* Congrats to Toronto’s John Acosta (formerly of Acosta-Russell) whose song “Let Me Be The One To” is featured prominently in the new Eddie Murphy film “Coming To America 2.”
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GWNtertainment #9 by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in music, Opinion, Review with tags Apricity, Arapacis, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Danny Michael, DBAWIS, Delyn Grey, Devin Bourque, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Evergreen, Eye Steal, Fred Mollin, GWNtertainment, Heart of Zion, Homo Trans Futura, Jaimie Vernon, Jamal Tinkov, James Paul, Jef Lesson, Jim Lamarche, John Acosta, Karnal Sinn, Kayliox, Kevin Mitchell, Leslie Spit Treeo, Lowest of the Low, Michael J. Foxx, Mike Federici, Olenka. Abby Stewart, Pulsarz, Ray Roper, Rita Johns, Ron Hawkins, Rummy, Sean Bain, Shingo Nakamura, Son of James, Star Unhinged, Super Spreader, Sydney Sexton, The Kings, Timothy J, Versatile Rock, Victor Perry, Walk Off the Earth, Werth It, Wiklund vs. Wiklund on March 8, 2021 by segariniGWNtertainment #5 by Jaimie Vernon
Posted in COVID 19, life, music, Opinion, Review with tags Ashaan Rori Allwood, Bob Segarini, Bona Fide Scoundrels, BucksInDaCut, Canadian Music, Caravan of Music, Dan Hill, Dave King, Dave Rave and the Second Responders, DBAWIS, Deanna Faye, Denise Leslie, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dr. Minz And The Chronic Harmonic, Drake, Faouzia, Festival du Voyageur, Garage Baby, GWNtertainment, If I Look Strong You Look Strong, Jaimie Vernon, Jeff Woods, Kevin Breit, Kyp Harness, Light of Day Canada Music Festival, Mark Kelso, Maya Malkin, Men Without Hats, Nadine Anyan, Noah Michael, Oscar Peterson, Rapid Transit, Sean Krause, Sounds Like Toronto, Tanya Charles Iveniuk, The Bel-Vistas, The Chairmen of the Boards, The Kings, Valentine's Day Virtual House Party, William Franklyn, Winter Arts Collective on February 8, 2021 by segarini
Buckle up kids, the winter is going to make itself very apparent this week throughout most of the already frozen tundra. Polar dippers were greeted with very stiff…water…on Lake Michigan last weekend. Even without a pandemic, this is the perfect time to put on the footie pajamas and snuggle with the fur babies, human babies, and man-babies to listen to some great Canadian music courtesy GWN’s sonic radar.
JAIMIE VERNON – BULLSOGRAPHY: Sneak Peek #1
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Aqua Duck, B-Girls, Bakersfield, Bigger Than Bowling, Bob Segarini, Brian Gagnon, Canadian Music, Cynthia Ross, DBAWIS, Deadlier Than Darts, Doc Rock & The Wild Bunch, Don't Believe a Word I Say, El Mocambo, Front 54, Gilmore's, Goddo, Gulf War, Hamilton, Haywire, Jaimie Vernon, Killer Dwarfs, Lee Aaron, Lee's Palace, Lundy's Lane, M.T. Head Express, Mike Thorne, Mort Ross, Moving Targetz, Mysonics, Niagara Falls, Oshawa, Players' Studio, Purple Onion, Russell Graham, Saga, The Kings, Toronto, Tragically Hip, Trooper on September 24, 2016 by segarini
With my ‘True Tales From a Cemetery Cop’ being released October 3 I’ve finally returned to finish writing the book I promised a year ago – the history of Bullseye Records of Canada.
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.
JAIMIE VERNON – TOM HOOPER & THE UNEXPLORED COSMOS
Posted in Opinion with tags 2002, 54.40, Bob Segarini, Brutus, Bullseye Records, Canadian Music, Cardboard Man, Dan Nullmeyer, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, George Harrison, Goddo, Grapes of Wrath, Greg Simpson, Hamilton, Jaimie Vernon, Jeff Jones, Kitchener, KOCH, Lava Hay, Lisa Millar, London, Much Music, Ottawa, Ranbach Music, randy bachman, Same Old Me, Suzanne Little, Takin' Care of Christmas, Taste of The Danforth, The Kings, The Unexplored Cosmos, Tom Hooper, Toronto on April 25, 2015 by segarini
excerpted from the forthcoming book Bullsography: The Bullseye Records Story 1985-2010
JAIMIE VERNON – HEY, NINETEEN
Posted in Opinion with tags Anniversary., BMG Music, Bob Segarini, Bryan Adams, Bullseye Records, Canadian Music, Cheap Trick, DBAWIS, Derek Longmuir, divorce, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donny Osmond, Duke Street Diner, El Mocambo, Great White Noise Magazine, Honeymoon Suite, Jaimie Vernon, Jeff Healey, Kings X, Kingswood, little black dress, Liverpool, Made In Canada, Maureen Leeson, Moving Targetz, P.A.M., Paul Anand, Paul White, record collection, rock and roll love letter, Sharon Vernon, Spare Parts, Spin Doctors, The Bay City Rollers, The Eagles, The Kings on March 14, 2015 by segarini
As you read this my wife Sharon Vernon and I have just celebrated our 19th anniversary. We went to Cleveland to see two of her favourite bands – the American act Red Wanting Blue and Canadian rock darling The Trews who I introduced her to (musically) in 2003 after seeing them in a club in Halifax during the ECMA’s. We’ve done a lot of that on our anniversaries – going to see live acts. That includes Lighthouse on our 17th and Ian Mitchell of the Bay City Rollers (see story below).
