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Happy St. George’s Day! Let’s listen to some English bands…

April 23rd, 2013

So, today is St. George’s Day. You’re probably asking, “What is that?” Well, unlike the Irish’s universally, drunkenly celebrated St. Patrick’s Day, this holiday celebrating England’s patron saint is often ignored internationally, even nationally, despite the fact that the English too enjoy a pint or 12. (Read here to try and understand why.) To pay [...]

Tags: blur, M.I.A, New Order, oasis, Pulp, Saint Etienne, St. George's Day, suede, The Fall, The Libertines, The Smiths, The Streets, The Television Personalities, The Wedge, Video
Posted in Blog, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

Coachella + Cruise = Boatchella

July 17th, 2012

The Coachella Music Festival is expanding beyond the desert and heading to the sea! Coachella announced the S.S. Coachella today, which will take place in December, with two trips through the Carribbean and Jamaica. The line-up so far includes Pulp, Hot Chip, Girl Talk, Yeasayer, Sleigh Bells, James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem and various other [...]

Tags: Cloud Nothings, Coachella, cruise, Girl Talk, Hot Chip, James Murphy, LCD Soundsystem, News, Pulp, Sleigh Bells, Yeasayer
Posted in Blog, Concerts & Events, News | Posted by Melody

Evaluating this year’s Coachella reunion acts

April 12th, 2012

Coachella begins its first of two weekends this Friday in the nice hot California desert. Headliners include Radiohead, Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg, and The Black Keys, with everyone from Bon Iver, M83 and Justice, to Florence + The Machine, Arctic Monkeys and Feist also performing between April 13th and 15th, as well as April [...]

Tags: 2012, At The Drive-In, Coachella, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Mazzy Star, Pulp, Refused, Reunions
Posted in Blog, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

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 Strokes & Jarvis Cocker “Just What I Needed” (The Cars Cover)

August 29th, 2011

The Strokes bring Jarvis Cocker on stage to do a cover of “Just What I Needed” by The Cars during their set at Reading & Leeds Festival. You can tell there’s a lot of love and appreciation between Julian Casablancas and Jarvis Cocker. We expected the crowd to go a little more wild for “Just [...]

Tags: Jarvis Cocker, live, Pulp, Reading and Leeds Festival, the cars, the strokes
Posted in News, The Wedge | Posted by Emily

The Wedge P.M. News Round Up: She & Him planning holiday album

August 4th, 2011

The darling duo of She & Him (Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward) have already impressed us with two volumes of their sweet, country-tinged, AM golden indie pop. Later this year we can expect a third album from them full of holiday treats. Deschanel tweeted earlier today, “Exciting news! @sheandhim will be releasing our first holiday [...]

Tags: Jandek, Mike Skinner, Pulp, She & Him, The Streets, zooey deschanel
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

The Wedge News Round Up For June 2

June 2nd, 2011

St. Vincent to release new album, Strange Mercy, on September 13th… Pulp are set to reissue their first three albums with bonus material… Stream the brand new Zomby album, Dedication… Wolf Parade talk break-up, say “it feels like it’s time to stop”… Courtney Love is the new columnist for Sassy/Jane founder Jane Pratt’s new website, [...]

Tags: courtney love, Pulp, St. Vincent, Wolf Parade, Zomby
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The Wedge: Five reunions we’d like to see in wake of Pulp’s return

May 27th, 2011

This past Wednesday night, long dormant Britpop sophisticates Pulp returned to the stage for the first time since 2002. In a nutshell, they looked flawless, as if they never took that nine-year break, and really, never released that last album, the underwhelming We Love Life. Seeing Jarvis Cocker and co. make such a magnificent comeback [...]

Tags: Adorable, Beat Happening, Elastica, Pulp, Slowdive, The Smiths
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

The Wedge News Round Up For May 26

May 26th, 2011

Pulp played live for the first time in nine years last night Phoenix’s Thomas Mars is going to marry his long-term GF director Sofia Coppola Watch Low play one of those intimate gigs at the NPR office Download a mixtape compiled by Memory Tapes featuring new tunes from his forthcoming album Dam-Funk is prepping a [...]

Tags: Dam-Funk, Low, Memory Tapes, phoenix, Pulp, Sofia Coppola, Thomas Mars
Posted in Blog, News, The Wedge | Posted by Cam