Looking back and ahead
Celebrities we lost, music we gained and movies of the future.
Those We Lost
If we start on a sad note, then there is nowhere to go but happier (up)! So let's look back at some celebrities who passed away this year.
Bea Arthur
May 13, 1922 - April 25, 2009
Actress; "Golden Girls"
Micky Carroll
July 8, 1919 - May 7, 2009
Town crier of Munchkinland in "Wizard of Oz"
Wayne Allwine
Feb. 7, 1947 - May 18, 2009
Actor who voiced Mickey Mouse for more than 30 years
David Carradine
Dec. 8, 1936 - June 3, 2009
Actor; "Kung Fu: The Legend Continues," "Kill Bill"
Ed McMahon
March 6, 1923 - June 23, 2009
"Tonight Show" sidekick to Johnny Carson
Farrah Fawcett
Feb. 2, 1947 - June 25, 2009
Actress; "Charlie's Angels" and she had a great poster!
Michael Jackson
Aug. 29, 1958 - June 25, 2009
King of Pop
Karl Malden
March 22, 1912 - July 1, 2009
Actor; "A Streetcar Named Desire," "Gypsy," "Patton"
Billy Mays
July 20, 1958 - June 28, 2009
TV pitchman
Walter Cronkite
Nov. 4, 1916 - July 17, 2009
CBS anchorman
John Hughes
Feb. 18, 1950 - August 6, 2009
Writer, director; "The Breakfast Club," "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," "Sixteen Candles"
Les Paul
June 9, 1915 - Aug. 13, 2009
Guitar legend
Patrick Swayze
Aug. 18, 1952 - Sept. 14, 2009
Actor, "Ghost," "Dirty Dancing,"
Brittany Murphy
Nov. 10, 1977 - Dec. 20, 2009
Actress; "Clueless," "8 Mile," "Sin City"
Closing a Decade of Music
Every decade has great music - even if some of the not-so-good stuff gets some of the focus. The 2000s were no different. He is a modest list of some of my favourites and some that deserve a special mention. I know I missed some and others I left off the list on purpose... I guess you'll have to guess what is missing for which reason... :)
In NO particular order
Kings of Leon
Only by the Night (2008)
Radiohead
Kid A (2000)
In Rainbows (2007)
The White Stripes
White Blood Cells (2001)
Elephant (2003)
The Raconteurs
Consolers of the Lonely (2008)
Broken Boy Soldiers (2006)
Amy Winehouse
Back to Black (2006)
Outkast
Stankonia (2000)
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003)
Metric
Fantasies (2009)
Coldplay
A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)
Eminem
Marshall Mathers EP (2000)
Kanye West
College Dropout (2004)
The Killers
Hot Fuss (2004)
Jet
Get Born (2003)
Wolfmother
Wolfmother (2005)
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand (2004)
K'Naan
Troubadour (2009)
Jay-Z
The Blueprint (2001)
Green Day
American Idiot (2004)
The Flaming Lips
Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)
Johnny Cash
American IV: The Man Comes Around (2002)
The Arcade Fire
Funeral (2004)
Gnarls Barkley
St. Elsewhere (2006)
U2
All That You Can't Leave Behind (2000)
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004)
You know what - there were waaaay more good albums that came out this decade than I thought (10 years is a long time!) and I know I missed some. So feel free to send me some of your favourites!
Movies to look for in 2010
After one of the most successful money making years in movie history, what's next for 2010? Here are some titles to look for. Happy New Year!
The Wolfman
Shutter Island
Cop Out
Alice in Wonderland
Green Zone
Clash of the Titans
Cemetery Junction
Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps
Robin Hood
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Prince of Persia
Sex in the City 2
Repo Man
Knight and Day
Shrek Goes Fourth
Toy Story 3
The A Team
Little Fockers
Inception
The Last Airbender
Dinner for Shmucks
Salt
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows: Part 1
The Chronicles Of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Green Hornet
It's been real, my friends. Thank you all for the support in 2009. Here is to an even better 2010. Keep listening and we'll talk again soon.
- Brad
