Someone once told me I was eccentric. I laughed out loud because I am the least eccentric of any people I know. I am, in fact, so normal and middle-of-the-road that I occasionally label myself boring. I am. Boring, that is. I am a puddle of mediocrity in a pool of ordinary. The jack of all trades and master of none. Neither the dimmest bulb nor the brightest. Plain yogurt. A one dollar bill. I am as exciting as baseball in the off-season and Christmas in July. I have been the second choice of too many girls to recount (Gosh, Frank, if it wasn’t for— insert name here— it would be you) and the tenth choice on a team of nine. I write because I have no other talent. I am the sponge which lives vicariously. Even the kids who love me abandon me when they are old enough to realize…
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Frank Gutch Jr: My Morbid Yet Sanguine World
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags ACM Awards, Audrey Martells, Carrousel, DBAWIS, Devon Sproule, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eric Corne, Five Man Electrical Band, Frank Gutch Jr., Green Pajamas, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Keith Morris, Keith Whitley, Kink Ador, Lester Quitzau, Louis Chirillo, Mad Anthony, music, music videos, Ollabelle, Pete Seeger, Phoebe Bridgers, radio, Records, Seattle Hockey, segarini, Sweet Home Oregon, Sydney Wayser, The Dementians, The Tamborines, The Weaver Twins, tommy womack on November 21, 2017 by segariniFrank Gutch Jr: John ‘Buck’ Ormsby: Maybe Out of His Tree, But Never Out of His League; Plus, Artists Who Should Have Made It (A Musical Roundup)
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags DBAWIS, Dead Horses, Devon Sproule, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Five Man Electrical Band, Frank Gutch Jr., Indie Artists, Indie Music, Jim Post, Joe Lee, John 'Buck' Ormsby, John Hicks, Jr. Cadillac, Kink Ador, Lisa Joy Pimentel, Lisa O'Neill, music, music videos, New Method Blasters, No Small Children, Paul Curreri, radio, randy burns, River Rouge, Rusty Willoughby, Sage Run, segarini, Shaun Cromwell, Steve Young, The Dementians, The Fire Tapes, The Lisa Parade, The Sonics, The Wailers, Ticktockman, Toronto on November 1, 2016 by segariniThis morning was cold and wet with a chill that went to the bone, the clouds threatening, the rain off and on but somehow consistent. I knew it would be. Yesterday, my friend John Hicks had posted a message that Buck Ormsby had died. No way, I thought, because I had had contact only a few days previous— just a note, but contact. When I approached Hicks, he said that he had found out from Ormsby’s son’s page. He sent me the link and there it was. We are sorry to report… and the words became a blur. While it hardly seemed possible, Buck was gone. Is gone, for none of us will hear from him again and that is truly a sad thing.
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Frank Gutch Jr: Zineville: The Words Behind the Music…..
Posted in Opinion with tags Audrey Martells, bomp, Crawdaddy, Creem, DBAWIS, Devon Sproule, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Erin Ivey, Frank Gutch Jr., Fusion, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Kicks, Kink Ador, music, No Small Children, Picture The Ocean, Records, Rick Maddocks, Rolling Stone, Sun Belt, The Lovetones, ZigZag on October 2, 2013 by segariniHear me when I tell you that No Small Children is a force with which to be reckoned (that’s literary speak for “force to be reckoned with”, sports fans). Solid music, good vids and a dedication to doing music the way they want, and they’re schoolteachers by day! I mean, I had my fantasies about my teachers, but if they had played in a band?!!! I don’t know if I would have made it through. This time around, they pull a handful of punches aimed at old music vids and have me rolling on the floor laughing. I would tell you that they are, but why should I? You have a mouse and (hopefully) a hand with which to operate it. Click on the video below and treat yourself.
Frank Gutch Jr: Research Turtles: An Update, The Digital Streaming Wars Heat Up, Plus Notes…..
