Episode 01

Introduction:

Welcome to the Evolution of Revolution, I'm Al McKaul. On this show we are going to take a look at the ideas and music that have changed the world – mental, musical and spiritual revolutions.

Not just revolution but evolution as well.

It seems to me that throughout history human's have struggled to compete for resources, and it works out that some people get all the money and wealth and power, and others don't.

As time progresses – those with all the money and wealth and power get so few, and those without power get so many – splufsh – revolution – the hour glass flips, the 'have-nots' take over and the whole thing starts again.

This seems to be getting pretty repetitive – so we want to see some evolution rather than just revolution.

We can make an active choice to repeat the mistakes of the past or to live a better life everyday in all our actions and interactions.

Oten we may feel overwhelmed by apathy – helpless to change the world around us: you can't fight the city or the government or the corporations or your boss – but you CAN! We can. We've dont it before and we'll so it again. People are doing it right now! I'm not talking about storming the winter palace or beheading the royal family – although it is an option – I'm taking about things we can do everyday to cahnge the world – take the bus to work, or better, ride you bike, turn off the TV and read a book, eat meat one less time a week, listen to CKCU, quit smoking, go to your local council meeting, write to your MP, boycott McDonald's, start a growers co-op or do some volunteer work.

WE CREATE the work we live in – have a look around you now – maybe your at home or driving around the suburbs – Are you happy with this world? Is it perfect? If not, how can we make it better – We can make a difference – we just have to make a choice to do it.

We'll be looking at Revolutions and evolutions in media, the arts, technology, music and sexuality... let's get underway...

Lost in Lyrics:

Tool "stinkfist"

The album was dedicated to satirist Bill Hicks, who had died two and a half years earlier.[14] The band intended to raise awareness about Hicks's material and ideas, because they felt that Tool and Hicks "were resonating similar concepts".[29] In particular, Ænima's final track "Third Eye" is preceded by a clip of Hicks' performances, and both the lenticular casing of the Ænima album packaging as well as the chorus of the title track "Ænema" make reference to a sketch from Hicks's Arizona Bay, in which he contemplates the idea of Los Angeles falling into the Pacific Ocean.[29][30]

The first single, "Stinkfist", garnered limited and imperfect airplay: It was shortened by radio programmers, MTV (U.S.) renamed the music video of "Stinkfist" to "Track #1" due to offensive connotations,[31] and the lyrics of the song were altered.[32] Responding to fan complaints about censorship, Matt Pinfield of MTV's 120 Minutes expressed regret on air by waving his fist in front of his face while introducing the video and explaining the name change.[31]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_%28band%29#cite_note-29

Where's my Jet-pack? The Technological Revolution:

The new Mac Book Pro Reveiw

• Why not vista or Linux – Linux is the aim, but I wanted to try the other white meat
• It's the greenest laptop according to them
• It's sexy – one solid peice of aluminium with the glass screen
• Converting to mac took a while
• Apple store is packed – too busy selling stuff to give support – Karbon Computing were a lot more helpful
• One click / finder / flower key
• Frustrating
• Pros – it works – doesn't crash – you don't wait – ecerything is built in
• Cons – price – one sound port – smugness of mac – everything has to be done the mac way

It seemed like a good idea at the time:

Ideas and plans that have backfired.

Sending your old computer to Africa – BBC 'Nigeria fears e-waste 'toxic legacy'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/africa/6193625.stm

Unfortunately, our first show was truncated by unforeseen routine maintenance on the CKCU transmitter.

More to come next week...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tool_%28band%29 - cite_note-stinkfist-30