Mounties – Hitchin’ Man
Mounties premiered a brand new video for “Hitchin’ Man” last Friday. This is the latest single from the musical union of three industry veterans Hawksley Workman, Steve Bays of Hot Hot Heat and Fur Trade, [...]
New releases for the week ending April 12th 2019
Al Lerman - Northern Bayou (indie) Bleu Nuit - Le jardin des mémoires (Michel Records) Le Jardin Des Mémoires by Bleu Nuit Broken Social Scene - Let’s Try The After,Vol 2 (Arts & Crafts) On [...]
The Wild Raccoon Podcast for April 2019
Wild Raccoon looks back at one of the showcases that made up part of this years Juno Fest and tries his paw at making some "cookies"
Playlist Friday: Medicinal Music
I have hospitals, medical and healing on my mind these days. My son had some surgery and has been in the hospital for over a week. I have also been hearing stories about loved ones [...]
New releases for the week ending April 5th 2019
Moon King - Voice of Lovers (Arbutus Records) Throughout the album, each track flows easily from one to the next, creating a dance-floor-esque transition between songs. While this is an interesting method of making an [...]
Field Guide – Full Time
Hi Our Basement, In my opinion, songs are the 2am version of how you’re feeling. Full Time was born in the midst of a lot of life changes; I had just moved, my relationship was [...]
Justin Wright – Modular Winter
Hello Our Basement, My newest single, “Modular Winter,” began as an experiment with different approaches to composing. The idea was to have a set of short, repeating patterns that could be arranged in any order [...]
New releases for the week ending March 29th 2019
Devin Townsend - EMPATH (HevyDevy Records) Opening the album is Castaway, an atmospheric and sedate number, using the sound of waves and seagulls along with a slow and relaxing electrical guitar solo prior to the [...]
5 Little Violin Prodigies
New at the CMIM Mini Violini: 5 Little Violin Prodigies May 27 and 28 at Bourgie Hall The Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) has announced the creation of Mini Violini, a showcase for 5 [...]
Maybelleen – Emily
Hey Our Basement! Moving to Toronto from our hometown of Montreal last summer inspired and challenged us. We wanted to create something to immortalize this milestone, so we shot and compiled what is now the [...]