This week came the revelation that digital music streaming services are both ripping off artists AND generating no revenue. Rarely has there been a non-story generating so much sucking and blowing simultaneously.
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JAIMIE VERNON: UN-MERRILY DOWN THE STREAM
Posted in Opinion with tags advances, All About That Bass, Bob Segarini, boogieman, Canadian Music, DBAWIS, digital sales, digital streaming, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Glade Air Freshener, Jaimie Vernon, Katy Perry, Kevin Kadish, killing music, Lady GaGa, Major Labels, Meghan Trainor, napster, ninja assassin, Pandora, physical sales, producer, revenue, songwriters, Spotify, strawman, taping, Taylor Swift, Tidal, Title, video, vinyl, YouTube on October 3, 2015 by segariniPat Blythe: Ahhhh…the Junos – My response to Segarini’s posting of Jamie Vernon’s posting….of everyone else’s postings…..
Posted in Opinion with tags Alanis, awards, Bell Media, Bryan Adams, Calgary, camera, City of Hamilton, Colleen D'Agostino, couch potato, Crowbar, CTV, dance, Dave Beatty, DBAWIS, DeadMau5, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Ed Sullivan, Hamilton, Hedley, Jacob Hoggard, Jamie Vernon, Jann Arden, JUNO Awards, Juno Board, Junos, Kardinall Offishall, Kiesza, King Biscuit Boy, Let's Shake, Lights, Long & McQuade, Maple Blues Awards, Michael Buble, music, Oh What A Feeling, piano, Pizza Pizza, QED, QED Media, Seeya, segarini, Sirus, SNL, TD, Teenage Head, The Hammer, TV, video on March 18, 2015 by segarini
Wellllllll……all I can say is “I was there”. Up in the nosebleeds with the rest of the folks in the so-called “cheap seats”. My date for the evening and I had a direct aim at the stage(s), perfect viewing. I have no idea what you couch potatoes were seeing at various stages of the programme, but it was definitely different from the TV version.
Segarini: Robin Williams
Posted in Opinion with tags Bob Segarini, Comedy, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, HBO, Robin Williams, video on August 11, 2014 by segariniRobin Williams 1951 – 2014
THIS is the Robin Williams I remember. THIS is the Robin Williams I will miss. Not the actor, not the slapstick movies or the maudlin heart tuggers, or the serious dramatic turns. THIS is the Robin Williams who went from a street mime in SF to an explosion of wit, terror, truth, and freedom. A man with no brakes, no barriers, and no rules. Back when HBO was a joke, a shitty little tiny cable company, an upstart, Robin Williams was an upstart too…and fueled with the desire to be loved, to entertain, and in possession of a cocaine driven brain of epic ability…to think ahead while still saying what had popped into his head just moments ago. A train off the tracks, a comedy delivery that made the jokes as deadly as shrapnel. THIS is the Robin Williams I lost. Fuck.
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JAIMIE VERNON – YOUTUBE KILLED THE VIDEO STAR
Posted in Opinion with tags Amanda Palmer, Bell Media, Beyonce, Bob Segarini, Canadian Music, Christopher Ward, CTV, DBAWIS, Die Antwoord, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Donny Osmond, Dream Warriors, Duran Duran, Eric Ehm, eTalk, Hip Hop, J.D. Roberts, Jacksoul, Jaimie Vernon, Jay-Z, Julia Nunes, k-os, Lana Del Ray, Leah Miller, Madonna, Maestro Fresh Wes, Michael Jackson, Michael Williams, MTV, MTV Canada, Much More Music, Much Music, napster, Rammstein, Rap, Space, Television, Urban Music, VCR, VH1, VHS, video, Vimeo, Weird Al Yankovic, White & Nerdy, YouTube on July 26, 2014 by segarini
A week ago Bell Media Megolithic Oligarchy Inc. gutted many of their TV channel networks including CTV, E!, Space, and the formerly music oriented MTV Canada, MuchMoreMusic and MuchMusic by laying off 91 people.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 