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Damian talks to Matt Berninger about The National’s new album & documentary

May 23rd, 2013

The National are arguably the most dependable and consistent bands in the world right now. And so it’s no surprise that their sixth album, Trouble Will Find Me, which saw a release this week, is receiving universal rave reviews and will likely be near the top of the charts next week. Damian, a long-time fan [...]

Tags: Blog, Damian Abraham, interview, Matt Berninger, The National, The Wedge
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Tonight on The Wedge: Damian interviews The National and travels through time

May 22nd, 2013

On tonight’s episode of The Wedge, Damian somehow becomes a timelord much like Doctor Who and the KLF and travels through time for some reason. Why? Well, you’ll just have to tune in and see. And then explain to us just how he did it. No really, please do. Also on the show, Damian interviews [...]

Tags: Blog, Damian Abraham, Matt Berninger, The National, The Wedge
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The National “Sea of Love” (Video)

May 9th, 2013

On May 21, New York brooding rockers The National will release their sixth album, Trouble Will Find Me. The first single from the album is the chugging “Sea of Love,” which now has a video that features a static shot of the band playing a cramped space with one little fan air-guitaring in front of [...]

Tags: Sea of Love, The National, The Wedge, Video
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The National “Demons” (Video)

April 8th, 2013

The National will be releasing their sixth album, Trouble Will Find Me, on May 21st. According to an interview with the Gothamist, guests will include Sufjan Stevens, Richard Reed Parry of Arcade Fire, Thomas Bartlett of Doveman, Annie Clark of St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten, and Nona Marie Invie of Dark Dark Dark. Today the [...]

Tags: Demons, The National, The Wedge, Video
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The National and Justin Vernon “Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks” (Video)

December 9th, 2011

This week, both The National and Bon Iver played gigs in Toronto and stopped by CBC’s Glenn Gould Studio for a Special Q live show, hosted by Jian Ghomeshi. To a small, intimate audience The National performed two new songs, “I Need My Girl,” and “Rylan” and they were joined by Justin Vernon of Bon [...]

Tags: Bon Iver, cbc, I Need My Girl, Jian Ghomeshi, Justin Vernon, Q, Rylan, The National, Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
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Sharon Van Etten “Serpents” (MP3)

November 23rd, 2011

If you’re not familiar with Sharon Van Etten, she’s released two well-received albums and collaborated with such bands as The National and The Antlers. Now, she’s readying her third album, Tramp, which has a planned release date of February 7, 2012 via Jagjaguwar. Tramp was recorded with The National’s Aaron Dessner in his studio and [...]

Tags: Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Jagjaguwar, Jenn Wasner, Julianna Barwick, Matt Barrick, Serpent, Sharon Van Etten, the antlers, The National, Thomas Bartlett, Tramp, Zach Condon
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Liz’s Must Listen To Tracks of the Week Have Everyone From Kelly to Lykke

November 1st, 2011

Here are my top tracks of the week: Bastille – What Would You Do (City High Cover) Everyone remembers this song, it was HUGE! Now it’s put into an indie form and sung by a British artist Bastille… I’m in LOVE. Oh ps. If you don’t know Bastille yet, get to know his music. I [...]

Tags: coldplay, florence + the machine, kelly clarkson, Lum, lykke li, Marina + the Diamonds, Oh Land, The Joy Formidable, The Middle East, The National
Posted in Blog, Celebrities & Pop Culture, Liz Online, MuchRadar, Music & Videos | Posted by Allison

MP3: Oh Land “Bloodbuzz Ohio” (The National Cover)

October 6th, 2011

Singer/songwriter Nanna Øland Fabricius, aka Oh Land, took on the tough task of covering “Bloodbuzz Ohio” by The National, a band that has one of the most recognizable singers, Matt Berninger. But Oh Land did it, and she did it well. She transforms the ballad from rock to synth and replaces Berninger’s deep, haunting voice [...]

Tags: Oh Land, The National
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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
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Video: The National “Exile Vilify”

August 10th, 2011

The new video from The National is for a track the band donated to first-person puzzle platform game Portal 2. Because the game and the band were so popular, the game’s developers Valve Software held a contest for fans to make a video for the song “Exile, Vilify.” The National were given the tough task [...]

Tags: Portal 2, The National
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