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Jaimie Vernon – GWNtertainment

Posted in life, music, Opinion, Review with tags Bill Smith, Bob Segarini, Bullseye Records of Canada, Canadian Music, Canadiana, Danny Weiss, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Gary Pig Gold, Gary Webb-Proctor, Gary17, Gowan, Great White Noise Magazine, GWNtertainment, Jaimie Vernon, Joanne Michener, Michael Fonfara, Moving Targetz, MT Head Express, Paul Anand, Rhinoceros, Saga, Sharon Vernon, Shawn Wludyka, The Lincolns, Todd Kerns, Toque on January 11, 2021 by segarini

A million years ago (okay, it was 32) I had an idea to start a music magazine to promote Canadian music. The idea didn’t come out of nowhere and there was a catalyst to light the fire. It started as a newsletter in 1989 to promote my rock band Moving Targetz. It was called the M.T. Head Express and was mailed to our fans monthly to let them know about gigs, recordings, and all our shenanigans as a rock band. My ex’s mother, Gail Benson (RIP), said to me one day, “You should expand your news letter to cover other Canadian bands, not just your own.” And, so I did. In early 1990, I launched a 24-page fanzine called Great White Noise Magazine. My ex and I bought a brand new PC with a dot matrix printer for $1320. I had to take out a loan at my credit union to do it. It would take me until 1993 to pay it off! Continue reading →

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Pat Blythe – Jordan John and More Celebrations….

Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Ballroom Babies, BlackDog Ballroom, Bob Segarini, Carol Kaye. Phil Lynott, Cherish Stevenson, Cherry Cola's, Chris Squire, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Jay Macedo, Jeff Jones, John Deacon, Jordan John, Mushy Callahan, Pat Blythe, Peter Montreuil, Prakash John, Romani Rota, Suzi Quatro, Taste of Colombia, The Lincolns, The Orbit Room, Xprime on July 13, 2016 by segarini

We’re opening with a song….ya I know, but can you think of a better one?

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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.

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Roxanne Tellier: My Toronto – Part Two

Posted in Opinion with tags alice cooper, Ben Bergmann., Black Sabbath, Bob Segarini, Bomb Records, Brutus, Burton Cummings, Carole Pope, CHUM FM, CITY TV, Coney Hatch, Crowbar, DBAWIS, Divine, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eaton Centre, El Mocambo, England Dan and John Ford Coley, Foot in Cold Water, Frank Soda, Garwood Wallace, Gary Cormier, Gary Topp, geoff pevere, Goddo, Hap Roderman, Hard Rock Café, Harlequin, Hellfield, Hotel California, Jackson Hawke, JoAnn Brooks, Kenny Shields, Kevan Staples, Killing Joke, Larry's Hideaway, Lou Reed, Maple Leaf Gardens, Max Webster, Mike Myers, Moxy, Nickelodeon, Nico, Ozzy Osbourne, Performer, Piccadilly Tube, Prakash John, Rough Trade, Roxanne Tellier, Rush, Saga, Steve Ambrose, Streetheart, Sun Ra, Teenage Head, The Bobcast, the Chimney, The Cramps, The Edge, The Forge, The Garys Martha and the Muffins, The Gasworks, The Lincolns, The Police, The Rolling Stones, The Viletones, Tim Curry, Tommy Ambrose, Toronto, True North, Twitch, Wayne/Jayne County, XTC on April 13, 2014 by segarini

Toronto was a different place in the late 1970’s and early eighties. Although it’s easy to look back with rose coloured glasses, it was, in fact, a watershed time for Toronto musicians. Everywhere you turned, you were surrounded by outstanding music, made by dedicated and very talented players, who enjoyed the freedom to create their art, and make a living at the same time.