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Male Bonding “Aneurysm” (MP3)

November 14th, 2011

Male Bonding have quite a bit in common with the late Nirvana. They’ve both released albums on Sub Pop. They both like to blend bubblegum pop with loud, fuzzy guitars. They both live in the ’90s. And they both know how to play the song “Aneurysm.” Among other things, y’know. Male Bonding will be releasing [...]

Tags: Aneurysm, EMA, Male Bonding, MP3, nirvana, Rough Trade, The Wedge
Posted in Blog, MP3, The Wedge | Posted by Cam |

Nirvana ‘Live At Man Ray’ (Download)

November 3rd, 2011

If you thought the Nirvana vault had been cleared out, well, guess again. The Boston Phoenix has dug up an unreleased live set performed at a goth club club called Man Ray in Cental Square, Cambridge, on April 18, 1990. Despite the fact that they had yet to record Nevermind, the band kick out “Breed” [...]

Tags: download, nirvana, Stream, The Wedge
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The Wedge A.M. News Round Up: Big Day For Album Releases, Including Wilco, Dum Dum Girls, and Twin Sister

September 27th, 2011

Today marks a big day for album releases, unless you’ve already illegally downloaded all of them. Nirvana released the Nevermind 20th Anniversary edition, which Pitchfork awarded the rare rating of 10. Chicago rock veterans Wilco released their ninth album, The Whole Love and L.A. girl group Dum Dum Girls dropped their sophomore album, Only In [...]

Tags: dan mangan, Dum Dum Girls, Marion, nirvana, Ohbijou, radiohead, smashing pumpkins, Twin Sister, wilco, Youth Lagoon
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Simone |

Watch a classic interview with Nirvana from 1991

September 23rd, 2011

It was 20 years ago – September 24, 1991 to be exact – that Nirvana released Nevermind, the album that swept aside a horde of hair-metal bands, changed the face of rock and made “grunge” a household musical term. In this vintage and worthless (the band’s words) Musique Plus interview, done a couple of weeks [...]

Tags: dave grohl, Krist Novoselic, Kurt Cobain, Musique Plus, Nevermind, nirvana
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The Wedge P.M. News Round Up: R.E.M. Call It Quits

September 21st, 2011

After 31 years, R.E.M. have called it quits. A few hours ago, the band announced the following statement on their website: “To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of [...]

Tags: Big Troubles, Bob Mould, nirvana, R.E.M.
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The Wedge A.M. News Round Up: VH1 to air rare Nirvana concert that will also be released on DVD

September 15th, 2011

The 20th anniversary for Nirvana’s Nevermind is quickly approaching and almost everyone is doing some sort of tribute to the eponymous album. On September 23, VH1 will be airing a rare, never-before-seen concert, entitled Nirvana: Live at the Paramount. The concert took place in 1991 on Halloween in Seattle and the band played a bunch [...]

Tags: Castanets, nirvana, PledgeMusic, Raymond Raposa, Sony, Sufjan Stevens, The Flaming Lips, Xtra Mile Recordings
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Simone |

The Wedge: Five After Five

September 14th, 2011

For “5 After 5″ we bring you the five best tracks released into the world today via the World Wide Web. Click on ‘em and enjoy! Porcelain Raft “Come As You Are” (Nirvana cover) James Blake “Not Long Now” Guided By Voices “Angry Pillows (Gone Away)” Florence and the Machine “Shake It” Wavves “100%” (Sonic [...]

Tags: Florence and the Machine, Guided By Voices, James Blake, nirvana, Porcelain Raft, Sonic Youth, Wavves
Posted in 5 After 5, Blog, The Wedge | Posted by Cam |

The Wedge A.M. News Round Up: Doves frontman preps solo album with Elbow frontman

September 14th, 2011

Doves frontman Jimi Goodwin has announced he’s recording a solo album. Though he’s admitted Doves are still alive and kicking, he’s begun working on what he describes as a “mad mixtape.” “I’m loathed to call it a solo record but it probably is,” he said. “It’s shaping up to be like a mad mixtape, no [...]

Tags: Biophilia, Bjork, doves, elbow, Guy Garvey, Jimi Goodwin, Nevermind, nirvana
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The Wedge P.M. News Round Up: Feist announces Toronto gig with Jeff Tweedy, Ed Droste, and more

September 12th, 2011

Canada’s acclaimed musician Feist is set to release Metals, the long-awaited follow-up to 2007′s The Reminder. She recently revealed her tour schedule in support of the album, where she will visit a number of Canadian cities, including Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and Quebec City. Now the people of Toronto will get another treat [...]

Tags: feist, nirvana, The National, Trash Talk
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Simone |

The Wedge A.M. News Round Up: The Strokes Members Not Contributing To Music

August 29th, 2011

The Strokes bassist, Nikolai Fraiture says that recording their fifth studio album felt like marriage therapy. Despite the band being in a “good place”, Fraiture tells the daily star that some members aren’t exactly pulling their weight saying, “some people are bringing in stuff, some are not. There aren’t so many finished songs but we [...]

Tags: Jon Stewart, jonti, nirvana, the strokes
Posted in News, The Wedge | Posted by Emily |