Playlist Friday: New Brunswick Notes
By Darlene Barss It is Playlist Friday and the province of New Brunswick is the focus of our playlist this week. I thought about making it an East Coast playlist but there was just far [...]
A Canadian Indie Christmas Story
By Darlene Barss We Three Kings were Comin' Home For Christmas which was 2000 Miles away. "Carry Me Home!" I cried. "I swear I'll Be Home For Christmas." I really want to Sing O'Holy Night [...]
Qualité Québec Playlist
By Darlene Barss We have done a French Canadian playlist previously that you may have thought was for the province of Quebec but no it was not. That playlist focused on songs in French and [...]
Playlist Friday : French Canadian
By Darlene Barss Themed playlists can be fun to make and great to listen to. Think of something that connects the songs together. It could be in the title, in the lyrics or the name [...]
Canadian Indie Stream of Consciousness
By Darlene Barss This playlist stream started with one Canadian Indie song and then a word in the title of that song led to another Canadian Indie song and that led to another Canadian Indie [...]
Stream of thought – An OurBasement Playlist
By Darlene Barss Welcome to the Stream of thought playlist (as in "music stream", get it?), where a bunch of song titles from Canadian indie bands and performers become a little story. Let your thoughts and the music [...]
Saskatchewan: An OurBasement Playlist
By Regina Sienra For reasons we don’t fully understand, Saskatchewan’s indie music rarely gets the appreciation it deserves. This unique community has been shaped by their multiple and diverse influences, their will to push the [...]
Thank you, Mr. Downie: Celebrate The Tragically Hip this Saturday
By Regina Sienra Tomorrow, August 20, Canada will pause to celebrate the legacy of Gord Downie. To pay tribute to The Tragically Hip, a band that captured and reflected about a everyday life in the [...]
Tear it down and build it back up – An OurBasement Playlist
By Nick Jean It's been a week, a month, a year of upheaval around these parts, and today's playlist theme has been chosen to reflect upon this. The bedroom is being renovated, the highway is [...]
OurBasement Playlist: Landmarks
By Regina Sienra Whether you live in a big city or small town Canada, there’s always a feeling of pride, belonging or representation when a building, a street, a station or any other landmark you [...]