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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Pat Blythe: Yesiree! CMW 2015 Continues….
Posted in Opinion with tags Annette Shaffer, Archie, Ault Sisters, Betty, Bob Segarini, Cameron House, Canadian Music Week, Carl's Jr., Cherry Cola's Rock 'n Rolla, CMW, Daniel Lanois, David Ciera, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Etta James, Fergus Hambleton, Fever, Greg Simpson, Horseshoe Tavern, Hugh's Room, Intersteer, Jully Black, London Ontario, Lula Lounge, Monarchs Pub, Pat Blythe, Peter Verity, Phoenix, Roxanne Tellier, Sheraton, The Black Swan, The Grind, The Joy Arson, The LP, Tory, Tranzac, TTC, Veronica, Written in the Wind, Xprime on May 6, 2015 by segarini
Yessirreee….it’s that time once again. My dawgs are barking, my body’s aching and wondering what the hell I’m doing to it. Ahhhh….CMW. It’s been such a busy four days and the party hasn’t even started yet.
Roxanne Tellier: CMW 2015 … And So It Begins
Posted in Opinion with tags Annette Shaffer, Ault Sisters, Ben Walker, Blue Rodeo, Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, Brian Eno, Brian Hyland, Cameron House, Cherish Stevenson, Cherry Cola's, Cleave Anderson, CMW, Crazy Mary, Daniel Lanois, David Celia, DBAWIS, Diamond Club, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Emilia, Emmylou Harris, Fergus Hambleton, Gate 403, Gerry Young, Grant Avenue Studio, Great Hall, Greater Toronto Area, Horseshoe, Hugh's Room, Jaimie Vernon, Kevin Quain, Neil Young, NPR Music, Pat Blythe, Patrick Brealey, Peter Gabriel, Rocco Deluca, Roxanne Tellier, Sheraton, Smoking, The Mad Bastards, Tim Jackson, Tiny Desk Concert, Toronto, Tranzac, TTC, U2, Union Station, Wayne Smith on May 3, 2015 by segarini
Finally, after a long, cold winter, I’m coming up for airto a bright spring promisinga musical overload. Perfect weather, indeed, for enjoying Fergus Hambleton at Hugh’s Room on Wednesday, where he showcased his sunny signature sound and new CD “Written on the Wind. “
Segarini: The Yearly Assault on My Liver Begins – CMW 2015
Posted in Opinion with tags Canadian Music Week, Cherry Cola's, CMW, Daniel Lanois, David Macmillan, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Fergus Hambleton, Fraser/Daley, Gerry Young, Greg Simpson, Hugh's Room, music, music videos, radio, Ranch Relaxo, Records, segarini, Sheraton Centre, Stacey Kaniuk, The Horseshoe Tavern, The Intersteer, Toronto, Xprime on May 1, 2015 by segarini
It’s easily the real first sign of Spring.
For 30 years it took place during the snow and ice encrusted March Winds, a situation many of us whined about for…well…30 years.
Last year our dreams came true and our hopes and prayers were answered.
Canadian Music Week moved from the Icy Clutch of March, to the more civilized and warmer Embrace of May.
Not exactly Pina Colada weather, but light years better than huddling together around a make-shift fire in an oil drum to stay warm while trying to smoke a cigarette before it froze to your fingers and went out.
…now if we can just keep them lit before the rains put them out….
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Roxanne Tellier: Shaping The New Sexual Revolution – 1960 Redux
Posted in Opinion with tags Alejandra Ribera, Australia, Blair Packham, Bob Reid, Bob Segarini, Bruce Jenner, Canada, Canadian Music Week, CMW, Craigslist, Daniel Lanois, David Wildsmith, DBAWIS, Death Cab for Cutie, Diane Sawyer, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Drake Underground, Faith No More, Felicity Huffman, Fergus Hambleton, Frank Gutch Jr., fusion.net, Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger/Sean Lennon, HughsRoom, Jamaica, Janet Mock, JeffreyTambor, JUNO Awards, Kardashian, Kay Ulanday Barrett, Leon Bridges, Massey Hall, MeredithTalusan, New York Times, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Olympic Gold Decathlon in 1976, Pat Blythe, Phoenix Concert Theatre, Piers Morgan, reggae, Rival Sons, Roger King, Ron Sexsmith, Roxanne Tellier, Royal Cinema, Salt &Pepa, The Beatles, The Danforth Music Hall, The Doors, The Horseshoe, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Money Or The Gun, The Sattalites, the Sony Centre, The Waterboys, Thor, Toronto, Transamerica, Transparent, Walk Off the Earth, WinterGarden Theatre, Yorkville on April 26, 2015 by segarini
You would have had to be living under a rock to miss the run up to Diane Sawyer’s two hour interview with Bruce Jenner on Friday, April 23. Jenner was dubbed the “world’s greatest athlete” after winning the Olympic Gold Decathlon in 1976, and has been the object of snide insinuations and ridiculing photos in the yellower media (and even the New York Times) for the last several months as he appeared to be transitioning from male to female before our prying eyes.
JAIMIE VERNON – IN PRODUCTION
Posted in Opinion with tags Batman Forever, Bob Segarini, Brian Eno, Cher, Daniel Lanois, Dark Side of the Moon, David Tickle, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Don't Give Up, Duran Duran, Gowan, It's A Man's World, Jaimie Vernon, Jerry Marotta, Joshua Tree, Kate Bush, Kiss From A Rose, London Calling, Manu Katche, Peter Gabriel, producers, production, Robbie Robertson, Seal, Shaking the Tree, Sledgehammer, Songs From the Big Chair, Strange Animal, Tears For Fears, The Buggles, Tony Levin, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, U2, Unforgettable Fire, Walking In Memphis, ZTT Records on February 28, 2015 by segarini
Of late I’ve been finding myself going through my album collection to find something, anything worthwhile to listen to during my 13 ½ hour shifts patrolling cemeteries in Toronto. I’m lucky enough to be driving a current model Dodge Avenger – which is a Dodge Charger on steroids – with a sound system that rocks. It’s fun to toss in a disc while I’m issuing fines to people for letting their dogs piss on tombstones or skiers running rip shod over graves.
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JAIMIE VERNON – THIS IS 1984
Posted in Opinion with tags 1984., Aretha Franklin, Beat It, Billie Jean, Black Stations/White Stations, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Cooling The Medium, Current Records, Daniel Lanois, David Bowie, DBAWIS, Diana Ross, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Echo Beach, Emulator, Ensoniq Mirage, Gerry Young, Jaimie Vernon, Jocelyne Lanois, Last Pogo, M + M, Mark Gane, Martha & The Muffins, Martha Johnson, Martha Ladly, Michael Jackson, MTV, Much Music, Mystery Walk, New Wave, Nick Kent, Off The Wall, Ontario College of Art, Peter Gabriel, Power Station, Queen Street, racism, synth-pop, Tears For Fears, This Is The Ice Age, Thriller, Toronto, Trance And Dance, Walter Yetnikoff, Yogi Horton on December 6, 2014 by segarini
George Orwell references aside, 1984 marked a substantial turning point for pop music in Canada. The most significant of those was the launch of our answer to MTV – which we lovingly, un-ironically, called Much Music.
