We’re seeing the world slowly come alive again as lockdowns are lifted and the weather moving toward an inevitable spring. There are even artists planning to tour later in the year if all goes according to plan. There is optimism in the air and we all need a lot of that right now. The food and drink and music are flowing. Here is a whole bunch of the latter…
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GWNtertainment #6 by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in life, music, Opinion, Review with tags Alex Lifeson, Alexis Taylor, Andy Curran, Azuline Duo, Barry Greenfield, Bob Segarini, Brenda MacIntyre, Canadian Music, Caramel, Cashbox Magazine, Cheryl Lescom, Current Fantasy, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Douglas Von Irvin’s Carnival, DP aka Prez, Errol Starr Francis, Fucked Up, Go Further, GWNtertainment, Jaimie Vernon, Jason Storfer, Jeff Heisholt, John Rowlands, Johnny Maz, Ken Tobias, Loverboy, Make Weird Music, Marcus Haran, Mick Dalla-Vee, Mighty Duck Blues Band, Mill Street, Neil Young, Paul Myers, Rob Laidlaw, Rush, Shari Ulrich, Shaye Zadravec, Spoons, Stay Awhile, The Bells, This House of Musicians, Tragically Hip, Wizard Brothers on February 15, 2021 by segarini
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….
WHEATFIELD EMPIRE by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags Bob Segarini, Buffalo Springfield, Burton Cummings, Cheap Trick, DBAWIS, Depeche Mode, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Guess Who, Jaimie Vernon, Jann Wenner, John Einarson, Nazareth, Notorious B.I.G., randy bachman, Razma-Naz!, Ringo Starr and The All-Starr Band, Robert Lawson, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rush, Steppenwolf, Still Competition, T-Rex, The Band, The Doobie Brothers, The Guess Who, Wheatfield Empire, Whitney Houston on November 16, 2020 by segarini
Last week the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame did a virtual induction of its 2020 nominees that included Whitney Houston, The Doobie Brothers, Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, Notorious B.I.G., and T. Rex. Typical of past years during the induction process, the public and media got their panties into a bunch over how their favourite artist has been snubbed.
Roxanne Tellier – Mid August
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Alpine Way, Alpino Lodge, Andre Perry, April Wine, Bob Segarini, bread and circuses, Burton Cummings, Cat Stevens, Charlottesville, Civil War Part Deux?, CNE, Confederacy, David Bowie, DBAWIS, fried chicken feet, GoFundMe, Gorilla Girl, Keith Richards, Le Studio, Lee Park, Louvre, Mid August, Morin Heights Montreal, Richard Baxter, Robert E. Lee Park, Roberta Flack, Roxanne Tellier, Rush, slavery, Sting, summer of love, The Bee Gees, The EX, The Monkees, The Police, The Ramones on August 21, 2017 by segarini
Mid August, and most days I feel like, this year, summer never really got started. Maybe it’s the weather, or the political climate, but something feels off-kilter. My potted veg and herbs are in shock; it’s been either torrential rain or temps in the 90s – sometimes in the same 24 hours – every day since they were planted. Sodden pots sit cheek by jowl with containers so arid they threaten to burst into flame. There won’t be much of a harvest this year.
JAIMIE VERNON – THE STRANGE ANIMAL RETURNETH
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags 1977, Belleville, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Chris Brockway, comic book, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Elysium Moon, FM, Genesis, Gerry Mosby, Jaimie Vernon, King Crimson, Kiss, Klaatu, Larry, Lawrence Gowan, Moon, Prog Rock, Punk, Rhinegold, Rush, Scarborough Town Centre, Sgt. Pepper, Supertramp, Wizard of Oz on April 23, 2016 by segarini
Through a generous offering by not one, but two friends (thanks Stacey and Danielle!), my wife and I got to see the solo return of Canadian singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Lawrence “But You Can Call Me Larry” Gowan this past week at the Empire Theatre in Belleville to a sold out crowd.
