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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 segarini

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 – DISHING WITH STEVEN DAVEY

Posted in Opinion with tags Amy Mech, Beverly Tavern, Bob Segarini, Bullseye Records, Canadian Music, Colin Brunton, Crash 'n' Burn, DBAWIS, Don Pyle, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donny Lypchuk, Drink To Me, drummer, Fashion Plates, food critic, General Idea, Hot Property, Jaimie Vernon, John Catto, Keith Whittaker, Kitschenette, Martha & The Muffins, Music scene, Now Magazine, Ontario College of Art, Queen Street, Ralph Alfonso, Ready Records, Rough Trade, Steven Davey, The Cads, The Demics, The Diodes, The Dishes, The Everglades, The Last Pogo, The Viletones, Tom Treumuth, Toronto, TV Ontario, TVO on June 14, 2014 by segarini

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