Lindsey Buckingham got kicked out of Fleetwood Mac (again), The Monkees made their first-ever Christmas album (!), and I am still waiting for that big Turtles Battle of the Bands Commemorative Special Anniversary Collectors Edition. In the meantime though, I remained happily pigging along beneath headphones to (in strictly Alphabetical order)…
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GARY PIG GOLD with TEN YOU MAY HAVE MISSED In 2018
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Andy Reed, Andy Warhol, Beau Brummels, Big Star, Brandon Schott, Cait Brennan, Chris Richards, Colina Phillips, Craig Dorfman, Davenports, David Grahame, DBAWIS, Dick Cavett, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eddie Kramer, Edgar Breau, Flamin’ Groovies, Fred Astaire, Gary Pig Gold, Generation X, George Harrison, Glen Matlock, Irwin Chusid, Jack Nicholson, Jack Palance, Jimi Hendrix, Jingyu Yao, John Lennon, Kim Deschamps, Lane Steinberg, Miles Davis, music, NRBQ, Paul Williams, Phil Spector, R. Stevie Moore, Records, Rich Kids, segarini, Sex Clark Five, Sex Pistols, Simply Saucer, Sitcom Neighbor, Subtractions, Todd and Jingyu, Todd Lerner, Tot Taylor, X Ray Spex, XNYMFO, Yoko Ono on January 28, 2019 by segariniFrank Gutch Jr: Product Placement and the Things We Sometimes Miss, Plus Notes…..
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Big Star, Breaking Amish, Carolyn Arends, Daniel Martin Moore, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Gutch Jr., Hand of Glory, hem, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Joan of Arcadia, Joan Osborne, Joe Doerr, music, music videos, Nick Drake, radio, Records, rich mcculley, Richard & The Young Lions, Rumer, segarini, That 70s Show, Todd Herfindal on December 15, 2015 by segariniYou’re sitting there watching television and all of a sudden music starts seeping into your subconsciousness and you think what the hell, because some elephant has entered the room but you can’t see it, but it dawns on you that you can hear it. You think.
Frank Gutch Jr: Sometimes the Past Is the Future (and Sometimes the Past Is Just the Past)— Revisiting Items Which Beg Revisiting…..
Posted in Opinion with tags Big Star, bill jackson, Brian Cullman, Byron Isaacs, Charlie Faye, Claire Holley, David Getz, DBAWIS, dixie bee-liners, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Fearless Kin, Frank Gutch Jr., Garth Brooks, Gold Heart, Heartsfield, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Karl Fredrick Anderson, Lost Leaders, Madisons, music, Music Radio, No Small Children, Ophelia Hope, radio, Records, Runaways, segarini, Stu Nunnery, susan james, The OF on June 9, 2015 by segariniLots going on in music these days— Apple announcing their foray into streaming (I love the headlines such as “Apple May Save the Recording Industry”— I mean, what idiot thought that one up?) and the Brian Wilson biopic (My buddy Stan Twist says that if you are either a Brian Wilson or a Beach Boys fan, you won’t want to miss it) and there are lots of new albums to go over. And, as always, old ones too. But…
Frank Gutch Jr: Ardent Studios/Records Founder John Fry Passes – A Look Back
Posted in Opinion with tags ardent records, Big Star, Cargoe, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Gutch Jr., Green Pajamas, Indie Artists, Indie Music, John Fry, John Fry Passes, music, Records, Stax Records, Terry Manning, The Hot Dogs on December 22, 2014 by segariniTulsa/Memphis radio disc jockey Robert Walker just a few moments ago posted on Facebook that Memphis legend John Fry passed away of a heart attack today (Thursday, Dec. 18). His passing is the proverbial ton of bricks people always say they get hit by only the reality is much worse than the saying. Fry was one of the good guys.
This one is personal. Fry allowed me an interview years ago in which I asked him about the studio, the record label (which had at that time folded) and his thoughts on the business. It was an eye-opening talk and provided the basis for what I wrote years later, The Story of Cargoe, an in-depth look at the band and the label, Ardent Records. (Read the story here) I will forever be grateful for the interview and the insights he provided, but more importantly, the music, for without Fry, both Cargoe and Big Star very well would have taken very different paths.
You will be hearing a lot about Fry and his accomplishments over the next few days, as well you should. I only wish he had been able to grab the brass ring he so richly deserved.
The following is a reposting of a column I wrote about Fry many moons ago. Read and learn.
JAIMIE VERNON – THE POWER OF POP
Posted in Opinion with tags American music, Amplifier Magazine, Badfinger, Beatles, Big Star, Big Takeover, Bob Segarini, British Invasion, Britpop, Buddy Holly, Canadian Music, Cheap Trick, Chuck Berry, crooners, Dana Countryman, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, doo-wop, Elvis, Enuff Z'nuff, Fastball, Fountains of Wayne, International Pop Overthrow Festival, Jaimie Vernon, Jam Recordings, Jellyfish, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kool Kat Music, Little Richard, Material Issue, Matthew Sweet, Monkees, Not Lame Recordings, paul revere, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Permanent Press Recordings, Pop music, Power Pop, Spongetones, Terry Melcher., The Association, The Beach Boys, The Beau Brummels, The Byrds, The Jackson 5, The Knack, The Masticators, The Osmonds, The Raspberries, The Rolling Stones, The Shoes, The Turtles, The Ventures, The Who, Tommy Keene, Viet Nam War, Wackers, Weezer on October 11, 2014 by segariniFrank Gutch Jr: From Africa With Love: Dirtmusic, Tamikrest and Gary Heffern; Pandora vs. Pink Floyd: The Digital Distribution Debate Continues; Music History 101; and Notes…..
Posted in Opinion with tags Arborea, Berkeley House Concerts, Big Star, Buck Curran, Chris Brokaw, chris eckman, DBAWIS, dirtmusic, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Gutch Jr., gary heffern, George Bunnell, Hugo Race, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Jeff Zentner, Michelle Malone, music, Pandora, Pink Floyd, Records, Tamikrest on July 10, 2013 by segarini
Frank Gutch Jr: Music On Film— Documentaries For The Music Fanatic, Plus Notes…..
Posted in Opinion with tags Big Star, cowsills, DBAWIS, devo, dirtmusic, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Gutch Jr., gary heffern, grande ballroom, immediate records, Indie Artists, Indie Music, it's everything and then it's gone, Jaimie Vernon, jim colegrove, mc5, Mike Marino, Movies, No Small Children, nothing can hurt us, Paige Anderson, pere ubu, Peter Blecha, Records, robbie basho, rubber city rebels, Teen A-Go-Go, the bizarros, The Cellar, the fearless kin, tin huey, we didn't get famous, yonge street on May 14, 2013 by segariniBefore I dive into this, I have to take a moment to point you towards one of the best “up” songs I have heard in some time: No Small Children‘s Might Get Up Slow. If radio had the impact that it did even 20 years ago, this would be blasting out of stereo and car speakers everywhere. iThings too, if they had them (my brain is so numb, I couldn’t come close to a year those damn things took over
our lives— I can hardly remember a kid without one). The more I hear these ladies, the more I want to hear more. Turn it up! Like they said in the old days— Recorded loud to be played LOUD! Listen to this!!!
Now, back to our regular programming.