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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 |

Friendly Fires “Hurting” (Video)

November 11th, 2011

Friendly Fires said it best when they posted on their website to “check out our eye-popping, neck-dancing, effects-laden new video for ‘Hurting.’ It’s a real block(head)buster.” See what they’re talking about and watch the music video, below. “Hurting” is the dancey, 80s inspired tune that appears on their sophomore album, Pala, which is out now [...]

Tags: friendly fires, Hurting, Pala, XL Recordings
Posted in Blog, Videos | Posted by Simone |

The Wedge Playlist for September 14

September 14th, 2011

For the week of September 14, The Wedge featured videos from DJ Mehdi, Diamond Rings, SBTRKT ft. Roses Gabor, Monster Rally, Friendly Fires, The Kooks, We Are Augustines, St. Vincent, Big Troubles, Toro Y Moi, Trash Talk, and The Ramones. DJ Mehdi I Am Somebody Vice/Warner Music Director: SO Me Diamond Rings You & Me [...]

Tags: Big Troubles, Diamond Rings, DJ Mehdi, friendly fires, Monster Rally, SBTRKT, St. Vincent, The Kooks, The Ramones, Toro Y Moi, Trash Talk, We Are Augustines
Posted in Blog, Playlist, The Wedge | Posted by Simone |

The Wedge P.M. News Round Up: The Big Pink release a teaser trailer

September 9th, 2011

Lately, a lot of bands have been playing hard to get and teasing us with their new albums and The Big Pink is one of them. They released a short teaser trailer on their website, which ends with the time and date of 19:30 13th September 2011. This could mean many things but I guess [...]

Tags: Benga, friendly fires, Garbage, Mark E. Smith, SBTRKT, Shirley Manson, Skream, the big pink, The Fall
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Simone |

The Wedge A.M. News Round Up: Ash announce “best of,” lost documentary release

August 10th, 2011

Long-running Brit band Ash have announced they’ll be releasing a new career-spanning compilation. Titled The Best of Ash, the 19-track collection will feature 18 of their hit singles from the past 19 years, as well as a 2011 re-recording of their very first single, “Jack Names the Planets.” As a cherry on top, the band [...]

Tags: Ash, friendly fires, Liam Gallagher, Theophilus London
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam |

The Wedge News Round Up For May 30

May 30th, 2011

Ratatat are trying to ban cell phone photos from their concerts… Friendly Fires have cancelled their Toronto show tonight because of exhaustion… Hear Trent Reznor and Karen O’s cover of Led Zeppelin’s “The Immigrant Song”… Watch the entire Death Cab For Cutie performance on VH-1 Storytellers… And to pay tribute to the late Gil Scott-Heron, [...]

Tags: death cab for cutie, friendly fires, Gil Scott-Heron, Karen O, ratatat, The Wedge, trent reznor
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam |

Friendly Fires announce new album, release date

March 22nd, 2011

According to SPIN Magazine, England dance punks Friendly Fires brought the sweatiest dance party to South By Southwest last week. Judging by the response, they’re in prime form to release their new album. Titled Pala, the band’s follow-up to their critically and commercially successful self-titled debut, will drop on May 16th in the UK, which [...]

Tags: friendly fires, Pala
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam |

10 Best of The Wedge

December 31st, 2009

Hey everyone! It’s almost 2010! Insert in “Time moves so fast and blah blah blah” speech here. But hey time does move fast! So fast that sometimes you blink and miss out on some preeeeeettttty rad things. What am I blabbering on about? I’m talking ’bout the best Wedge music videos of 2009! They’re kooky, [...]

Tags: arctic monkeys, Best of, Dan Deacon, Fever Ray, friendly fires, Harlem Shakes, holiday wrap, Justice, Lenny Kravits, Matt & Kim, Noah and the Whale, Vampire Weekend, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Posted in Blog, Music & Videos | Posted by Kate M. |

Mercury Prize short list!

July 21st, 2009

Once again ladies and gents it is time to place your bets on what album you liked best and see how it stacks up with those who make the big decisions. What I mean to say is the 2009 Mercury Prize short list nominees have been announced! Confused? Let me break it down. – It’s [...]

Tags: 2009 Mercury Prize, arctic monkeys, bat for lashes, Florence and the Machine, Franz Ferdinand, friendly fires, glasvegas, Klaxons, La Roux, Polaris Music Prize, The Horrors
Posted in Blog | Posted by Kate M. |

White Lies/Friendly Fires At Lee’s Palace

April 1st, 2009

Two words. Friendly Fires. You know what else is two words? Dance Party. You know what else? They’re synonymous. To say that the Friendly Fires opened up Tuesday night’s festivities with a bang is like saying vampires have minimal fangs. A gross understatement to say the least. With aplomb and an itchy spirit, Friendly Fires [...]

Tags: concert reviews, concerts, friendly fires, reviews, white lies
Posted in Concerts & Events | Posted by Paco G. |