March 2022 Wrap-Up @ The Secret Stash

Music!  It’s what’s for dinner! You see folks…that’s the thing…I don’t really have to write anything that makes much sense if no one’s really paying attention. Here in the furthest corners of the internet realm from up on high on the world’s tiniest soapbox, we keep yellin’ about your music and how amazing it has […]Read More

September Wrap-Up @ The Secret Stash

It is official!  And it only took NINE months y’all – but we found our top 20 people of all time for sure. Not artists, not bands – people!  The whole twenty on this planet that were brave enough to admit they like independent music and subscribe to our channel – they’re phenomenal right?  I […]Read More

February Wrap-Up @ The Secret Stash

We don’t wanna brag or anything…but like…how many channels out there can say they increased their activity 200% month over month? That’s right – we grew from an embarrassing zero to an impressively just slightly less embarrassing TWO full subscribers in a mere TWO months – both of which are…presumably human!?! As always, can’t thank […]Read More

SBS Podcast 115

New music & new info all over the place in this episode – come get some!  We’ll be spinning tracks by LoFi Chill, Empire Of Gold, Man Made Lake, Creepy Monday, MPG, Hochen, and The Blackmail Seduction – we’ll also be stopping in along the way to tell ya about what’s happening with the music […]Read More

SBS Podcast 060

Got a loud one for ya full of wild tunes before we try & find some Christmas cheer on the next episode – on this one, we’re celebrating all things Rock and taking some random questions from the infamous bowl-o-questions sent in by SBS fans. It’s been at least a year or so since we’ve […]Read More

The Blackmail Seduction – The Blackmail Seduction II

The Blackmail Seduction – The Blackmail Seduction II – Album Review Man times flies.  I’m literally three & a half years older than the last time I ended up reviewing the music of The Blackmail Seduction on their debut self-titled record in early 2015.  Highly memorable tunes – I still jam that record quite a […]Read More

SBS Podcast 001

Awesome to be back! Check out a wicked all-music line-up in our first episode from the new Ottawa SBS HQ with: – Seashaped – Bad Reed – Mr. Kito – Tricky Mandrake – Into Bits – Charming Timur – The Pit – Down Solo – The Blackmail Seduction – Reditus –   To become the […]Read More

Saul Goodman!

This year has turned out to be one full of highlight achievements for independent music and certainly for us all here at sleepingbagstudios…which as many of you out there know has been only myself and my most excellent web-designer for some time now. And that has finally changed, along with a great many things and […]Read More

The Blackmail Seduction – The Blackmail Seduction

The Blackmail Seduction – The Blackmail Seduction – EP Review Sweet! This new EP from The Blackmail Seduction is something I’ve been able to get my head & heart around completely. With songs based in power-pop/rock, these new tracks from this self-titled effort use a combination in sound I always find myself wishing came along […]Read More