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.
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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 segariniPat Blythe – What a Rush!
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Amy Bishop, Anne Murray, Annerin Productions, April Wine, Bob Segarini, Brent Clark, Bryan Adams, Celine Dion, Coalition Music, Cripple Creek, Crowbar, CSNY, David Michael Moote, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Easy Rider, Gino Vannelli, Gordon Lightfoot, Greg Godovitz, Hank Snow, Hutch, Ian Tyson, Jaren Cerf, Jeff Parry, Jeremy Koz, Jeremy Rush, John Dunnett, John Rowlands, Joni Mitchell, k.d. lang, Kit Johnson, Lenny Kravitz, Loverboy, Martin Melhuish, Mathieu St-Arnaud, Neil Young, Oh Canada, Oh What A Feeling: A Vital History of Canadian Music, Pat Blythe, Pat Kelly, Paul Anka, Peter Grant, Peter Nunn, Pike's Peak, Princess of Wales Theatre, Robin Seif, Russell Broom, Scott Christenson, Sean Kilbride, Sil Simone, Steppenwolf, Sylvia Tyson, The Band, The Guess Who, Tom Cochrane, Trooper, Turbine Studios, We Will Rock You, What A Feeling: A Musical Odyssey, Woodstock on August 26, 2015 by segarini
OMG!!! I can barely contain myself from bouncing around in my seat. There is not one part of my body that is not vibrating. Finally, unencumbered by my theatre seat, the urge gives way to pure, uninhibited “singing and dancing in the aisles”. I just about vaulted over my seatmate beside me to rush the stage and boogie up a storm. It is so liberating to let it just take over. What an encore!!!! Thankfully, my good friend and date for the evening, Pat Kelly, encourages this irrational behaviour. Gotta love him.
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.
Doug Thompson: A NEW BOOK ON THE CANADIAN MUSIC SCENE IS IN BOOK STORES OR ON KINDLES, OR HOWEVER YOU READ BOOKS THESE DAYS
Posted in Opinion with tags America, Anne Murray, ARC Records, Arcade Fire, “The Top 100 Canadian Albums”, Barry Allen, Bill Gilliland, Blue Ant Media, Bob Crewe, Bob Mersereau, Bobby Curtola, Canadian Music Centre, CBC, CHUM FM, Cory Wells, David Clayton Thomas, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Doug Thompson, Duff Roman, Edward Bear, Gary Buck, Gordon Lightfoot, Hi Fi Salutes, Ian Thomas, Jack London and The Sparrows, Jack Scott, John Kay, JUNO Awards, Levon and The Hawks, Little Caesar and The Consuls, Manfred Mann, music, Neil Young, Ocean, Oliver!, Paul White, radio, Records, Roman Records, Ronnie Hawkins, RPM Magazine, Santana, segarini, Shirley Matthews, Skip Prokop, Stan Klees, Steppenwolf, Terry Black, The 5 Man Electrical Band, The Band, The Beau-Marks, The Bob Crewe Generation, The Crew Cuts, The Diamonds, The Esquires, The Four Lads, The Four Seasons, The Guess Who, The History of Canadian Rock’N’Roll”, The Mod Beats, The Staccatos, The Top Canadian Singles”, The Ugly Ducklings, Three Dog Night, Toronto, Walt Grealis on June 15, 2015 by segarini
Before I begin my review, I have to say that I have the utmost respect for anybody who sits down (or stands up for that matter) to write a book…whether fiction or non-fiction. The amount of time and effort in research and the blood, sweat and tears that it takes to actually write it, can be monumental. Having contributed to over a dozen books, I know that it takes true dedication and can’t be undertaken lightly. Writing a book can (and often does) take over your life.
JAIMIE VERNON – A PIECE OF THE ROCK
Posted in Opinion with tags Anna Ruddick, Axel Rose, Bob Segarini, BTO, Canadian music Randy Bachman, cream, Dale Anne Brendon, DBAWIS, Deep Purple, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Gene Simmons, Heavy Blues, Jaimie Vernon, Jeff Healey, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Bonamassa, Kurt Cobain, Led Zeppelin, London Blues Explosion, Long John Baldry, Louis Armstrong., Luke Doucet, Neil Young, Peter Frampton, Robert Randolph, Rock, Scott Holiday, Steppenwolf, The Guess Who, UK, Yardbirds, ZZ Top on May 23, 2015 by segarini
The demise of Rock And Roll has been greatly exaggerated by the likes of Gene ‘I don’t know how to work an iPad‘ Simmons. That’s not to say we shouldn’t have it on suicide watch and coax it back from the ledge where its been hanging by its finger tips since Axel Rose delivered ‘Chinese Grafitti‘ and not ‘Appetite For Destruction 2‘.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 