JAIMIE VERNON – POLY VINYL CHLORIDE, SLIGHT RETURN
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Albums, Annihilator, Beatles, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music Vinyl, Canadian Pop Music Encyclopedias, CD, Craigslist, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, eBay, Gemm, hipsters, ipod, Jaimie Vernon, Kijiji, Lake Ontario Vinyl Collectors Community, Led Zeppelin, LPs, Millennials, Moon Records, Musicstack, Ozzy Osbourne, Queen, Rate Your Music, record collector shows, Records, Rush, saltines, Spotify on December 5, 2015 by segarini
I’ve recently been reunited with my vinyl collection. Over 3000 LPs of CanCon-only vintage that I’ve been collecting since around 1980; prior to that I was your average music lover with anything and everything that fell under the guise of popular music – no matter the country.
Pat Blythe: Ruminations
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Black Dog Grin, Alan Frew, Assault, Barry Connor, Billboard Hot 100, Black Forest Riders, Blair Thornton, Bob Segarini, Bryan Adams, BTO, Charles Towers, Chilliwack, CHUM FM, Cony Hatch, Cottingham Sound, Daniel Bourne, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Soda, Gary LaLonde, Genesis, Get It On Credit, Girls Night Out, Glen Gratto, GTA, Heart, Honeymoon Suite, Howard Froese, Jeff Beck, Jim Vallance, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page, Jon Lechesseur, Jon Mikl, Jumping Bad, Klaatu, Lawrence Gowan, Live In The Tube, Madame Malabar, Madcats, Northwest Battle of the Bands, Oversexed, Pacemaker Records, Pacific Songwriters Association, Pat Blythe, Pat Bourke, Peter Crolly, Peter Kadar, Piccadilly Tube, Plateau, Prism, Quality Records, Queen, Rhinegold, Robert Connelly, Rush, Seeds of Time, Soda Pop, Styx, Supertramp, Take My Picture Please, The Canadian Ballet, The Collectors, The Imps, The Instructions, Thor, Triumph, Trooper, Two Faces, What About Love, Winter's Green, Your Daddy Don't Know on December 2, 2015 by segarini
It’s Tuesday night, November 17. My renovations are nearing completion, the house is dead quiet as I sit here, stretched out on the couch, looking around at this home we lived in together for 18 years. Remembering all the wonderful celebrations, dinners, Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners, TV watching, companionable “book reading”, and just quietly being, soaking up each other’s presence.
JAIMIE VERNON – SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME
Posted in Opinion with tags Alan Parsons, Bay City Rollers, Bob Segarini, Brutus, Bullseye Records, Canadian Music, Cheaper Than Therapy, crowdfunding, Dave Rave, David Quinton, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Encore Records, folk label, independent artists, Jaimie Vernon, Klaatu, Lisa Millar, Luke & The Apostles, Mainline, Mark Logan, Maureen Leeson, Moving Targetz, Moxy, Rush, Skip Prokop, Soap Opera, Swedish Fish, Swindled, The Beatles, The First Time, The Guess Who, The Kings, Twitch, Unsigned Sealed & Delivered on September 19, 2015 by segarini
24 hours ago a crowdfunding campaign to bring my old record label, Bullseye, back from the dead ended successfully with over $20,000 in donations from people who passionately believe in not only me and the label but music in general. I’m overwhelmed by the generosity and well wishes. I am truly humbled.
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.
Roxanne Tellier – Brain Scatterlings
Posted in Opinion with tags Ace, Aimee Mann., Annette Shaffer, Apple Records, BBC, Ben Walker, Black Swan, Bob Segarini, Bruce Bickford, Buzzfeed, Chops Sawyer, coachella, DBAWIS, Delhi, Dokken, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Duran Duran, Facebook, Frank Zappa, Grammy Awards, Harry Nilsson, Headly Westerfield, Hirut, India, India's Got Talent, Juluku, Mary Hopkin, Mike and the Mechanics, mondegreens, Nicola Vaughan, Pat Blythe, Paul Carrack, Paul McCartney, Ricky Syers, Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, Roxanne Tellier, Rush, Skeleton Dance Crew, Squeeze, The Amazing Mr. Bickford, Three Dog Night, Toronto, Tranzac Club on April 12, 2015 by segarini
It’s been one of those weeks. It started out promisingly, with great plans for every day of the week. I was sure that by today, I’d have a clean house, an empty inbox, and even maybe lose ten pounds.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 