Before we head back to my 1970’s high school I wanted to congratulate my old friend Randy Lennox on his upcoming new job as President of Entertainment Production & Broadcasting at Bell Media.
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Cameron Carpenter: Rock’n’Roll Rewind – Pope On A Rope and NXNE 2015
Posted in Opinion with tags 1978, Amy Winehouse, Balmy Beach, Bellwoods, Cameron Carpenter, Carole Pope, Cobra Ramone, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Greg Godovitz, july talk, Leah Fay, Mark Slaughter, NXNE, radio, Records, Rock Lobster, Rough Trade, segarini, Slaughter, The Bovine, The New Music Magazine, Tiki Bar, Toronto on June 25, 2015 by segarini
If this seems a little bit dated it is because it went missing in cyberspace last week sometime on Tuesday.
I can tell you now that Cobra Ramone rocked, Bellwoods played a great show at The Rivoli and 54.40 did a fine job in The Beach last Saturday night.
(Editor’s Note – This column was originally meant to run last week. It somehow ended up in my SPAM folder and was hidden from sight until Cam sent it to me again with the update above. Here’s the column that was originally slated to be published a week ago today.)
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
Doug Thompson: COVERING UP! VINYL RECORD COVERS CLASSICS!
Posted in Opinion with tags 10cc, AC/DC, Al Stewart, Alan Rickman, Alex Steinweiss, alice cooper, Andy Warhol, Annie Leibowitz, Aretha Franklin, Asia, Aubrey Powell, Ben Colder, Big Audio Dynamite, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Blind Faith, Blues Travellers, Bob Freeman, Bob Seidemann, Bob Whitaker, Bon Jovi, Booker T and The MG’s, Bruce Springsteen, Captain & Tennille, Celine Dion, Columbia Records, Crosby, David Crosby, David Frye, DBAWIS, Dean Torrance, Debbie Harry, Def Leppard, Delores Erickson, Diana Ross & The Supremes, Dimo Safari, Don Imus, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Eden & John’s East River String Band, Elvis Presley, Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, Genesis, George Benson, Google Street View., Graham Nash, Harry Nilsson, Henry Diltz, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, Hipgnosis, Homer & Jethro, Hugh Syme, Iain Macmillan, Jack Davis, Janis Joplin, Jerry Reed, Jill Haworth, Jim Morrison, John Densmore, John Lennon, Johnny Otis, k.d. lang, Kim Mitchell, Kirk Weddle, Klaatu, Larry Gowan, Led Zeppelin, Lighthouse, MAD Magazine, Michael Cooper, Mick Jagger, Modern Folk Quartet, Monkeys of Syion, Nirvana, Pat Cooper, Paul Anka, Paul McCartney & Wings, Peter Blake, Peter Christopherson, Phil Ochs, Pink Floyd, Queensryche, R. Crumb, Ray Manzarek, Records, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rick Eldon, Robbie Kreiger, Rod Stewart, Roger Dean, Rolling Stone Magazine, Rough Trade, Rush, Russ Gibb, Sailcat, Scorpions, Sheb Wooley, Sigourney Weaver, Sir Joseph Lockwood, Soul Asylum, Spencer Eldon, Spike Jones, Stephen Stills, Stills & Nash, Storm Thorgerson, Styx, Supertramp, Sweet Cream, T-Rex, The Alan Parsons Project, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, The Clash, The Dells, The Doors, The Fall, The Guess Who, The Jeff Healey Band, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, The Phantom Surfers, The Rolling Stones, The Smithereens, The Turtles, The Velvet Underground, Tim Allen, Time Magazine, Tom Waits, Tony Shaloub, Toronto, TV Guide, Uriah Heap, Yes on May 5, 2014 by segarini
I love album covers! Not the shrunken down versions they use on CDs, I mean those gloriously creative (mostly) 12” vinyl record album covers. I was looking through my vinyl record collection the other day and marvelled at some of the amazing designs of some of the covers. Now, before we start delving into some classic album covers as well as a few personal favourites, a little history is in order, but don’t panic – there will not be a quiz later.
