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 – IN PRODUCTION
Posted in Opinion with tags Batman Forever, Bob Segarini, Brian Eno, Cher, Daniel Lanois, Dark Side of the Moon, David Tickle, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Don't Give Up, Duran Duran, Gowan, It's A Man's World, Jaimie Vernon, Jerry Marotta, Joshua Tree, Kate Bush, Kiss From A Rose, London Calling, Manu Katche, Peter Gabriel, producers, production, Robbie Robertson, Seal, Shaking the Tree, Sledgehammer, Songs From the Big Chair, Strange Animal, Tears For Fears, The Buggles, Tony Levin, Trevor Horn, Trevor Rabin, U2, Unforgettable Fire, Walking In Memphis, ZTT Records on February 28, 2015 by segarini
Of late I’ve been finding myself going through my album collection to find something, anything worthwhile to listen to during my 13 ½ hour shifts patrolling cemeteries in Toronto. I’m lucky enough to be driving a current model Dodge Avenger – which is a Dodge Charger on steroids – with a sound system that rocks. It’s fun to toss in a disc while I’m issuing fines to people for letting their dogs piss on tombstones or skiers running rip shod over graves.
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