Wow, the Junos. Too cool for school or what? I'll go way out on a limb here and say that not a soul amongst you either owns or knows anyone who's come within 10 feet of any of these dead on arrival turkeys that are up for album of the year. And the Canadian RIA wonders why the purchase of music is on the wane. Drumroll please for these prestigious choices:

Nickelback - All the Right Reasons (the Allmusic review of this CD ends with: "they're still unspeakably awful.")
Kalan Porter - 219 Days (Canadian Idol winner for those out of the loop)
Michael Buble - It's Time
Rex Goudie - Under the Lights ( Idol runner-up for crying out loud)
Diana Krall - Christmas Songs (a fuckin xmas album!)

Since I'm assuming that neither of the Idol contestants wrote any of their own music that leaves only Nickelback of the 5 CDs above with any self-penned songs and where the anti-Nirvana is concerned that is not a plus.

Even funnier are the 5 bands up for "group of the year": Barenaked Ladies, Our Lady Peace, Blue Rodeo, Nickelback and Theory of a Deadman. And here's deluded ol me thinking we had a pretty vibrant music scene here in Canada.

I see from the Junos website that both the Department of Canadian Heritage and Factor (which seems to receive most of its funding) from the DCH are listed as National Sponsors of the Junos. Why is taxpayer money going into encouraging this sort of rubbish? Anyone care to write to our new PM. I hear he's a big fan of Godspeed YBE.