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Frank Gutch Jr: It’s Gonna Be a Blues, Blues Christmas; A Look Back at Rich McCulley; Plus Notes
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Altered Five Blues Band, Barenaked Ladies, Benny Turner, Bert Berns, Bob Segarini, Bobby Messano, Bongo Boy, Chris Smither, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Gutch Jr., Fred Cole, Free Beer, Gordon Meier Blues Experience, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Jim Allchin, Jim Guthrie & JJ Ipsen, Jon Spear Band, Karen Lovely, Michael Packer, Michael Veitch, Mindi Abair, music, music videos, radio, Records, rich mcculley, Sonny Smith, Stacy Jones, Sweet Home Oregon, The Boneshakers, The Halley Devestern Band, Todd Herfindal, Waves That Stray on November 14, 2017 by segarini
I’m not a blues guy, really. The closest I come to the real blues is B.B. King, maybe— electric guitar a must. I listened to a little Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee during my college years and there was always John Mayall, who seemed to have the best of the up-and-comers in his band no matter what period. I accepted Cream as blues on certain songs, which probably tells you more about my non-blues background than anything. Loved The Blues Project and Paul Butterfield. Didn’t like Delta Blues. Stevie Ray Vaughn is pretty much the best blues I have heard. That should give you an idea of where I am coming from and where I am going because I am going to review some blues albums I enjoyed this year and tell you why. They will be short and a couple even have stories behind them.
JAIMIE VERNON – INDEPENDENCE IS OUR FUTURE
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Alex Radeff & Donkey, Barenaked Ladies, Bob Segarini, Bullseye Records, Canadian Music, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donkey, Great White Noise Magazine, HMV Superstore, independent, Jaimie Vernon, Tent City, Toronto music, Tribute to the Beatles, Yellow Tape on January 28, 2017 by segarini
As I type this music retailer HMV is either in receivership or heading into it after one of the chain’s creditors called in their chips. The retail giant has been floundering for years and managed to escape an industry crash that took out the likes of Sam The Record Man and Tower Records stateside a decade ago. HMV’s position as one of the last giants standing (Sunrise has rallied to fill in the hole left by Sam’s), was only delaying the inevitable.
JAIMIE VERNON: ARE YOU THE NEW JOHNNY BRAVO?
Posted in Opinion with tags Barenaked Ladies, Bay City Rollers, Bob Segarini, Brady Bunch, Canadian Music, David Bowie, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, entitled, Jackson 5, Jaimie Vernon, Johnny Bravo, Justin Bieber, making it, Michael Buble, Monkees, One Direction, publishing deal., record deal, Selena Gomez, Spice Girls, teen idol, The Beatles, The Guess Who, whiners on March 1, 2014 by segarini
In recent weeks I’ve been contacted by various music artists through various social medias (funny how the telephone is no longer one of them) to pick my brain for the millionth time on how to sell their wares/songs/nubile posteriors up the music industry food chain in the guise of a record deal or publishing deal or both.
It’s always in the form of sickly whining and the fetid scent of desperation wafts across the social media chasm with every single key stroke. “Why won’t anyone notice me?”
Doug Thompson: CONFESSIONS OF A PROFESSIONAL ROCK AND ROLL INTERVIEWER – THESE ARE A FEW OF MY FAVOURITE THEMES
Posted in Opinion with tags Adam Clayton, Al Caiola, Alan o’Day, Andy Griffith, Annette Funicello, Barenaked Ladies, Barry DeVorzen, Carroll O’Connor, Charles Fox, Cheryl Holdridge, Christopher Cross, Chuck Lorre, Cyndi Grecco, Darlene Gillespie, DBAWIS, Dick Clark, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donna Summer, Doug Thompson, Duane Eddy, Earl Scruggs, Freddy Cannon, Gary Portnoy, Henry Mancini, Jay Livingston, Jean Stapleton, Jiminy Cricket, Jimmie Dodd, Joey Scarbury, John Sebastian, Jonathan Wolff, Lala Schrifrin, Lance Reventlow, Larry Mullen, Lawrence Welk, Lester Flatt, Mason Williams, Michael Omartian, Mickey Mouse Club, Mike Post, Morton Stevens, Nadia Comaneci, Neil Hefti, Norman Gimbel, P.F. Sloan, Pratt & McClain, Ray Evans, Records, Rhythm heritage, Richard Chamberlain, Rod Serling, Roy Williams, Steve Barri, Steve Carlisle, Television, The Grass Roots, The Marketts, The Monkees, The Rembrandt’s, The Ventures, THP Orchestra, TV Guide, U2, Van Halen, Waylon Jennings on May 6, 2013 by segarini
I was saddened by the death of Annette Funicello back in March. Unlike most of the male members of my age, I did NOT have a crush on Annette. That honour usually fell to toothy grinned Mousekateer Cheryl Holdridge (who in 1964, became a real-life Countess when she married Woolworth heir Lance Reventlow – his father was a Danish nobleman). Sometimes friendly Darlene Gillespie became my Mousekateer crush of the day or week, depending on my mood and my hormones. Turns out, Darlene was born in Montreal and her parents were originally from Saskatchewan, but I didn’t know any of that watching our little black and white TV set then.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 