Unlike the many industries that burp and seize up in anticipation of Christmas – and ultimately stop dead in its tracks – Rock ‘n Roll never takes a break. It doesn’t go on holiday. It lives on an endless perpetual calendar of sex, stimulants and adrenalin. It bounds and plods and steamrolls and even hemorrhages creativity despite the sleepy respite that is observed by the denizens of the normal world.
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JAIMIE VERNON – ROLL ON DOWN THE 2015 HIGHWAY
Posted in Opinion with tags 2015, Backstreet Boys, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Extended mixes, Hit the Road Jack, Jaimie Vernon, Matt Servo, Michael Carpenter, new music, New Wave, Power Pop, prolific, Ray Charles, Roboteyes, Roxanne Tellier, Shawn O’Shea, songwriting, synth-pop, The Beatles, the heymacs, Unboxing videos, videos, YouTube on January 17, 2015 by segariniJAIMIE VERNON – April DISCoveries and musical musings
Posted in Opinion with tags Bob Segarini, Dave Diamond, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Drink A Toast To Innocence, Famous Underground, Frank Gutch Jr., Jaimie Vernon, Kobo Town, Kris + Dee, Lite Rock, Michael Carpenter, Mister Zero, Nick Walsh, Schmaltz, Slik Toxik, Sloan, Sonny Keyes, Sweet Relief, The Kings, The Popdudes, vinyl, Yacht Rock on April 27, 2013 by segarini
After a long month of music legend deaths (which included Pinky Dauvin of Lighthouse and Richie Havens this week) and global tragedy it’s great to finally get back to listening to the new breed of musical innovation.
“KRIS + DEE “Bloom”
I have to admit that I have a music crush on this dynamic duo. They lured me in and hooked me with last year’s debut effort ‘Still Here’ – setting the tone of their thoughtful songs of solitude and introspection. On the sophomore follow-up ‘Bloom’ they explore these themes and more and add musical dynamics with the assistance of resident bass/piano/organ mandolin player Wil McGonegal plus Colin Cripps (Crash Vegas, Junkhouse), Tim Welch (National Velvet), Ron Hawkins (Lowest of the Low) and the seriously skilled drum work of Mauro Sepe and Al Cross.
JAIMIE VERNON – EVERYTIME I SEE YOUR PICTURE I CRY
Posted in Opinion with tags Band Photographs. The Enemy, Brian Gagnon, David Bash, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, International Pop Overthrow, Jaimie Vernon, Michael Carpenter, music, Robby Rist, Swedish Fish, Your Favourite Train Wreck on July 14, 2012 by segarini
I’ve been around this music thing a loooong time. Three quarters of my life in fact. I started in bands when I was 17, I started my own label when I was 22 and have had a roller coaster ride of sweet success and monumental failures. But in all that time I never lost sight of being professional in every aspect of promoting my career. There was always attention paid to improving production, songwriting, musicianship and, especially, presentation (WEA Records once offered me a job to put press kits together for them after one of mine wound up on an exec’s desk). The public visage of my image and that of my music projects was toiled over, debated and deliberately calculated. Not all of it worked (see Crime Exhibit #1 above), but all of it was done with the aid of like minded people who had similar goals of putting our best face foreword.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 