There’s no real theme to this week’s NMF post. Just sending love to ADDICTED’s managing editor on her birthday. Nadia Elkharadly, like most amazing things, is salty and sweet. And the salt of the earth at the same time. She’s…
Here’s a new episode of the ADDICTED Music Dept. podcast. Today, an in-depth interview with singer and performer, Morgan Kibby. Morgan records and performs as White Sea. She composes music for TV and film. Morgan was a writing and touring member…
As promised, more regular episodes of the ADDICTED Music Dept. podcast. EPISODE 3: Irish singer/songwriter Mick Flannery chats with ADDICTED music editor, Aron Harris about the highs and lows of being out of one’s comfort zone, both geographically and creatively….
Here’s your New Music Friday before either the Libs are reelected and things pretty much stay the exact same in our neoliberal world, the Cons start to ruin life as we know it or by some miracle, the NDP start…
On the heels of a very long, very revealing interview with Joe Rogan and with almost five years since their last tour, The Black Keys played Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena on Oct. 9. Wondering how a duo can fill an arena…
The Kids In The Hall was the beginning of the end of a devout born-again Pentecostal Christian life for Natalie Mering. After being told that all homosexuals are destined for Hell, she couldn’t imagine that it was the place where…
One sure signal that summer is done, despite what Mother Nature may show, is the final outdoor concert of the season. As you hold onto lingering memories of sweating it out during sunshine-blasted shows, the reality that inevitably a blanket…
If forced to find a single word to describe Andrew Bird, polymath is most appropriate. Among his many skills, the list includes damn near perfect songwriting, deep proficiency playing the guitar, violin and glockenspiel, champion-level whistling (as in, others hire…
PODCAST TIME AGAIN! It’s been precisely 11 years since the last ADDICTED Music Dept. podcast episode was released but fear not, people-who-don’t-want-to-read-interviews. There are a few done and edited and will be released every 2-3 weeks starting now. I hope…
Ugh. Terrible edition name, Mr. Music Editor. You call yourself a creative? I’m still catching up on sleep. I couldn’t string a proper, clever theme together this week. Leave me alone. Well, the fall has arrived, the weather has…
Sigh. It’s been a week. Meaning what a week it’s been. So much hope, so little hope, all balled up with hope and no hope. The world witnessed a passionate 16-year-old girl emotionally admonish the people who should have helped…
Older siblings are often a guiding light for our personal tastes. My older brother corrupted me with introductions to prog rock, National Lampoon and Heavy Metal magazines and comedy albums. We listened to and watched Eddie Murphy, Richard Pryor, (again)…