I’m going to start calling this column Pat’s Diary (nope, too blah), or maybe Zippy’s Musical Journey, or maybe….My Life As A Crazy Lady….. Welcome to my world of music, pictures, and general mayhem. So we begin another 10 days of zipping (get it haha) around this wonderful city of ours enjoying the nightlife. I’m starting backwards…..
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JAIMIE VERNON – AN OPEN LETTER TO DRAKE
Posted in Opinion with tags Ariela Navarro-Fenoy, Batman, Bob Segarini, Bruce Wayne, Canadian Music, canadian national exhibition, Christopher Husband, Danzig Street, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Drake, Duvel Hibbert, Eaton Centre, Jaimie Vernon, Joe Warmington, Justin Bieber, Maestro Fresh Wes, Maple Leaf Sports And Entertainment, Mark Saunders, Meek Mill, Melissa Nathan, Michael Buble, Muzik Nightclub, Snow, Summer of the Gun, The Raptors, The Six, the Toronto Sun, thug life, Toronto, Toronto the Good on August 15, 2015 by segarini
Dear Drake,
You and I have never met so I hesitate to call you by your given name, Aubrey, but it’s times like these where it’s important to talk to the man your Mama raised, and not the superstar visage the world has grown to know.
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 segariniRadio – 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!
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 segariniAnyone 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.”
Justin Smallbridge: Drake Speaks! (Kind of….)
Posted in Opinion with tags Comic Strip, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Drake, Justin Smallbridge, music, Records on February 21, 2014 by segariniEditor’s Note: We encourage creativity here at DBAWIS, and the crew who write for you always step up to the plate.
Today’s column is a departure from our usual modus operandi, and I was thrilled to receive it from once-a-month contributor Justin Smallbridge, he of no small talent and a cutting wit. What else can I say about a man I met because of the review he wrote of my first Segarini album, “Gotta Have Pop”, which included the line, “This album sucks like a Hoover”. I liked the review so much I had it blown up to a 6ft. by 7ft. sign which hung in the offices of Bomb Records until the label folded.
Here’s Justin’s column.
Now I’m waiting to hear from Drake’s lawyers….
JAIMIE VERNON – DON’T TRY (CAREER) SUICIDE
Posted in Opinion with tags Billy Bob Thornton, Billy Ray Cyrus, Bob Segarini, Danny Bonaduce, David Bowie, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Drake, Gallagher Brothers, Jaimie Vernon, Joaquin Phoenix, Marlon Brando, Michael Bay, Miley Cyrus, Neil Young, Nymphomaniac, Oasis, Prince, Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Star Trek, Transformers., William Shatner on February 15, 2014 by segariniNot since Marlon Brando and his moo moo ate their way through Hollywood on the back of non-returnable advances for movies he did everything possible to avoid making has there been so many entertainment types hell bent on changing career paths by killing off their meal tickets.
Thursday it came to light that Canadian rapper Drake was being a social mediot by bad mouthing Rolling Stone magazine for bumping his cover story in favour of the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. News flash, Degrassi Boy: Hoffman has more cache dead than you will ever have alive. A simple “I’m disappointed in the turn of events, but understand Rolling Stone’s editorial decision. Respect PSH” would have sufficed. Instead, he show-boated. And like fellow rap asshat Kanye West, Drake will attempt to deflect now that people have taken to hating him more than they do already. He’ll mea culpa and return to his life shilling for the Toronto Raptors basketball team.