Roxanne Tellier:: A Big Hand For The Little Lady
Posted in Opinion with tags Bob Segarini, Bruce Cockburn, Carole Pope, Chilliwack, Dave Garber, DBAWIS, Dianne Heatherington, Don't Believe a Word I Say, East Village, Gary Taylor, Iron Butterfly, Jimmy Page, Joe’s Bar, Juno Award, Kenny Rogers, Laura Vinson, Led Zeppelin, Len Shaw, ManPop 70, Mark Rutherford, Michaele Jordana, randy bachman, Richard Underhill, Rough Trade, Roxanne Tellier, Sandy Chochinov, Seymore Koblin, Shari Ulrich, Shuffle Demons., The Colonial, The Electric Banana, The Guess Who, The Ides of March, The Merry Go Round, The Opera House., The Poles, The Youngbloods, Winnipeg on May 4, 2014 by segarini
Once again, I must begin by apologizing for not mentioning something rather important in a previous column. I included the Shuffle Demons’ classic tune, “Spadina Bus,” in last week’s piece, without noting that one of the Demons, Richard Underhill, is currently running for the position of Toronto’s next mayor. You can read all about his platform here: http://www.underhillformayor.com.
Roxanne Tellier: My Toronto Part 3 – More Rockers: I’ll Never Forget Ol’ WhatsisName …
Posted in Opinion with tags Bernie LaBarge, Blood Sweat and Tears, Bob Segarini, Bobby Economou, Burton Cummings, Dave Dunlop, David Clayton Thomas, DBAWIS, Dean McTaggart, Devotion, Domenic Troiano, Domenic Troiano Band, Don Elliot, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Macaskill, Earl Seymour, El Mocambo, Garry Peterson, George Olliver, Glass Tiger, Glenn Olive, Grant Slater, Henry Babraj, Holly Cole, Island Jazz Messengers, James Cotton, Jim Kale, Joe Cocker, Joe Walsh, Josef Chirowski, Kevin Breit, Lois and Bram, Long John Baldry, Mandala, Manteca, Mike Sloski, Moe Koffman, Off The Record, Paul DeLong, Pentti Glan, Prakash John, Ram, Rick Tait, Rob Gusevs, Robbie Lane & The Disciples, Ronnie Hawkins, Rough Trade, Roxanne Tellier, Roy Kenner, Russ Boswell, Sharon, Shuffle Demons., Songship, Steve McDade, Tangents, Teenage Head, Terry Hatty, Terry Promane, The Arrows, The Boss Brass. Gzowski 90 Minutes Live, The Chambers Brothers, The Five Rogues, The Guess Who, The James Gang, The Kings, The Lincolns, The Men From U.N.C.L.E., The Partland Brothers, The Quivering Bumpkins, The Terry Hatty Band, Tommy Ambrose’s Big Band, Warning on April 27, 2014 by segariniLast week’s ramble down Toronto’s musical memory lane seems to have touched a chord in those who were there, or wish they had been. The list of other musicians and bands from the 70’s and 80’s, many of whom became friends, then or since, is endless. Such a roster of incredible talent! It’s heartening to see how many of those great players are still around, and still entertaining their fans, either on record or live.
