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G Pig Gives Ten GOLD Reasons Why JOHNNY CASH Always Matters
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Country Music, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Gary Pig Gold, Johnny Cash, music, radio, Records, segarini on February 12, 2018 by segariniRoxanne Tellier – Pet Sounds Revisited
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Annie Lennox, Barbette Kensington, Big Mama Thornton, Cat Stevens, David Bowie, DBAWIS, Dundas Euclid Animal Hospital, Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury, Gilbert O’Sullivan, Harry Nilsson, Henry Gross, Iggy Pop, Jane Siberry, Joe Cocker, Johnny Cash, KittyPants, Led Zeppelin, Lobo, Nelly Furtado, Norah Jones, Patti Page, Patty Griffin, Pink Floyd, Roxanne Tellier, Rufus Thomas, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Shaggs, The Stooges, Tom Waits on November 5, 2017 by segarini
“The Internet is a lot like ancient Egypt: people writing on walls and worshipping cats.”
JAIMIE VERNON – DEAD GENRE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Beale Street, Beverly Hillbillies, Big 'n' Rich, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Chuck Berry, CMT, Country Music, DBAWIS, Dolly Parton, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donny & Marie, Eddie Arnold, George Jones, Grand Ol’ Opry, Hank Williams, hayseed, Highwaymen, Jaimie Vernon, Johnny Cash, Kenny Rogers, Kris Kristofferson, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard, Nashville, New Country, Rock and Roll, Roy Clark, Stetson, Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson on April 9, 2016 by segarini
It’s confession time. Some of my devoted readers are not going to like it. It’s related to my disdain for certain genres of music so if you’ve got a strong constitutional defense for the music you love you may want to read the ‘New Yorker’ in your smoking jacket instead. Or track down re-re-re-runs of the Grand Ol’ Opry on TVland. I’m a dyed-in-the-wool music snob. I have no patience or interest in Jazz, The Blues or Country music.
JAIMIE VERNON – TAKE ME HOME COUNTRY ROADS
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags American Idol, Andy Dore, Bob Segarini, Brill Building, Canadian music Shane McNulty, Conway Twitty, Country & Western, DBAWIS, Dennis Cameron, Don't Believe a Word I Say, GAP, George Jones, Good Ol' Boys, Hank Williams, hurtin' songs, Jaimie Vernon, Jeff Nystrom, John Steele, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Lexus, Nashville, New Country, Platinum VISA, Stetson, SUV, Tin Pan Alley, Waylon Jennings, Wayne Killius, Willie Nelson on October 24, 2015 by segarini
Full disclosure. I don’t do Country music. I’ve never been a fan of those Good Ol’ Boys singing – through their noses, I might add – about dogs and bar fights and pick-up trucks and hurtin’ songs about how a good woman gone done them wrong or some endless road trip of wide open spaces carrying a rack full of guns because: FREEDOM!
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 segarini
Rolling 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.”
Roxanne Tellier: Apocalypse Now?
Posted in Opinion with tags Americans, and Missionary Alliance Church, Anti-Christ, apocalyptic revenge fantasies. Prime Minister, ‘left behind, ’ (The Hooters, Baby Boomers, Barry Maguire, Bible., Bob Segarini, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Cuban Crisis, DBAWIS, dominionism, environmental protection or regulation, Final Days, Jerry Falwell, Jesus Christ, John Madara and David White, John Nelson Darby, Johnny Cash, Marci McDonald, mass extinction, Michele Bachman, Michele Bachman, Middle East, Nine Inch Nails, P.F. Sloan, Pat Robertson, post-apocalyptic, preppers, President Obama, promposals, Rapture, Roxanne Tellier, Second Coming, Stephen Harper, Syria, The Spokesmen, The Strokes, The Turtles, William Eugene Blackstone, Zager and Evans on June 21, 2015 by segarini
So, apparently we’re on the verge of another mass extinction – the last one killed off the dinosaurs. We’ve exploited the planet through hunting, fishing, and degrading wild habitats, and the planet is fighting back. Couldn’t happen to a nicer species, judging by our behaviour of late. I thought the advent of ‘promposals’ would have pushed us over the edge.