Posted in Opinion with tags andrew davenhall, atoms for peace, bandcamp weekly, copyright act of 1976, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, erin lunsford, Fire Tapes, flamethrowers, Frank Gutch Jr., hannah gillespie, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Jon Gomm, jud norman, Kink Ador, Lisbee Stainton, music, Nick Holmes, No Small Children, Pandora, planting seeds sampler, real gone music, Records, Research Turtles, Spotify, thom yorke, toxic melons, Warhen on July 23, 2013 by segariniI thought Research Turtles had a solid chance. I really did. They had everything going for them— solid music, a great attitude, a growing following. Evidently, though, you need more than music and attitude in today’s music world. You need a honey boo-boo (whatever that is) or need to be a two year old master of the guitar or something. I told Jud that. He said it was too late, that he was already past the age of incredulity. It ain’t easy being an adult.
Nadia Elkharadly: A Week of Great Music
Posted in Opinion with tags Canadian Music Fest, Cherry Cola's, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Kink Ador, Lee Harvey Osmond, music, Nadia Elkharadly, the blue stones, The Bobcast, Tom Wilson, Toronto, Xprime on March 20, 2013 by segariniIf there’s one thing that I’ve learned in my journey of becoming a…something in this crazy music/entertainment/out of the box industry, it’s that sometimes you can’t do everything by yourself. There are many times when you just need a little help from your friends. One of the most recent, frankly one of the nicest examples of that exact thing happened just last night – it was the Bobcast.
Frank Gutch Jr: Vinyl Coming Back? May-beeee, There Is Just Not Enough Time, Karl Fredrick Anderson Chimes In On Spotify Etc., and Notes…..
Posted in Opinion with tags DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Fire Tapes, Frank Gutch Jr., Freedom Hawk, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Jon Gomm, Karl Fredrick Anderson, Kate Isenberg, Kink Ador, Pandora, Pop Culture Press, Quadrophonic, Records, Red Rattles, Sandrider, Sarah White, Spotify, Sydney Wayser, The Delta Saints, The Lonely Wild, The Stray Birds, Ticktockman, vinyl, War Hen Records, Xenat-Ra on January 9, 2013 by segariniThere are a large number of reasons I love writing for DBAWIS. For one thing, I get to write amongst some of the best writers out there. I have had it in my mind to put together a list of must-read columns with thumbnail reviews and easy links so others could read what I have read, though I am sure with different eyes. You see, I found DBAWIS very early in its existence, when Bob Segarini was writing what was then his column for FYI Music in Canada. At first, I was just following Segarini, a musician I much admired after having interviewed him for Pop Culture Press for their “Summer of Love” issue.
Nadia Elkharadly: 2012 – A year of musical discovery
Posted in Opinion with tags Allyson Baker, Bend Sinister, Catl, CBC radio 2 -94.1 in Toronto, DBAWIS, Dirty Ghosts, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Hanni El Khatib, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Johnny Cash, Kink Ador, Little Foot Long Foot, Memphis Minnie, music, Nadia Elkharadly, soundgarden on December 18, 2012 by segariniI’m going to open this column with a very cliché statement: I can’t believe the year is nearly over! While it may be cliché, it’s true – 2012 has flown by! And with the passing of another year comes a time to reminisce about musical discoveries past, and this year there were many. This isn’t a standard “Best of the year” list. I’m not sticking to just bands or live shows; there is so much more to music, and specifically to LOVING music than that. So in no particular order here are some of my most memorable musical discoveries of 2012.
Nadia Elkharadly: Indie Week 2012 – That’s a wrap
Posted in Opinion with tags Cai.ro, Cherry Cola's, Darryl Hurs, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Glen Matlock, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Indie Week, Kink Ador, Nadia Elkharadly, Sarah Riches, the Bovine Sex Club, The Bright Road, The El Mocambo, The Horseshoe Tavern, The Maladies of Adam Stokes on October 16, 2012 by segariniIt’s been a lazy Monday for me today as I recover from yet another multi-day music festival in Toronto. This Sunday night (or Monday morning if you want to get technical) marked the end of Indie Week 2012. It’s only the second Indie Week that I’ve attended and taken part in, but it’s rapidly becoming my favourite music festival in our fair city.
If you haven’t heard of Indie Week, you probably haven’t been walking around downtown Toronto with your eyes open; the intrepid indie week volunteer team has been diligently postering the city for weeks leading up to the launch party.