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Q&A: Guitarist Bill Bell Creates Kicking The Black Dog Instagram to Share Stories of Encouragement
Q&A: Guitarist Bill Bell Creates Kicking The Black Dog Instagram to Share Stories of Encouragement Bill Bell — photo credit: Oana Dragan.Bill Bell kicked his own black dog two years ago and remains focused on keeping it away. He’s replaced a rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle with one of abstinence, sobrierty, vegetarianism, meditation and yoga. The Toronto…
Lady Gaga: Intervene When People Are Struggling with Addiction
Lady Gaga: Intervene When People Are Struggling with Addiction A Star Is Born still of Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga — photo credit: courtesy of TIFF Samaritanmag, on assignment for Billboard at the Toronto International Film Festival, took the opportunity at a press conference today (Sept. 9) for A Star Is Born to ask Lady Gaga her view on the…
Macklemore, Peter Buck, Julien Baker Contribute Addiction Stories For KEXP Music Heals Day
Macklemore, Peter Buck, Julien Baker Contribute Addiction Stories For KEXP Music Heals Day Macklemore with KEXP's Kevin Cole — photo via KEXPMacklemore, R.E.M.'s Peter Buck, Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament and Julien Baker were among the musicians who contributed to influential Seattle public radio station KEXP's recent "Music Heals: Addiction & Recovery"…
Pearl Jam's Mike McCready to Receive Award at MusiCares Concert Feat. Slash, Nancy Wilson, Mike Ness and More
Pearl Jam's Mike McCready to Receive Award at MusiCares Concert Feat. Slash, Nancy Wilson, Mike Ness and More Pearl Jam's Mike McCready will receive the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award at the 2018 MusiCares Concert For Recovery on May 10 — photo credit: Karen Loria. Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready will receive the Stevie Ray Vaughan Award at the 2018 MusiCares…
Q&A: Rapper Cityreal Opens Up About Addiction Struggles, Death of Mother, Motivating Others
Q&A: Rapper Cityreal Opens Up About Addiction Struggles, Death of Mother, Motivating Others Cityreal — photo credit: Liz RosaWest Coast hip hop artist Cityreal has a whole lot of experience he wants to pass on. After several years on the road, supporting such acts as Ghostface Killah, Ice Cube, K'naan, Tech N9ne, Swollen Members and Three 6 Mafia,…
Renascent Drug And Alcohol Treatment Centre Launches Concert Series
Renascent Drug And Alcohol Treatment Centre Launches Concert Series Gordon Lightfoot arrives for the ribbon cutting of Renascent's men's treatment centre, on Toronto's Madison Ave. in 1991You could call Dr. Patrick Smith a Renascent man. An acknowledged authority in the field of addiction treatment, he took over the reins of Renascent as CEO a year ago. …
Our Lady Peace Helps Boxing Legend Knock Sense Into Kids
Our Lady Peace Helps Boxing Legend Knock Sense Into Kids (L to R): Duncan Coutts, Raine Maida, George Chuvalo, Eric Lawrence, Steve Mazur, Jeremy Taggart — (photo credit: Luther Mallory)Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace will be donating a lump sum to boxing legend and public speaker George Chuvalo’s charity, which allows him to speak to young people about…