We’ve moved into February on the cold back end of January now – commemorating the 44th anniversary of the Blizzard of ’77 (uphill, both ways, with no mitts or boots or common sense). Thankfully, we still have music to listen to, and help get us through this opening lap of 2021. Hunker down with a hot cocoa, some Bailey’s, and dig the latest from the GWNtertainment action blotter.
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GWNtertainment #4 by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags 54.40, Al Qahwa, Alfie Zappacosta, Alison Solo, Alysha Brilla, Arapacis, Arson, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Bent Roads Tavern, Beverly Kreller, Bob Segarini, Brian Vollmer, BTO, Burton Cummings, Canadian Music, Chris Murphy, Chris Scerri, Claude Kent, Communism, Connor Price, Courtney Cox, David Stone, DBAWIS, Desirée Dawson, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eight Seconds, Emilyn Stam & John David Williams, From Home Music Series, Glamatron, GWNtertainment, Idris Elba, Jaimie Vernon, Jessa, Jim Hurcomb, JV's Boogaloo Squad, Mike Heron, Mimi O'Bonsawin, Nick Sherman, OKAN, Ottawa Music, Paul Manchin, randy bachman, Rude Van Steenes, Sloan, Sonny Boy Mick, Speak Music Be Kind Festival, Todd Miller, Tristan Roby, Vis-A-Vis, World News on February 1, 2021 by segariniJAIMIE VERNON – CODGER WARS
Posted in Opinion with tags AC/DC, Aerosmith, alice cooper, Bob Dylan, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Chuck Berry, coachella, Coldplay, Cuba, DBAWIS, Desert Trip, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Hollywood Vampires, Jaimie Vernon, Joe Perry, John Lennon, Johnny Depp, Kiss, Nobel Prize, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Roger Waters, Rolling Stones, Silly Love Songs, Sloan, Steven Tyler, The Band, The Who, Toto on October 15, 2016 by segarini
It was touch and go in the early part of 2016 for Classic Rock. Half the people that have ever made music in my lifetime died in the first 6 months. That’s an exaggeration, of course, but it looked like it was going to be up to The Rolling Stones to save the planet. Well, since the release of The Beatles documentary “Eight Days A Week” the geezers are rallying.
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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Pat Blythe: 2015 – A Year in Summation
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Amy Mech, Annette Shaffer, Ant Man, Ballroom Babies, BlackDog Ballroom, Bob Segarini, BTRA, Cameron House, Care Failure, Carl's Junior, Casa di Giorgio, Cherie Curie, Cherish Stevenson and Jay Macedo, Cherry Cola's, CMW, Coalition, Danforth Music Hall, David Celia, DBAWIS, Die Mannequin, Dirty Loops, Don't Believe a Word I Say, El Furniture Warehouse, Elaine Sawyer, Emily and Ogden, Fitzrays, Frank Russell, Frank Tiefenback, Frank Zirone, Friendly to Seniors, Gilda's Club Greater Toronto, GingerPennies, Glee London, Godovitz, Greg Simpson, Hugh's Room, Indie Week, Inter Steer, Ivory Hours, J.C. Sandoval, Jain McMillian, Jay Sparrow, Jennie Baker, Jonathan Barrie, Julian Lennon, Julian Taylor, Jully Black, Lee's Palace, Lisa Stanfield, Maggie Bell, Maria Muldaur, Martin Melhuish, Matt Groopie, Matt Lightstone, Michael Stanfield, Minions, Mod Club, My Hollow, NXNE, Oh Canada What A Feeling!, ONES, Orbit Room, Pat Blythe, Pat Kelly, Peter Kashur, rancho relaxo, Rival Sons, Rivoli, Robin Seif, Rock Lobster, Sara Smith, Secret Broadcast, Sicilian Sidewalk Cafe, Silver Dollar, Sloan, Sneaky Dees, Spectre, St. Paul and the Broken Bones, Star Wars, Susan Rosenberg, Tara Scott, The Avengers, The Dakota Tavern, The Damn Truth, The Hideout, The Horseshoe, The Killing Floor, The Lazys, The Local, the Merry Widows, The Phoenix, The Pilot, Tilda and Marshall Mech, Toronto Council on Aging, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Tranzac, Trumbo, TURF, Vancouver Island Musicfest, Victoria Park London, Willow Smith, Xprime, YEAH YEAH YEAH Band on January 6, 2016 by segarini
Personally it’s been, indubitably, a year of massive, incredible change….a complete turnaround….a 360….that’s two 180’s, and I’m still spinning. It’s been jam packed full of opportunities, challenges, reconnections, new connections, bags of music, loads of dancing, early mornings, late nights, no sleep, G&T’s, club hopping, previews and reviews, outdoor patios, fast food, fine dining, ear-splitting bands, (did I mention dancing), photo shoots, video shoots and writing. Okay, deep breath, plunging in, here we go….the year in review. Really!! ….and WELCOME BACK!