Roxanne Tellier – Popping the Top off Covers
Posted in Opinion with tags 2 Live Crew, Al Green, Big Mama Thornton, Bob Marley, Bob Segarini, Brill Building, Bryan Ferry, Canadian, Carly Simon, Carole King, Charles Bradley, David Byrne, DBAWIS, Dirty Loops, Dolly Parton, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Foghat, Gerry Goffin, Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes, Howlin’ Wolf, Jake Holmes, Jason Mraz, Jay and the Americans, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Johnny Cash, Jose Feliciano, Justin Bieber, Kate Davis, Latin, Led Zeppelin, Levon Helm, Mambo Jimi, Meghan Trainor, Menahan Street Band, Mick Hucknall, Monkees, Neil Diamond, Neil Young, New Wave, Nine Inch Nails, NME, Patti Smith, Paul Simon, PostModern Jukebox, Punk, Radiohead, reggae, Robert Johnson, Roxanne Tellier Muddy Waters, Roxy Music, Roy Orbison's, Simply Red, ska, Smashing Pumpkins, Taj Mahal, Taylor Swift, Teddy Pendergrass, The Beatles, The Cars, The Corrs, The Cyrkle, The Diodes, The Doors, The Monkees, The Talking Heads, Thom York, UB40, Urge Overkill, Whitney Houston, Ziggy Marley on January 25, 2015 by segarini
Music’s a funny thing; sometimes a song will hide in the grooves of an album, unloved and unwanted, until someone uncovers the gem and makes it their own. A struggling songwriter may dream of the day that a megastar covers their work; in the right hands, a number one hit can make the writer a fortune in publishing.
Roxanne Tellier: Musicians and Money
Posted in Opinion with tags Allstage, Bandcamp, Bob Segarini, Canadian Musician, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Elizabeth Renzetti, Facebook, Graham Henderson, Iggy Pop, Indie Week, Jim McCormick, Johnny Cash, June Carter, Live Music, London, music, Music Canada, Musicians Union, Paul Myers, Pole Dancer Magazine., Rosanne Cash, Roxanne Tellier, SOCAN, Sunny’s Bar, The Paul and John, Tiny Talent Time, Toronto, True Romance, yonge street, YouTube on October 26, 2014 by segarini
Well, for most of us, there ain’t much … money, I mean. Last week I talked about Indie Week, and the high of seeing new live music all over downtown Toronto. Reminded me of the good ol’ days.
Roxanne Tellier: Giving Thanks
Posted in Opinion with tags American Revolution, attitude of gratitude, Baffin Island, Bing Crosby, Bob Segarini, Canadian, Christmas, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Fat Pants Day, Frobisher Bay, grateful, Halloween, happiness, Johnny Cash, Louis Armstrong., Martin Frobisher, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Nunavut, Robert Wolfall, Roxanne Tellier, Thanksgiving, Turkey, Turkey Day, United Empire Loyalists, Zig Ziglar on October 12, 2014 by segarini
Yay! It’s Turkey Day! Actually, we celebrated on Saturday, so for me it’s just Fat Pants Day today, but what the heck. It’s the drumstick that counts.
Frank Gutch Jr: Bobby Singh— Photo-Chronicling Toronto’s Music Scene; Shari Ulrich & Julia Graff— It’s a Family Thing; A Trifecta of Concept Albums; and Notes…..
Posted in Opinion with tags 000 Watts, A&M Records, Alcoholic Faith Mission, Bob Segarini, Bobby Singh, Bonsai, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Emmylou Harris, Everywhere I Go, Frank Gutch Jr., Front of House Photography, hannah gillespie, Henry Diltz, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Jaimie Vernon, Johnny Cash, Julia Graff, july talk, Levon Helm, music videos, Nightmare @ 20, Paul Kennerley, Phosphorescent, Records, Roseanne Cash, Shannon Curtis, Shari Ulrich, Simone Elyse Stevens, The Legend of Jesse James, The Pretty Reckless, Waylon Jennings, White Mansions on May 20, 2014 by segarini
Shari Ulrich, in her latest blog, talks about the future from a perspective of the past, her point being that she had not even an inkling of what was to happen while it was even happening. To live in the present is, in essence, to live in the future because time has no on and off buttons. Every second we live is another second into the future and another second away from the past. We experience it on an ongoing basis, the seconds ticking away into minutes and then hours and then days and then weeks until we are at a point we stop (though it never really stops) and look back, wiping our brows and wondering, where did it all go? And wish that we had maybe paid more attention.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 