July 30 - Final Jumbalaya (for now)

Songs played (* Cancon):

• Madeon feat. Mark Foster - Nonsense
• Ratatat - Cream on Chrome
• Hot Chip - Huarache Lights
• Delerium feat. Emily Haines* - Glimmer
• Metric* - The Shade
• Grimes* - Circumambient
• Tough Age* - 50 Girls 50
• The Chemical Brothers feat. Beck - Wide Open
• Tyler, the Creator feat. Kanye West & Lil Wayne - Smuckers
• Hudson Mohawke - Scud Books

So this was it. I have sung the swan song...

...which leads to my other big announcement. I'm helping out with CJSF programming coordinator David Swanson's show, (coincidentally) called the Swan Song. There'll be a lot more spoken word component to it, such as discussing trending news topics and broadcasting interviews. It's going to be exciting!

I hope to return to hosting a Jumbalaya eventually...it all depends on whether everything else in my life pans out, and/or if I miss showcasing new independent music from Canada and elsewhere every week. I love listening to other people's Jumbalaya shows, too!

About the playlist by the way...the final set was not only fairly pop-oriented, it was a reflection of all I knew about indie/alternative music before starting at CJSF. In a way, it's a look back at my past, and realizing how in spite of changes in musical tastes throughout my Jumbalaya career, there are artists I'll return to once they have a new captivating release out. A lot of those artists are electronic, and (surprisingly) hip hop. You know, like Foster the People, Ratatat, Hot Chip, Metric, the Chemical Brothers, and Kanye West.

What happens now? Well, I think I'll talk about what music I've been getting into lately. Some of them are mainstream, some of them a bit more obscure. But the things I share, they will be (what I think is) great. ;)