Had an interesting conversation with a dear friend of mine this week who has had his fair share of fame and fortune and everything that goes with it. He continues to write and record in the seclusion of his home studio and is effectively retired from both live performing and trying to nail groupies.
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JAIMIE VERNON – Hey, Now, You’re A Rock Star
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Betty Moon, Bob Segarini, Britney Spears, Canadian Music, Clark Kent, David Bowie, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Elton John, Gods, Jaimie Vernon, Kurt Cobain, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Madonna, meat suit, Number One record, Paul McCartney, Rick Astley, Rock Stars, Supermen on October 8, 2016 by segariniJAIMIE VERNON – ALL THINGS MUST PASS
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Abe Vigoda, Abraham Lincoln, Adam Levine, Adele, Anne Murray, Beethoven, Black, Bob Segarini, Bruno Mars., Canadian Music, Christopher Columbus, Colin Vearncombe, Dave Grohl, David Bowie, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Sinatra, Glenn Frey, Grace Slick, Heroes, Jack White, Jaimie Vernon, Jesus, Jimmy Bain, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, Lady GaGa, Leonardo da Vinci, Lindbergh Baby, Madonna, Michael Jackson, Michelangelo, Mickey Thomas, Mozart, Olympus, Paramount Records, Paul Kantner, Paul McCartney, Prince, Queen, Rock Gods, Shoulders of Giants, Starship, Taylor Swift, The Beatles, The Masters, The Smithsonian on January 30, 2016 by segarini
I was hoping to go a full week without reporting another celebrity death. But we’ve had half-a-dozen since the passing of The Eagles’ Glenn Frey including actor Abe Vigoda (‘Barney Miller’, ‘The Godfather’) whose website has finally been changed to no longer read the whimsical “still alive” message.
Doug Thompson: ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE MISSES THE MARK…..AGAIN!
Posted in Opinion with tags Adam Lambert, Ahmet Ertegun, Al Green, Allen Toussaint, Aretha Franklin, Arianna Grande, ‘Shadow’ Morton, Barrett Strong, Barry Gibb, Barry Mann, Benny Andersson, Bernie Taupin, Bert Berns, Billy Joe Armstrong, Billy Joel, Bjorn Ulvaeus, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bono, Boudeaux Bryant, Brian Eno, Brian Holland, Brian Wilson, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Bryan Adams, Buddy Holly, Burt Bacharach, Burton Cummings, Captain & Tennille, Carole King, Casey Kasem, Chips Moman, Chrissie Hynde, Chuck Berry, Country Music Hall of Fame, Creedance Clearwater Revival, Curtis Mayfield, Cynthia Weil, Dan Penn, Daniel Lanois, Dave Barthomolew, Dave Davies, David Bowie, David Foster, David Porter, DBAWIS, Def Leppard, Diana Krall, Diane Warren, Doc Pomus, Dolly Parton, Don Henley, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donald Fagen, Doug Thompson, Eddie Holland, Ellie Greenwich, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Eminem, fats domino, Felice Bryant, Frank Sinatra, George Clinton, George Harrison, Gerry Goffin, Glenn Frey, Gordon Lightfoot, Grateful Dead, Green Day, Hal David, Hank Williams, Harry Nilsson, Howie Greenfield, Huey Lewis & The News, Isaac Hayes, Jackson Browne, James Brown, James Taylor, Jay-Z, Jeannie C. Riley, Jeff Barry, Jerry Garcia, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jerry Leiber, Jerry Wexler, Jimmy Jones, Jimmy Webb, Joe Strummer, John Cage, John Fogerty, John Lennon, John Phillips, John Prine, Johnny Cash, Johnny Marr, Joni Mitchell, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Keith Richards, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny ‘Babyface’ Edmonds, Kenny Gamble, Kenny Rogers, Kris Kristofferson, Kurt Cobain, Lamont Dozier, Led Zeppelin, Leon Huff, Leonard Cohen, Little Willie John, Loretta Lynn, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Madonna, marvin gaye, Max Martin, Merle Haggard, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, Mick Jones, Mike Stoller, Morrissey, Mort Shuman, Nazareth, Neil Diamond, Neil Sedaka, Neil Young, Nesuhi Ertegun, Nicholas Ashford, Nirvana, Norman Whitfield, Notorious B.I.G., Otis Blackwell, Patti Smith, Paul Anka, Paul McCartney, Paul Simon, Paul Westerberg, Peggy Lee, Pete Townshend, Phil Spector, Prince, R. Kelly, R.E.M., randy bachman, Randy Newman, Ray Davies, Robbie Robertson, Robert Hunter, Robert John ‘Mutt’ Lange, Robert Johnson, Robin Gibb, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone Magazine, Sam & Dave), Sam Cooke, segarini, Shania Twain, Sly Stone, Smokey Robinson, Steely Dan, Stevie Nicks, Stevie Wonder, Taylor Swift, The Backstreet Boys, The Bee Gees, The Box Tops, The Clash, The Edge, The Everly Brothers, The Glimmer Twins, The Smiths, Tom Jones, Tom Petty, Tom T. Hall, Tom Waits, Valerie Simpson, Van Morrison, Walter Becker, Whitney Houston, Willie Dixon, Willie Nelson, Woody Guthrie on August 17, 2015 by segarini
Rolling Stone Magazine recently released their latest ‘list’, “The 100 Greatest Songwriters” rollingstone.com). Let me repeat that title, “The 100 Greatest Songwriters”. Their descriptive line states “From Brill Building tunesmiths to Punk poets, from Woody Guthrie to Max Martin, the visionaries who defined music history.”
