Smashing Pumpkins leader William “Don’t Call Me Billy” Corgan bleated something about loss of innocence at the end of the 1970s with the band’s only true Pop song called “1979” in the apex of the 1990s version of a counter-culture movement (c/f Grunge, Cobain, Seattle, et al).
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JAIMIE VERNON – THE PUNKS ARE (STILL) ALRIGHT
Posted in Opinion with tags 1979, American Idiot, Bob Segarini, Calypso, Canadian Music, CBS Records, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Gary Hector, Gates of the West, Green Day, Jaimie Vernon, Joe Strummer, Jointpop, London Calling, London's Burning, lucha libre, Mayaro, Mick Jones, Mil Mascaras, Paul Kimble, Phil Hill, Pink Floyd, Punk, Quicksand, reggae, Sex Pistols, Simply Beautiful, ska, Smashing Pumpkins, The Clash, The Wall, Train In Vain, Trinidad & Tobago, Trinidad's Burning, WWE on May 30, 2015 by segariniJAIMIE VERNON – IT’S NOT ME, IT’S YOU
Posted in Opinion with tags Bob Segarini, breaking up, Canadian Music, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, History Channel, Jaimie Vernon, Jointpop, Klaatu, Living in the Past, musical taste, Sarah Smith, Terry Draper, The Joys, The Pot Hounds, TVLand on July 12, 2014 by segariniI’m at a crossroads, dear reader. My last few blogs have been a trip down memory lane. Not because I particularly wanted to revisit the well warn path of my mind’s eye…but because you wanted me to.