From the USA Today
Passages 2009: Notable lives lost this year
Kamis, 31 Desember 2009
Rabu, 30 Desember 2009
Netflix Most Rented of 2009
Today Netflix released its list of the most rented movies of 2009.
1- Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2- Seven Pounds
3- Slumdog Millionaire
4- Gran Torino
5- Changeling
6- Twilight
7- Doubt
8- Body of Lies
9- Valkyrie
10- Burn After Reading
1- Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2- Seven Pounds
3- Slumdog Millionaire
4- Gran Torino
5- Changeling
6- Twilight
7- Doubt
8- Body of Lies
9- Valkyrie
10- Burn After Reading
Senin, 28 Desember 2009
Today in History
The Christmas/New Year Holidays always seem to be a time when we lose some big names in the world.
December 28th is no different, here are some of the famous names we have seen pass on this date:
Clayton Moore (The Lone Ranger) in 1999
Jerry Orbach in 2004
Dennis Wilson in 1983
1993 Novelist William Shirer who had a huge bestseller "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" in 1960.
Sam Peckinpaugh in 1984 who directed the classic "The Wild Bunch"
Howard Caine in 1993. Howard Caine played Maj. General Hochstetter on "Hogan's Heroes"
and
Heloise Bowles Cruse in 1977 known for her newspaper column "Hints From Heloise"
December 28th is no different, here are some of the famous names we have seen pass on this date:
Clayton Moore (The Lone Ranger) in 1999
Jerry Orbach in 2004
Dennis Wilson in 1983
1993 Novelist William Shirer who had a huge bestseller "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" in 1960.
Sam Peckinpaugh in 1984 who directed the classic "The Wild Bunch"
Howard Caine in 1993. Howard Caine played Maj. General Hochstetter on "Hogan's Heroes"
and
Heloise Bowles Cruse in 1977 known for her newspaper column "Hints From Heloise"
Minggu, 27 Desember 2009
Top of the Pops!
This week's countdown is from Dec 22nd 1979.
30 years ago these 5 songs closed out the decade of the 70s.
5- Still -The Commodores
The "B" side of their big hit "Sail On" which peaked at #4 in October of '79. This hit #1 in November and spent 1 week at the top but spent the rest of 1979 in the top 5.
4- Send One Your Love - Stevie Wonder
Peaking at #4 and staying in the top 4 for most of January 1980, this was the first single from the album "Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants" and the only song in this week's top 5 that did not reach the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.
3- Babe - Styx
The biggest single for Styx was this former #1 hit that spent the previous 2 weeks at the top. Technically this was all Dennis DeYoung on vocals and a Tommy Shaw guitar solo, but it became their biggest hit and 2nd #1 single after "Lady" in 1975.
2 - Please Don't Go - KC and The Sunshine Band
This "ballad" was a departure from the usual party sound of KC but it became his last #1 and eventually the first #1 song for the 1980s. This song hit the Hot 100 in August and slowly made its way to the top 5 and would after 2 weeks at #2 hit the top spot January 5th 1980.
1- Escape (Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
The top song for the last 2 weeks of 1979 and the 1970s was this "mini-movie" written by Rupert Holmes. His only previous chart success came as a songwriter with the song "Timothy" which the Buoys took to #17 in 1971. This will forever be the "Pina Colada Song" because thats all most people could remember was the hook of "if you like Pina Colada's and getting caught in the rain". "Escape" also spent one week at #1 in January 1980 displacing "Please Don't Go".
30 years ago these 5 songs closed out the decade of the 70s.
5- Still -The Commodores
The "B" side of their big hit "Sail On" which peaked at #4 in October of '79. This hit #1 in November and spent 1 week at the top but spent the rest of 1979 in the top 5.
4- Send One Your Love - Stevie Wonder
Peaking at #4 and staying in the top 4 for most of January 1980, this was the first single from the album "Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants" and the only song in this week's top 5 that did not reach the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.
3- Babe - Styx
The biggest single for Styx was this former #1 hit that spent the previous 2 weeks at the top. Technically this was all Dennis DeYoung on vocals and a Tommy Shaw guitar solo, but it became their biggest hit and 2nd #1 single after "Lady" in 1975.
2 - Please Don't Go - KC and The Sunshine Band
This "ballad" was a departure from the usual party sound of KC but it became his last #1 and eventually the first #1 song for the 1980s. This song hit the Hot 100 in August and slowly made its way to the top 5 and would after 2 weeks at #2 hit the top spot January 5th 1980.
1- Escape (Pina Colada Song) - Rupert Holmes
The top song for the last 2 weeks of 1979 and the 1970s was this "mini-movie" written by Rupert Holmes. His only previous chart success came as a songwriter with the song "Timothy" which the Buoys took to #17 in 1971. This will forever be the "Pina Colada Song" because thats all most people could remember was the hook of "if you like Pina Colada's and getting caught in the rain". "Escape" also spent one week at #1 in January 1980 displacing "Please Don't Go".
Sabtu, 26 Desember 2009
Kamis, 24 Desember 2009
#1 Song of the Week
This week we turn the clock waaay back to this week in 1958 and the #1 song "The Chipmunk Song" by The Chipmunks and David Seville.
The fastest selling song of 1958 with 2.5 million copies sold in the first 3 weeks of release. Ross Bagdasarian a.k.a David Seville was the creator of the Chipmunks and at the first annual Grammy Awards took home 3 awards: Best Recording for Children, Best Comedy Performance and Best Engineered Recording.
The fastest selling song of 1958 with 2.5 million copies sold in the first 3 weeks of release. Ross Bagdasarian a.k.a David Seville was the creator of the Chipmunks and at the first annual Grammy Awards took home 3 awards: Best Recording for Children, Best Comedy Performance and Best Engineered Recording.
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