It has been yet another busy week. A birthday, a festival, a ball game, a house party, a couple of bar shows, and, another busy week coming up. This was a lot easier at 37 than it is at 57.
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Cameron Carpenter – 10 CC – That’s The Ticket
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Cameron Carpenter, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Field Trip, Ginger Ale & The Mono Whales, july talk, music, music videos, Polaris Prize, Records, Rock Lobster, segarini, Spaceface, The Beaches, The Bovine, The National, Tiki Bar, Toronto, Wristbands on June 9, 2016 by segarini
It was 42 years ago next Wednesday when I saw The New York Dolls and Kiss perform at Massey Hall. It was one of my earliest concert going experiences and I still remember the combination of fear and excitement racing through my body.
Cameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock’n’Roll – D is for I Am The DJ
Posted in Opinion with tags 3 MC’s & 1 DJ – Beastie Boys, Alex Williams and Heather Duncan, Cameron Carpenter, DBAWIS, DJ – David Bowie, Don't Believe a Word I Say, God Is A DJ – Pink, Great DJ – Ting Tings, Hey Mr. DJ – Van Morrison, Last Night A DJ Saved my Life – Indeep, music, My Favourite DJ – The Headboys, Play That Beat Mr. DJ – G.L.O.B.E. & Whiz Kid, Polaris Prize, Records, Rollover DJ – Jet, The Last DJ – Tom Petty, Tiki Bar, Toronto on October 3, 2013 by segarini
As long as I can remember I have always been the DJ. I’m sure it started sometime in the late sixties as I tried to play “Gitarzan” or “A Boy Named Sue” on my sister’s turntable. In high school I started to spin records in the morning over the P.A. and introduced Malvern Collegiate to the likes of Mott the Hoople and Sparks. Between writing reviews in the high school paper and spinning records in the morning I was able to convince a few labels, as well as the owners of Records On Wheels, to give me free promo copies of new records.
Cameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock’n’Roll – The Cam Current Top 10
Posted in Opinion with tags Cameron Carpenter, Crash Kings, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Editors, Filter, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Jagwar Ma, Meisha and the Spanx, music, Pixies, Polaris Prize, Primal Scream, Rah Rah, Records, The 1975, The Bovine, The Dirty Nil, The Tiki Bar, Toronto on July 18, 2013 by segariniThough I often pine for the old days of vinyl and full albums, I, like the rest of us here at DBAWIS, am constantly searching for new music. However, the past still has a hold on me and I am thrilled that Patti Smith (with her full band including Lenny Kaye) is coming to Massey Hall in September and even more thrilled that Sparks will once again visit our fair city in November. Most of you were not born the last time the brothers Mael played Toronto. I am equally thrilled when I stumble across a new band in a bar (or in the case of The Dirty Nil an actual garage) that feeds my musical soul.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 