The single greatest living Canadian since Stompin’ Tom, who loudly and proudly celebrates a Date of Birth once again on July Five, answers: Continue reading
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GARY PIG GOLD WITH EIGHT QUESTIONS For NARDWUAR (The Human Serviette)
Posted in Interview, music, Opinion, Review with tags Bob Segarini, Brian Wilson, Counts, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Five Canadians, Gary Pig Gold, Gilligan's Island, Little Richard, Munsters, Nardwuar, Sid King, Squirtgun, Yvonne De Carlo on June 29, 2020 by segariniRoxanne Tellier – What’s That In Your Pants?
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Amnesty International, Big Think, Bob Segarini, Bruce McDonald, CHUM, civil rights, Coach House, Constitution, DBAWIS, Department of Defence, Funkadelic, G.I. Joe, Henry Rollins, Holy Book, homophobic, Jackie Shane, James 'Mad Dog" Mattis, LGBTQ, Little Richard, Los Angeles, Mar-a-Lago, Marion James, Mexico, Michael Rancic, Now Toronto, Numero Group, Peter Principle, POTUS, Roxanne Tellier, Sapphire Tavern, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter, The Motley Crew, transgender, Viagra on August 6, 2017 by segarini
If anyone had said to me, even a couple of months ago, that in July of 2017 the President of the United States would suddenly decree, apropos of nothing, and via Twitter no less! to “please be advised that the United States Government will not accept or allow Transgender individuals to serve in any capacity in the U.S. Military” I’d have snorted like an outraged donkey.
Pat Blythe: So Much To See, So Much To Do and Listen To….
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Angelo Giammattolo, Bob Segarini, Brooklynn Bar, Bryan Fligg, Cam Carpenter, Cherie Currie, Cherry Cola's, Cherry Cola's Rock 'n Rolla Cabaret and Lounge, Chris Hummel, Common, Darryl Hurs, DBAWIS, Devon & Khalid, Dirty Loops, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Elliot, Elvis, Frank Zirone, Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Graham Daniel Gaudreault, Indie Week 2015, Into The Wild, Jack Daniels, John Bower, Kabir Paul, Kate Lexington, Katia Montesano (Kat), Lenny Chiasson, Lilly Wolf, Lisa MacIntosh, Little Richard, Marco Argiro, Maria Muldaur, Mark Alberici, Matt Best, Maybe Refuge, Mike Joyce, Mill Street, My Hollow, Nadia Elkharadly, Oliver Alberici, Paddock, Pat Blythe, Ray Charles, Rend, Richard Flohil, Richie Valens, Ricky Muzik, Roxanne Tellier, Runaways, Simon Goddard, Star Baby, The Beatles, The Bootlegs, The Burroughes, The Dreamboats, The Mike BlackDog Ballroom, The Modern Hearts, The Rock 94.9, The Smiths Q Magazine on October 22, 2015 by segarini
I have so much to write about I don’t know where to begin. Clubs, pubs, bars and halls, from one end of the city to the other. Late nights, early mornings, a thousand pictures, private functions, VIP soirees, opening night galas and closing festivities. It’s been a whirlwind of activity and will be impossible to cover in a single column. Lots of sharing to do….
IT’S INDIE WEEK!!!!
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Pat Blythe: St. Paul & The Broken Bones AND The Julian Taylor Band AND The Toronto Urban Roots Festival!
