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The Polaris performances continue with Grimes and Kathleen Edwards

September 24th, 2012

Hitting the Polaris stage for the second time was short-list nominee Kathleen Edwards, whose heart-wrenching rendition of A Soft Place to Land left the rowdy crowd in a silent awe. Kathleen finished her performance by speaking with host Grant Lawrence about the importance of the Polaris Music Prize, thanking the organization for giving Canadian artists [...]

Tags: feist, Grimes, Polaris Music Prize, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
Posted in Blog, Polaris Music Prize | Posted by Allison

Yamantaka // Sonic Titan “Lamia” (MP3)

August 20th, 2012

A year ago, it would be hard to find a handful of people who knew who or what Yamantaka // Sonic Titan was. Flash forward to today and the Montreal collective are Pitchfork darlings, shortlisted for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize, building a fan base all over the world and releasing a single via the [...]

Tags: Adult Swim Singles Series, Lamia, MP3, The Wedge, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
Posted in Blog, MP3, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

The Wedge “Best Of 2012 – So Far” Playlist

June 25th, 2012

This week on The Wedge we looked back on all the videos we have aired in 2012 and picked the ten best ones. Who did we pick for our number one? Scroll down and find out below. Agree with us? Disagree with us? Did we completely miss something? Tweet us and tell us @MUCHthewedge THE [...]

Tags: Bear In Heaven, Best Videos of 2012 So Far, Grimes, M.I.A, The Shins, The Wedge, Thundercat, Trash Talk, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Youth Lagoon
Posted in Blog, Blog, Playlist, The Wedge | Posted by Melissa

The Wedge Playlist for February 22nd

February 22nd, 2012

For the week of February 22nd, The Wedge played music from: Skrillex, Cults, Jack White, The Shins, Lee Ranaldo, Tennis, Ceremomy, Yukon Blonde, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, Papermaps, Dinowalrus, and Black Tambourine. SKRILLEX BANGARANG (3:41) ATLANTIC/WARNER DIRECTOR: TONY T. DATIS CULTS YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN (2:59) CULUMBIA/SONY DIRECTOR: ISIAIAH SERET JACK WHITE LOVE INTERRUPTION [...]

Tags: Black Tambourine, Ceremomy, Cults, dinowalrus, Jack White, Lee Ranaldo, Papermaps, playlist, Skrillex, Tennis, The Shins, The Wedge, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan, yukon blonde
Posted in Blog, Playlist, The Wedge | Posted by Cam

Yamantaka // Sonic Titan “Hoshi Neko” (Video)

February 21st, 2012

Toronto power-psych duo Yamantaka // Sonic Titan have become a bona fide buzz band as of late with their awesome, brain-melting self-titled debut album, which saw a fall release via Psychic Handshake Records. Ruby Kato Attwood from the band teamed up with animator Emily Pelstring to make a video for “Hoshi Neko.” Here’s what they [...]

Tags: Hoshi Neko, The Wedge, Video, Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
Posted in Blog, The Wedge, Videos | Posted by Cam