Everybody calm down.
The Grammys aren’t about MUSIC. The Grammys are about MONEY. PEOPLE who are about MUSIC listen to far more than what is put on parade here.
The Grammy audience was down 21%, this year, their lowest ratings ever. They don’t even know why they are tanking… but I may know a big part of the reason.
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Segarini – About the Grammys….
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Bruno Mars., Cherry Cola's, DBAWIS, Dirty Loops, Don't Believe a Word I Say, music, music videos, Naturally 7, radio, Records, Rival Sons, Rumer, Saint Paul and the Broken Bones, segarini, The Grammys, Toronto on January 31, 2018 by segariniJAIMIE VERNON – ALL THINGS MUST PASS
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Abe Vigoda, Abraham Lincoln, Adam Levine, Adele, Anne Murray, Beethoven, Black, Bob Segarini, Bruno Mars., Canadian Music, Christopher Columbus, Colin Vearncombe, Dave Grohl, David Bowie, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Frey, Grace Slick, Heroes, Jack White, Jaimie Vernon, Jesus, Jimmy Bain, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, Lady GaGa, Leonardo da Vinci, Lindbergh Baby, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Michelangelo, Mickey Thomas, Mozart, Olympus, Paramount Records, Paul Kantner, Paul McCartney, Prince, Queen, Rock Gods, Shoulders of Giants, Starship, Taylor Swift, The Beatles, The Masters, The Smithsonian on January 30, 2016 by segarini
I was hoping to go a full week without reporting another celebrity death. But we’ve had half-a-dozen since the passing of The Eagles’ Glenn Frey including actor Abe Vigoda (‘Barney Miller’, ‘The Godfather’) whose website has finally been changed to no longer read the whimsical “still alive” message.
Pat Blythe – Dance!
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Alzheimer's, Ambedo, Baby Love, Bob Segarini, Bruno Mars., Dance for Communication, DBAWIS, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Dirty Loops, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dynamite, Elizabeth I, Galliard, Guardians of the Galaxy, Joe Verghese, Jordan John Xprime, Lavolta, Marian Chace, Maroon 5, Mony Mony, Nazareth, New England Journal of Medicine, Norman Greenbaum, Pat Blythe, Peter Gabriel, Razamanaz, Red Rain, Saturday Night Fever, sinkapace, Sjögren's sydrome, Taiyo Cruz, The Miracle (of Joey Ramone), Tommy James and the Shondells, Toto, U2, Xprime on November 11, 2015 by segarini
Nazareth and Razamanaz; U2 and The Miracle (of Joey Ramone); Peter Gabriel and Red Rain; Diana Ross and The Supremes and Baby Love; Taiyo Cruz and Dynamite, Tommy James and the Shondells and Mony Mony (one of my all time favourite dance tunes).Then there’s Dirty Loops, Jordan John and Xprime. I dance….slinking, skipping and sashaying through the kitchen into the dining area into the living room. Thank heaven for open concept design!
JAIMIE VERNON – POP GOES THE WORLD
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Adele, Barry Manilow, Blue Ash, Bob Segarini, Bruno Mars., Canadian Music, Cat Stevens, Cheap Trick, Dana Countryman, DBAWIS, Dead Beat Poets, Don't Believe a Word I Say, ear candy, ELO, Fastball, Fountains of Wayne, Frank Secich, Herb Eimerman, Jaimie Vernon, jangly guitars, Jeff Lynne, Mark Hershberger, Mark Ronson, Motown, Old School Pop, Paul Anka, Pop Detective Records, Power Pop, Spiral Staircase, Taylor Swift, The Byrds, The Dahlmanns, The Enemy, The Go Wows, Uptown Funk on September 26, 2015 by segarini
For the last 15 to 20 years the idea of pop music – like the good old guitar/piano driven stuff we grew up with on the CHUM Top 30 and Billboard Top40 charts – has been Verboten and buried like a forgotten dog bone in the backyard. Like some nerdist guilty pleasure there’s been a counter movement which has dubbed itself the keepers of Power Pop though its supporters can never agree on the definition of the term.
Roxanne Tellier It Was What It Was – But More
Posted in Opinion with tags 1975, Adele, Art Garfunkel, Ashlee Simpson, Beastie Boys, Bill Graham, Billy Preston, Blues Brothers, Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, Bonnie Raitt, Bruno Mars., Cabaret, Canada, Charles Grodin, Christopher Guest, Church Lady, Civil Rights Movement, Dan Ackroyd, Dana Carvey, DBAWIS, Dick Ebersol, Dirty Loops, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donnie Walsh, Eddie Murphy, Elvis Costello, Elwood Blues, G.E. Smith, George Carlin, George Harrison, Gilda Radner, Harry Shearer, Jake Blues, James Brown, Janis Ian, Jim Belushi, Joe Cocker, John Belushi, Lorne Michaels, Mariah Carey, Michael McKean, Mick Jagger, more cowbell, NBC’s Saturday Night, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Pope John Paul II, Richard “Hock” Walsh, Roxanne Tellier, Saturday Night Live, Sinead O'Connor, SNL, Spinal Tap, St. Paul and The Bones, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols, Ting Tings, Toonces, Vintage Trouble on February 22, 2015 by segarini
Yeah, yeah, it’s been a week since the Saturday Night Live (SNL) special, and Bob’s given his views on the pros and cons. But I’m still thinking about what the show meant to me, in its heyday, and occasionally, since.
