Rolling Stone Magazine recently released their latest ‘list’, “The 100 Greatest Songwriters” rollingstone.com). Let me repeat that title, “The 100 Greatest Songwriters”. Their descriptive line states “From Brill Building tunesmiths to Punk poets, from Woody Guthrie to Max Martin, the visionaries who defined music history.”
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Frank Gutch Jr: Death Becomes Relevant (A Look at Musicians Who Passed Over in 2014)…..
Posted in Opinion with tags Bob Crewe, Casey Kasem, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Farley Mowat, Frank Gutch Jr., Gerry Goffin, Glenn Cornick, Indie Artists, Indie Music, J.J. Cale, Jean Redpath, Jerry Corbitt, Manitas de Plata, music, music videos, Nash the Slash, Ray Kennedy, Records, Scott Asheton, segarini, Tim Hauser, Tom Skeeter on January 13, 2015 by segarini
People die. I know they do. But the closer I come to the end myself, I become more reluctant to admit it. When I was young, death was funerals. You knew someone had passed by the crowd of well-dressed people lining the streets in front if a funeral home or the long line of cars passing by with lights on. Or the number of people at a church on a weekday afternoon. Or the serpentine of gatherers at a viewing, which at moments seemed to be a national event (the two which directly come to mind involving President Kennedy and Rudolph Valentino). At that young age, death was a ritual. I came to hate rituals.
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,
JAIMIE VERNON – LAMENT FOR THE DJ
Posted in Opinion with tags 99 Luftballons, Alan Freed, Bob Segarini, Bon Jovi, BOOM 97.3, Born To Be Wild, Canadian Music, Canadian radio, Casey Kasem, CFNY, David Marsden, DBAWIS, disc jockey, DJ, Don't Believe a Word I Say, internet radio, Jaimie Vernon, Jay Nelson, Mars Bar, Marsden Theatre, Murray The K, Q107, Red Balloons, Satellite Radio, Sirius XM, terrestrial radio, The Rock 94.9, Toronto's Rock, Wolfman Jack, Y108 on December 20, 2014 by segarini
Following 11 years as the sole live-to-air freestyle radio program on Canadian terrestrial radio, ‘Marsden Theatre’ aired its last show on 94.9 The Rock in Oshawa, Ontario this past weekend.
Doug Thompson – “MONEY, IT’S A GAS”
Posted in Opinion with tags Alanis Morrisette, Andre Romelle Young, Beats Electronics, Bernie Taupin, Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Billboard Magazine, Blue Ivy, Bob Segarini, Bono, Bruce Jenner, Buddy Holly, Casey Kasem, Celine Dion, Dark Side of the Moon, David Furnish, DBAWIS, Dire Straits, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dr Dre, Drake, Elton John, Heather Mills, Howard Stern, Interscope Geffen A&M, Jay-Z, Jimmy Iovine, Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian, Linda Woodrow, Madonna Louise Ciccone, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, money, Nancy Shevell, Nick Cannon, P. Diddy, Paul David Hewson, Paul McCartney, Pink Floyd, Puff Daddy, Reginald Kenneth Dwight, Renate Blauel, Rod Stewart, Sean ‘Puffy’ Combs, Shawn Carter, Sir Elton Hercules John, Stevie Nicks, The Pretenders, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, U2, Warren Buffet on December 10, 2014 by segarini
Anyone familiar with that Pink Floyd tune? (c’mon, who isn’t? It’s from “Dark Side of The Moon” for crying out loud). The album, released on March 1, 1973, made # 1 for only one week, but in total, spent 741 weeks on Billboard magazine’s album chart. Let’s put that into years shall we? “Dark Side of the Moon” remained on the charts from 1973 until 1988. If you know the song, then you’ll know that the next lyrics to the title at the top of the page are: “Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash. New car, caviar, four star daydream, think I’ll buy me a football team.”
Doug Thompson:“I’M AS MAD AS HELL AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!”
Posted in Opinion with tags Angelina Joli, Annette Funicello, Aretha Franklin, Bill O’Reilly, Buddy Holly, Buddy Rich, Casey Kasem, Chip Taylor, DBAWIS, Dick James Music, Don Bustany, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Howard Beale, Howard Stern, Jean Kasem, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Carson, Johnny Rocket's, Jon Stewart, Jon Voight, Larry Fedoruk, Larry Page, Neil Peart, Orson Welles, Paddy Chayefsky, Paul Anka, Peter Finch, Reg Presley, Ringo Starr, Rob Ford, Robin Givens, Ronnie Bond, Rush, The Troggs, Tom Jones, Tom Rounds, William Shatner on July 30, 2014 by segarini
Anyone who knows their movie history, knows that rant comes from Peter Finch’s newscaster/commentator character Howard Beale in the movie “Network”. Credit where credit is due. Those words actually were written by the author of “Network”, Paddy Chayefsky. Where am I going with this you may well ask? Well, see I LOVE A GOOD RANT! And that “Network” rant is one of the very best. There are plenty more out there. Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly trying to record a quick promo and not having the time…or Orson Welles losing his patience with a British director on a series of TV voice overs.
