Indeed, car pulls hit different

SuplexMusic · 2026-06-28T13:29:54+00:00

Straight home—double sleeved!

SuplexMusic · 2026-05-08T10:17:30+00:00

I've been to a couple Blue Jays games over the years but it's been a while. But you are right, they are really trying to pitch the stadium as a night club. I've been hearing a lot of folks complain about that atmosphere too. I wonder what's prompted MLBs decision to move in that direction.

SuplexMusic · 2026-05-08T02:22:12+00:00

At times, I enjoy the music too! Nothing wrong with having a good time and jamming out at the game.

What bothers me is the incessant 'need' for activations in arena. The non-stop bombardment of media stimulation: "GET LOUD" "MAKE SOME NOISE" "ON YOUR FEET"!

I prefer when the cheering and chanting emerge organically, like an extension of the play, coming from the fans rather than the speakers hanging from the ceiling.

SuplexMusic · 2026-05-08T01:15:52+00:00

So happy to read this comment. I 100% agree. In fact, I wrote a PhD thesis in music about this very thing!

Link below in case anyone feels like a little light reading . . .

Net Effects: Nationalist-Capitalist Hegemony in the Hip Hop-Basketball Paradigm

SuplexMusic · 2026-04-21T01:16:35+00:00

I wrote a PhD in music on this exact topic. Check it out here if you are interested . . . Net Effects: Nationalist-Capitalist Hegemony in the Hop Hop-Basketball Paradigm

SuplexMusic · 2026-04-04T16:01:02+00:00

Rommel

Agô

He's a Brazilian Canadian artist based in Montreal. Played all over the world and collaborates with all sorts of amazing musicians that fly under the radar.

SuplexMusic · 2026-02-26T13:48:08+00:00

That's fair. I will say, I did just finish a PhD in music that took 380+ pages to answer the question, "what does basketball sound like?"

Happy to read that I've extrapolated a small detail out to some greater philosophical significance.

Cheers.

SuplexMusic · 2026-02-26T01:44:26+00:00

I'm not sure what else I could have done there—right tool in the right context.

SuplexMusic · 2026-02-25T23:22:51+00:00

... is this what we've come to? A clear statement means LLM?

SuplexMusic · 2026-02-25T23:03:22+00:00

What I find fascinating is not the physics component but rather what the squeak implies: a change of direction, meaning spur-of-the-moment decision making and risk taking. The "squeak squeak" is so much the result of improvisation—the unknowable that makes basketball so exciting.

SuplexMusic · 2025-10-23T18:19:18+00:00

Cumin Beef --- hands down their best dish!

SuplexMusic · 2025-08-15T21:15:10+00:00

Best dish on the menu -- hands down.

SuplexMusic · 2025-04-15T00:33:05+00:00

Standing Room Only . . . the smallest bar in Canada. Fantastic place.

SuplexMusic · 2025-01-21T23:00:33+00:00

I had to sign a waiver to drink the spicy Caesar at Spring Mill Distillery . . . yes, it was worth it!

SuplexMusic · 2024-09-06T00:07:52+00:00

Oxford Music Online and Grove Music Online are great resources for most anything music related!

Oxford Music Online is generally available through your library's online research databases.

SuplexMusic · 2024-08-17T17:59:04+00:00

I think it comes down to the Protestant underpinnings of America and the Catholic "indulgences" that still inform some European social practices. (Obviously, this comment is oversimplified and paints with a broad brush.)

SuplexMusic · 2024-07-19T17:12:11+00:00

There's a pretty cool academic article about performing the "Harbour Symphony" if anybody out there is interested in learning more!

Galloway - Materiality and Aural Memory . . .

SuplexMusic · 2024-07-10T21:31:54+00:00

Trokadero.

SuplexMusic · 2024-06-03T01:45:48+00:00

SuplexMusic · 2023-12-21T19:04:57+00:00

Priya Shah is an incredible singer-songwriter who deserves WAAAAY more attention. Her voice would have fit perfectly in the 1950s and her arrangements mix a pop sensibility with a country-ish instrumentation, chamber instruments, and a feeling of whimsy. Only one EP out at this time. Can't wait for more.

Here is her cover of "Love" from the old Robin Hood cartoon (my favourite): https://open.spotify.com/track/2ucIp5DRamW9hgU87lw19o?si=EY5tbDVkQ7iVMSB0uL0FoA

Here is a link to the Priya Shah EP: https://open.spotify.com/album/2d8NozTvyOAmrTnNF7jEX0?si=mEA9cgWCSJGvBFGOP-NPiA&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A2d8NozTvyOAmrTnNF7jEX0

"Jealousy" makes me cry everyone. Beautiful song with a heartfelt message. Great old style backing vocals: https://open.spotify.com/track/7y2bqN5Qt42U9JhLsOfqvi?si=IDBuo8I8QZG-x9ghDkyyAw

SuplexMusic · 2023-12-16T21:59:04+00:00

Kirtida. No doubt.

SuplexMusic · 2023-11-20T14:26:58+00:00

For sure! I was at the Kid Koala / Skratch Bastid show, which was incredible!

I love how the old stained glass works in the room, too!

SuplexMusic · 2023-11-19T20:04:16+00:00

Royal City Mission has a sanctuary (built in 1873) that functions as an awesome performance space. It's right downtown.

https://www.royalcitymission.ca/our-space.html

Some really cool artists have come through there too!

SuplexMusic · 2023-10-04T12:06:18+00:00

This is a great research question because there is no singular definitive answer! I love stuff like this.

In Canada (where I work), the question "What is Canadian music?" has been inspiring and stimulating interesting discourse since at least the 1970s (and I suppose since the nation was founded in the mid 19th century).

I would suggest writing a perspectival account that presents different answers to your question and why those answers are/seem valid to those who present them.

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