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The Wedge Playlist For February 9th (Videos)

February 9th, 2012

For the week of February 9th we played some great videos from M.I.A, The Black Keys, Great Lake Swimmers, Diamond Rings, Destroyer, Perfume Genius, Alex Winston, Wilco, Nada Surf and the Sex Pistols. M.I.A. BAD GIRLS (4:12) UNIVERSAL DIRECTOR: ROMAIN GAVRAS BLACK KEYS GOLD ON THE CEILING (4:11) NONESUCH/WARNER DIRECTOR: REID LONG GREAT LAKE SWIMMERS [...]

Tags: Destroyer, M.I.A, Nada Surf, Perfume Genious, playlist, Sex Pistols, The Wedge
Posted in Blog, Playlist, The Wedge | Posted by Jack Ross

The Wedge Playlist for January 12th

January 12th, 2012

For the week of January 12th, The Wedge featured videos from Radiohead, Arctic Monkeys, Feist, Destroyer, Pulp, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, At The Drive-In, Refused, Buzzcocks, and Madness. RADIOHEAD LOTUS FLOWER MAPLE MUSIC/FONTANA NORTH DIRECTOR: GARTH JENNINGS ARCTIC MONKEYS SUCK IT AND SEE DOMINO/OUTSIDE MUSIC DIRECTORS: FOCUS CREEPS FEIST HOW COME YOU NEVER GO [...]

Tags: arctic monkeys, At The Drive-In, Buzzcocks, Destroyer, feist, Madness, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, playlist, Pulp, radiohead, Refused, The Wedge
Posted in Blog, Playlist, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

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

The Wedge Playlist for December 1

December 1st, 2011

For the week of December 1, The Wedge featured videos from Friendly Fires, Destroyer, Black Lips, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Arkells, AWOLNATION, Young Dreams, Wu Lyf, Ladytron, and Sunny Day Real Estate. Friendly Fires Hurting XL/Beggars Group Director: David Lewandowski Destroyer Savage Night at the Opera Merge/F.A.B. Director: David Galloway Black Lips Raw Meat Phi/Outside [...]

Tags: arkells, Awolnation, Black Lips, Destroyer, friendly fires, ladytron, Sunny Day Real Estate, we were promised jetpacks, Wu Lyf, Young Dreams
Posted in Blog, Playlist, The Wedge | Posted by Simone

Polaris Music Spotlight: Destroyer

September 13th, 2011

With only a few days days left until one of the coolest award ceremonies graces our site with its awesomeness, Polaris is giving you fine people a sampler of the ten amazingly-rad musicians on the Polaris 2011 Short List! Today we shine the spotlight on Destroyer! Who: Started by Dan Bejar in 1995 in Vancouver, [...]

Tags: Destroyer, Polari, Polaris Music Prize
Posted in MuchRadar, Music & Videos, Polaris Music Prize | Posted by Allison

The 2011 Polaris Music Prize shortlist announced

July 6th, 2011

Place your bets. The ten albums vying for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize were announced this afternoon by CBC Radio 3 personality Grant Lawrence and The Wedge‘s own Damian Abraham. Bands returning to the shortlist include Montreal’s Arcade Fire with their Grammy- and Juno-winning album The Suburbs, as well as St. John’s Hey Rosetta! with [...]

Tags: arcade fire, Austra, Braids, Colin Stetson, Damian Abraham, Destroyer, Galaxie, Grant Lawrence, Hey Rosetta!, Polaris Music Prize, Ron Sexsmith, The Weeknd, Timber Timbre
Posted in Blog, News, Polaris Music Prize, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

The Wedge Playlist for July 6

July 6th, 2011

For the week of July 6, The Wedge featured videos from Arcade Fire, Austra, Braids, Destroyer, Galaxie, Hey Rosetta!, Timber Timbre, Ron Sexsmith, and Final Fantasy. Arcade Fire The Suburbs Sonovox/F.A.B. Director: Spike Jonze Austra Lose It Paper Bag/Fontana North Director: M Blash Braids Plath Heart Flemish Eye/Outisde Director: Blair Neal Destroyer Kaputt Merge/F.A.B. Director: [...]

Tags: arcade fire, Austra, Braids, Destroyer, Final Fantasy, Galaxie, Hey Rosetta!, Owen Pallett, Ron Sexsmith, Timber Timbre
Posted in Blog, Playlist, The Wedge | Posted by Simone

Watch The Wedge’s 10 Favourite Videos of 2011 So Far

June 30th, 2011

On this week’s episode of The Wedge, we decided to look back at the ten videos we’ve aired since the show began back in January. Since host Damian Abraham is away on tour with his band Fucked Up, we figured it would be the perfect time to do such a thing. Having previously aired more [...]

Tags: best coast, Damian Abraham, Destroyer, fucked up, Holy Ghost!, Is Tropical, superchunk, The Black Keys, the new pornographers, The Wedge, Tyler The Creator, Yelle
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge, Videos | Posted by Cam

The Wedge Playlist For June 29

June 29th, 2011

For the week of June 29, The Wedge featured videos from F*cked Up, Holy Ghost!, Yelle, Battles, Destroyer, Tyler, The Creator, Superchunk, Best Coast, The Black Keys, and New Pornographers. F*cked Up Queen Of Hearts Matador Director: Scott Cudmore Holy Ghost! Wait and See DFA/Revolver Director: Ben Fries Yelle Safari Disco Club Cooperative/Fontana North Director: [...]

Tags: Battles, best coast, Destroyer, fucked up, Holly Ghost!, New Pornographers, superchunk, The Black Keys, Tyler The Creator, Yelle
Posted in Blog, Playlist, The Wedge | Posted by Simone

The Wedge: The 25 Best Albums From The First Half Of 2011

June 27th, 2011

It’s that time of the year again. Six months in and the best albums of 2011 so far are being considered. So far Gorilla Vs Bear, SPIN, Stereogum and NPR have all weighed in. And since everyone’s doing it, well, we figured The Wedge should pitch in its two cents. If you tune in weekly [...]

Tags: Bon Iver, Cat's Eyes, Cloud Nothings, Colin Stetson, Destroyer, Ford & Lopatin, fucked up, Gang Gang Dance, Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx, Grouper, Holy Other, Iceage, James Blake, John Maus, Julianna Barwick, Liturgy, Panda Bear, PJ Harvey, Sanso X-tro, Shabazz Palaces, The 25 Best Albums From The First Half Of 2011, The Wedge, Thurston Moore, Tim Hecker, Toro Y Moi, Wild Beasts, Yuck
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam