http://www.prop.ca/wp a casual experiment in web publishing Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:40:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As musical immersion goes, the South By Southwest Music & Media Conference is about as complete as it gets. Live music is everywhere you look in Austin, from official venues to makeshift stages set up in empty lots and art galleries and courtyards, for the better part of four days ... http://www.prop.ca/wp/?p=360 When I consider the year in music, my thoughts turn more to singles than albums, possibly because I've spent quite a bit of time foraging for songs that will make people go nuts on the dance floor in 2009. Nevertheless, I remain committed to the album as the primary vehicle ... http://www.prop.ca/wp/?p=358 I'm stealing this Facebook meme for use on my blog, which will export it to Facebook as a note, and to Twitter.... whoa, meta... OK, here are the rules. Test your memory and your love of live music by listing 50 artists or bands (or as many as you can remember) ... http://www.prop.ca/wp/?p=356 With Hedo Turkoglu coming to Toronto for the upcoming season, the Raptors are expected to have a potent starting five, but not a lot of depth coming off the bench. To make matters worse, they don't have much money to play with due to the NBA's salary cap rules, ... http://www.prop.ca/wp/?p=354 Today we've got a double-shot of music happenings on propeller: a new episode of the Hiptarded podcast and a reminder to mark Feb. 28 on your calendar for a night of celebration as the Dueling Deejays collective turns two years old. First, the podcast. Last month, Jehan and I took the ... http://www.prop.ca/wp/?p=353 For some reason I was far more motivated to work on my list of favourite songs from last year, so here are my picks for best albums of 2008 -- in list form alone, no comments: 10. Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend 9. Why? Alopecia 8. The Mountain Goats Heretic Pride 7. The Rural Alberta ... http://www.prop.ca/wp/?p=351 I've decided to do two lists this year: one of my favourite songs of 2008 and one of my top albums. This year, there were a number of great albums that didn't have one standout track, or, as in the case of Girl Talk, if I took any one track ... http://www.prop.ca/wp/?p=350