George Orwell references aside, 1984 marked a substantial turning point for pop music in Canada. The most significant of those was the launch of our answer to MTV – which we lovingly, un-ironically, called Much Music.
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JAIMIE VERNON – THIS IS 1984
Posted in Opinion with tags 1984., Aretha Franklin, Beat It, Billie Jean, Black Stations/White Stations, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Cooling The Medium, Current Records, Daniel Lanois, David Bowie, DBAWIS, Diana Ross, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Echo Beach, Emulator, Ensoniq Mirage, Gerry Young, Jaimie Vernon, Jocelyne Lanois, Last Pogo, M + M, Mark Gane, Martha & The Muffins, Martha Johnson, Martha Ladly, Michael Jackson, MTV, Much Music, Mystery Walk, New Wave, Nick Kent, Off The Wall, Ontario College of Art, Peter Gabriel, Power Station, Queen Street, racism, synth-pop, Tears For Fears, This Is The Ice Age, Thriller, Toronto, Trance And Dance, Walter Yetnikoff, Yogi Horton on December 6, 2014 by segariniJAIMIE VERNON – ADVENTURES IN NEW MUSIC
Posted in Opinion with tags Adele, BMV Books, Bob Segarini, Books, Canadian Brass, Canadian Music, CDs, Chatter Records, Chris and Gileah, Current Records, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dublin Corporation, Emilia, Fan Expo, Gerry Young, Guardians of the Galaxy, HALO, Jaimie Vernon, Kongos, Martha & The Muffins, Metal On Ice, Morse Code Transmission, MTCC, Parachute Club, Sean Kelly, sore feet, Tristan Thompson, TTC, vinyl, Xbox 360 on August 30, 2014 by segarini
I spent a bit of of time in downtown Toronto this week having avoided going anywhere near it since 2012 because, well, CONSTRUCTION. The annual FanExpo extravaganza began Thursday at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and I took my son down on transit – not to see the actors and actresses hawking their photos and autographs (which we have enjoyed in years past), but to check out the new offerings in the video gaming world.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 