In recent weeks I’ve seen many artists on social media whining for the millionth time about how to sell their wares/songs/nubile posteriors up the music industry food chain in the guise of a record deal or publishing deal or both. It’s not unexpected given the recent wholesale destruction of the live music scene globally due to the pandemic. Artists are finally starting to look under the couch cushions or Mom’s purse for loose change as a means of survival.
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LEARN TO WEAR THE SUIT by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags Arista, Beach Boys, Beatles, Beyonce, Bob Segarini, Bowie, Bro Country, BTS, Colonel Tom Parker, David Bowie, DBAWIS, Demi Lovato, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Elvis, Jackson 5, Jaimie Vernon, Lou Pearlman, Michael Buble, Osmonds, Paul Anka, Pink Adele, Rollermania, Selena Gomez, Shania, Tam Paton, The Bay City Rollers, The Guess Who, The Monkees, The Rubettes, The Shaggs, The Sweet, The Sylvers on October 26, 2020 by segariniRoxanne – On CMW, the Professionally Offended, and a PSA
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags #MeToo, #TimesUp, Arcade Fire, Aunt Lydia, Bob Cohen, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music Week CMW 2018, CNN, DBAWIS, Denise Donlan, Free Times, Hackathon, Liz Mair, Maggie Haberman, Mark Ripp, Maureen Holloway, Michelle Wolf, Mika Brzezinski, Nashville Bound, Paul Anka, professionally offended, Roxanne Tellier, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, The Handmaid's Tale, Wychwood Open Door. Glen Hornblast on May 6, 2018 by segarini
In just a few days, the pilgrimage begins. Musicians, writers, broadcasters, exhibitors and salespeople will head for the Sheraton Hotel, where the 37th annual presentation of Canadian Music Week will be held from May 7th to May 13.
DOUG THOMPSON – RISING TO THE TOP AT MOTOWN
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags alice cooper, Aretha Franklin, Barney Ales, Berry Gordy, Bill Withers, Brian Holland, Carl Wilson, Carly Simon, Carpenters, Carvin Winans, Chicago, Daryl Hall, David Foster, DBAWIS, Deke Richards, Dennis Coffey, Diana Ross, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Earth, Eddie Holland, Eric Clapton, Frank Wilson, Gary Brooker, George Harrison, James Dean, Jimmy Ruffin, Joe Messina, John Oates, Lamont Dozier, Luther Vandross, Martha Reeves, Martina McBride, marvin gaye, Marvin Winans, Michael McDonald, Motley Crue, music, Norman Whitfield, Pam Sawyer, Paul Anka, Paul Riser, Phil Collins, Procol Harum, Quincy Jones, R. Dean Taylor, R. Kelly, radio, Records, Roger Desjardin, Rupert Holmes, segarini, Smokey Robinson, Stevie Wonder, Tami Terrell, The Beach Boys, THE TEMPTATIONS, The Winans, Tommy Lee, Toronto, Was Not Was, William Witherspoon, Wind & Fire on September 15, 2017 by segarini
Sometimes meeting your heroes can be very disappointing. They could just be having a bad day or had a fight with their significant other or their manager, or recently received bad news about a pet project…or as is sometimes the case, they could just be an asshole.
On the other hand, some heroes exceed your expectations and then some.
Pat Blythe – Canada Turns 150? and Canadian Music Reminders…..
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Act of The Union, Andy Kim, Ann Murray, April Wine, Bob Segarini, Bobby Curtola, British North American Act, Bruce Cockburn, Canadian Shield, Chiliwack, CHUM Chart, Crosby, Crowbar, Dan Hill, David Clayton Thomas, DBAWIS, Denny Doherty, Dominion of Canada, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Edward Bear, FYI Music News, Ginette Reno, Gisele MacKenzie, Gordon Lightfoot, Hank Snow, Ian and Sylvia, Jaimie Vernon, Jesse Winchester, John Kay, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Lighthouse, Lower Canada, Luke and the Apostles, Mashmakhan, Murray McLauchlan, Neil Young, Ocean, Offenbach, Original Caste, Pat Blythe, Paul Anka, Province of Canada, Queen Victoria, R. Dean Taylor, Ronnie Hawkins, Sir John A. MacDonald, Stan Rogers, Stills Nash & Young, Terry Jacks, The Band, The Bells, The Crew Cuts, The Diamonds, The Guess Who, The Poppy Family, The Rockies, The Sparrows, The Stampeders, Tranquility Base, Upper Canada, Valdy, Willie P. Bennett, Zal Yanovsky on July 5, 2017 by segarini
A weekend (and a year) of celebrations across Canada….150 years young…..but is it really?
Oh how I love history! An item on my “to do” list before I pop my clogs is to work towards, and obtain, my BA Mediaeval History. Cambridge University is where I’d love to be (I do love England) but University of St. Michaels College here in Toronto is also an excellent choice and know for their studies in Mediaval history. The bucket list is not long, just really big projects.
Roxanne Tellier – Hackers, Bobby Curtola, and TheMonkees
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Andy Partridge, Ben Gibbard, Bob Segarini, Bobby Curtola, Boyce & Hart, Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Canadian Music Week, Cashbox, CHIN Radio’s Italian Walk of Fame, DBAWIS, Instagram, Las Vegas, Minus 5’s Scott McCaughey, Music Hop/Let's Go, Myspace, Noel Gallagher, Order of Canada, Paul Anka, Paul Weller, Rivers Cuomo, Roxanne Tellier, RPM Magazine, Russian CyberHacker ‘Peace.’ LinkedIn, Sam Taylor and the East End Love, Susan Jacks, The Poppy Family, TheMonkees, Tumblr on June 12, 2016 by segarini
Got an urgent email this morning, informing me that 427 million MySpace passwords had been stolen, and were being offered for sale on an online hacker forum by Russian CyberHacker‘Peace.’ I was shocked. People still use MySpace?
