* 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 segariniPat Blythe – All Sorts of Stuff and of Course…Music!
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", A.J. Croce, Brian Andreas, Buffy, Calan, CIMA, CMW, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eddie Bullen, Eddie Bullen's Jazz Cruise, Fred Penner, Gilda's Club Greater Toronto, Good Mother, Holland Bloorview, Hootenanny on Hunter, Indie Week, Jack Richardson London Music Awards and festival, Jann Arden, London Bluesfest, luvthemusic, Man Crush, Mariposa, NXNE, ONES, Pat Blythe, Phantom Atlantic, Robbie Lane and The Disciples, Sam Taylor, Samantha Martin and Delta Sugar, Summerfolk, Suzie Vinnick, The Human Drive, Tom Cochrane and Red Rider, Valdy, Walk Off the Earth, Wild T & The Spirit, Women’s March, WOTE on January 16, 2019 by segarini
I think this is what 2019 is going to be all about:
“There are things you do because they feel right & they make no sense & they may make no money & it may be the real reason we are here: to love each other & to eat each other’s cooking & say it was good” — ©2000 Brian Andreas
Pat Blythe – The Mariposa Experience…..Part Two…..Stories and Music
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags A Girl With A Camera "The Picture Taker", Bob Segarini, Cécile Doo-Kingé, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Greg Simpson, Iskwé, Maggie Bell, Mariposa, Mariposa Folk Festival, McLean's Magazine, Molly Tuttle, Pat Blythe, Tami Neilson, Tudhope Park, Valdy, Walk Off the Earth on August 8, 2018 by segarini
I’ve had several people tell me I have so many stories….if you point something out in my home or mention the jewellery I wear, there’s always a story. Well…..here are my stories behind some of these incredible performers at Mariposa. Some I never thought I’d see, some were pleasant surprises and some were performers I had missed at other festivals or venues around Toronto.
Roxanne Tellier – Making Your Own Merry Little Christmas
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags Bill Payne, Bill Wood, Bill Wood and The Woodies, Bing Crosby, Bob Segarini, Cavalcade of Lights, Chris Bennett, Christmas, Christmas spirit, DBAWIS, Dino Naccarato, Distillery Historic District, Dollarama, Donna O'Connor, Elf on the Shelf, Eye Eye, Fred Astaire, George Whitty, Gordon Lightfoot, Gordon Sheard, Graffiti's, Holiday Fair, Joel Rosenblatt, John Findlay, Keither Carlock, Manitoba Band Association, Marjorie Reynolds, Mark Shannon, Mary Wood, Nathan Phillips Square, Ric Fierabracci, Robi Botos, Ron Sexsmith, Roxanne Tellier, Sean O'Connor, the heymacs, Toronto Christmas Market, Tuba Fest, Walk Off the Earth, Will Lee, Winnipeg on December 10, 2017 by segarini
Calendar time between my birthday on December 4th, and Christmas Day, on December 25th, is just three weeks .. 21 days .. The calendar doesn’t lie – it’s 21 days, but somehow, it always flies by like it’s a lost long weekend, and into that time, we have to pack in all the xmas frippery and chaos we can handle.
Those three weeks fly by. The holidays just aren’t the same since my mum and gram died in 1992. Gram, who had hoped, but didn’t quite get the chance to celebrate her hundredth birthday, always had the gravitas and the gravy, roast beef, and Yorkshire pudding to guarantee that our scattered family would be gathering around her for the holidays.
Pat Blythe: CMW 2015 Over and Out – Part One
Posted in Opinion with tags Adam Langley, Ann James Joles, Audio Blood, Bumstead Productions, Canadian Music Week, Cherry Cola's, Chole Stelmanis, Cloak and Dagger, CMW, Danforth Music Hall, Dave Traina, David Bakula, David Beste, Davie Masse, DBAWIS, Don Lawson, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Electric Man, Famehouse and Bandzoogle, Finger Eleven, Gibson Artists Showroom, GigSalad, Glenn Williams, Greg Simpson, Horseshoe Tavern, I Mother Earth, Jason McCoy, Jay Braslin, Jay Buchanan, Jully Black, Kickstarter, Kim Mitchell, Larry Wanagas, Lee-La Baum, Leon Harrison, Liam Shearer, Main Music News, Matt Morris, Mike Miley, Monster, Music Glue, Music Watch, Neil Dixon, Open My Eyes, Pat Blythe, Peter Grutta, Q107, Ralph James, randy bachman, Rival Sons, Roxanne Tellier, Russ Crupnick, Sam Weber, Sasha Miller, Scott Holiday, segarini, The Agency, The Damn Truth, The Guardian, The Lazys, The Neilson Company, The Trews, Tom Shemer, Tom Wilson, Tomi Swick, Unison Benevolent Fund, Vevo, Walk Off the Earth, Xprime on May 13, 2015 by segarini
Ahhhh….CMW….ten days that will be permanently etched in my mind, my feet, my body, my bones. What a veritable whirlwind of dinners, dancing, concerts, clubs, conferences, more dancing…. Thank you Sasha Miller and Chole Stelmanis at Audio Blood (Newly christened AB) for providing the DBAWIS team our requisite passes and wristbands to the best music conference….ever.
