Unlike the many industries that burp and seize up in anticipation of Christmas – and ultimately stop dead in its tracks – Rock ‘n Roll never takes a break. It doesn’t go on holiday. It lives on an endless perpetual calendar of sex, stimulants and adrenalin. It bounds and plods and steamrolls and even hemorrhages creativity despite the sleepy respite that is observed by the denizens of the normal world.
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JAIMIE VERNON – ROLL ON DOWN THE 2015 HIGHWAY
Posted in Opinion with tags 2015, Backstreet Boys, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Extended mixes, Hit the Road Jack, Jaimie Vernon, Matt Servo, Michael Carpenter, new music, New Wave, Power Pop, prolific, Ray Charles, Roboteyes, Roxanne Tellier, Shawn O’Shea, songwriting, synth-pop, The Beatles, the heymacs, Unboxing videos, videos, YouTube on January 17, 2015 by segariniJAIMIE VERNON – THIS IS 1984
Posted in Opinion with tags 1984., Aretha Franklin, Beat It, Billie Jean, Black Stations/White Stations, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Cooling The Medium, Current Records, Daniel Lanois, David Bowie, DBAWIS, Diana Ross, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Echo Beach, Emulator, Ensoniq Mirage, Gerry Young, Jaimie Vernon, Jocelyne Lanois, Last Pogo, M + M, Mark Gane, Martha & The Muffins, Martha Johnson, Martha Ladly, Michael Jackson, MTV, Much Music, Mystery Walk, New Wave, Nick Kent, Off The Wall, Ontario College of Art, Peter Gabriel, Power Station, Queen Street, racism, synth-pop, Tears For Fears, This Is The Ice Age, Thriller, Toronto, Trance And Dance, Walter Yetnikoff, Yogi Horton on December 6, 2014 by segarini
George Orwell references aside, 1984 marked a substantial turning point for pop music in Canada. The most significant of those was the launch of our answer to MTV – which we lovingly, un-ironically, called Much Music.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 