Roxanne Tellier – And a Happy New Year!
Posted in Opinion with tags 1989, Alicia Keyes, alt-J, Andrew, Arbys, Ariana Grande, “The Interview, ” Sony Pictures Entertainment, Bill Cosby, Bob Segarini, Bruno Mars., Casey Kasem, Colbert Report, Craig Ferguson, Daft Punk, Darrell Vickers, David Brenner, DBAWIS, Demi Lovato, Disney, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Ford, eBay, Eric Garner, Ferguson, Frozen, Gone Girl, Grand Budapest Hotel, Guardians of the Galaxy, Harold Ramis, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, Ida, Idina Menzel, Iggy Azalea, James Brown, Jan Hooks, Jennifer Lawrence, Jessie J, Jian Ghomeshi, Joan Rivers, John Crawford, John Pinette, John Tory, Jon Stewart, Kate Upton, Kim Kardashian, Lauren Bacall, Lee's Palace, Lorde, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Maddie and Tae, Maddie Ziegler, Madonna, Mark Ronson, Maya Angelou, Meghan Trainor, Michael Brown, Mickey Rooney, Nelly, Nicki Minaj., Night at the Museum; The Secret of the Tomb, Nightcrawler, Nile Rodgers, North Korea, Peaches Geldof, Pete Seeger, Pharrell Williams, Phil Everly, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Prince, R5, Rascal Flatts, Rhianna, Richard Attenborough, Robin Williams, Rosewater, Roxanne Tellier, Sabrina Carpenter, Sam Smith, Shirley Temple, Sia, Sid Caesar, Snowpiercer, Spotify, St. Paul and The Bones, Stephen Colbert, Tamir Rice, Taylor Swift, The Late Late Show, Tommy the last Ramone, Toronto Mayor Rob Ford, Victoria’s Secret, Vintage Trouble, Woody Allen on December 21, 2014 by segarini
This year it falls to me to be the last voice of DBAWIS 2014. Still decked out in my new holiday outfit, and digesting our early family Christmas dinner,
Roxanne Tellier: Indie Week 2014
Posted in Opinion with tags . Nuit Blanche, After Party, Alberta, BlackDog Ballroom, Bob Segarini, Bovine Sex Club, Brooklyn, Bruno Mars., Cherish Stevenson, Cherry Cola's, Country, Czehoski, DBAWIS, Detour, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dusty Tucker, East Coast, Ends By You, Fashion Week, Free Times, GO Train, heymacs, Indie Week 2014, Indie Week Finals, International Festival of Authors, J.C. Sandoval, Josh Speers, Laura Cole, Mike Stanfield, Mod Club, Mojo GoGo, Paint, Ray Charles, Rebel Hero, Rehan Delal, Round Venue, Roxanne Tellier, Ryan Price, Savanah, Shawn O’Shea, Stratasfear Productions, Sumo Cyco, The Black Fever, The Hideout, The Hot Sprockets, The New City Kings, The Paddock, The Supermarket, The Underground, Toronto after Dark Film Festival, Toronto Chocolate Festival, Tota, Tyson Froese, UBI & FU, Van Morrison, Winter’s End on October 20, 2014 by segarini
After five days of independent music and film showcases, along with three days of industry seminars, Indie Week wrapped last night. The event just keeps getting better every year. The bands and fans have a wonderful time, careening from venue to venue, sampling new and new to them music, while rubbing shoulders with like-minded people eager to see and be seen.
Roxanne Tellier: Love Stinks
Posted in Opinion with tags Adele, Alanis Morissette, Boyz 2 Men, Bruce Springsteen, Bruno Mars., Butch Walker, Cee Lo, Corey Hart, Dave Coulier, DBAWIS, Faith Hill, Flight of the Conchords, George Jones, Harry Nilsson, J Geils Band, Journey, Keith Urban, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny Rogers, Kid Rock, Lady Antebellum, Mariah Carey, Michael McDonald, Patsy Cline, pink, Prince, Rehan Dalal, Righteous Brothers, Roxanne Tellier, Skeeter Davis, Tammy Wynette, The Police, Tim McGraw, Toni Braxton, Tyler Farr, Weird Al on February 17, 2014 by segarini
February is the perfect month in which to have a Valentine’s Day, isn’t it? The dark days of winter mirror the endless darkness of your so called life and press on your last nerve, and the cold sneaks through the windows and under the doors like icy fingers, seeking out your most tender bits. What better time to join in a mass celebration of tawdry lingerie and heart 
shaped chocolates? Snuggle up to your honey, maybe even take off the socks that you’ve been wearing to bed for two months, and get your cuddles on.
Or at least, that’s what we’re told to expect.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 