It's the economy (March 1, 2010)

Alberta prepares for another onslaught of Job seekers, the new ghost towns of America and a tumbling British pound, some of the items of note for Monday.

Globe and Mail-- Syncrude asks court to drop charge in dead ducks trial
Globe and Mail-- Broad recovery gains traction
Globe and Mail-- Alberta bracing for the next labour squeeze
National Post-- Even Warren Buffett can have a change of heart
National Post-- Greece needs austerity, not aid
National Post-- Olympic advocates push for 24/7 amateur sports channels
Vancouver Sun-- Harper, Campbell announce 15 new B.C. transportation projects
Vancouver Sun-- It was a great party — but was it worth the cost?
New York Times-- Buffett Casts a Wary Eye on Bankers
New York Times-- Vice Chairman of Fed to Retire, Letting Obama Reshape Board
New York Times-- Medals for Ads During NBC’s Winter Olympics Coverage
USA Today-- New ghost towns: Industrial communities teeter on the edge
USA Today-- Free porn on 'tube sites' puts a big dent in industry
Guardian UK online-- Greece puts bond sale on hold
Guardian UK online-- Hung parliament fears send pound plunging
Guardian UK online-- Pre-election politics could cause second wave of inflation, warns BDO
Times online-- Sterling tumbles amid growing fears of hung Parliament
Times online-- Greece set to announce more austerity measures
Telegraph UK online-- If speculators are on the money, the pound still has a long way to fall
Telegraph UK online-- Budget rift over £1.5 billion windfall from bankers' bonus tax
Telegraph UK online-- Pound falls to 10-month low as election uncertainty takes hold
Melbourne Herald Sun-- Australia stronger than other advanced economies, says RBA chief Glenn Stevens
Melbourne Herald Sun-- Rio Tinto takes bigger slice of Ivanhoe Mines
Sydney Daily Telegraph-- Australia's economy stronger after GFC - Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens
Sydney Daily Telegraph-- Kmart: Let's go shopping on Anzac Day
People's Daily-- China seeks to fine-tune the economy
People's Daily-- China remains top holder in U.S. debt
China Daily-- China needs more hydropower projects to fight climate change: lawmaker
China Daily--China to develop low-carbon economy
Times of India-- Realty experts are hot property
Times of India-- Port traffic rises 13.4% in January

Podunkian Music Club-March 1, 2008

Daniel Lanois—The Maker

There’s a mystical quality to much of Daniel Lanois’ music, the Canadian musician and film maker who we feature on tonight’s edition of the Music Club.

Lanois who was born in Hull, Quebec, (now known as Gatineau) has been a mainstay in the music industry since the late seventies. He would learn his craft in the basement of the family home in Ancaster, Ontario, near Hamilton, but within short order the world would become his studio as the tales began to spread about the genius of the console from Canada.

Lanois has become known for his remarkable production talents for such artists as U2, Bob Dylan, Peter Gabriel and Emmylou Harris to name a few. His ear and ability to formulate sound have made him a bit of a legend in the music business.

One listen to U2’s Joshua Tree album which Lanois co produced with Brian Eno, will provide you with the background on what his musical mastery can produce. It was that highly acclaimed recording that launched U2 into the upper reaches of the music world, a similar project for Peter Gabriel a year earlier had propelled the former front man for Genesis to the top of the rock world.

The late eighties were Lanois’ coming out party, he produced or assisted on a number of major albums of the era and recorded his own critically acclaimed recording Acadie.

It’s from that session that we taken our selection for the night. On The Maker, we travel on a journey of discovery with Lanois, the haunting quality of the music and the emotion of the vocals makes the track one of the most memorable of the album and remains to this day one of the most recognizable of Lanois’ songs. Our selection is a more recent reproduction of the song, this one blessed with the assistance of the wonderful harmonies of Emmylou Harris.

While still an impressive force in the recording studio on both sides of the glass, Lanois has broken out into the film making world. His first effort was the recently released “Here is, What is” a cinematic trip into the world that Lanois lives in, seeking out the creative spirit and how he channels that through the recording studio.

An accomplished musician in his own right, it’s no wonder that many of the today’s musical talents seek out his talents and his touch for their recordings,

We gain a sense of what they already know as we listen to the musical progressions of The Maker.

Artist—Daniel Lanois
Recording--Acadie