Frank Gutch Jr: O Canada: A Nod to The Great White North— (and more of them goddamn notes)
Posted in Opinion with tags bill jackson, Bob Segarini, bobby gottesman, Caitlin Canty, Chloe Albert, Darrell Vickers, Dave Bidini, David Olney, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Gutch Jr., Gowan, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Jaimie Vernon, Jane Gowan, Jubal Lee Young, Laurie Biagini, music videos, On a Cold Road, Pete Fidler, Pursuit of Happiness, Records, Rheostatics, Roxanne Tellier, Sergio Webb, Shade, Sloan, South of Bloor, Steve Young, The Extras, Thor, Tim Vesely, Toby Swann, Tragically Hip, Violet Archers on September 2, 2014 by segarini
I am a lost Son of Canada. I must be. I love Canadian bacon, though bacon it not really be (except maybe technically). I love Jennifer Dale, an actor who deserved much more than she has been afforded, respect-wise (I reveled in her work on Canadian TV and film during Comcast’s all-too-short span of including CTV and CBC on their cable lineups in the ’80s). I love Due South, one of the most creative and funny-on-so-many-levels series TV has ever created (the transition of Ray to Ray— David Marciano to Callum Keith Rennie— a work of pure writing craftmanship).
Roxanne Tellier: Canada, Eh?
Posted in Opinion with tags 56K modem, Alberta, Banff, baseball, basketball, Beaver Tails, Bob Segarini, Boundary Peak, British Columbia, Canada Day, Canadarm, Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Canuckleheads, Cape Columbia, Cape St Charles, Captain James Tiberius Kirk, Civil Marriage Act, CroNut, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dr. Henry Morgentaler, Easy-Off Oven Cleaner, Ellesmere Island, Football, gas mask, Hockey, HOH OHO, Labatt Cinquante, Labrador, Lacrosse, LGBT, Loch Ness, Mark Ripp, McIntosh Red, Montreal, Nanaimo, Nanaimo Bars, New York City, Northern Lights, Nunavit, Ogopogo, Ontario, Pablum, Parliament Hill, Pierre Trudeau, Point Pelee, Poutine, Rough Riders, Roxanne Tellier, same-sex marriage, San Francisco. London and Berlin, Saskatchewan, Scarborough, Screech, Sloan, snowmobile, St. Paul, Standard Time, Sudbury, Supreme Court of Canada, the heymacs, TimBits, Toronto Transit Corporation, Tourtiere, TTC, UFO Landing Pad, United States, USS Enterprise, War of 1812, White House, William Shatner, Yukon/Alaska on June 29, 2014 by segarini
JAIMIE VERNON – April DISCoveries and musical musings
Posted in Opinion with tags Bob Segarini, Dave Diamond, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Drink A Toast To Innocence, Famous Underground, Frank Gutch Jr., Jaimie Vernon, Kobo Town, Kris + Dee, Lite Rock, Michael Carpenter, Mister Zero, Nick Walsh, Schmaltz, Slik Toxik, Sloan, Sonny Keyes, Sweet Relief, The Kings, The Popdudes, vinyl, Yacht Rock on April 27, 2013 by segarini
After a long month of music legend deaths (which included Pinky Dauvin of Lighthouse and Richie Havens this week) and global tragedy it’s great to finally get back to listening to the new breed of musical innovation.
“KRIS + DEE “Bloom”
I have to admit that I have a music crush on this dynamic duo. They lured me in and hooked me with last year’s debut effort ‘Still Here’ – setting the tone of their thoughtful songs of solitude and introspection. On the sophomore follow-up ‘Bloom’ they explore these themes and more and add musical dynamics with the assistance of resident bass/piano/organ mandolin player Wil McGonegal plus Colin Cripps (Crash Vegas, Junkhouse), Tim Welch (National Velvet), Ron Hawkins (Lowest of the Low) and the seriously skilled drum work of Mauro Sepe and Al Cross.
Cameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock’n’Roll – Oh, Canada
Posted in Opinion with tags A Primitive Evolution, Cameron Carpenter, Dave Bidini, DBAWIS, Die Mannequin, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Inie 88, Joel Plaskett, music, Nazareth, Shanghai Cowgirl, Sloan, The Bovine, Tragically Hip, Weakerthans on September 13, 2012 by segarini
As most of you know Canadian radio is forced by the Canadian Radio-Television And Telecommunications Commission (CTRC) to play a certain amount of music deemed “Canadian”. The regulation was put in place in the early seventies in hopes that we would build a Canadian star system. The system has been fought and debated since its inception and the rules and regs have changed over the years with more Canadian music than ever now being heard on our airwaves. As it stands now most new stations are forced to play upwards of 40% Canadian Content (Can-Con).
Cameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock’n’Roll – The Nineties
Posted in Opinion with tags Cameron Carpenter, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, music, Records, Shanghai Cowgirl, Sloan, the Headstones, The Nineties, The Rockaderos on September 6, 2012 by segarini
The nineties were an interesting time for professionally. Although I had worked in the A&R department at Quality Records in the early eighties I didn’t have any signing powers. The only band that I fought for were The Rockaderos and although we released a fantastic Bob Segarini produced single, “I Wanna Dance Like Fred”, outside of a little play at CFNY, nothing happened to the E.P. and we never had the chance to release a full album. If anyone has an MP3 of the song please feel free to send it to me as all I have are a few old cassettes of the band.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 