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JAIMIE VERNON – LINUS’ BLANKET OF ROCK
Posted in Opinion with tags 1994, 1995, alternative rock, Baby Boomer, bandwagon, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Charlie Brown, Classic Rock, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eddie Vedder, Football, grunge, Jaimie Vernon, Linus's blanket, Lucy Van Pelt, Modern Gothic, Music addiction, new music, Q107, Roxanne Tellier, Sheepdogs, Terry Draper, The Trews, Toronto's Rock on April 26, 2014 by segariniJAIMIE VERNON – MY LIFE WAS SAVED BY ROCK AND ROLL
Posted in Opinion with tags alternative rock, Andy Warhol, Bob Segarini, Brian Eno, Canadian Music, College radio, David Bowie, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Iggy Pop, Jaimie Vernon, John Cale, Lou Bega, Lou Reed, Mo Tucker, Moving Targetz, Nico, Pickwick, Rolling Stone Magazine, Simon Bedford-James, Sterling Morrison, Tara Reid, U2, Velvet Underground, Walk On the Wildside on November 2, 2013 by segarini
This week legendary musical curmudgeon Lou Reed died at the age of 71 following complications related to a liver transplant this past May. Within minutes of the initial announcement by Rolling Stone magazine the InstaFaceTwitterverse was abuzz with condolences and skepticism that it might possibly be a hoax. But after a few hours of confirmation and critical mass the news became ever too real. The King of Kool, the Dean of Dark, the Earl of Emo, had indeed died.
