala. Taking place September 16 at The Carlu in Toronto, Polaris Short List-nominated acts FET.NAT, Les Louanges, Haviah Mighty and Snotty Nose [...]