Setlist for March 6th. 2008

I didn't mention the titles of the last two tracks I played, I got a little mixed up. So here is the complete setlist

Track - Artist (Album) *On CJSW's Playlist

1. Passages Part One - Humanoid (Remembering Universe)*
2. The Boilerman - The Urbane Decay (53 Mondays)*
3. Future Ghost - Hinterland (Pan Pan Medico)*
4. Baby Why? - Cables (9:20 is the new 4:20)
5. In The Craters On The Moon - The Mountain Goats (Heretic Pride)*
6. The Dragons Claw: Chpt 1 - Justice of the Unicorns (Angels With Uzis)*
7. Lucky Lucky Luck - Evangelista (Hello, Voyager)*
8. Evil Ways - Black Mountain (In The Future)*
9. Vince Goes Home - Neighbourhood Council (Live At CJSW)*
10. Kali Yuga - Experimental Aircraft (Third Transmission)*
11. The Gum Saloon - Beat Circus (Dreamland)*
12. Beginning To See The Light - Scenics (How Does It Feel To Be Loved)*
13. Lady Madonna - The Better Beatles (Mercy Beat)*
14. Je T'ecris D'un Pays - Les Visiteurs Du Soir (BIPPP: French Synth Wave 1979-85)*
15. What Use? - Tuxedomoon (Half Mute / Scream With A View)
16. Lies - Mannequin Depressives (Girls Are Evil)*
17. Wanderlust (Ratatat Remix) - Bjork
18. Where You Gonna Run To? - Solid Gold*
19. Mnemonic - Robots In Disguise (Disguises)
20. Heaven (Pink Skull Remix) - Health
21. Lost In The K-Hole - Chemical Brothers (Dig Your Own Hole)
22. Bubble Life - Squarepusher (Hello Everything)
23. Widow (Eats Tapes Megamix) - Lucky Dragons
24. Price Gun Baby - Captain Comatose (Going Out)
25. Remote Control - Solvent (Apples and Synthesizers)
26. Terroriste - Vox Dei (BIPPP: French Synth Wave 1979-85)*

And I think It's time I got up and joined Greg on the soapbox regarding this week's election results. What I was most surprised about was that the heavily critical media coverage of the PC campaign was so disconnected from the ultimate voting results. Why? Was the media just wrong? That's too simplistic since their campaign judgements were subjective. Do Albertans simply ignore the media wholesale? That's hard to believe. Or do Albertans not feel a need to fall in line with media reactions? That might not be such a bad thing, unless it leaves them in a state of ignorance.

But what was perhaps most disappointing was the way that as the results were coming in the media were completely changing their tune, suggesting Stelmach ran a comprehensive and complete campaign, 'which shored up his support across the province'. Saying Taft who the day before had been praised was a failure. The morning after, newspapers that had previously called the stelmach campaign a disaster were calling him an 'Ed the Emperor'.

It is scary to think that, although there are certainly some problems with gerrymandered ridings and poll station debacles, an essentially fair election with an uncensored media turned out an almost hegemonic voting result. Mussolini and Franco and Stalin would have sure been pleased to have a public so supportive of authoritarianism.

Mark