Playlist Friday: Polaris Music Prize Long List 2017
By Darlene Barss We have two playlists for you this week about the Polaris Music Prize Long List. One has a song representing each of the 40 albums that are on the official Long List. [...]
New releases for the week ending June 16th 2017
Bernice - Puff Toronto digital pop experimentalists Bernice have impressed us with early singles “St. Lucia,” “Don’t Wanna Be European,” “David,” and “Talking About Her,” songs that zeroed in on a liquid electronic pop sound [...]
Walrus – Family Hangover
By Darlene Barss Walrus released their debut LP on June 9, 2017 and it is getting a lot of positive reviews. Since hearing their tracks from their Goodbye Something EP, I have been looking forward [...]
ICYMI for Tuesday 13th June 2017
Death From Above talk comeback single ‘Freeze Me’, Royal Blood, the state of rock, and what’s next After surprising fans with another surprise return with comeback single "Freeze Me", Death From Above are back with [...]
Alvvays – Announce: Sophomore Album “Antisocialites”, Tour Details and Release New Song – All in one day
On Tuesday, (June 6, 2017) Alvvays released a new song In Undertow (see video below). This is the first new music we've heard from the Toronto-based, east-coast rooted group, since 2014's critically acclaimed self-titled debut [...]
15th edition of FME: A Tribe Called Red to launch the festival!
This year, the Festival de musique émergente en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (FME) celebrates its fifteenth anniversary. Every year, dozens of artists drive up the 117 North along with over 100 Canadian and international music industry professionals and [...]
ICYMI for Tuesday 6th June 2017
Ever After Festival sparks over 100 noise complaints Sunday The last night of the Ever After Music electronic dance music festival at Bingeman's prompted over 100 noise complaints to police, according to Gloria MacNeil, the [...]
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June 28th will mark exactly one year since OurBasements first official post, DarBar's Polaris Long List Playlist for those of you that would lie to reminisce. We thought it might be a good idea to [...]
Playlist Friday: DarBar’s Polaris Music Prize Top 20
Playlist Friday is about my top 20 choices for the Polaris Music Prize Long List. I have until June 6 to make my choices so I thought I would share with you where I am [...]
New releases for the week ending June 2nd 2017
Grim - Monsters With surges of sound that move from blues notes to flamenco swells, from waltz steps to rock pits, Monsters rhythms traverse the alternative genre. Monsters is a musical embodiment of the ritualistic [...]