On tour promoting their most recent album Bambi, Minnesota natives Hippo Campus made their long-awaited appearance in Toronto on May 1st at The Phoenix Concert Theatre, alongside supporting artist, Samia. Hippo Campus flies largely under the radar of mainstream indie…
Here in the ADDICTED Music Dept., we strive to deliver you the finest in consumable content. Keeping with this ethos, here is the first of at least one podcasts. My hope is that I’ll do many more of these. I…
It’s no secret that the music world is not a level playing field. There are all sorts of factors that play into an artists ability to succeed, and the sad reality is that talent, dedication and drive can only take…
On Sunday April 14, California natives SWMRS, led by frontman Cole Becker, made a stop at The Phoenix Concert Theatre while touring their new album Berkeley’s On Fire. Supported by local indie rockers Goodbye Honolulu, as well as state mates Beach…
Following their win at the JUNOS for Alternative Album of the Year and Breakthrough Group of the Year, Dizzy took the stage at the Mod Club in Toronto. Dave Monks of Tokyo Police Club opened the sold-out show with a…
Music and a good cause: these are two things near and dear to my own heart that are being brought together by Setlists for Young Voices. Setlists For Young Voices is a new initiative developed and launched by Nick Hornby (novelist, screenwriter,…
Spring has arrived and that means it’s time to take a road trip and as we know, every road trip needs a great soundtrack, or to those of the younger generation, a playlist. Enter Canadian duo Tom Boy (Nate Daniels…
A few months back, when it was sunny and you could go outside without a jacket on, I got the chance to interview a woman I had come to admire in our crazy Toronto music industry. Her name is Priya Panda and…