Roxanne Tellier: My Toronto – Part Two
Posted in Opinion with tags alice cooper, Ben Bergmann., Black Sabbath, Bob Segarini, Bomb Records, Brutus, Burton Cummings, Carole Pope, CHUM FM, CITY TV, Coney Hatch, Crowbar, DBAWIS, Divine, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eaton Centre, El Mocambo, England Dan and John Ford Coley, Foot in Cold Water, Frank Soda, Garwood Wallace, Gary Cormier, Gary Topp, geoff pevere, Goddo, Hap Roderman, Hard Rock Café, Harlequin, Hellfield, Hotel California, Jackson Hawke, JoAnn Brooks, Kenny Shields, Kevan Staples, Killing Joke, Larry's Hideaway, Lou Reed, Maple Leaf Gardens, Max Webster, Mike Myers, Moxy, Nickelodeon, Nico, Ozzy Osbourne, Performer, Piccadilly Tube, Prakash John, Rough Trade, Roxanne Tellier, Rush, Saga, Steve Ambrose, Streetheart, Sun Ra, Teenage Head, The Bobcast, the Chimney, The Cramps, The Edge, The Forge, The Garys Martha and the Muffins, The Gasworks, The Lincolns, The Police, The Rolling Stones, The Viletones, Tim Curry, Tommy Ambrose, Toronto, True North, Twitch, Wayne/Jayne County, XTC on April 13, 2014 by segariniToronto was a different place in the late 1970’s and early eighties. Although it’s easy to look back with rose coloured glasses, it was, in fact, a watershed time for Toronto musicians. Everywhere you turned, you were surrounded by outstanding music, made by dedicated and very talented players, who enjoyed the freedom to create their art, and make a living at the same time.
Roxanne Tellier: A Victim of Fashion
Posted in Opinion with tags Axl Rose, Beyonce, Bjork, Carole Pope, Cher, David Lee Roth, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Elton John, Elvis, Fashion, Florence Welch, Iggy Pop, John Mayer, Juliette Lewis, Keith Moon, Kiss, Lady GaGa, Lou Reed, Madonna, Manolo Blahnik, Margaret Cho, Mark Knopfler, Miley Cyrus, Montreal, music, OK GO, Performer, Rihanna, Rolling Stones, Rough Trade, Roxanne Tellier, Sandra Bernhard, Ted Nugent, TIFF, Van Halen, ZZ Top on September 22, 2013 by segarini
After writing about fall’s wonders two weeks ago, it was odd to wake up that Monday to the beginning of a week of Indian summer. Sunny and mild, the weather was perfect for the celebrities and guests swarming Toronto’s streets for TIFF. The beautiful people and their entourages swanned in and out of event venues in their little black dresses, smart cocktail gowns, and Manolo Blahnik shoes.
Roxanne Tellier: To Russia With Love
Posted in Opinion with tags Adam Lambert, Anna Gutmanis, Bronski Beat, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Elton Motello, Frank Ocean, Gay Anthems, Gay Ban, Ivri Lider, Matt Alber, Melissa Ethridge, music, music videos, Putin, Records, Rough Trade, Roxanne Tellier, Rufus Wainwright, Russian Olympics, Soft Cell, Tom Robinson, Toronto, Tracy Ullman on August 18, 2013 by segarini“Those who stand for nothing fall for anything” – Alexander Hamilton.
I stand for human rights. Apparently, Russia does not.
On June 30 this year, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a bill banning the “propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations to minors.” A certain segment of Russians decided that this bill allowed them to lure, torture, beat and otherwise harm other humans.
Cameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock’n’Roll – Lists
Posted in Opinion with tags Billy Talent, Book of Lists, Book of Rock Lists, Cameron Carpenter, Dave Marsh, DBAWIS, Death From Above 1979, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Goddo, Lowest of the Low, Max Webster, Michael Hollett, music, Nash the Slash, Now Magazine, Now Magazine's 50 Best Toronto Albums, Records, Rough Trade, Rush, segarini, Shanghai Cowgirl, The Diodes, The Pursuit of Happiness, The Viletones, Toronto on January 10, 2013 by segarini
I love lists, especially when they pertain to music. I had a great chat with Now Weekly Editor/Publisher Michael Hollett last month as he was putting together the “50 Best Toronto Albums Ever” (which was Now’s cover story last week). More on that later. My love of lists began in 1977 with the publication of “The Book Of Lists” written by David Wallechinsky, Irving Wallace and Amy Wallace. As a teenager it quickly replaced the “Guinness Book Of World Records” as the time wasting no-brainer book that you could pick up anytime, turn to any page, and by mesmerized by the amount of fascinating trivia.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 