Well, here we are, half a dozen issues into our rebirth and we’re getting great feedback from the masses. Thank you for reading and thanks for the time you’ve taken to write to use with your new releases and news. The theme in this week’s issue seems to be a leaning toward synth-pop. A coincidence or are we on the verge of a 1980s synth renaissance? Check out the tunes in our Absolutely Indie section below and see for yourself. Anyway, it’s onward we go….
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JAIMIE VERNON – KICKIN’ THE FEBRUARY BLAHS
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Anderson Council --, Art Snider, As Worlds Collide, Axe Records, B-Leaguers, Baked Beans And Sunshine, Black Flag, Blink 182, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Carlos Hevia, Chris Richard, Cuba, Current Records, DBAWIS, Death of A Western Heart, Delio Ferrer, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Fergus Hambleton, Fireking, Futureman Records, George Seara, Havana, I Believe In Sunshine, If It Feels Good Do It, Jaimie Vernon, James Styring, Joe Cocker, Kool Kat Musik, Leonard Cohen, Madrigal. Greg Hambleton, Mumbo Jumbo, Paul Myers, Peter Boynton, Popdogs, Ron Chapman, Sloan, Sound Canada, Terry Brown, Well Wishers, Who the Fuck Is Arthur Fogel on February 20, 2016 by segarini
February is notoriously dark and depressing and really just an advertisement for staying in bed and waiting until the spring thaw. I used to suffer Seasonal Affective Disorder but shots of Vitamin D and going outside a lot more helped. It also helped by surrounding myself with The Happy. What makes me happy, aside from my family, is music. Thankfully, we’ve come out of a series of music star deaths to lots of new music. It’s a tonic for what ails us until we can get to a beach and really lay down the party. It’s a dog’s breakfast of new and old coming across my desk and there’s plenty of each this week.
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Roxanne Tellier: Musicians and Money
Posted in Opinion with tags Allstage, Bandcamp, Bob Segarini, Canadian Musician, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Elizabeth Renzetti, Facebook, Graham Henderson, Iggy Pop, Indie Week, Jim McCormick, Johnny Cash, June Carter, Live Music, London, music, Music Canada, Musicians Union, Paul Myers, Pole Dancer Magazine., Rosanne Cash, Roxanne Tellier, SOCAN, Sunny’s Bar, The Paul and John, Tiny Talent Time, Toronto, True Romance, yonge street, YouTube on October 26, 2014 by segarini
Well, for most of us, there ain’t much … money, I mean. Last week I talked about Indie Week, and the high of seeing new live music all over downtown Toronto. Reminded me of the good ol’ days.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 