Nuela Charles – Do It Right
Our Basement, On February 6th, I woke up to news that would change my life. My sophomore record, The Grand Hustle, is among the 2018 JUNO Awards nominees for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year! [...]
ICYMI for Tuesday 6th March 2018
Canadian Music Industry Meets in Toronto for Inaugural Anti-Harassment Summit The behind-closed-doors discussion, which included Canada's Minister of Heritage Mélanie Joly via Skype, was organized by industry unions the Canadian Federation of Musicians (CFM) and [...]
Avery Raquel – Come Right Back To You
On her new single, "Come Right Back To You" rising Canadian soul artist Avery Raquel updates classic sounds for contemporary ears. The song is a preview of Avery's third full-length album, My Heart Away, due [...]
New releases for the week ending March 2nd 2018
Elk Run & Riot - Animalia Since forming in 2013, Elk Run & Riot have made it their priority to write songs that reflect who they are and where they live. For the alternative folk [...]
For Esmé – Righteous Woman
Hello Our Basement , I hate confrontation — probably more than anything. Unfortunately, I find it is an unavoidable and increasingly important part of being a woman who stands up for herself. When faced with [...]
ICYMI for Tuesday 27th February 2018
New music series launches in honour of victims of 2017 Rebel nightclub shooting The Tyler Effect's first annual community and charity event will be thrown by friends of Tyler McLean and Amir Jamal and raise [...]
Playlist Friday: OurBasement Release Radar Feb/2018
Our playlist this week is all about new songs on our radar this month. Spotify has their Release Radar playlists and we have an OurBasement Release Radar playlist. This has become a monthly thing as [...]
New releases for the week ending February 23rd 2018
Adam Cicchillitti - Canciones While touring Quebec and the Maritimes in 2016, guitarist Adam Cicchillitti played an outdoor concert at La Fête de la Musique de Tremblant, a summer festival curated by violinist Angèle Dubeau.(CBC [...]
Midnight Shine – High Road
TAKING THE HIGH ROAD: Midnight Shine’s third album reaching new heights It’s a little bit cliché to say it’s been a long road for Midnight Shine to get here. It’s a little bit ironic, too, [...]
ICYMI for Tuesday 20th February 2018
Hedley dropped by management, radio, tour opener amid sexual misconduct allegations Besieged pop-rockers Hedley faced a barrage of more bad news Friday as they were dropped by their management team, abandoned by other musicians opening [...]