Lots of new music this week as post-summer tuneage is in full swing. Just ask Drake who now occupies half of the Top10 on the Billboard magazine charts. It’s also drawn battle lines between old pop music fans and new because Drake’s positioning on the charts breaks a handful of records previously set by The Beatles. Vitriol has been flying around social media dismissing Drake and his accomplishments. GWN celebrates any Canadian artist who has managed to raise the ire of a generation of music lovers who refuse to acknowledge that time has passed, and that a new generation also makes music that people love. We are here three times a month extolling the virtues of those new artists and that new music. Other music exists in the same universe as The Beatles…resistance is fertile.
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GWNtertainment #28 by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in Books, Canadian Music, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags Andrew Allen, April Wine, Bill Piton, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Chin Injeti, Chris Nine, Crash n Burn, Dana Countryman, Darrell Millar, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Drake, Eleanor McCain, Emily Molloy, Famous Underground, Francis Nicolas, Gary Kendall, George Koller, Glenn Crosse, GWNtertainment, Hawksley Workman, High Loves, Hogtown Allstars, Jaimie Vernon, jim henman, Jr. Gone Wild, Julian Taylor, Kevin Breit, Killer Dwarfs, Laura Fernandez, Marc Jordan, Martina Griffiths, Marty Zylstra, Merle Marlow Band, Myles Goodwyn, Oscar Peterson, Ritesh Das, Rod Stewart, Ryan Shane Owen, Steven Heighton, Terry Draper, The Beatles, The Canadian Cover Crew, The Red Dirt Skinners, Tom Jackson, Tonia Evans Cianciulli, Toronto Tabla Ensemble, Wine Lips on September 20, 2021 by segariniGWNtertainment #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 segariniBuckle 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.
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.