JAIMIE VERNON – POP GOES THE WORLD
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Adele, Barry Manilow, Blue Ash, Bob Segarini, Bruno Mars., Canadian Music, Cat Stevens, Cheap Trick, Dana Countryman, DBAWIS, Dead Beat Poets, Don't Believe a Word I Say, ear candy, ELO, Fastball, Fountains of Wayne, Frank Secich, Herb Eimerman, Jaimie Vernon, jangly guitars, Jeff Lynne, Mark Hershberger, Mark Ronson, Motown, Old School Pop, Paul Anka, Pop Detective Records, Power Pop, Spiral Staircase, Taylor Swift, The Byrds, The Dahlmanns, The Enemy, The Go Wows, Uptown Funk on September 26, 2015 by segarini
For the last 15 to 20 years the idea of pop music – like the good old guitar/piano driven stuff we grew up with on the CHUM Top 30 and Billboard Top40 charts – has been Verboten and buried like a forgotten dog bone in the backyard. Like some nerdist guilty pleasure there’s been a counter movement which has dubbed itself the keepers of Power Pop though its supporters can never agree on the definition of the term.
Pat Blythe – What a Rush!
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Amy Bishop, Anne Murray, Annerin Productions, April Wine, Bob Segarini, Brent Clark, Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, Coalition Music, Cripple Creek, Crowbar, CSNY, David Michael Moote, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Easy Rider, Gino Vannelli, Gordon Lightfoot, Greg Godovitz, Hank Snow, Hutch, Ian Tyson, Jaren Cerf, Jeff Parry, Jeremy Koz, Jeremy Rush, John Dunnett, John Rowlands, Joni Mitchell, k.d. lang, Kit Johnson, Lenny Kravitz, Loverboy, Martin Melhuish, Mathieu St-Arnaud, Neil Young, Oh Canada, Oh What A Feeling: A Vital History of Canadian Music, Pat Blythe, Pat Kelly, Paul Anka, Peter Grant, Peter Nunn, Pike's Peak, Princess of Wales Theatre, Robin Seif, Russell Broom, Scott Christenson, Sean Kilbride, Sil Simone, Steppenwolf, Sylvia Tyson, The Band, The Guess Who, Tom Cochrane, Trooper, Turbine Studios, We Will Rock You, What A Feeling: A Musical Odyssey, Woodstock on August 26, 2015 by segarini
OMG!!! I can barely contain myself from bouncing around in my seat. There is not one part of my body that is not vibrating. Finally, unencumbered by my theatre seat, the urge gives way to pure, uninhibited “singing and dancing in the aisles”. I just about vaulted over my seatmate beside me to rush the stage and boogie up a storm. It is so liberating to let it just take over. What an encore!!!! Thankfully, my good friend and date for the evening, Pat Kelly, encourages this irrational behaviour. Gotta love him.
Roxanne Tellier: Oh What a Feeling!
Posted in Opinion with tags Amy Bishop, April Wine, Bob Segarini, Bryan Adams, Canadian Idol, Canadian MasterWorks, CBC, Celine Dion, Centennial, David Michael Moot, DBAWIS, Frank Sinatra, Gino Vanelli, Gordon Lightfoot, Guy Lombardo, Hank Snow, Ian and Sylvia, Jaren Cerf, Jeff Barry, Jeremy Koz, Jeremy Rush, Joni Mitchell, Kit Johnson, Loverboy, Martin Melhuish, Montreal, Neil Young, Oh, Pat Blythe, Paul Anka, Peter Grant, Princess of Wales, Rock Star: INXS, Roxanne Tellier, Rush, Steppenwolf, The Band, The Guess Who, Toronto, Turbine Studios, What A Feeling on August 23, 2015 by segarini
I don’t get out much. Living in suburbia is bad enough; being unable to drive only compounds the isolation. Still, there are times when I brave Toronto’s transit and hit the big city. This is about one such time, just this week.
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 segariniRolling 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.”
Doug Thompson:“I’M AS MAD AS HELL AND I’M NOT GOING TO TAKE THIS ANYMORE!”
Posted in Opinion with tags Angelina Joli, Annette Funicello, Aretha Franklin, Bill O’Reilly, Buddy Holly, Buddy Rich, Casey Kasem, Chip Taylor, DBAWIS, Dick James Music, Don Bustany, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Howard Beale, Howard Stern, Jean Kasem, Jimmy Kimmel, Johnny Carson, Johnny Rocket's, Jon Stewart, Jon Voight, Larry Fedoruk, Larry Page, Neil Peart, Orson Welles, Paddy Chayefsky, Paul Anka, Peter Finch, Reg Presley, Ringo Starr, Rob Ford, Robin Givens, Ronnie Bond, Rush, The Troggs, Tom Jones, Tom Rounds, William Shatner on July 30, 2014 by segarini
Anyone who knows their movie history, knows that rant comes from Peter Finch’s newscaster/commentator character Howard Beale in the movie “Network”. Credit where credit is due. Those words actually were written by the author of “Network”, Paddy Chayefsky. Where am I going with this you may well ask? Well, see I LOVE A GOOD RANT! And that “Network” rant is one of the very best. There are plenty more out there. Fox News commentator Bill O’Reilly trying to record a quick promo and not having the time…or Orson Welles losing his patience with a British director on a series of TV voice overs.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 