I spent most of Sunday and Monday evening glued to the live streams of the Jay Smith Family Benefits which took place in Halifax (Sunday) and Jay’s home town of Sydney, Cape Breton Island (Monday). To say it was emotional would be an understatement. There were songwriter circles in the afternoon which featured Gordie Sampson, Matt Minglewood, Lennie Gallant, Steve MacDougall, Matt Anderson, Thom Swift, Dustin Bentall and Bruce Guthro. They told Jay stories and sang the songs he wrote with them and some of their own.
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Cameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock’n’Roll – Follow The Leaders
Posted in Opinion with tags 10 Greatest Lead Singers, Burton Cummings – The Guess Who, Cameron Carpenter, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, East Coast music, Eric Carmen – The Raspberries, Freddie Mercury – Queen, Jay Smith, Matt Mays, Matt Minglewood, Mick Jagger – The Rolling Stones, music, Peter Gabriel – Genesis, Records, Robert Plant – Led Zeppelin, Rod Stewart – The Faces, Roger Daltrey – The Who, Russell Mael – Sparks, Shanghai Cowgirl, Trent Reznor – Nine Inch Nails on April 11, 2013 by segariniCameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock’n’Roll – The Rock Ranger
Posted in Opinion with tags Cameron Carpenter, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Jay Smith, k.d lang and the reclines, Kasabian, Kate Bush, Keane, Keith Richards, Kings Of Leon, Kirsty MacColl, Kraftwerk, music, Records, Shanghai Cowgirl, The Bovine, The Kingbees, The Kinks, Toronto on April 4, 2013 by segarini
I was having such a good day last Wednesday. I had submitted my DBAWIS column and then headed out for lunch with former Northern Pike Bryan Potvin. We had run in to each other a few times at CMW but it was either in a busy hotel lobby or a crowded club so we decided to get together on a quieter front to catch up. After lunch we headed over to Russ Mackay’s Blue Sound and Music so Bryan could have a look at some of the new/old gear Russ has brought it. While there we spent a few minutes with Canadian rock legend Larry Gowan who was overseeing his son laying down a monster drum track.
Nadia Elkharadly: Canadian Music Week – The good, the bad and the ugly
Posted in Opinion with tags Canadian Music Week, charlotte church, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Jay Smith, mad june, Matt Mays, music, Nadia Elkharadly, Neil Dixon, Toronto on April 3, 2013 by segarini
It’s April and another Canadian music Week has come and gone. Cold weather, late nights, new and old friends and of course copious amounts of alcohol – it’s all behind us now. What’s not behind us is the apparent mixed reviews and outright controversy that this year’s CMW has been bringing out in fans, artists, organizers and everyone else who participated in some way shape or form. My idea for this column seems to have already been scooped by The Torontoist. But instead of lamenting the fact that these writers clearly didn’t drink as much or party as hard as I did and actually managed to meet a deadline, I wanted to build on and add to all the great points that were made in that article.
JAIMIE VERNON – The Dream Never Dies…Just the Dreamer
Posted in Opinion with tags Arnold Robinson, Bob Segarini, Buddy Holly, Canadian Music, Cats & Dogs, Crawdaddy, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Edsel., Ford, Hugh McCracken, Jaimie Vernon, Jay Smith, Matt Mays & El Torpedo, music, Paul Williams, Richie Valens, Rick Gunn, Rock and Roll, Sabian, The Big Bopper, The Nylons, Zildjian on March 30, 2013 by segarini
I had every intention of starting up the long and windy story about the band I was in following my stint with Swindled in the early 1980s as a teenage punk rocker. Moving Targetz lasted 9 years, released two albums and five EPs, and robbed 50+ musicians of their will to live. It’s going to take the better part of this year to tell the tale. The story will have to wait.
This week a musical associate, whom I’ve known casually for about a decade, passed away after a seemingly abbreviated battle with cancer. His name was Rick Gunn.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 