Lindsey Buckingham got kicked out of Fleetwood Mac (again), The Monkees made their first-ever Christmas album (!), and I am still waiting for that big Turtles Battle of the Bands Commemorative Special Anniversary Collectors Edition. In the meantime though, I remained happily pigging along beneath headphones to (in strictly Alphabetical order)…
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GARY PIG GOLD with TEN YOU MAY HAVE MISSED In 2018
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Andy Reed, Andy Warhol, Beau Brummels, Big Star, Brandon Schott, Cait Brennan, Chris Richards, Colina Phillips, Craig Dorfman, Davenports, David Grahame, DBAWIS, Dick Cavett, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eddie Kramer, Edgar Breau, Flamin’ Groovies, Fred Astaire, Gary Pig Gold, Generation X, George Harrison, Glen Matlock, Irwin Chusid, Jack Nicholson, Jack Palance, Jimi Hendrix, Jingyu Yao, John Lennon, Kim Deschamps, Lane Steinberg, Miles Davis, music, NRBQ, Paul Williams, Phil Spector, R. Stevie Moore, Records, Rich Kids, segarini, Sex Clark Five, Sex Pistols, Simply Saucer, Sitcom Neighbor, Subtractions, Todd and Jingyu, Todd Lerner, Tot Taylor, X Ray Spex, XNYMFO, Yoko Ono on January 28, 2019 by segariniPeter Carries On the War Against The Nazis
Posted in Opinion with tags Bob Segarini, Charles Napoleon Joseph Montreuil, England, France, George Harrison, Hawker Hurricane, James B Nicholson, Peter Montreuil, Portland, Sandy and Richard Riccardi, The Luftwaffe, The Royal Air Force, The Wehrmacht, Victoria Cross, \Don/t Believe A Word I Say\, \The Bald Piano Guy\ on August 17, 2018 by segarini
While I really wanted to write about music in today’s column, I felt that I had to address something else first. Indulge me, please.
In late July 1940, England was on it’s knees, exhausted and beaten. The Wehrmacht a) triumphantly stood on the coast of France, greedily eyeing England and waiting for the order to invade and conquer. The Luftwaffe b) was preparing to smash the Royal Air Force to open the way, not only for the invasion of, but, the subjugation of England.
DOUG THOMPSON – RISING TO THE TOP AT MOTOWN
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags alice cooper, Aretha Franklin, Barney Ales, Berry Gordy, Bill Withers, Brian Holland, Carl Wilson, Carly Simon, Carpenters, Carvin Winans, Chicago, Daryl Hall, David Foster, DBAWIS, Deke Richards, Dennis Coffey, Diana Ross, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Earth, Eddie Holland, Eric Clapton, Frank Wilson, Gary Brooker, George Harrison, James Dean, Jimmy Ruffin, Joe Messina, John Oates, Lamont Dozier, Luther Vandross, Martha Reeves, Martina McBride, marvin gaye, Marvin Winans, Michael McDonald, Motley Crue, music, Norman Whitfield, Pam Sawyer, Paul Anka, Paul Riser, Phil Collins, Procol Harum, Quincy Jones, R. Dean Taylor, R. Kelly, radio, Records, Roger Desjardin, Rupert Holmes, segarini, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Tami Terrell, The Beach Boys, THE TEMPTATIONS, The Winans, Tommy Lee, Toronto, Was Not Was, William Witherspoon, Wind & Fire on September 15, 2017 by segarini
Sometimes meeting your heroes can be very disappointing. They could just be having a bad day or had a fight with their significant other or their manager, or recently received bad news about a pet project…or as is sometimes the case, they could just be an asshole.
On the other hand, some heroes exceed your expectations and then some.
JAIMIE VERNON – THE BEATLE GOES ON
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Anthology, Apple Records, Bach, Beatles, Beethoven, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Candlestick Park, DBAWIS, Documentary, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eight Days a Week, George Harrison, George Martin, guru, Jaimie Vernon, John Lennon, Live At The Hollywood Bowl, martyr, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Ron Howard, Shea Stadium, Studio Years, The Touring Years on October 1, 2016 by segarini
We live in a very unique time. Pop culture is such a big part of our everyday existence that we are able to watch a rare breed of genius rise and zenith in real time. It’s hard to imagine being there when Bach or Beethoven performed their most celebrated Sonatas and Symphonies for the first. It is so long ago that their stories and their music seem like stuff of myth – we don’t even have recordings just modern interpretations from the sheet music they left behind.
