Oscar Nominations, Bruce Out, M.I.A. In + Other Surprises and Snubs

  The 2009 Oscar Nominations were announced this morning and there were more than a few surprises, including the exclusion of Bruce Springsteen‘s Golden Globe Award winning song “The Wrestler”, and the inclusion of “O Saya” from Slumdog Millionaire by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam. Here’s a rundown of the music categories and the major…

Happy New Year!

Hey, I still got my SpongeBob, so maybe 2009 is gonna be alright after all. On a more genuine note, a big thanks to my regular contributors Jon Klemm, Tim Griffin and the pseudonymous Drake LeLane, my occasional contributors Robert James and David Winkfield, all my After The Jump buddies, my friends in the press…