Johnathan Price

The Boss has just put out a new song called “Street’s of Minneapolis”.

Have a listen… 

The 2026 Academy Awards, hosted by Conan O’Brien for the second year in a row, are set to air live on ABC and Hulu from Los Angeles on Sunday, March 15th.

Here’s a full list of this year’s Oscar nominees…

Best Picture
Bugonia 
F1 
Frankenstein 
Hamnet 
Marty Supreme 
One Battle After Another 
The Secret Agent 
Sentimental Value 
Sinners 
Train Dreams 

Best Director
Hamnet, Chloé Zhao
Marty Supreme , Josh Safdie
One Battle After Another, Paul Thomas Anderson
Sentimental Value, Joachim Trier
Sinners, Ryan Coogler

Best Actor
Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme 
Leonardo DiCaprio in One Battle After Another 
Ethan Hawke in Blue Moon 
Michael B. Jordan in Sinners 
Wagner Moura in The Secret Agent 

Best Actress
Jessie Buckley in Hamnet 
Rose Byrne in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You 
Kate Hudson in Song Sung Blue 
Renate Reinsve in Sentimental Value 
Emma Stone in Bugonia 

Best Supporting Actor
Benicio Del Toro in One Battle After Another 
Jacob Elordi in Frankenstein 
Delroy Lindo in Sinners 
Sean Penn in One Battle after Another 
Stellan Skarsgård in Sentimental Value 

Best Supporting Actress
Elle Fanning in Sentimental Value 
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas in Sentimental Value 
Amy Madigan in Weapons 
Wunmi Mosaku in Sinners 
Teyana Taylor in One Battle After Another 

Best Adapted Screenplay
Bugonia; Screenplay by Will Tracy
Frankenstein; Written for the Screen by Guillermo del Toro
Hamnet; Screenplay by Chloé Zhao & Maggie O’Farrell
One Battle After Another; Written by Paul Thomas Anderson
Train Dreams; Screenplay by Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar

Best Original Screenplay
Blue Moon; Written by Robert Kaplow
It Was Just an Accident; Written by Jafar Panahi; Script collaborators Nader Saïvar, Shadmehr Rastin, Mehdi Mahmoudian
Marty Supreme; Written by Ronald Bronstein & Josh Safdie
Sentimental Value; Written by Eskil Vogt, Joachim Trier
Sinners; Written by Ryan Coogler

Best Animated Feature
Arco 
Elio 
KPop Demon Hunters 
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

Best International Feature
Brazil, The Secret Agent
France, It Was Just an Accident
Norway, Sentimental Value
Spain, Sirât
Tunisia, The Voice of Hind Rajab

Best Documentary Feature
The Alabama Solution
Come See Me in the Good Light
Cutting Through Rocks
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
The Perfect Neighbor

Best Animated Short
Butterfly
Forevergreen
The Girl Who Cried Pearls 
Retirement Plan
The Three Sisters

Best Casting
Hamnet: Nina Gold
Marty Supreme: Jennifer Venditti
One Battle After Another: Cassandra Kulukundis
The Secret Agent: Gabriel Domingues
Sinners; Francine Maisler

Best Cinematography
Frankenstein; Dan Laustsen
Marty Supreme: Darius Khondji
One Battle After Another: Michael Bauman
Sinners: Autumn Durald Arkapaw
Train Dreams: Adolpho Veloso

Best Costume Design
Avatar: Fire and Ash; Deborah L. Scott
Frankenstein; Kate Hawley
Hamnet; Malgosia Turzanska
Marty Supreme; Miyako Bellizzi
Sinners; Ruth E. Carter

Best Documentary Short
All the Empty Rooms
Armed Only With a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud 
Children No More: “Were and Are Gone”
The Devil Is Busy
Perfectly a Strangeness

Best Film Editing
F1; Stephen Mirrione
Marty Supreme; Ronald Bronstein and Josh Safdie
One Battle After Another; Andy Jurgensen
Sentimental Value; Olivier Bugge Coutté
Sinners; Michael P. Shawver