Roxanne Tellier: Music- Like A Prayer
Posted in Opinion with tags alice cooper, Anne Archer, astrology, ‘Queen of Bondage’, “glamour photography, ” evangelical, Bettie Page, black culture, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bob Segariani, Born Again Christian, Buddhism, Canada, Cat Stevens, Catholic, Chef” Comedy Central, Chick Corea, Christian Science, Dawud Wharnsby, DBAWIS, Doug E. Fresh, dreadlocks, Eddie Cantor, Elizabeth Taylor, folk masses, Haywood Nelson, Immigration, Isaac Hayes, Jehovah’s Witness, Jermaine Jackson, Jewish ‘joual.’ Religious Right, Joe Tex, Joey Buttafuoco, John Lennon, Judaism, Kabbalah, Katie Holmes, King of Pop, Kool and the Gang, Larry Graham; Morpheus, Madonna, Matt Stone, Michael Jackson, Mike Todd, Montreal, Nashville, near death, Neo, New York City, Phillip Bubal, pin-up girl, Pope John Paul II, Prince, Protestants, Qur’an, Rakim, Rastafarianism, reggae, religious intolerance, religious themes, Robert “Kool” Bell, Roxanne Tellier, Sammy Davis Jr., Saturday Night Live, scandalizing Christians, Scientology, Sinead O'Connor, South Park, the I Ching and Zen, The Matrix, Tom Cruise, Trey Parker, United States on April 19, 2015 by segarini
In Montreal in the sixties, growing up in a Catholic family, we were always encouraged to use our talents in religious gatherings. Even my Aunt Pat, blissfully unaware that she was tone-deaf, would raise her voice loudly and proudly in song. I sang at mass, first in Latin as the organ wheezed, and later in folk masses, where the guitar was the instrument of choice.
JAIMIE VERNON – TIDAL WAVE
Posted in Opinion with tags Beyonce, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Coldplay, compact discs, DBAWIS, DeadMau5, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Jaimie Vernon, Jay-Z, Kanye, Madonna, Major Labels, MTV, Much Music, napster, Pandora, radio, Rihanna, Sports Radio, Spotify, Talk Radio, The Tube, Tidal, Top 40, VH1, vinyl on April 4, 2015 by segarini
During the 50 years preceding the collapse of the music industry – i.e. Before Napster – the music we knew and loved was carefully spooned out and fed to us proportionally by record companies who knew how much we’d consume and for how long. This was done via a sifting process controlled by radio.
Roxanne Tellier – The Eye of the BeHearer
Posted in Opinion with tags Aerosmith, Andrew W.K., anti-bullying, ‘mean girls’. Britain, Billy Squier, Bob Segarini, Canada, Cassandra Fairbanks, Celebrity Big Brother (UK.), DBAWIS, Deion Sanders, Diana Ross, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Ellie Goulding, Elvis, GoFundMe, Graham Norton Show, Guy Ritchie, Image overruled sound, Jean Claude Van Damme, Katie Hopkins, Kelly Clarkson, Kenny Ortega, LA Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, Madonna, MC Hammer, Michael Jackson, Moby, MTV, Much Music, OzzyOsbourne, Pharrell Williams, Photoshop, Police Academy, Reality TV, Roxanne Tellier, Run DMC, Sean from London, selfies, Tackleberry, The Buggles, The Osbournes, The Payolas, The Real World, Twitter, Van Halen on March 15, 2015 by segarini
MTV, and then Canada’s own Much Music, changed the musical playing field. Whether you loved it or hated it, suddenly being able to SEE musicians, actually playing, dancing, emoting, in living colour or sepia and in unfortunate eighties fashion choices, and all in the comfort of your own home, impacted on the decades to follow.
Roxanne Tellier – Who’s Sorry Now?
Posted in Opinion with tags . Livestrong Foundation, Anne Frank Museum, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Australia; Argentine, BBC, Belieber, Benetton, Beyonce, Bill Clinton, Bob Segarini, Brazil, Buenos Aires; Los Angeles, California, Calvin Klein, Canadians, CBS, Chicago Blackhawks, Chris Daughtry, Comedy Central, David Letterman Kobe Bryant, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Germany; Miami, Grey Cup, Holocaust, Instagram, John Mayer, Jonah Hill, Justin Beiber, Justin Timberlake, Kanye West, Katy Perry, Kristen Stewart, L.A, Lance Armstrong, Madonna, Maria Shriver, Molly, MTV, MTV Video Music Award, Nipplegate. Janet Jackson, One Direction, Oprah Winfrey, Orlando Bloom, Paula Deen, Pharrell Williams, Playboy Magazine, Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Roast, Rob Ford, Robert Pattison, Roxanne Tellier, schadenfreude, Scottsdale, Selena Gomez, Stanley Cup. NHL, Super Bowl, Taylor Swift, Tiger Woods, Time, Tour de France, Urban Dictionary, Viacom, YouTube on February 8, 2015 by segarini
Is it just me, or does it seem like every week – every day, even – of 2015 to date has been rife with some new horror, political revelation, or scandal involving everyone from the guy on the street to a British royal?