JAIMIE VERNON – POP HAS EATEN ITSELF
Posted in Opinion with tags Barbara Bach, Bob Segarini, Charles Manson, DBAWIS auctions, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Elvis, George Harrison, hedge funds., investment, Jaimie Vernon, Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Judy Garland, Martin guitar, Martin Shkreli, Medici, Michaelangelo, millionaires, Museum of Modern Art, Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, Picasso, psychedelic Porsche, Ringo Starr, ruby slippers, Switzerland castle, The Beatles, the Louvre, the Manson Family, the White Album, Van Gogh, Wall Street, Wizard of Oz, Wu-Tang Clan on December 12, 2015 by segarini
We’ve crossed the threshold, folks. We’ve moved from living through the age of modern pop culture to turning it into precious gallery art by way of hedge funds. We’re cynics looking for the next tulip bulb market to turn bullish and are willing to strip mine our own nostalgia to do it. It’s Boomers with money to burn wanting to freeze-dry their childhood memories – and be the envy of nerd culture everywhere. It’s the ultimate revenge by people who got beaten up at school for wearing bell bottom pants and locking themselves in their rooms, donning headphones, and spinning a fresh-out-of-shrink-wrap copy of ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ until Mom & Dad called for them to come to dinner.
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JAIMIE VERNON – CHRIST YOU KNOW IT AIN’T EASY
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 1943, 1969, All You Need Is Love, Anthologies, Australia, Bill Clinton, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, China, Christ You Know It Ain't Easy, Civil War, Conway Twitty, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, George Harrison, Give Peace A Chance, Globe & Mail, Happy Xmas, hippies, Jaimie Vernon, John Lennon, Live 8, Live Aid, Mississauga, Montreal, Paul McCartney, Pierre Trudeau, Ritchie Yorke, Ronnie Hawkins, Sean Lennon, The Ballad of John And Yoko, The Band, The Beatles, War Is Over, World War II, Yoko Ono on October 17, 2015 by segarini
We just passed another Beatle milestone on October 9th. It would have been John Lennon’s 75th birthday (and as many pointed out in Socialmedialand, his son Sean’s 40th). The world continues the nostalgic hypothesizing and speculating as to the what ifs had Lennon lived.
Doug Thompson: ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE MISSES THE MARK…..AGAIN!
Posted in Opinion with tags Adam Lambert, Ahmet Ertegun, Al Green, Allen Toussaint, Aretha Franklin, Arianna Grande, ‘Shadow’ Morton, Barrett Strong, Barry Gibb, Barry Mann, Benny Andersson, Bernie Taupin, Bert Berns, Billy Joe Armstrong, Billy Joel, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bono, Boudeaux Bryant, Brian Eno, Brian Holland, Brian Wilson, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Buddy Holly, Burt Bacharach, Burton Cummings, Captain & Tennille, Carole King, Casey Kasem, Chips Moman, Chrissie Hynde, Chuck Berry, Country Music Hall of Fame, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Curtis Mayfield, Cynthia Weil, Dan Penn, Daniel Lanois, Dave Barthomolew, Dave Davies, David Bowie, David Foster, David Porter, DBAWIS, Def Leppard, Diana Krall, Diane Warren, Doc Pomus, Dolly Parton, Don Henley, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donald Fagen, Doug Thompson, Eddie Holland, Ellie Greenwich, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Eminem, fats domino, Felice Bryant, Frank Sinatra, George Clinton, George Harrison, Gerry Goffin, Glenn Frey, Gordon Lightfoot, Grateful Dead, Green Day, Hal David, Hank Williams, Harry Nilsson, Howie Greenfield, Huey Lewis & The News, Isaac Hayes, Jackson Browne, James Brown, James Taylor, Jay-Z, Jeannie C. Riley, Jeff Barry, Jerry Garcia, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Leiber, Jerry Wexler, Jimmy Jones, Jimmy Webb, Joe Strummer, John Cage, John Fogerty, John Lennon, John Phillips, John Prine, Johnny Cash, Johnny Marr, Joni Mitchell, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Keith Richards, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds, Kenny Gamble, Kenny Rogers, Kris Kristofferson, Kurt Cobain, Lamont Dozier, Led Zeppelin, Leon Huff, Leonard Cohen, Little Willie John, Loretta Lynn, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Madonna, marvin gaye, Max Martin, Merle Haggard, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Mick Jones, Mike Stoller, Morrissey, Mort Shuman, Nazareth, Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, Neil Young, Nesuhi Ertegun, Nicholas Ashford, Nirvana, Norman Whitfield, Notorious B.I.G., Otis Blackwell, Patti Smith, Paul Anka, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Paul Westerberg, Peggy Lee, Pete Townshend, Phil Spector, Prince, R. Kelly, R.E.M., randy bachman, Randy Newman, Ray Davies, Robbie Robertson, Robert Hunter, Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange, Robert Johnson, Robin Gibb, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone Magazine, Sam & Dave), Sam Cooke, segarini, Shania Twain, Sly Stone, Smokey Robinson, Steely Dan, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, The Backstreet Boys, The Bee Gees, The Box Tops, The Clash, The Edge, The Everly Brothers, The Glimmer Twins, The Smiths, Tom Jones, Tom Petty, Tom T. Hall, Tom Waits, Valerie Simpson, Van Morrison, Walter Becker, Whitney Houston, Willie Dixon, Willie Nelson, Woody Guthrie on August 17, 2015 by segariniRolling 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.”
