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The Wedge new release picks for Tuesday, September 13

September 13th, 2011

Girls – Father, Son and Holy Ghost (True Panther) The San Francisco-based band returns with its second full-length, full of modern takes on classic rock. Ladytron – Gravity The Seducer (Nettwerk) The new wave four-member group from Liverpool’s first album in three years is a more subdued take on their dark electronic sound. Das Racist [...]

Tags: Das Racist, Girls, ladytron, neon indian, St. Vincent, The Wedge
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A few new reasons to be excited for Coldplay’s Mylo Xyloto

September 12th, 2011

Coldplay‘s latest single, “Paradise”, is out today, and the song is the four-piece British band at its best: a stately anthem, at once heartrending, powerful and serene. The track comes from their upcoming fifth album, Mylo Xyloto — the meaning of which no one can quite figure out — set for release on October 24 [...]

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The 5 Best Parts of Das Racist’s “Michael Jackson” Video

September 9th, 2011

Irreverent NYC rap group Das Racist go all out in the video (what, no DasRacistVEVO?) for “Michael Jackson,” from their new album, Relax, out next week on Greedhead Records. There’s a lot going on here, but we’ve isolated the best parts for you below. In order of appearance: This Woman We don’t know who she [...]

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EXCLUSIVE: Stevie Wonder To Appear on Drake’s “Take Care”

August 1st, 2011

Stevie Wonder will appear on Drake’s next album, “Take Care,” the rapper revealed exclusively to MuchMusic. Speaking with RapCity host T-Rexxx after his headlining OVO (October’s Very Own) Festival, which featured appearances by Wonder, as well as Lil Wayne, Nas, J. Cole, Rick Ross, and The Weeknd, Drake explained how he managed to book the [...]

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J. Cole Talks Jay-Z, Willow, Jay Electronica

December 14th, 2010

J. Cole recently played to a sold out crowd in Toronto, where he brought out Drake out for a special appearance. Earlier that day, the Jay-Z protégé and Roc Nation signee spoke with Much about his relationship with Hova, and his excitement over the newest members of his label family, Willow and Jay Electronica. In part two [...]

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Christian Rich: Production Credits

December 13th, 2010

Christian Rich is the group name of twin brothers Kehinde and Taiwo Hassan, who’ve spent the past few years behind the scenes with some of the biggest names in hip-hop. Their manager is Shay from N.E.R.D., they’ve been involved in regular studio sessions with The Neptunes, Diddy and Kanye West, and Lil’ Kim gave them [...]

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A Frenzy For Trey Songz

December 13th, 2010

Trey Songz caused a stir when he appeared at a Foot Locker in Toronto for an autograph session. The R&B singer’s most devoted fans started waiting outside the store from early that morning, and when the doors opened, emotions ran high. After signing a few hundred posters and CDs, Songz, who is currently on Usher’s OMG [...]

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Black Milk Goes Record Digging In Toronto

December 13th, 2010

Rising producer and rapper Black Milk recently brought some Detroit hip-hop magic to Toronto, where he performed a fiery show with his live band. Earlier in the day, Much spent some time with the Milk-man at famed record shop Play De Record. While digging in the crates, the J. Dilla disciple discussed his sound, his [...]

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Cee Lo Talks Gnarls Barkley, Kid Cudi, Goodie Mob Reunion

December 7th, 2010

Cee Lo Green was recently in Toronto, promoting his latest solo album, The Lady Killer. But the singer is already starting to think of his next projects, including more work with Brian Burton, a.k.a. Danger Mouse, and the long-awaited reunion of his orignal group, Goodie Mob. In part one of Much’s Cee Lo interview , the artist discusses the future [...]

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Reema Major Gets Her Nails Did

November 24th, 2010

It looks like Reema Major is Toronto’s next hip-hop artist on the verge of blowing up. The 15-year-old rapper just did a worldwide deal with G7/Universal Canada and Cherrytree/Interscope out of LA, and as we found out at her most recent show (she opened for Big Boi of OutKast), Reema is a force to be reckoned with. We [...]

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