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: DarBar’s 50 Favourite Albums of 2019
The playlist this week is a list of my favourite albums of 2019. Most of the "Best of" lists came out in December but I am just getting around to it now. There are a [...]
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 [...]
The Wild Raccoon Podcast for July 2019
Wild Raccoon turns his attention towards the Polaris long list for this month's podcast but doesn't forget about his cookies.
Playlist Friday: DarBar’s Polaris Long List
We are in the middle of 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 [...]
Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar
It’s Release Radar playlist time! Release Radar are playlists that let you know what is new each month. We have a Spotify Release Radar playlist and a YouTube new video release playlist to help you [...]
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 [...]
Ode To Ontario Playlist
by Darlene Barss Our playlist today is an ode to all those Ontario musicians we know and love. There is no shortage of talent coming out of that province that is for sure. Broken Social [...]
Kaytranada wins the 2016 Polaris Music Prize
By Regina Sienra Kaytranada, the electronic producer from Montreal, was the winner of the 2016 Polaris Music Prize for his album 99.9%. The gala featured performances by Andy Shauf, Black Mountain, Basia Bulat, Carly Rae [...]
Two Nova Scotia festivals announce their lineups
By Nick Jean While we're in the heights of summer, getting over the hangover of the past weekend's peak summer festivals, it's hard to believe it's already time to be thinking about the next season. [...]