Best Live-Action Short
Butcher’s Stain 
A Friend of Dorothy
Jane Austen’s Period Drama
The Singers
Two People Exchanging Saliva 

Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Frankenstein; Mike Hill, Jordan Samuel and Cliona Furey
Kokuho; Kyoko Toyokawa, Naomi Hibino and Tadashi Nishimatsu
Sinners; Ken Diaz, Mike Fontaine and Shunika Terry
The Smashing Machine; Kazu Hiro, Glen Griffin and Bjoern Rehbein
The Ugly Stepsister; Thomas Foldberg and Anne Cathrine Sauerberg

Best Original Score
Bugonia; Jerskin Fendrix
Frankenstein; Alexandre Desplat
Hamnet; Max Richter
One Battle After Another; Jonny Greenwood
Sinners; Ludwig Goransson

Best Original Song
“Dear Me” from Diane Warren: Relentless 
“Golden” from KPop Demon Hunters
“I Lied to You” from Sinners
“Sweet Dreams of Joy” from Viva Verdi!
“Train Dreams” from Train Dreams 

Best Production Design
Frankenstein; Production Design: Tamara Deverell; Set Decoration: Shane Vieau
Hamnet; Production Design: Fiona Crombie; Set Decoration: Alice Felton
Marty Supreme; Production Design: Jack Fisk; Set Decoration: Adam Willis
One Battle After Another; Production Design: Florencia Martin; Set Decoration: Anthony Carlino
Sinners; Production Design: Hannah Beachler; Set Decoration: Monique Champagne

Best Sound
F1; Gareth John, Al Nelson, Gwendolyn Yates Whittle, Gary A. Rizzo and Juan Peralta
Frankenstein; Greg Chapman, Nathan Robitaille, Nelson Ferreira, Christian Cooke and Brad Zoern
One Battle After Another; José Antonio García, Christopher Scarabosio and Tony Villaflor
Sinners; Chris Welcker, Benjamin A. Burtt, Felipe Pacheco, Brandon Proctor and Steve Boeddeker
Sirāt; Amanda Vil

Best Visual Effects
Avatar: Fire and Ash; Joe Letteri, Richard Baneham, Eric Saindon and Daniel Barrett
F1; Ryan Tudhope, Nicolas Chevallier, Robert Harrington and Keith Dawson
Jurassic World Rebirth; David Vickery, Stephen Aplin, Charmaine Chan and Neil Corbould
The Lost Bus; Charlie Noble, David Zaretti, Russell Bowen and Brandon K. McLaughlin
Sinners; Michael Ralla, Espen Nordahl, Guido Wolter and Donnie Dean

Following the recent shutdown of MTV’s remaining 24-hour music channels in various international markets, something has come in to fill the gap and hit us with a major dose of nostalgia!

“MTV Rewind” is an unofficial, fan-created website that has recently launched.

It’s designed to replicate the classic experience of watching MTV during its heyday, when it was focused mostly on music and videos, instead of the reality TV shows that make up most of it’s programming now. 

This website hosts over 33,000 music videos and vintage commercials pulled from YouTube.

Content is organized into virtual channels that mimic the feel of surfing cable TV. 

“The 1st Day” recreates the original August 1, 1981, broadcast.

There are dedicated streams for shows like “Yo! MTV Raps“, “Headbangers Ball“, “120 Minutes“, and “MTV Unplugged”.

There are also decade based channels focusing on music from the 1970s all the way through the 2020s.

Unlike modern streaming platforms, this site uses no recommendation engines or user queues; it simply streams videos continuously.

“MTV Rewind” has been created by a programmer known as “FlexasaurusRex” who says that the site will remain “free forever” without any advertisements, because it will relying on donations for support.

Check out “MTV Rewind” for yourself here

It’s like stepping back in a time machine!

According to a survey from Time2Play, Canadians, on average, stick with their New Year’s resolutions for between 4 and a half and 5 months.

Breaking things down by provinces and territories, Newfoundland and Labrador take the lead, sustaining resolutions for an average of 6 months, while Nova Scotia lags behind at 3 and a half months, claiming the title of the least committed province.