Segarini: Strange Bedfellows Redux
Posted in Opinion with tags Bono, Chad Kroeger, Cherry Cola's, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dylan, Elvis, George Harrison, Gerald Ford, Gorby and the Scorpions, JFK, John Lennon, music, Nixon, Pierre Trudeau, segarini, Sinatra, Stephen Harper, The Pope, Yoko on August 14, 2015 by segarini
The column due today, “Stopping the Stupid”, will be here next Friday. In the meantime, here’s a rerun from 2011 about politics, rock stars and the silliness that is part of the political landscape despite its incredibly loopy connection. With the exception of President Obama, there don’t seem to be any politicians worthy of a decent song for their campaign or party or office. The Republicans, however, are looking pretty good for “Get Out of Compton…and Everywhere Else”. Stephen Harper could go with “I’m a Loser”, but I don’t think the Beatles know who he is. I just wish WE didn’t….
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JAIMIE VERNON – TOM HOOPER & THE UNEXPLORED COSMOS
Posted in Opinion with tags 2002, 54.40, Bob Segarini, Brutus, Bullseye Records, Canadian Music, Cardboard Man, Dan Nullmeyer, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, George Harrison, Goddo, Grapes of Wrath, Greg Simpson, Hamilton, Jaimie Vernon, Jeff Jones, Kitchener, KOCH, Lava Hay, Lisa Millar, London, Much Music, Ottawa, Ranbach Music, randy bachman, Same Old Me, Suzanne Little, Takin' Care of Christmas, Taste of The Danforth, The Kings, The Unexplored Cosmos, Tom Hooper, Toronto on April 25, 2015 by segarini
excerpted from the forthcoming book Bullsography: The Bullseye Records Story 1985-2010
Roxanne Tellier It Was What It Was – But More
Posted in Opinion with tags 1975, Adele, Art Garfunkel, Ashlee Simpson, Beastie Boys, Bill Graham, Billy Preston, Blues Brothers, Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, Bonnie Raitt, Bruno Mars., Cabaret, Canada, Charles Grodin, Christopher Guest, Church Lady, Civil Rights Movement, Dan Ackroyd, Dana Carvey, DBAWIS, Dick Ebersol, Dirty Loops, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donnie Walsh, Eddie Murphy, Elvis Costello, Elwood Blues, G.E. Smith, George Carlin, George Harrison, Gilda Radner, Harry Shearer, Jake Blues, James Brown, Janis Ian, Jim Belushi, Joe Cocker, John Belushi, Lorne Michaels, Mariah Carey, Michael McKean, Mick Jagger, more cowbell, NBC’s Saturday Night, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Pope John Paul II, Richard “Hock” Walsh, Roxanne Tellier, Saturday Night Live, Sinead O'Connor, SNL, Spinal Tap, St. Paul and The Bones, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols, Ting Tings, Toonces, Vintage Trouble on February 22, 2015 by segarini
Yeah, yeah, it’s been a week since the Saturday Night Live (SNL) special, and Bob’s given his views on the pros and cons. But I’m still thinking about what the show meant to me, in its heyday, and occasionally, since.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 