The Andy Kim Christmas returned to Toronto’s Massey Hall on Wednesday, December 7th for its 18th annual concert. Every year Andy Kim gathers Canada’s greatest talents for an evening of music and celebration. This year’s lineup included classic acts such as Metric,…
Earlier this year, The 1975 released their fifth and latest studio album Being Funny in a Foreign Language. Prior to this record, the band was known for revelling in excess. However, Being Funny in a Foreign Language saw the group lock in on their…
Hometown heroes close another strange year at History. Not long after Alvvays‘ sophomore album, Blue Rev, was released last fall, the question wasn’t whether it was good or not, it was where exactly the album would average out on all…
Two iconic Brit-rock bands relive a shared show on the road While neither band is a stranger to the touring road, way back in 1994, Manic Street Preachers and Suede zigzagged throughout Europe together on a 20-show run that cemented…
Perth, Australia psych-rockers Pond proved to be a perfect fit for Toronto’s iconic Lee’s Palace. Small it certainly was, the venerable venue nevertheless housed the band’s booming synths amid a sold-out crowd all while lead singer Nicholas Allbrook pouted his…
If you’re new to reading ADDICTED or you simply hadn’t noticed before, music is woven into the fabric of what we do. We live and breathe it. So when I received a copy of MusicQuake by Robert Dimery, I just…