It’s been a long half-year for those of us who revolve around live music. Sadly, we’re losing music venues rapidly, while all remaining are suffering. Before we’re allowed to have inside shows again, and I hate to say that I…
Today, August 14, marks the release of Ceesar’s Hustle & Passion. The Ottawa-based artist blends R&B, pop, and hip hop on his debut six-track EP. Back in April, Ceesar dropped singles Day…
Okay, it’s just a a few songs this week. Gotta ease into the water or you may get shocked. I have previously shouted my unconditional love of the music of White Sea (aka Morgan Kibby). Morgan released Fake Cry, a…
Séan McCann was a member of the Newfoundland folk-rock band, Great Big Sea for 20 years. Lending his vocals, as well as playing the bodhrán, guitar and tin whistle, McCann and the band toured the world to become the biggest…
Through the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been shown that no one is exempt, rich or poor. For us music fans, most notably, we lost John Prine and Adam Schlesinger to this illness. On May 3, us fans of 70s British…
And you can listen for free during the month of May. I don’t trust anyone who says they don’t like Prince. It means they secretly hate music or they’re too lazy to bother. We lost an artist who…
Today, Kiesza joins us on the ADDICTED Music Dept. podcast. She came to the forefront with damn near a billion streams of her hit Hideaway. A songwriter as well as a singer and performer, Kiesza discusses working with Duran Duran,…
Amidst all the postponements and cancellations of tours, Toronto jamtronica trio, the NEW DEAL, have announced that they will not be playing their upcoming shows in the US. However, to make up for this and in partnership with live music…
I’m not sure what choice to make. I had a couple of decisions made for me; Pearl Jam and Zac Brown Band postponed their current tours, so I won’t be covering those shows, had my media requests been approved. However,…
When the calendar flips to March, it feels like it’s only a matter of time until it’s socks and sandals and cargo shorts for this Rock Dad. So, I’m happy to bid farewell to February. It’s never been a kind…