Radio – Same Ol’ Same Ol’
I don’t listen to the radio much these days…okay….sometimes when I’m driving but that’s mostly for road and weather reports. Music….not so much. What music I do hear is the rotation of the same songs or the same tired formula over and over and over…. I will admit I tune into Q107 but that’s more for the DJ banter and the stories than the music. ….and the commercials, on any station, send me over the edge!
My dad was a Korean vet. He met my mum through her brother, with whom he served in the famous Van Doos (the Royal 22nd Regiment.) He was from Alberta, and she from Quebec. It’s unlikely they would have ever met if it hadn’t been for the war. They married a few weeks after attending my Uncle Leo’s wedding, and I was born nine months later.
Jaimie Does the Rock
I’ve often called myself a Toronto snob. I was born and raised in this city, and no matter where else I go in the world, I’ll always think of it as home. I love Toronto so very much. There’s no better reminder of how much I love this city than when visitors from far away places come to the city, and I get a chance to show them my Toronto. Not the CN Tower, the Skydome (I will never call it by its other corporate name thank you!) I’m talking about the fun little places that I have come to love, and love showing off to people who come to town.
Happy new year my lovely DBAWIS readers! I can hardly believe 2011 is over. It was a pretty busy year, I have to admit, but more importantly, it was the first full year in my very fledgling music journalist career. In that year, I’ve attended, reviewed, photographed and enjoyed TONS of live music shows, from the smallest bar venue to the biggest arenas not only here in Toronto, but in some other cities as well. So here, in no particular order, is my list of the shows that kicked my ass (in a good way) in the first half of 2011.
Bullseye Records of Canada
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 