Despite the good intentions, Almost 69% of Canadians falter in their resolutions.

But why?

Roughly 48% say it’s because of lack of motivation.

Around 28% say it’s forgetfulness or losing track.

Just over 7% say it’s due to not having enough time to dedicate.

About 4% say that they set unrealistic goals.

While 1.5% say that they struggle with managing too many resolutions.

Another year has arrived, and with the calendar changing over people are making New Year’s resolutions.

It’s an inspiring time to think about, and hopefully working towards bettering one’s life.

There are often common resolutions that many make on January 1st. What are the MOST common though among those of us who call Canada home?

I asked our friends at Google and they say that the top New Year’s resolutions in Canada consistently focus on health (exercise more, eat healthier, lose weight) and finances (save money, spend less), often alongside personal growth goals like learning new skills, improving relationships, and decluttering/getting organized. These goals reflect common desires for self-improvement and well-being, with physical fitness and financial stability often leading the list for Canadians each year, according to surveys. 

Here are the supposed top 5 New Year’s Resolutions made by Canadians…

5. Improve Relationships/Spend Time with Family: Connecting with loved ones and improving social bonds are key personal goals. 

4. Learn a New Skill/Hobby: Personal development, like reading, taking courses, or picking up a new hobby, is popular.

3. Save Money/Improve Finances: Reducing debt, budgeting, and saving for emergencies are frequent goals, especially with economic pressures.

2. Eat Healthier: Alongside exercise, improving diet is a major focus for better physical health.

And the number one New Year’s Resolution made by Canadians…

1. Exercise More/Get Fit: A perennial favorite, with many Canadians aiming to increase physical activity.

We’ll see how many of us make New Year’s Resolution’s…and actually stick to them!

There are sooooo many Christmas songs to listen to during the festive season!

It’s usually a mix of old favourites and standards and more modern day holiday tracks. The list grows bigger year after year.

In setting out to create a list of my personal favourite yuletide tunes, I discovered that I am a “classics” kind of guy. I’m talking about the songs that just flat out put you in the holiday spirit when you hear them.

Nothing against Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” or “Last Christmas” from Wham, but even those beloved offerings are still too “modern” for my ear.

Once I decided on the type of holiday music that I enjoy the most, I gave myself a couple of “rules” when it came to compiling the list below.

1. A song can only appear once
2. A singer or group can only appear once

This way we get variety and we zero in on the Christmas song that each musical act is likely known for the most.

I’ll bet if you give my list a chance and listen to these tunes, you’ll be ready for fruit cake and eggnog.

25. “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” – Jackson 5 (1970)

24. “Joy To The World” – Aretha Franklin (1994)

23. “Mary’s Boy Child” – Harry Belafonte (1956)

22. “(There’s No Place Like) Home for the Holidays” – Perry Como (1954)

21. “I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero)” – Gayla Peevey (1953)

20. “Merry Christmas Everybody” – Stompin’ Tom Conners  – (1973)

19. “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” – Thurl Ravenscroft (1966)

18. “Feliz Navidad” – Jose Feliciano (1970)

17. “Wonderful Christmas Time” – Paul McCartney (1979)

16. “Mele Kalikimaka” – Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters (1950)

15. “Santa Baby” – Eartha Kitt (1953)

14. “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town” – Frank Sinatra (1970)

13. “Blue Christmas” – Elvis Presley (1964)

12. “Sleigh Ride” – The Ronettes (1963)

11. “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” – Judy Garland (1944)

10. “The Christmas Song” – Nat King Cole (1961)

9. “Here Comes Santa Claus” – Gene Autry (1947)

8. “It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas” – Johnny Mathis (1986)

7. “The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year” – Andy Williams (1963)

6. “Let It Snow” – Dean Martin (1959)

5. “Jingle Bell Rock” – Bobby Helms (1957)

4. “Holly Jolly Christmas” – Burl Ives (1965)

3. “Run, Rudolph, Run” – Chuck Berry (1958)

2. “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” – Brenda Lee (1958)

1. “White Christmas” – The Drifters (1956)

Duncan Keith is a hockey hero to so many people across Canadian and beyond.

