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. [...]
KEN mode - Loved Loved by KEN mode This is quintessential KEN MODE, possibly the truest distillation of their mind and their mission to date. From the squealing feedback that bursts into manic energy on [...]
How are you, Our Basement? Sitting on the edge of the bed alone, I was contemplating. The Bay of Fundy gleamed through the window in front of me, illuminated by an early morning light that [...]
Hi Our Basement, When I wrote “Guns & Gold,” I was going through some challenges in my life that were beyond my control, and I became obsessed with MMA. The self-discipline and drive the sport [...]
Hey Our Basement, Everyone had a teenage dream girl/guy growing up. If you’re a 90’s kid like me, chances are it was someone like Topanga, Kelly Kapowski, or Hillary Scott. Whether it was a TV [...]
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 [...]
Basement Revolver - Heavy Eyes Heavy Eyes is the debut album from Canadian indie-rock trio Basement Revolver. There’s an air of weariness pervading the album, with the sleepy title Heavy Eyes summing up a general [...]
Hey Our Basement, I’ve always been a quiet person. singing allowed me to not only discover who I am but also to express it. as I became more comfortable performing, I realized that I preferred [...]
Hey Our Basement, We went into Ponytails trying to make something that was reflective of our personal relationship and what we wanted reflected in our music. With the “Cherry Pie” video, we took that same [...]
Our Basement, “Salt” was a song we did not see approaching. It was not the usual process of chiselling away at a block of granite with a pencil. The song fell out as fluid as [...]