We’re seeing the world slowly come alive again as lockdowns are lifted and the weather moving toward an inevitable spring. There are even artists planning to tour later in the year if all goes according to plan. There is optimism in the air and we all need a lot of that right now. The food and drink and music are flowing. Here is a whole bunch of the latter…
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Pat Blythe – The Stories Behind The Songs – Part Three
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", AHI, BB King, Bobby Curtola, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, George Chkiantz, Greg Simpson, Hard Rock Café, Hugh's Room, Jerome Godboo, Jimmy Winston, Joe Kelly, Justin Bieber, Kenny, Mod, My Psycho Ex, Olympic Studios, Pat Blythe, Robbie Lane, Robbie Lane and The Disciples, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane, Sam Taylor, Seven44, Small Faces, Smile, Steve Marriott, TAFT, Teniversary, The Beebs, Toney Springer, UG3 Live, We Made It Through the Wreckage, Western Fair on February 2, 2017 by segarini
Some things just happen for a reason. A parking spot just as you need it. That cheque you’ve been waiting for arrives in the mail at precisely the right time. The job opportunity comes along right when you need it most. Somebody mails you a CD out of the blue while you’re considering what to write for the next column. Well….the latter just waltzed into my mailbox….it’s the most beautiful rendition of this classic I’ve ever heard. The vocalist was only twelve when it was recorded.
JAIMIE VERNON – WHERE HAVE ALL THE ARTISTS GONE?
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 10000 hours, 100000 hours, Bay City Rollers, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Facebook, Gallagher Brothers, Instagram, Jaimie Vernon, Japanese reality show, Justin Bieber, Kanye West, Keith Moon, Miley Cyrus, musician, robin thicke, Running Man, Spice Girls, Taylor Swift on June 18, 2016 by segarini
I’ve been deep into music since shortly after my 14th birthday. Three quarters of my life has been spent doing something I love. A lot. The side benefit has been that I’ve been able to create music as well. As much as any computer whiz with software can create “music” these days, I came about my (cough cough) talent honestly.
Roxanne Tellier: It’s The War on Christmas, Carol
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Band Aid, Bob Geldof, Bob Segarini, Britain, British, Christmas number ones, Coldplay, DBAWIS, East 17, Elton John, Gary Jules, George Michaels, Jim Lea, Joe McElderry, John Lennon, Justin Bieber, KirstyMacColl, Kylie Minogue, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Choir, Mariah Carey, Midge Ure, Mr Blobby, Pet Shop Boys, Pop Idol, Rage Against the Machine, Roxanne Tellier, Shane MacGowan, Simon and Garfunkel, Slade, Spice Girls, Tears For Fears, the Darkness, ThePogues, UFC, Wham, Wizzard, X Factor on December 20, 2015 by segarini
As hard as it might be to imagine holiday songs battling it out, the plain fact is … Christmas songs mean big bucks. Over and over and over again. A Number One Christmas song can mean early retirement for the writer, with a nice pension income supplemented every year in December.
Pat Blythe: The Beatles, The Ballroom and The Biebs….
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Bob Segarini, Cherry Cola's, Danforth Music Hall, DBAWIS, Don Maclean, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dora Keogh Irish Pub, Doug Bayhnam, Frank Russell, Frank Zirone, Gilda's Club Greater Toronto, Girl With A Camera, Jain McMillian, Julian Taylor, Justin Bieber, Kevin Rolston, King Beez, Matt Groopie, Mike Stanfield, ONES, Pat Blythe, Penny Lane Strings, Pepperland Horns, Rally's Sports Bar and Smokehouse, Stratford House of Blessing, Tara Scott, The Beatles, The Danforth, Yeah Yeah Yeah on December 9, 2015 by segarini
It was a very hectic time last week, culminating in a fantastic show on Saturday night. Once again, the YEAH YEAH YEAH band put on their annual Christmas programme, performing to a packed house and an even more packed dance floor at Rally’s Sports Bar and Smokehouse.
Roxanne Tellier: Nothing But the Tooth
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 24 Sussex Drive, 25, Adele, AOL, Arianna Huffington, Bob Segarini, DBAWIS, Donald Trump, Drake, Elaine Benes, Ellen DeGeneres, Gin Bourgeois, Halloween, Hello, HotLine Bling, Huffington Post, iTunes, James Corden, James Rooke, Joe Canada, Justin Bieber, leMeow, Mike Holmes, New Zealand, Ottawa, Parris Goebel, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, RCMP, reality tv Bryan Baeumler, ReQuest, Rideau Cottage, Roxanne Tellier, Sorry, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Wars, Stephen Harper, teeth, The Six, Wesley Crusher, Wil Wheaton, YOLO, YouTube on November 1, 2015 by segarini
Most of us take our clever bodies for granted, assuming that all our bits and pieces will do as they are told. The wonders of how all of our actions and bodily functions come together are something we don’t really think about.
Until something goes wrong.
Roxanne Tellier: When Love Takes You By Surprise
Posted in Opinion with tags Bob Segarini, Crackerjack, DBAWIS, Elton John, Etta James, Foreigner, Friends, joy, Justin Bieber, love, Nat King Cole, Paul McCartney, Pepe Le Pew, Roxanne Tellier, sweet spot, The Beatles, Van Morrison on October 4, 2015 by segarini
I have a friend who’s been bit by the love bug. He wasn’t looking. Meeting her was unexpected, … a bolt out of the blue that could not have come as more of a surprise to him.
“It whapped me upside the head,” he told me.
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.
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 -The Dog Ate My Homework
Posted in Opinion with tags 2014, 22 Minutes, agoraphobic, Angelina Jolie, Bob Segarini, Brad Pitt, Calvin Klein, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Hit The Road, Hozier, Jack, John Oliver, Justin Bieber, music videos, Records, Roxanne Tellier, Shiloh, spring, Stephen Colbert, the heymacs, Toronto on January 11, 2015 by segarini
Considering I’ve had two weeks to mull over my first column of 2015, you’d really think I might have accumulated a mass of goodies to share with the readers of the little blog that could. (Speaking of which … congratulations Bob Segarini for dragging the DBAWIS motley crew along to the 1000 posts milestone!)
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 