He is one of the most high performing and decorated defensemen to ever play in the NHL.

He is a three time Stanley Cup champion, a town time Olympic gold medalist, a six time All-Star and two time Norris Trophy winner.

In 2015, as a part of the Chicago Blackhawks third championship win in six years, Duncan scored the Cup winning goal and was named the Conn Smythe winner.

On Nov. 8 2025, Duncan was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

Watch his speech…

Right away he mentions Fort Frances, the northwestern Ontario town were he spent his formative years growing up and playing hockey!

Looking back to that 2015 Stanley Cup win…

Aug. 1st 2015 was an incredibly special day in Fort Frances.

Duncan chose to celebrate his offseason “day with the Cup” in person with his family in the community!

For me personally, even before I got this radio job and moved here to northwestern Ontario, Duncan Keith was my favourite player.

I was beyond fortunate enough to be part of the “media convoy” that got to travel around with Duncan and Lord Stanley all day long as he visited various places within the Fort Frances area.

To this day it is one of the coolest career experiences I have ever had.

It’s awesome to see Duncan Keith’s career come full circle and to see that he hasn’t forgotten his roots in our region.

The life and times of the iconic “King of Pop” will be told in a Michael Jackson biopic that will hit theatres in April.

The film will star Michael’s real life nephew Jaafar Jackson.

Check out the first trailer that was just released…

Hollywood continues to go all in with biopics of some of music’s biggest acts.

Over the last few years we’ve seen the lives and careers of the likes of Queen and Elton John told in cinematic form.

More recently it’s been film chronicling artists like Bob Dylan and Bruce Sprinsteen.

I did some digging and here is a list of just some of the other music acts who have biopics in the works…

The Beatles 

Madonna

Frank Sinatra

Ozzy And Sharon Osbourne 

Billy Joel

Kiss

Britney Spears

Snoop Dogg

Bee Gees 

Linda Ronstadt 

Janis Joplin

Boy George

Randy Travis

Queen Latifah

Air Supply

Scorpions

The artists gain renewed interest in their music, which likely generates more sales and more concert tickets sold.

Hoping to make successful films, the movie industry takes less of a gamble by telling the story of someone well know and beloved.

It’s like their is this synergy going on huh?

Every spooky season there are a handful of tunes that go hand in hand with the haunting holiday of Halloween.

These aren’t the kind of songs you can listen to from November through September, the simply don’t fit.

Like the creepy and festive decorations, these tracks get put away into the back of our mind, waiting to become relevant again.

But once the calendar turns over to October, these musical offerings pair perfectly with pumpkins, the crisp night air and the promise of costumes and candy and good natured scares.

Here’s my personal top ten Halloween song list…

10. Feed My Frankenstein – Alice Cooper 

Some famous musicians appear on this track. Joe Satriani and Steve Vai are on guitar, while Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue plays bass.

Alice performed this song as part of a classic scene in the film Wayne’s World. The original plan was to have Alice perform “School’s Out” in the movie, but two weeks before filming Cooper’s manager informed the filmmakers  and star Mike Myers that Alice would be performing a new song instead.

At 4:12, the female voice that says “he’s such a psycho” is Cassandra Peterson, who I better known for her horror movie TV presenter character “Elvira, Mistress Of The Dark”.

9. Season of the Witch – Donavan 

It’s about Donovan looking out of his window in 1966 and seeing drug dealers moving into his neighborhood. Hard drugs starting to infiltrate the rock and folk scenes in England and in the US. Things were moving beyond pot and into heroin and it was ominous to him.

During the recording session, engineers  wouldn’t cut the bass the way producer Mickie Most wanted it — hot to tape and pushing the VU meters “into the red.” They were afraid of breaking the equipment. Mickie, who had a lot of industry clout at the time, had to threaten their jobs and they finally gave in. The resulting sound is compressed and round and fat.

