Links of the week

I'm not feeling particularly inspired to write anything at the moment. But here are some interesting links this week.

I came across this excellent parody video (with thanks to Sociological Images) of Miss USA contestants asked "Should Math be taught in schools?". Check out the original evolution video here if you can stomach a quarter of an hour of airheadedness.

Also on Sociological images Brady Potts compares modern and old responses to disasters after some moron Republican said the response to Hurricane Irene should have been more like 1900. This is the storm that another Republican (and presidential hopeful) Michelle Bachmann says is a 'message from God'.

In related news New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is terrified that the Republican party is becoming the 'anti-science' party.

Bernard Keane at Crickey ponders that the latest protest movement (typified by the Tea Party and its Australian analogues) of middle-aged, conservative, white, middle- or higher-income men (ie. the most advantaged group of people in the world) is because they're feeling slightly less advantaged than they used to.

Meanwhile Empirica Research has released a study commissioned by the ACTU on wealth inequality in Australia. Some key findings:

• The wealthiest 20% own 61% of the wealth; the poorest 20% just 1%
• Most people believe that the wealthiest 20% own 40%; the poorest 20% own 10%
• And the ideal distribution is for wealthiest 20% owning 24%; the poorest 20% owning 14%
• These views are remarkably stable across all wealth categories.
• People believe the minimum wage is $1.60 higher than reality and most support raising it.
• Most also agree that Government should adopt policies which improve wealth equality.

 And finally videos from ILHC are up - check out Patrick and Natasha's Youtube channel

DJ Sets - Canberrang

This past weekend was Canberrang - Canberra's Lindy Exchange and one of the jewels in the crown of the Australian Lindy Calendar. I had an awesome time over the weekend and managed to squeeze in two sets. I wanted to get them up now as a lot of folk were asking me questions about the songs; I might add some commentary later. Here they are:
 
Thursday Night: 10pm-11.30pm
Hotel Kurrajong


Seq - Name - Artist - Album - Duration - Date - BPM

1 - Red Top/Ella's Blues/C-Jam Blues/Blow Top Blues - Barbara Morrison - By Request: Volume 2 - 3:12 - 2009 - 141
2 - Open House - Lionel Hampton - Complete Victor Sessions 1937-1941 - 3:01 - 1940 - 133
3 - Ain't Nothing To It - Fats Waller and His Orchestra - Chant Of The Groove - 3:14 - 1941 - 127
4 - All the Cats Join In - Catherine Russell - Inside This Heart of Mine - 3:38 - 2010 - 117
5 - Afternoon Of A Moax (Shake, Rattle 'n' Roll) - Charlie Barnet - Cherokee - 3:23 - 1940 - 131
6 - You Don't Say - Glenn Crytzer and His Syncopators - Harlem Mad - 3:51 - 2011 - 139
7 - Bounce Me, Brother, With a Solid Four - Will Bradley and His Orchestra - Howdy, Friends - 3:17 - 1941 - 146
8 - Sermonette - Gordon Webster - Happy When I'm With You - 3:40 - 2009 - 118
9 - The Frim Fram Sauce - Louis Armstrong - Meet the Girls - 3:14 - 1946 - 106
10 - All of Me - Billie Holiday - The Billie Holiday Collection: Volume 2 - 3:04 -  - 106
11 - Whispers in the Dark - Brooks Tegler Small Groups - Uncommon Denominator - 2:30 - 2008 - 128
12 - Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee - Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra - The Lionel Hampton Story - Midnight Sun - 3:24 - 1949 - 132
13 - Accentuate The Positive - Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers - Swingin' 'Round The Clock - 3:25 - 1944 - 137
14 - Booglie Wooglie Piggy (Live) - Glenn Miller - The Magic of Glen Miller All Time Favourites - 2:34 - 1941 - 142
15 - Shoo Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy - Stan Kenton - Intermission Riff - 2:36 - 1945 - 124
16 - Baby Won't You Please Come Home - Topsy Chapman & The Pros - My One and My Only Love - 5:08 - 2001 - 117
17 - Preaching the Blues - LaVern Baker - LaVern Baker Sings Bessie Smith - 2:50 - 1958 - 105
18 - Kitchen Man - Catherine Russell - Sentimental Streak - 3:05 - 2008 - 101
19 - Splanky - Count Basie - The Complete Atomic Basie - 3:36 - 1957 - 121
20 - Mr. Rhythm - Glenn Crytzer and His Syncopators - Harlem Mad - 4:08 - 2011 - 131
21 - Perdido - Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra - Take the A-Train - 3:10 - 1942 - 127
22 - Uptown Sop - Gordon Webster - Happy When I'm With You - 5:44 - 2009 - 115
23 - Down Home Blues - Barbara Morrison - By Request: Volume 2 - 4:57 - 2009 - 86
24 - Sugar Blues - Creole Syncopators - The Storyville Years - 3:55 - 2011 - 87
25 - Shake Your Tailfeather - The Blues Brothers - Motion Picture Soundtrack - 2:52 - 1980 - 160
26 - New Orleans - The Louisiana Gator Boys and the Blues Brothers Band - Blues Brothers 2000 - 4:01 - 1998 - 163


Saturday Late Night: 2am-3am
White Eagle Polish Club
Seq - Name - Artist - Album - Genre - Duration - Date - BPM
1 - Going to Chicago - Barbara Morrison - Live at the 9:20 Special - 5:33 - 2002 - 127
2 - Lavendar Coffin - Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra - The Lionel Hampton Story - Midnight Sun - 2:47 - 1949 - 137
3 - Silent George - Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra - Apollo Jump - 2:39 - 1950 - 134
4 - The Ball Game - Sister Wynona Carr - Dragnet for Jesus - 3:06 - 1952 - 140
5 - Shout Sister Shout! - Shout Sister Shout - Hit That Jive - 2:46 - 2006 - 141
6 - Bienvenue Dans Ma Vie - Nikki Yanofsky - Nikki - 3:50 - 2010 - 144
7 - I Don't Care Who Knows - Catherine Russell - Sentimental Streak - 3:18 - 2008 - 130
8 - It's My Lazy Day - Casey MacGill's Blue 4 Trio - Three Cool Cats - 3:40 - 2008 - 114
9 - Hallelujah, I Love Her So - Joe Sample & David T. Walker - Swing Street Cafe - 5:01 - 1978 - 124
10 - I Love Being Here with You - Barbara Morrison - Live at the 9:20 Special - 3:07 - 2002 - 155
11 - 16 Tonnes - Jacques Helian/Jean Louis Tristan - Swing Party - 2:30 - 1956 - 130
12 - Secret Love - Les Brown & His Band of Renown - Session #55 - 2:47 - 2001 - 118
13 - Volare - Oscar Peterson Trio - Night Train - Jazz - 2:49 - 1962 - 120
14 - Look a There - Slim Gaillard & Slam Stewart - Complete Columbia Master Takes - 2:17 - 1938 - 178
15 - Sister Kate - Gordon Webster - Live in Philadelphia - 5:23 - 2010 - 158
16 - Do Your Duty - Tuba Skinny - Six Feet Down - 3:48 - 2010 - 123
17 - Mr. Rhythm - Glenn Crytzer and His Syncopators - Harlem Mad - 4:08 - 2011 - 131