The Rickster (wondering how he was excited about the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games until CTV ruined it for him).

The Rickster (wondering how more exposure with less money applies to the banned Super Bowl commercials).

The Rickster (wondering if any film will dethrone Avatar at the box office this month).

Rick Lee Guarantees on the 82nd Academy Awards
- Avatar will not win Best Picture
- Sandra Bullock will win Best Actress
- Jeff Bridges will win Best Actor
- Up will win Best Animated Feature
- Christoph Waltz will win Best Supporting Actor
- Mo’Nique will win Best Supporting Actress
- Avatar will win all of the technical awards
- Up in the Air and Inglourious Basterds will win for their respective screenplays

- where’s the love for The Hangover and (500) Days of Summer?
- here’s the rest of the nominations courtesy of www.oscars.com

Here’s hoping the Oscar telecast on March 7th will be better than the 52nd Grammy Awards
- when did they start televising the best comedy album?
- Jamie Foxx please go away
- who has 3D glasses for that Michael Jackson tribute?
- Swift was flat and so was the Bon Jovi melody of shhhh
- if your name was Beyonce or Taylor, you weren’t in the running.

The Modern Rock Countdown - 20 of your favourite modern rock songs with a rewind of the week that was - airs every Saturday at 10am, 6pm, every Sunday at 10pm, and every Tuesday at 1am.

WEEK ENDING JANUARY 30TH, 2010 (LAST WEEK IN PARENTHESES)

20 - AUDIENCE - COLD WAR KIDS (DEBUT)
19 - (IF YOU’RE WONDERING IF I WANT YOU TO) I WANT YOU TO - WEEZER (13)
18 - JULIETTE - HOLLERADO (19)
17 - ST. VERONIKA - BILLY TALENT (DEBUT)
16 - UPRISING - MUSE (7)
15 - CAMILLO (THE MAGICIAN) - SAID THE WHALE (17)
14 - SUBSTITUTION - SILVERSUN PICKUPS (15)
13 - MEET ME ON THE EQUINOX - DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE (14)
12 - RESISTANCE - MUSE (16)
11 - O MY HEART - MOTHER MOTHER (6)

10 - SAVIOR - RISE AGAINST (8)
9 - COUSINS - VAMPIRE WEEKND (12)
8 - SICK MUSE - METRIC (9)
7 - BACK AGAINST THE WALL - CAGE THE ELEPHANT (11)
6- 1901 - PHOENIX (10)
5 - I KNOW WHAT I AM - BAND OF SKULLS (4)
4 - HEADS WILL ROLL - YEAH YEAH YEAHS (2)
3 - ANTI-VENOM - UBIQUITOUS SYNERGY SEEKER (3)
2 - NEW FANG - THEM CROOKED VULTURES (5)
1 - HELL - TEGAN AND SARA (1)

The Rickster (wondering why the Razzie Awards didn’t expand their list to ten like the Academy Awards).

The Rickster (wondering what will give between Edmonton and Calgary. It’s the Battle of Alberta to break a losing streak).

Word has it that the iPad will be available in Canada in June or July starting at $499US (it’ll be available in the States in April).

http://www.apple.com/ipad/design/

Will it revolutionize music like the iPod in 2001, cellphones like the iPhone in 2007, and laptops like the MacBook Wheel in 2008?

The Rickster (wondering if the laptop has turned into a tablet).

Here’s hoping that this comes with the new Apple Tablet!!  I share this with you and your family.   

The Modern Rock Countdown - 20 of your favourite modern rock songs with a rewind of the week that was - airs every Saturday at 10am, 6pm, every Sunday at 10pm, and every Tuesday at 1am.

WEEK ENDING JANUARY 23RD, 2010 (LAST WEEK IN PARENTHESES)

20 - DEVIL ON MY SHOULDER - BILLY TALENT (17)
19 - JULIETTE - HOLLERADO (20)
18 - JUST BREATHE - PEARL JAM (12)
17 - CAMILLO (THE MAGICIAN) - SAID THE WHALE (18)
16 - RESISTANCE - MUSE (DEBUT)15 - SUBSTITUTION - SILVERSUN PICKUPS (15)
14 - MEET ME ON THE EQUINOX - DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE (16)
13 - (IF YOU’RE WONDERING IF I WANT YOU TO) I WANT YOU TO - WEEZER (7)
12 - COUSINS - VAMPIRE WEEKND (14)
11 - BACK AGAINST THE WALL - CAGE THE ELEPHANT (10)

10 - 1901 - PHOENIX (13)
9 - SICK MUSE - METRIC (11)
8 - SAVIOR - RISE AGAINST (6)
7 - UPRISING - MUSE (2)
6 - O MY HEART - MOTHER MOTHER (9)
5 - NEW FANG - THEM CROOKED VULTURES (8)
4 - I KNOW WHAT I AM - BAND OF SKULLS (5)
3 - ANTI-VENOM - UBIQUITOUS SYNERGY SEEKER (4)
2 - HEADS WILL ROLL - YEAH YEAH YEAHS (3)
1 - HELL - TEGAN AND SARA (1)

The Rickster (wondering if the Apple Tablet will make the same impact that the iPod did last decade).

The Rickster (wondering how it’s too bad that he didn’t get to see CoCo’s Tonight Show after seeing him do Late Night in New York, Toronto, and San Francisco).

I was blown away (literally) at how well this film was shot. Yes, it has the shaky camera syndrome but that’s expected in the environment of war. Sincere apologies to James Cameron, but your ex (Kathryn Bigelow) deserves both the Golden Globe and Academy Award more than your blue friends.

R eal strong character development of Staff Sergeant William James. From a cocky, pompous, confident soldier to a compassionate, caring leader then vice versa. The Hurt Locker plays out like a very cool video game; it makes you want to go to Baghdad….well, maybe not. Intense and unpredicatable is understatement.

A film with Ralph Fiennes is bound to get some sort of Oscar attention (one of the quickest cameos - you couldn’t have asked for more). And finally, a role of Evangeline Lilly’s that I can follow.

Questioned the validity of the YouTube reference when it’s based around the post-invasion period in 2004. YouTube was created in February of 2005. Small peanuts for a near-perfect movie (yes, it’s true).

The Rickster (wondering if The Hurt Locker will be the Saving Private Ryan of the Academy Awards).

The Rickster (wondering how quickly things can come together in less than a day).