36? – so what?
Our Basement: What does it mean to be an honest artist? This is the question that I continue to ask myself as I attempt to construct a more current description of the life I have [...]
Daniel Isaiah – Javelin Fade
Our Basement, The creation of Only One Left (out November 28th) was book-ended by the saddest and happiest events in my life – I started writing the record during the last weeks of my mother’s [...]
Dizzy Spells – Retrograde
Hey Our Basement, The spirit of creativity is our biggest muse, and “Retrograde” carried with it an emotional directness that put us in a trance-like state. As each member crafted their part, the euphoria would [...]
New releases for the week ending November 2nd 2018
Dan Mangan - More or Less Dan Mangan‘s fifth album is out this week. Titled More Or Less, the collection showcases the singer’s return to straight-ahead songwriting after 2015’s experimental Club Meds.(Vancouver Sun) Doug Paisley [...]
8 Random Questions with … Lost In Japan
1)Would you like to introduce yourself? We are a four-piece indie rock band from London, Ontario. Addison Johnson is our singer and guitarist, Nolan Peake is our bassist, Chris Hoekstra is our Guitarist and James [...]
The Never-Ending Present – The Story of Gord Downie and The Tragically Hip
More than just a significant biography of "Canada's band", Michael Barclay's The Never-Ending Present places the Tragically Hip within the cultural and national shifts of Canadian consciousness over the last thirty years. In the summer [...]
8 Random Questions with … Buckman Coe
1)Would you like to introduce yourself? Yes. I am Buckman Coe. Soul and World artist from Vancouver, BC. Activist. Romantic. Purveyor of bad accents. Loves full-band sweaty dance floor shows of soul & reggae, and [...]
Playlist Friday: A Canadian Indie Halloween
It’s that time of the year again where I pull out the playlist of spooky creepy songs for Halloween. This playlist began back on the old CBC Music site when we could make playlists on [...]
New releases for the week ending October 26th 2018
Pleasure Craft - EP1 Toronto native, Sam Lewis a.k.a Pleasure Craft has released a brand new single, “Back In The Game”, along with a video. His debut, EP, entitled EP1 is set for release on [...]
Blonde Diamond – Fantasy Love
Vancouver alt/pop outfit BLONDE DIAMOND - formerly known as YOUNGBLOOD - released their new EP Fantasy Love last Friday via STEM in North America. The EP features tracks produced by JUNO-nominated DJ Sleepy Tom (Diplo, [...]