We live in a very unique time. Pop culture is such a big part of our everyday existence that we are able to watch a rare breed of genius rise and zenith in real time. It’s hard to imagine being there when Bach or Beethoven performed their most celebrated Sonatas and Symphonies for the first. It is so long ago that their stories and their music seem like stuff of myth – we don’t even have recordings…just modern interpretations from the sheet music they left behind.
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JAIMIE VERNON – ‘BACKBEAT: The Birth of The Beatles’
Posted in Opinion with tags BackBeat, BackBeat the stage play, Beatles, Dan Westwick, Daniel Healy, David Leveaux, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Ian Softley, Jaimie Vernon, John Andrew Knott, Mirvish, music, Nick Blood, Oliver Bennett, Stu Sutcliff, The Royal Alex on August 4, 2012 by segariniCameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock –B2
Posted in Opinion with tags BackBeat, Billy Bryans, Bowie, Cameron Carpenter, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, NXNE Film Fest, Shanghai Cowgirl, The Bovine, Watusi on April 26, 2012 by segarini
Billy Bryans
It was a sad week on the Canadian music scene as Billy Bryans finally succumbed to the disease that had been haunting him for years. Best remembered as the drummer for The Parachute Club and their iconic single “Rise Up”, Bryans was much, much more to the local industry that he helped re-define.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 