Ten Songs We Heard in One Hour on Simon-FM (Greensboro, NC): Do You Want New Drugs?

We learned while putting this entry together that Huey Lewis and the News is continuing its perennial North American summer tour with a stop in Camden, New Jersey, on August, 20th. The popular '80s band whose song "Hip to Be Square" was featured during a memorable scene with Christian Bale and Jared Leto in "American Psycho" will also be performing in Biloxi, Mississippi, on Oct. 10th.

Here are those ten songs which were played during the 11:00 p.m.-midnight hour on Saturday night:

1) I Want a New Drug, Huey Lewis and the News. 1984. (Lithium is pict. top)

2)  Heartache Tonight, The Eagles. 1979.

3) Right Here, Right Now, Jesus Jones. 1991 (pict. center)

4) Another Brick in the Wall, Pink Floyd. 1979.

5) I Want Her, Keith Sweat. 1987.

6) Stairway to Heaven, Led Zeppelin. 1971.

7) Under the Bridge, Red Hot Chili Peppers. 1991

8) Always Something There to Remind Me, Naked Eyes. 1983.

9) It's the End of the World As We Know It (And, I Feel Fine), REM. 1987 (bottom image)

10) Brickhouse, Commodores, 1977.

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Oscars for the Actors (Projections)

Our very first use of images with blog entries (you should those early entries!) featured Natalie Portman in her trademark vegan sandals.

While she may have questionable films on her resume, with performances in "Closer" and "V for Vendetta," Portman has proven herself to be a remarkable actress. And, her performance in "The Black Swan" is a crowning achievement for the 29-year-old though she could lose to Annette Benning who has come oh so close before (including losing out to Hilary Swank in 1999 in spite of Benning's great performance in "American Beauty.).

Should here are our projections for the four acting categories:


BEST ACTOR:

Will win: Colin Firth "The King's Speech." I think Firth is a good actor, but this is an over-praised film. Nevertheless, both the film and Firth have all the momentum right now and the Oscar seems most likely to go to the English actor.

Should win: Jesse Eisenberg. He was simply astonishing as the multi-layered Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Facebook, who did indeed prove to be everyone's frenemy rather than their 'friend.'

Silver Medal: Well they don't award second place at the Academy Awards, but James Franco was also quite good in "127 Hours," a film about a young man literally trapped between a rock and a hard place which Franco had to carry all by himself.

BEST ACTRESS:

Will/should: Portman.

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

Will/should win: Geoffrey Rush. As much as I think the film is getting way too much hype, the Australian actor was simply brilliant in this film.

Who I would vote for: Christian Bale ("The Fighter"). Another remarkable performance which carries the film, and unlike "The King's Speech," Bale's film is actually the better one. And, I am really getting tired of hearing about "The King's Speech."

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

Will/should win: Melissa Leo, who also in "The Fighter." She is by no means a lock as her own co-star Amy Adams, also nominated in this category, could potentially upset her. But Leo's own personal narrative of being an overlooked actress for years seems to make her the slight favorite.

For other Oscar projections of mine go to our other blog "The Daily Vampire:"

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