8. Psycho Killer – Talking Heads 

It was originally written in 1973 at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where David Byrne and drummer Chris Frantz had a band called The Artistics. 

David originally wanted a Japanese section in the bridge. However, when he asked a girl that he knew, who spoke the language, to come up with some murderous words, she understandably freaked out.  Chris’ girlfriend, Tina Weymouth, spoke French, so they had her write a French part for the bridge instead. She drew inspiration from the Norman Bates character in the 1960 Alfred Hitchcock thriller Psycho. She also went on to be the Talking Head’s bass player.

Years later, during the recording session for this song, one of the producers got a carving knife from the kitchen in the studio and asked David to hold it while he sang so he could get in character. He refused.

In the summer of 1977, month before this song was released. There really was a psycho killer on the loose. David Berkowitz, the “Son of Sam,” terrified New Yorkers before he was caught on August 10 after killing six people. Many suspected the song was about him, but it was written much earlier.

7. Witchy Woman – The Eagles 

Band member Don Henley was partially inspired to write the lyrics for this song while he was reading a book about the novelist Zelda Fitzgerald, who struggled with mental health issues and ended up spending a lot of time in psychiatric hospitals. 

It was also partially based on a woman who Don once knew. She was the roommate of his girlfriend and she practiced “white witchcraft,” dabbling in the paranormal with good intentions.

It is not meant to portray the woman as devilish, but as more of a seductress.

6. Time Warp – Rocky Horror Picture Show 

The most famous song to come from the cult classic “The Rocky Horror Picture Show”, was originally written to fill time as the original production of the theatre show ran only 40 minutes long. 

The movie has inspired a wildly popular ritual all over the world, where people go to the theatre to and act and sing along with it using props and costumes. 

5. Dead Man’s Party – Oingo Boingo

The concept behind this song is a clever take on a funeral.

Oingo Boingo was fronted by Danny Elfman, who is probably best known as a film and television musical composer. He has worked extensively with filmmaker Tim Burton and written the theme for “The Simpsons”.

Danny was scoring the comedy movie “Back to School” when the creators invited he and his band to play this song in one of the scenes.

Oingo Boingo was known for its annual Halloween concerts and use of skeleton imagery until they disbanded in 1995. 

4. Werewolves Of London – Warren Zevon

Warren recorded roughly 50 takes in the studio before he had a version that he was  satisfied with.

The final version, features Mick Fleetwood and John McVie of Fleetwood Mac

Warren did not want it to be the album’s first single and later spoke ill of its his creation, but the record label pushed for its release and became his biggest hit.

3. Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr.

Written for the hit 1984 movie of the same name.

Columbia Pictures had reviewed and vetoed roughly 60 other potential songs before they Ray Parker Jr. in a panic. He was then given the impossible task of creating a theme song in only two days

It was written at 4:30 in the morning after Ray was inspired by a TV commercial for a drain company that helped him coin the line “Who you gonna call?”

Parker and Huey Lewis sued Ray for plagiarizing the sound of his band’s song “I Want a New Drug”.

2. Monster Mash – Bobby “Boris” Pickett

It was written as a Halloween mix of two famous dances at the time, the mashed potato and the twist. 

It  was initially banned in the UK by the BBC for being “too morbid”. 

The song’s spooky sounds were created with simple, everyday items…

Cauldron bubbling: A straw bubbling in water

Coffin sound: A nail being pulled from a piece of wood

Chains rattling: Chains being dropped on a tile floor

A creaky coffin opening: Pulling a rusty nail out of a board

1. Thriller – Michael Jackson

It was originally titled “Starlight Sun”.

The 13-minute music video was directed by  John Landis, who made the cult classic horror-comedy, “An American Werewolf in London”.

The video includes a disclaimer warning viewers about the occult necessitated by Michael status as a Jehovah’s Witness at the time.

Due to Michael’s of his religious beliefs. for this reason, Jackson intitially wanted to destroy the music video before its debut.

So add these spirited tracks to your Halloween party play list…if you dare!