TimesOnline have put together a list of the fifty best robots on film. They judge plausibility, coolness, dangerousness and comedy value. Here are their top 10. Terminator Series 800/Model 101 from The TerminatorHAL9000 from 2001, A Space OdysseyKitt from Knight RiderSID 6.7 from VirtuosityED 209 from RobocopSwarms of
There are eight songs in my collection with the word "heartache" in the title. Here's the counter punch for the heart songs I listed a couple of years back. Good Morning Heartache - Billy HolidayTonight The Heartache's On Me - Dixie ChicksThat's When Your Heartache Begins - Elvis PresleyNothing But
There are 1623 complete albums in my collection. That's a lot of music. Imagine if you had to start your collection from scratch but you were capped at twenty discs. Which twenty albums would make the cut? It's a ridiculous question, because in reality there is no 20 CD maximum,
Because my Friday Five today totally sucked ass, here's a bonus round. Here's some music for the holidays, otherwise known as my five favourite songs with "vacation" in the title. A Million Vacations - Max WebsterVacation - The Go-GosPermanent Vacation - AerosmithMy Summer Vacation - Ice CubeMideast Vacation - Neil
It's been quite the journey. We kicked off our quest to assemble the greatest Canadian songs in the history of the world back on May 15 and here we are, a month and a half later. It's unlikely everyone will agree with all 100 choices, many great songs were left
Have you noticed that all homeowners want to talk about these days is their garden? People are working on their garden, weeding their garden, watering their garden, it's all about their garden. Whenever someone asks me about my garden I break into Stone Temple Pilots' "Wicked Garden". "Wicked Garden" is
I've pruned the original running playlist down to 20 songs. The prerequisite was having the word "run" or "running" in the title. I'll burn these 20 to an audio CD for the carpool on Saturday. Born to Run - Bruce SpringsteenOn The Run - Sam RobertsBorn To Run - k-osRunning
It could all end tonight. What the Raptors need now is a miracle. Here are songs in my collection with "miracle" in the title. No Miracle, No Dazzle - Blue RodeoThe Miracle of Music - Bob & Doug McKenzieWaiting For A Miracle - Bruce CockburnIt's A Miracle - Culture ClubMiracle
I sense it's time. If not this afternoon, tomorrow... or Monday at the latest. These ten hair songs from my collection will prepare me for the event. Devils Haircut - BeckGet a Haircut - George Thorogood & the DestroyersHairspray Queen - NirvanaHair of the Dog - NazarethHair - The CowsillsLong
There are some good songs with "James" in the title, and there are some good songs with "Michelle" in the title. What are my ten favourite songs with either "James" or "Michelle" in the title? Sweet Baby James - James TaylorMy Michelle - Guns N' RosesJimmy James - Beastie BoysMichelle
Here are the top grossing films based on comic books: Spider-Man - $403,706,375Spider-Man 2 - $373,585,825Batman - $251,188,924X-Men: The Last Stand - $234,362,462X2: X-Men United - $214,949,694Batman Begins - $205,343,774Superman Returns - $200,081,192Batman Forever - $184,
Watching "Blood Diamond" got me thinking about musical diamonds. Not Neil Diamond songs or Diamond Dave songs, but songs with Diamond in the title. And not "Black Diamond" by Kiss, "Diamonds on the Inside" by Ben Harper or "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey, but diamond songs that are in
As previously mentioned, CFNY Edge 102 counted down the top 102 Canadian new rock songs of all time today. They just aired Underwhelmed seconds ago, so you're getting this awfully quick. I threw this together while watching the Leafs game and filled in the cracks with a little help from
The Desjardins Group says we're better off without the penny. Whether the penny stays or goes is up to Jim Flaherty, our minister of finance. Personally, I wouldn't miss it. I found five songs in my collection with penny in the title. Here they are, in order of preference. Pennyroyal
With all the violence readily available on television and in movies, is there really a market for violent video games? Of course there is! According to CNet, here are the 10 most violent video games of all time: Thrill KillManhuntGears of WarGod of WarMortal Kombat: Shaolin MonksMortal Kombat: DeceptionHitman: Blood
I did this once before. Earlier today I copied the list of songs played on 102.1 in the previous twelve hours and I've added little notes to each one. People seemed to like that entry from September, but this kind of thing is a little more labour intensive than
Normally by this time in January I'd have already launched my little Oscar pool. Here are the results from the last three years. 2006 Oscar Picks2005 Oscar Picks2004 Oscar PicksAs you see, it very quickly went from twelve participants in 2004 to 99 last year. Truth be told, I'm not
I have no plans tonight. The two year old is already asleep and the four year old is going to bed soon, so somebody has to stay home and protect them from dragons and the boogey man or men. You're probably all dressed up and on your way to an
For a variety of reasons, I heard less new music in 2006 than I did in 2005. Still, I heard a lot of new tunage and kept my ear to the ground as much as I could. Here are the ten songs I enjoyed most in 2006. 10. illScarlett -
This is my 1588th entry of 2006. Below are ten that mattered. The 17th Annual Humble & Fred Christmas Show - I've said it before and I'll say it again, this was the most fun you can have on a Saturday morning without taking your clothes off. Humble and Fred
According to Google, here are the top ten searches of 2006. You'll see there's nothing left over from the 2003 Year-End Google Zeitgeist. bebomyspaceworld cupmetacaferadioblogwikipediavideorebeldemininovawikiA few of those are new to me. Don't ask me what a rebelde is. I'm surprised youtube didn't make the cut. Here are the top
Yesterday I wrote about songs that reference Canada. I promised I'd share my ten favourite musical references to my home and native land. Here are my top ten with apologies to Stompin' Tom Connors. "Bobcaygeon" by The Tragically Hip - I'm starting this list with Bobcaygeon because it's a village
If any former CFNY listeners haven't heard of http://www.spiritofradio.ca/, get over there and kill a few hours. It's a great tribute to our station. There are updates on the personalities, sound checks and CFNY Edge 102's top 1002 of all time. CFNY Edge 102's Top 1002 of
Apparently there's a network in the States called TV Land. I'm not sure if it's available here in Canada, but I am certain their list of the 100 greatest catchphrases in TV is. In fact, here's all one hundred for ya, in alphabetical order. "Aaay" (Fonzie, "Happy Days")"And that's
I hope you got out today because I doubt we'll see a weekend as nice for quite a while. The weather was just perfect, warm enough for the kids and I to go on a great walk through Etienne Brule Park. Here's a photoset of pics taken on a journey.
