10 Albums of Significance
There was a post circulating Facebook a while back that had people posting their Top 10 Albums. Not necessarily their faves - but albums that held some significance in their lives. Generally, I refrain from hopping on those types of bandwagons but this was one I wanted to jump on I just couldn't think of the albums.
It wasn't easy coming up with a Top 10 list but after much deliberation: I did it!
Starting off with an absolute classic and Canadian legend. I can easily credit him/this album as my "gateway" LP to rock music. If I remember correctly, my dad bought me this CD from CD Warehouse when I was really young.
"So Far So Good" is full of Cancon hits that was the right mix of 90s love ballads with ass kicking bangers. It was so good, I felt proud gifting this on cassette to Emily K. in elementary school. Had my first slow dance to Everything I Do (I Do it For You) with the boy I shared my first kiss with, too! This album is solid gold. A must have for Canadian 30 somethings.
Fave track: Please Forgive Me
Got into emo, screamo and harder rock in my teens. Thrice was the perfic mix of technical guitar riffs, harmonies, California surf-punk vibes with a harder edge. Thrice continues to make music and push the limits on their sound. I dropped off at Vheissu, but their second LP, The Illusion of Safety, stands tall as my fave Thrice record.
Fave track: The Beltsville Cruicible
The Beatles final album isn't my favorite but it go the most play in my car. I'm a bigger fan of the early Beatles and in a way, this album kinds comes full circle. It's also kinda sad.
Fave track: Let it Be
I was nine years old when this album came out and it's still in my car. It still gets play. Oasis is my favorite band. I never did see them live, but I caught Noel last year at Bluesfest which was a total dream come true. Maybe one day... Fun fact, my preferred Gallagher (Noel) allowed Liam to sing lead vocals on their smash hit Wonderwall if he could sing lead on the album's next track which, of course, was Don't Look Back in Anger. Noel didn't care to sing Wonderwall but he put up a stink to strike a deal that would lock him in for lead on the album's strongest song, in my opinion.
Fave track: Don't Look Back in Anger
1...2...3...4... Punk rock! PUNK ROCK. Real. Gritty. Fast. Simple. Hard. Ahead of their time, man.
Fave track: Havana Affair
As far as absolute guitar legends goes, Jimi's music was palatable, poetic and poppy enough for me to follow. Yeah, we've all been down the Yngwie Malmsteen, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai wormhole before and they're friggin' awesome, too. This album spoke to my soul. Hendrix was beautiful - still is.
Fave track: The Wind Cries Mary *featured on the Original North American release
Metallica's self-titled, fifth studio effort is an album most of us call "The Black Album." This album was my introduction to classic thrash metal.
Fave track: Through the Never
My best friend in elementary school gave me this CD when Iris broke out and Johnny Rzeznik was on the cover of all the teen magazines. I was way into this album when most girls were asking for Britney Spears' record. I'd pick this LP over any Spears joint, every time.
Fave track: Black Balloon
Pop punk and maybe a little emo, I jumped on the Ataris late. Still regret not seeing them at Maverick's a few years ago. Dang! This band is surf-punk fun when you need a break from the blink.
Fave track: San Dimas High School Football Rules
Since it's impossible to pick ONE blink album, I'm going with their live one. I know every single word to every single song on this record, including the stage banter.
Fave track: Going Away to College
The Webby Awards: Celebrating the Best of the Internet
“Webby Nominees are using the Internet in incredible ways to bring people together through humor, emotion, innovation, empathy, passion, optimism, and eccentricity—all of the elements that make for truly great Internet.”
Winners for The Webby Award and The Webby People's Voice Award will be chosen by members of the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences including Jimmy Kimmel, Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi (Making a Murderer) and Questlove. The winners will be selected from this years list of nominees. Winners chosen April 25th.
Winners will be honored at a ceremony in New York City on May 15th, which viewers will be able to stream on demand the following morning.
CLICK HERE to see this years nominees which include categories ranging from Weird (Websites), Public Service & Activism (Social), Entertainment, Podcasts and Celebrity/Fan Sites, which is where you'll find the Stranger Things Type Generator.
Rory's Playlist
Rory came into the world on March 20th, 2017 at 13:13. During the operation, the following songs played on 106.1 CHEZ. She arrived during U2's New Year's Day.
For the record, the staff cranked it up during Steppenwolf.
Matthew Good Band - Hello Time Bomb
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust into Suffragette City (for Rory Stardust, naturally)
April Wine - Enough is Enough
Red Rider - Human Race
Metallica - Turn the Page (one of my personal faves)
Steppenwolf - Born to Be Wild
U2 - New Year's Day (enter Aurora at 13:13)
Chuck Berry - Sweet Little Sixteen
Northern Pikes - She Ain't Pretty
Led Zeppelin - The Immigrant Song
Bryan Adams - Run to You
Smashing Pumpkins - 1979
Harlequin -Superstitious Feeling
Aerosmith - Sweet Emotion
The Pursuit of Happiness - I'm An Adult Now
Jimmy Kimmel on the Oscars Blunder
"Why is 'envelope' trending?"
Jimmy Kimmel used the opening monologue of his hit show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, to go over the Oscars "Best Picture" mix-up.
In case you missed it, at the 89th Academy Awards on Sunday, veteran actors Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway announced La La Land as winner of Best Picture. It was only after several La La Land alumni made speeches that the major error was revealed by the stage producer... Moonlight was the winner of Best Picture. NOT La La Land.
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“The host will go on stage and clear this up... and then I remembered... I’m the host!”
Ryan Gosling, star of La La Land, is being labelled as a good sport for his reaction to the huge blunder. I mean... What would you do in that moment?!
“The presenters had mistakenly been given the wrong category envelope and when discovered, was immediately corrected. We are currently investigating how this could have happened, and deeply regret that this occurred.”
The mix-up has been dubbed "Envelopegate" and many are now pointing their finger at whoever was in charge of the Oscars envelopes. So... who was it? A PriceWaterhouseCoopers accountant named Brian Cullinan was supposed to have given the Best Picture envelope to Beatty and Dunaway but in a recent statement issued by the firm, it looks like Cullinan "mistakenly handed the back-up envelope for actress in a leading role instead."
Oscars Announce More Presenters, Plus Star Studded Women in Film Event
Emma Stone, Meryl Streep and Brie Larson got together for an Oscars pre-party celebrating Women in Film.
No, I don’t mean they got together to literally celebrate themselves… Women in Film is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting equal opportunities for women in media.
“I want to ask you all in this room today to connect with others. Let’s share our stories, talk about where we came from, let’s get excited about where we are right now because there is only room to grow… So let’s talk… let’s talk about what’s really going on, what worries us, what scares us, what we’re excited about, what it feels like to be a mother, what it feels like to be a daughter, what it feels like to be a son or a father in this period of time, and let’s incubate all of this and make something amazing because we will be here later, and we’ll talk about how this was the moment when we went, ‘I got it, I know how to make the world a better place’.”
And the Oscar goes to…
The final round of presenters has been announced adding Matt Damon, Jennifer Aniston, Meryl Streep and more to the list of previously announced A-listers including Leonardo DiCaprio and Brie Larson.
We will also see Jason Bateman, Ryan Gosling, Salma Hayek, Taraji P. Henson, Warren Beatty, Michael J. Fox, Seth Rogan, Vince Vaughn, Samuel L. Jackson, Dwayne Johnson, Halie Steinfeld, Emma Stone and more gracing the stage.
The 89th Academy Awards are hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and will air Sunday, February 26th.