Buckle up kids, the winter is going to make itself very apparent this week throughout most of the already frozen tundra. Polar dippers were greeted with very stiff…water…on Lake Michigan last weekend. Even without a pandemic, this is the perfect time to put on the footie pajamas and snuggle with the fur babies, human babies, and man-babies to listen to some great Canadian music courtesy GWN’s sonic radar.
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GWNtertainment #5 by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in COVID 19, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags Ashaan Rori Allwood, Bob Segarini, Bona Fide Scoundrels, BucksInDaCut, Canadian Music, Caravan of Music, Dan Hill, Dave King, Dave Rave and the Second Responders, DBAWIS, Deanna Faye, Denise Leslie, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dr. Minz And The Chronic Harmonic, Drake, Faouzia, Festival du Voyageur, Garage Baby, GWNtertainment, If I Look Strong You Look Strong, Jaimie Vernon, Jeff Woods, Kevin Breit, Kyp Harness, Light of Day Canada Music Festival, Mark Kelso, Maya Malkin, Men Without Hats, Nadine Anyan, Noah Michael, Oscar Peterson, Rapid Transit, Sean Krause, Sounds Like Toronto, Tanya Charles Iveniuk, The Bel-Vistas, The Chairmen of the Boards, The Kings, Valentine's Day Virtual House Party, William Franklyn, Winter Arts Collective on February 8, 2021 by segariniPat Blythe – A Wedding, A Jam, A Concert (or two) and Indie Week Wrap-up
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags & Profound, A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", ACC, Air Canada Centre, Alistair Miller, Andy Bianculli, Andy Kim, ATX6, Basillio Fernando Ferreira, Bela Ferreira, Beth Chrisman, Bidali's Bar and Cucina, Bob Segarini, Bombay Sapphire, Brad Taylor, Cameron House, Cherish Stevenson, Cherry Cola's, Danny Weiss, Dave, DBAWIS, Deon, Derek Hoffman, Don Silvetre, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Downtown Yonge BIA, Drake, Elijah Ford, Elliot Boult, Fox Sounds, Fran Blackburn, Frank Tiefenback. Fanshawe College, Gabriel Ferreira, George Olliver, Gilda's Club, Grace Park, Greg Godovitz, Gretsch Catalina, Hamilton, Harrison Kennedy, Hot Lips, Iberian peninsula, Indie Week, Jack the Lads, Jai Malano, Jann Arden, Jay Jackson, Jon Eddington, Jordan & Prakash John, Julian Lee, Julian Taylor, Leslieville, Lisa Boudreau, Mark Garner, Meghan Morrison, Menage, Michael Williams, Mod Club, Molly Eddington, Neil Carson, of gentlemen & cowards, Paddy Beirne, Pat Blythe, Phil Taylor, Robbie Lane, Russell Peters, Sam Taylor, samantha martin, Silver Dollar, Sinful Sundays, Singapore, Skwish, Steph Mercier, Steve Kennedy, Tate Mayeux, Terry Tompkins, The Austin, The Hammer, The Piston, the Sony Centre, The Toronto Sound, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Turbo Goth, William Macquarrie, Wube Girma, Xprime on December 2, 2016 by segarini
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…..
Roxanne Tellier: Nothing But the Tooth
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 24 Sussex Drive, 25, Adele, AOL, Arianna Huffington, Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Donald Trump, Drake, Elaine Benes, Ellen DeGeneres, Gin Bourgeois, Halloween, Hello, HotLine Bling, Huffington Post, iTunes, James Corden, James Rooke, Joe Canada, Justin Bieber, leMeow, Mike Holmes, New Zealand, Ottawa, Parris Goebel, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, RCMP, reality tv Bryan Baeumler, ReQuest, Rideau Cottage, Roxanne Tellier, Sorry, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Wars, Stephen Harper, teeth, The Six, Wesley Crusher, Wil Wheaton, YOLO, YouTube on November 1, 2015 by segarini
Most of us take our clever bodies for granted, assuming that all our bits and pieces will do as they are told. The wonders of how all of our actions and bodily functions come together are something we don’t really think about.
Until something goes wrong.
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 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!
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.”
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 segarini
Editor’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 segarini
Not 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.