JAIMIE VERNON – THANK YOU FOR BEING A FRIEND
Posted in Opinion with tags Andrew Gold, best friends, Black Swan Tavern, Blair Packham, Bob Reid, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Dave Diamond, DBAWIS, Desmond Nathan, Don't Believe a Word I Say, friendship, Gary 17, Honouring Our Own, Jacke Tassé, Jaimie Vernon, James Ratch, Klaatu, Lawrie Ingles, Luke Jackson, Mr. Zero, Paul Royes, Pete Otis, Peter Kashur, Spare Parts, Swindled, Switchin' To Glide, Terry Draper, Thank You For Being A Friend, The Kings, Todd Miller, Wakin' Up Johnny, Why Can't We Be Friends on February 7, 2015 by segarini
As much as it’s a sappy platitude from the late music legend Andrew Gold, there’s no other way of saying thanks to those who have stuck by me year after year. I have over 2800 ‘friends’ on my Facebook profile. This isn’t a boast. It’s a matter of fact and it’s not to point out the quantity. I’m the rare exception in social media who actually knows most of the people I’ve friended.
JAIMIE VERNON – 29 WITH A BULLET
Posted in Opinion with tags Anger Brothers, Bay City Rollers, Bob Segarini, Brave Belt, Brutus, Bullseye Records, Canada Music Week, Canadian Music, Cats & Dogs, CMW, Creighton Doane, Dave Rave, David Quinton, DBAWIS, Dee Long, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eight Seconds, Figures at Dawn, Geoff Gibbons, Glen Foster, Goddo, Greg Godovitz, Guess Who, Harem Scarem, Honeymoon Suite, International Pop Overthrow Festival, Jaimie Vernon, Jeff Healey, Jeff Jones, John Boswell, Killer Dwarfs, Klaatu, Maureen Leeson, Michael White & The White, Moxy, Santers, Silverlode, Soap Opera, Terry Draper, That Canadian Guy, The Beatles, The Brunswick House, The Dishes, The First Time, The Florida Razors, The Kings, The Shakers, The Sweet, Tom Hooper, Tom Wilson, Wild T & The Spirit on May 10, 2014 by segarini
A major anniversary passed surreptitiously on April 20th. It was the 29th anniversary of my long-suffering record label Bullseye Records. Normally I’d have shouted from the rooftops and run some kind of anniversary commemoration on Facebook or with musicians I know or privately, silently weeping, into my morning orange juice. But, I actually forgot about it.
So far removed am I from the music world now, and my own legacy, and exhausted from the grind that is my paycheck shackles that it slipped under my radar.
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 segarini
Last 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.
JAIMIE VERNON – It Was 50 Years Ago Today
Posted in Opinion with tags Al Kooper, Alan Merrill, Andrew Gold, Beatles Tribute, Bob Segarini, Bullseye Records, Canadian Music, Casbah Coffee Club, DBAWIS, digital album, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Ed Sullivan, Fab Four, Frank Levin, Gary Pig Gold, George Harrison, Goddo, Ian Anderson, It Was 40 Years Ago Today, Jaimie Vernon, Jeff Jones, John Lennon, Klaatu, Leo Sayer, Liverpool, Michael WHITE, music, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, The Beatles, The Kings, Tom Hooper, tribute album on November 9, 2013 by segarini
I’ll be 50 years old on November 19th (send no cards, just cash, please). A half century of fun, frivolity and heart-ache. Fortunately, I’ve had a lot of the former 
and less of the latter. Annually, I chase the notoriety of the JFK assassination by three days…and every f*cking thing The Beatles have ever done. My moments of personal glory will always be overshadowed by what they did on my birthday in various years:
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 