Roxanne Tellier – The Week That Was CMW 2015
Posted in Opinion with tags 000 Maniacs, 10, Al Mair, Alana Yorke, Audio Blood, Aussie BBQ, Australia, Betty and Veronica, Billy Mann, Bob Lefsetz, Bob Segarini, Bobby Singh, Bobcast, Bonnie Fedrau, Boots & Bourbon, CaitlinHarnett, Cam Carpenter, Care Failure, Chef Alive, Cherry Cola's, CIMA, Cloak and Dagger, CMW 2015, Cordova Bay Entertainment Group, David Macmillan, DBAWIS, Die Mannequin. Sounds Australia, Don Blais, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Earle Taylor, EmyStantcheva, eOne Music, Eric Alper, Fergus Hambleton, Front of House, Gibson Artist Showroom, GigSalad, Gloryhound, Grammy, Greg Simpson, Ian Janes, Ike and Tina Turner, Isobel Trigger, J.C. Sandoval, Jason McCoy, Jay Sparrow, Jeff Bialkowski, Julian Tuck, Jully Black, Kevin Quain, Michael Watson, Midnight Oil, Music Newfoundland, Music Ontario, Nadia Elkharadly, Nashville, Natalie Merchant, Neil Carson, NXNE, Pat Blythe, Peter Verity, Phoenix, r Larry LeBlanc Green& Bloom/Topline US, rancho relaxo, Richard Julian, Rick Fenton, Roxanne Tellier, Salt n Pepa, Sam Weber, Savannah, Sean Lennon, SebAgnello, Selahphonic Horseshoe, Steve Jones, The Brood, The Hideout, The Rex, The Rivoli, The Road Hammers, The Sheraton. Phil Taylor, The Wild!, tiki lounge, Tom Waits, Tom Williams, Walk Off the Earth, Walter Buchanan, Xprime on May 10, 2015 by segarini
Thanks to the good people at AudioBlood, Bob Segarini, Pat Blythe and myself have spent the last ten days mixing and mingling with musicians, artists, and the people who love them. It’s been simultaneously exhausting and exhilarating. I won’t lie … my feet hurt, I’ve got a desk covered in CDs, business cards, and promotional bumpf of all stripes … and I’m relieved that I don’t have to do anything more strenuous than type this recap of the festivities. Although there are a few more events tonight …
Roxanne Tellier: Shaping The New Sexual Revolution – 1960 Redux
Posted in Opinion with tags Alejandra Ribera, Australia, Blair Packham, Bob Reid, Bob Segarini, Bruce Jenner, Canada, Canadian Music Week, CMW, Craigslist, Daniel Lanois, David Wildsmith, DBAWIS, Death Cab for Cutie, Diane Sawyer, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Drake Underground, Faith No More, Felicity Huffman, Fergus Hambleton, Frank Gutch Jr., fusion.net, Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger/Sean Lennon, HughsRoom, Jamaica, Janet Mock, JeffreyTambor, JUNO Awards, Kardashian, Kay Ulanday Barrett, Leon Bridges, Massey Hall, MeredithTalusan, New York Times, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Olympic Gold Decathlon in 1976, Pat Blythe, Phoenix Concert Theatre, Piers Morgan, reggae, Rival Sons, Roger King, Ron Sexsmith, Roxanne Tellier, Royal Cinema, Salt &Pepa, The Beatles, The Danforth Music Hall, The Doors, The Horseshoe, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Money Or The Gun, The Sattalites, the Sony Centre, The Waterboys, Thor, Toronto, Transamerica, Transparent, Walk Off the Earth, WinterGarden Theatre, Yorkville on April 26, 2015 by segarini
You would have had to be living under a rock to miss the run up to Diane Sawyer’s two hour interview with Bruce Jenner on Friday, April 23. Jenner was dubbed the “world’s greatest athlete” after winning the Olympic Gold Decathlon in 1976, and has been the object of snide insinuations and ridiculing photos in the yellower media (and even the New York Times) for the last several months as he appeared to be transitioning from male to female before our prying eyes.
Cameron Carpenter: The ABC’s Of Rock – R
Posted in Opinion, Uncategorized with tags Cameron Carpenter, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Lana del Rey, Raspberries, Rich Kids, Rick Derringer, Robert Gordon, Roger Waters, Shanghai Cowgirl, The Records, The Replacements, The Twighlight Sad, The Weeknd, Van Halen, Walk Off the Earth on January 26, 2012 by segarini
The Replacements – “Color Me Obsessed”
One of the highlights for my inaugural year as the NXNE Film Festival was the discovery and screening of “Color Me Obsessed – A Film About The Replacements”. The screening process for a film fest is very similar to the A&R process at a record company. You go through hundreds of submissions and hope to find a gem or two. I must say that the film process does takes a while longer as a lot of this suckers run 90+ minutes, and, being a martyr I watched every minute of them (rookie mistake). Much like music, most people who submit films have delusions of grandeur and absolutely no right screening most of their projects outside of their living rooms.
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 