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Al Gamble, Alan Branstetter, Andrew Lee, Ben Griner, Billboard 200, Bob Boilen, Bob Segarini, Browan Lollar, CBS This Morning Saturday, Darryl Weeks, David Engle, David Letterman, DBAWIS, Derek Giberson, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Fort York, Garrison Common, Half The City, James Brown, Jarrod Ross, Jeremy Elliott, Jesse Phillips, John Pagnotta, Josh Piche, Julian Taylor, Julian Taylor Band, Lee's Palace, Little Richard, Norman Ryan, NPR Morning Edition, Ol 'Elegante Studios, Otis Redding, Pat Blythe, Paul Janeway, Rolling Stones, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, StageFright Publicity, Staggered Crossings, StagX, Tech Noir, The Horseshoe Tavern, The Picture Taker, The Secret Dangers, Thirty Tigers, Toronto Urban Roots Festival, Traci Thomas, TURF, Warner Music Canada, Wilco on September 23, 2015 by segarini
I “discovered” these guys buried in one of the DBAWIS columns a few months ago. I have since hunted down as many videos as I can find to listen to them. Their performance on The Letterman show is still one of my favourites.
Pat Blythe …and The Blues Continue – Big Mama Thornton
Posted in Opinion with tags ABC-TV, American Folks Blues Festival Tour, Apollo Theatre, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Ball and Chain, Big Mama Thornton, Blues Foundation's Hall of Fame, Bob Segarini, Cheap Thrills, Chitlin' Circuit, DBAWIS, Don Robey, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Duke-Peacock, Elvis Presley, Fund for Women Artists, Hal Holbrook, Harlem, Hound Dog, Jerry Leiber, John Lee Hooker, Johnny Otis, Juneteenth Blues Fest, Junior Parker, Little Esther Phillips, Little Richard, Los Angeles Bicentennial Blues, Ma Rainey, Memphis Minnie, Mercury Records, Mike Stoller Notable Black American Women, Monterey Fairgrounds, Monterey Pop Festival, Muddy Waters, New York City, Newport Jazz Festival, Pat Blythe, Peacock Records, Pentagram Records, R&B, Rhythm and Blues Caravan, Rolling Stone, Saved, The Big Mama Thornton Project, Third Annual Sacramento Blues Festival, Tribal Stomp, Willie Mae on August 19, 2015 by segarini
Who pops into your mind when you hear the song title “Hound Dog”? How about “Ball and Chain”? Big Mama Thornton? Probably not. However, “Hound Dog” was her biggest hit, selling more than two million copies when it was first released in 1953. “Hound Dog”reached number one on the R&B charts and made Thornton a star. However, her total compensation was the paltry sum of $500. Elvis Presley recorded it three years later and with it (for Presley) came fame and great financial reward. After meeting Big Mama, Janis Joplin recorded “Ball and Chain” with her band Big Brother and Holding Company, but it was Joplin’s famous performance at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967 that made this song a hit (note Cass Elliot’s face in the crowd) with “bluesaphobes” everywhere, reintroducing the genre to a brand new audience and rekindling interest in Big Mama herself.
JAIMIE VERNON – THE POWER OF POP
Posted in Opinion with tags American music, Amplifier Magazine, Badfinger, Beatles, Big Star, Big Takeover, Bob Segarini, British Invasion, Britpop, Buddy Holly, Canadian Music, Cheap Trick, Chuck Berry, crooners, Dana Countryman, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, doo-wop, Elvis, Enuff Z'nuff, Fastball, Fountains of Wayne, International Pop Overthrow Festival, Jaimie Vernon, Jam Recordings, Jellyfish, Jerry Lee Lewis, Kool Kat Music, Little Richard, Material Issue, Matthew Sweet, Monkees, Not Lame Recordings, paul revere, Paul Revere & The Raiders, Permanent Press Recordings, Pop music, Power Pop, Spongetones, Terry Melcher., The Association, The Beach Boys, The Beau Brummels, The Byrds, The Jackson 5, The Knack, The Masticators, The Osmonds, The Raspberries, The Rolling Stones, The Shoes, The Turtles, The Ventures, The Who, Tommy Keene, Viet Nam War, Wackers, Weezer on October 11, 2014 by segarini
This week Paul Revere of 1960s pop band Paul Revere & The Raiders passed away at the age of 76. He and his band were one of the second generation of pop stars who took the post-Elvis world by storm on the back of Beatlemania.
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