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JAIMIE VERNON – SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME

Posted in Opinion with tags Alan Parsons, Bay City Rollers, Bob Segarini, Brutus, Bullseye Records, Canadian Music, Cheaper Than Therapy, crowdfunding, Dave Rave, David Quinton, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Encore Records, folk label, independent artists, Jaimie Vernon, Klaatu, Lisa Millar, Luke & The Apostles, Mainline, Mark Logan, Maureen Leeson, Moving Targetz, Moxy, Rush, Skip Prokop, Soap Opera, Swedish Fish, Swindled, The Beatles, The First Time, The Guess Who, The Kings, Twitch, Unsigned Sealed & Delivered on September 19, 2015 by segarini

24 hours ago a crowdfunding campaign to bring my old record label, Bullseye, back from the dead ended successfully with over $20,000 in donations from people who passionately believe in not only me and the label but music in general. I’m overwhelmed by the generosity and well wishes. I am truly humbled.

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JAIMIE VERNON – 29 WITH A BULLET

Posted in Opinion with tags Anger Brothers, Bay City Rollers, Bob Segarini, Brave Belt, Brutus, Bullseye Records, Canada Music Week, Canadian Music, Cats & Dogs, CMW, Creighton Doane, Dave Rave, David Quinton, DBAWIS, Dee Long, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eight Seconds, Figures at Dawn, Geoff Gibbons, Glen Foster, Goddo, Greg Godovitz, Guess Who, Harem Scarem, Honeymoon Suite, International Pop Overthrow Festival, Jaimie Vernon, Jeff Healey, Jeff Jones, John Boswell, Killer Dwarfs, Klaatu, Maureen Leeson, Michael White & The White, Moxy, Santers, Silverlode, Soap Opera, Terry Draper, That Canadian Guy, The Beatles, The Brunswick House, The Dishes, The First Time, The Florida Razors, The Kings, The Shakers, The Sweet, Tom Hooper, Tom Wilson, Wild T & The Spirit on May 10, 2014 by segarini

A major anniversary passed surreptitiously on April 20th. It was the 29^th anniversary of my long-suffering record label Bullseye Records. Normally I’d have shouted from the rooftops and run some kind of anniversary commemoration on Facebook or with musicians I know or privately, silently weeping, into my morning orange juice. But, I actually forgot about it.

So far removed am I from the music world now, and my own legacy, and exhausted from the grind that is my paycheck shackles that it slipped under my radar.

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JAIMIE VERNON – July DISCoveries

Posted in Opinion with tags Arson, Black Sabbath, Bob Segarini, Brian Cooper, Capricorn Records, Colin Cripps, Cooper Brothers, Country Rock, David Quinton, DBAWIS, Dick Cooper, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eagles, Folk Rock, Gary Cape, Iggy Pop, Jaimie Vernon, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marz La Fleur, mc5, music, New York Dolls, Punk, Rolling Stones, Rude Van Steenes, Toronto on July 14, 2013 by segarini

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JAIMIE VERNON – DEMICS & DIODES & DISHES, OH MY!

Posted in Opinion with tags Battered Wives, Bob Segarini, Bomb Records, Bongo Beat Records, Bullseye Records, Canadian Music, Cleave Anderson, David Quinton, DBAWIS, Diodes, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Garwood Wallace, Jaimie Vernon, Keith Whittaker, Ralph Alfonso, Records, Steven Davey, The Demics, The Dishes, Toronto, Toronto Punk, Twitch, Wolfgang Spegg on May 11, 2013 by segarini

At the beginning of May I released my fourth book – ‘Life’s A Canadian (Punk) Rock – Who Wants Guns?: The Swindled Story (1973-1983)’ Check it out here.

In it I discuss my formative musical years and how an innocuous friendship with a high school punk took me on a two year roller coaster ride through the 2^nd Wave of the Toronto punk scene as alleged guitarist in hardcore act Swindled. I had previously run the chapters as blog entries in Don’t Believe A Word I Say back in 2010. The band reunited in 2011 with the ever professional Cleave Anderson on drums, we recorded our long awaited debut album (only 30 years in the making) and everyone lived happily ever after. That chapter is the epilogue in the book.

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JAIMIE VERNON – The Top125 Most Influential Top100 albums – Part 2

Posted in Opinion with tags 999, Dave Rave, David Quinton, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Zappa, Gary O'Connor, Jaimie Vernon, music, Nazareth, Orson, Payolas, Pink Floyd, Platinum Blonde, Rational Youth, Records, Seal, Sex Pistols, Spoons, Styx, Supertramp, Tears For Fears, The Odds, The Specials, Tonio K., Vital Sines on February 9, 2013 by segarini

For those that missed my blog last week entitled “ The Top125 Most Influential Top100 albums – Part 1” containing the most influential artists/albums for me in my 35 years as a musician you can find it here. This week I wrap up the list with the remainder of the alphabet. Enjoy…or get annoyed. Your mileage may vary.