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Top Ten Best Cover Songs of 2011

December 31st, 2011

Another End of Year list? Yes please. We’ve got the Top 10 Covers of 2011 for you! The best of the best of the best. Here we go. 10. The Low Anthem – “Ghost Woman Blues” (George Carter Cover) This is an awesome way to start off the list. This is an absolute gem. The [...]

Tags: arcade fire, Bon Iver, feist, Franz Ferdinand, holiday wrap, James Blake, Karen O, kelly clarkson, LCD Soundsystem, The Black Keys, tokyo police club, trent reznor, wilco
Posted in Blog, Holiday Wrap, MuchRadar, Music & Videos | Posted by Matty - Correspondent

The Wedge Playlist for December 29

December 29th, 2011

For the week of December 29, Damian finished our top 20 countdown of the best music videos of 2011. The Wedge featured videos from Holy Ghost!, Fucked Up, Justice, Tyler The Creator, Skrillex, Destroyer, Arcade Fire, Beastie Boys, The Black Keys, and The New Pornographers. Tweet us at @MUCHthewedge and let us know what you [...]

Tags: arcade fire, beastie boys, Destroyer, fucked up, Holy Ghost!, Justice, Skrillex, The Black Keys, the new pornographers, Tyler The Creator
Posted in Blog, Playlist, The Wedge | Posted by Simone

Arcade Fire “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)” (Video)

December 16th, 2011

Arcade Fire have brightened up everyone’s morning with a new video that is both uplifting and a bit creepy. Regine Chassagne takes centre stage here, as the only confirmed member of the band in “Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains),” which, let’s face it, belongs to her. She walks across town with her headphones on dancing [...]

Tags: "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)", arcade fire, The Wedge, Video
Posted in Blog, The Wedge, Videos | Posted by Cam

Arcade Fire talk about their secret horror movie

September 26th, 2011

Last week, news broke that during the Austin City Limits festival in Austin, Texas, a camera crew led by renowned director Terence Malick (The Tree of Life) was shooting some feature starring Christian Bale. Some of the footage shot was during Arcade Fire’s headlining set, but of course, being the discreet recluse that he is, [...]

Tags: arcade fire, Christian Bale, Damian Abraham, Terence Malick, The Wedge
Posted in Blog, Interview, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

Watch Damian’s full Polaris interview with Arcade Fire

September 23rd, 2011

Monday night, Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs was selected by the Polaris Music Prize grand jury as the best Canadian album of the year. They were awarded with $30,000, a giant novelty cheque and bragging rights, not to mention, another ‘album of the year’ honour to put with the Grammy, BRIT and Juno they were already [...]

Tags: 2011 Polaris Music Prize, arcade fire, Damian Abraham, Jeremy Gara, Richard Reed Perry, The Wedge, Win Butler
Posted in Blog, Interview, News, Polaris Music Prize, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

The Wedge A.M. News Round Up: Watch Wilco’s Live On Letterman hour-long set

September 22nd, 2011

Live On Letterman is a series in association with Late Night with David Letterman that features an hour-long set by a band and it streams online. Coldplay, Beady Eye, and Gorillaz have previously performed and last night Wilco graced the Ed Sullivan Theatre to promote their new album, The Whole Love. They played a handful [...]

Tags: arcade fire, city and colour, dallas green, Jeff Ament, pearl jam, trent reznor, wilco, Win Butler, Zola Jesus
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Simone

Damian: I co-hosted the 2011 Polaris Music Prize and all I got was…

September 21st, 2011

To quote the Four Seasons: “Oh, What A Night!” Polaris 2011 is in the bag and now the complaining starts. But before I get into that I want to talk about the Gala itself. For those of you who didn’t huddle around your computer and watch the event on Monday night I’ll fill you in [...]

Tags: arcade fire, Damian Abraham, Polaris Music Prize, The Wedge
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

The Wedge Playlist for September 21

September 21st, 2011

For the week of September 21, The Wedge featured videos from Arcade Fire, Girls, Austra, Neon Indian, Cerebral Ballzy, Liturgy, Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Veronica Falls, Still Corners, High Places, and Oh Land. Arcade Fire The Suburbs Sonovox/F.A.B. Director: Spike Jonze Girls Honey Bunny Matador Director: J.R. White and Ivan Shumaker Austra Lose It Domino Records/Paper [...]

Tags: arcade fire, Austra, Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Cerebral Ballzy, Girls, High Places, Liturgy, neon indian, Oh Land, Still Corners, Veronica Falls
Posted in Blog, Playlist, The Wedge | Posted by Simone

Watch Damian interview Arcade Fire about Polaris Music Prize win

September 20th, 2011

Last night, the sixth annual Polaris Music Prize gala was held in Toronto. Co-hosted by The Wedge‘s very own Damian Abraham, who won it two years ago with his band Fucked Up, the 2011 prize was awarded to Arcade Fire for their 2010 album, The Suburbs. Being the co-host and all, Damian had the privilege [...]

Tags: 2011 Polaris Music Prize, arcade fire, Damian Abraham, The Wedge
Posted in Blog, News, Polaris Music Prize, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

The Wedge A.M. News Round Up: Arcade Fire Win the Polaris Music Prize

September 20th, 2011

Last night, 11 judges made up of music journalists, bloggers, and broadcasters chose Arcade Fire as the winners of the prestigious Polaris Music Prize. On behalf of the band, Win Butler, Richard Reed Parry, and Jeremy Gara accepted the giant cheque of $30,000. Whether you were surprised or not, no one can deny that The [...]

Tags: arcade fire, Arts & Crafts, Joy Division, New Order, Peter Hook, Polaris Music Prize 2011, Trust
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Simone