March 2 was the 10th anniversary of Hunter S. Thompson’s death and a picture of one of his quotes was making the rounds in Facebook. I found the subject matter rather timely! Many of us will find both the truth and the irony in what he had to say.
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Pat Blythe: Women of Rock – Part 1
Posted in Opinion with tags a cappella, Acid Queen, acid rock, Aerosmith, Alice in Wonderland, Anthem, Arloohie Records, Autumn Records, Ball 'n' Chain, Ball and Chain, Barbra Streisand, Bard Dupont, bass, Bay-Tone Records, Believe, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Big Mama Thornton, Billboard, Billboard Hot 100, blues, Bob Segarini, Bolero, Buffy Sainte Marie, Buzzsaw, Cher, Chicago, Child in Time, Chrissie Hynde, Christopher Blythe, classical, Cod'ine, Codeine, Courtney Love, Darby Slick, Darkly Smiling, David Dalton, David Minor, DBAWIS, Death on Two Legs (dedicated to....), Deep Purple, Dick Cavett, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Don't You Want Somebody To Love, Donovan, Dreams, drums, Eric Clapton, Frank Soda and the Imps, Full Tilt Boogie Band, George Gershwin, Glenn Miller, Goddo, Grace Slick, Gram Parsons, Grammy, Grateful Dead, Greg Simpson, GTA, guitar, Harry Belafonte, Hellfield, Ian Gillan, Is that fin on your back part of the deal......shark, Janis Joplin, Jazz, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, Jerry Slick, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Jett, London, Longines Symphonette Collections, Lyndon B. Johnson, Maggie Bell, Maple Blues Awards, Maurice Ravel, Mercedes Benz, Monterey Pop Festival, New York, No Protection, NYC, Ontario, opera, Pat Benatar, Pat Blythe, Patti Smith, Pearl, Peter van Gelder, Piece of My Heart, Plateau, president, Queen, Queen of Psychedelic Soul, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Records on Wheels, Richard Goldstein, Robin Hood, rock 'n roll, rock 'n roll baby, Rolling Stone Magazine, San Franscisco, saxophone, Signe Anderson, Sly Stone, Snow White, Somebody To Love, Someone To Love, Starship, Steve Tyler, Stevie Nicks, Sucide Sal, Summertime, Surrealistic Pillow, Sylvester Stewart, Texan, Texas, The Charlatans, The Great Society, The Kozmic Blues Band, the Longines Symphony Orchestra, The PictureTaker, The Queen of Psychedelic Soul, Vanity Fair, vocals, Vogue, voodoo, We Built This City, White Rabbit, Woodstock on March 25, 2015 by segarini
The impetus, for what has now become a series, was my discovery of an old vinyl record by Maggie Bell. I came across it going through one of my many purge cycles. Suicide Sal, released in 1975, was my introduction to the blues….I just didn’t know it then. I wasn’t in the habit of labeling types of music in my younger years, I just knew what I liked. Greg Simpson, who happened to be managing the now defunct Records on Wheels in London, Ontario, recommended the album, thinking I might like it. I loved it and still do. Thank you Greg!
Pat Blythe – Women & Songs — Part Two
Posted in Opinion with tags 000 Maniacs, 10, AIDS, Alannah Miles, Alta Moda, Avril Lavigne, Because of Billie, Because the Night, Big Sugar, Bob Segarini, Boys and Girls Club, Breeding Ground, Bruce Springsteen, Canada, Canadian Idol, Chantal Kreviazuk, classical, Dawson's Creek, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Drake, Felicity, France, Gemini, Gwen Stefani, HIV, Infidels, Japan, Jay Rock, Jazz, Jennifer Lopez, Josh Grogan, Juno, k.d. lang, Kendrick, Kumbaya Festival, Lamar, Land and Sea, Lucky, Lucky Me, luvthemusic, Molly Johnson, MTV, MTV Unplugged, My Oh My, Natalie Merchant, Night Bug, Nina Gordon, OC, Order of Canada, Party of Five, Pat Blythe, Pitbull, Pop, Q107, radio, Raine Maida, randy bachman, Renaissance, Rock, rock 'n roll, Rolling Stone Magazine, Saturday Night Live, Shakira, Sinead O'Connor, Sixpence None The Richer, SNL, Stephane Grappelli, Steven MacKinnon, Sweet Ones, Toronto, Toronto Downtown Jazz Festival, tsunami, vinyl tap, Women & Songs, YouTube on February 25, 2015 by segarini
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!
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 