The Scenics
By Garry Benfold The Scenics were an art-punk/new wave band that formed in July 1976 after Ken Badger answered Andrew Meyers' ad in search of musical collaborators. They released one single "Karen" b/w "See Me [...]
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 [...]
The Weekend Word Weave – Covers
Many songs are not truly appreciate until someone else takes it on and makes it their own with the newer version often shining a light on the original’s hidden depths. Or it could be that [...]
The Weekend Word Weave – Chocolate
Note to self: before you decide on a word to use make sure you can find enough songs with that word in the title. So needless to so I had to cheat a little for [...]
The Weekend Word Weave – Coffee
Welcome to the Weekend Word Weave. Each week we will put together a playlist of songs whose titles contain our theme word, which for this weeks list was "Coffee". "I have measured out my life [...]
Oh, Alberta: An OurBasement Playlist
By Regina Sienra Sweet, loud, edgy Alberta. Home to contrasting landscapes of high mountains and flatlands, but also to bands with an equally diverse sound. It’s indie rock, besides being beautifully crafted, has a bit [...]
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 [...]