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- Listen to the new Eight and a Half album on First Spins
- Before they were One Direction they were five guys competing solo on X-Factor until Nicole Scherzinger convinced them that they were better off together as a group. Imagine their surprise when the suggestion worked and their individual powers combined made them into one of the fastest rising boy bands as of late. But I’m not [...] (read more)

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Wed, Apr 04, 2012

- Broken Social Scene “Hotel (Page Turner remix)” (MP3)
- Childish Gambino, the musical alias of actor/comedian Donald Glover, has taken a stab at Broken Social Scene’s “Hotel.” He instills the laidback vibes of the original with some excited synth work and electro claps, reducing the vocals to a mere whisper. Sadly, he doesn’t contribute any of his own verses. You can compare the remix [...] (read more)

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Wed, Oct 19, 2011

- The Wedge News Round Up: Sigur Rós to release concert film and live album
- Iceland’s Sigur Rós will be releasing Inni, a concert film and live album on November 8. The concert, directed by Vincent Morisset, was filmed in 2008 in London at Alexandra Palace. Head over to Pitchfork to see their performance of “Festival,” and also take a look at the set list and track list. The film [...] (read more)

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Fri, Sep 16, 2011

- Watch: The Wedge Presents Osheaga
- So this past July, The Wedge ventured off to the Osheaga Festival Musique Et Arts in Montreal, Quebec. Since Damian was performing with his band Fucked Up, it was a perfect opportunity to give viewers a documentary-style look behind the scenes of Osheaga at what the average concertgoer doesn’t usually get to see. Over the [...] (read more)

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Fri, Sep 09, 2011

- The Wedge News Round Up For July 8
- Das Racist announce first proper non-mixtape album… Lost Bobb Trimble album from 1983 to finally get a release… Girl Talk says he’s proud to be the creator of “dumb party music”… Vetiver and Fruit Bats announce joint tour… Read an interview between Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew and Fucked Up’s Damian Abraham. (read more)

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Fri, Jul 08, 2011

- The Wedge News Round Up For May 19
- EMA has announced a North American tour and will play Montreal and Toronto Black Lips nearly killed producer Mark Ronson by feeding him raw liver sashimi Hey, why not download a free mixtape/podcast by Toro y Moi James Murphy, Kid Koala and more added to Osheaga In the City Watch Broken Social Scene cover Modest [...] (read more)

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Thu, May 19, 2011

- When did you first hear Sloan?
- For 20 years now, Sloan have been one of the major contributors to CanRock. Singlehandedly putting East Coast Canada’s music scene on the map in 1991, the former Haligonians have left one of the better bodies of work over their three-decade run. Now, in a new series of videos, the band have assembled an impressive [...] (read more)

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Mon, May 09, 2011

- Broken Social Scene to headline Halifax M Fest
- The Halifax Pop Explosion isn’t happening until October 18th to the 22nd, but that hasn’t stopped the organizers from throwing a party a couple months in advance to get everyone excited. The long-running music fest has announced a new offshoot called Halifax M Fest that will take place over the course of Sunday, August 7th. [...] (read more)

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Tue, Apr 05, 2011

- Drake, DWW, Hedley and more on the 2011 JUNOs red carpet!
- Check out our pics from the JUNOs red carpet! (read more)

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Mon, Mar 28, 2011

- Watch The Wedge tonight with guest host Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene
- When you hire the lead singer of F**ked Up to host a live television show, you have to be prepared to invite the occasional “special guest” in to fill the void when duty calls. Currently touring across Australia as part of the Soundwave Festival, The Wedge‘s host Damian Abraham will return next week to his [...] (read more)

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Wed, Mar 02, 2011

- Broken Social Scene talk (possible) new album
- Last week Broken Social Scene learned that they were up for five Juno nominations. Our Liz was there to congratulate the band and while speaking with bassist Brendan Canning, learned that the band be closer to a follow-up to Forgiveness Rock Record than any of us expected. [videoembed2 clipid=412943] (read more)

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Tue, Feb 08, 2011

- Watch Damian and Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew go tobogganing
- Last night MuchMusic aired the second episode of The Wedge and we felt the best way to celebrate the success of last week’s premiere was to go… tobogganing! Yes, Wednesday’s heavy snow in Toronto meant Wedge host Damian Abraham could fulfill his dream of hitting the slopes of Christie Pits. But he didn’t just do [...] (read more)

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011

- Broken Social Scene, D-Sisive, Hollerado talk Juno nods
- The nominations for the 2011 Juno Awards were announced Tuesday morning and MuchMusic’s Liz attended the press conference to get reactions from some of the nominees. Amongst the scrum, Liz managed to grab Brendan Canning (Broken Social Scene), D-Sisive, Dean Baxter (Hollerado), Care Failure and Anthony Bleed (Die Mannequin), Keshia Chante, Deadmau5 and Karkwa. Watch [...] (read more)

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Thu, Feb 03, 2011

- First Group of 2011 Juno Awards Performers Announced!
- Hmmm…how to I keep warm during a Canadian winter? Check out who’ll be taking the stage rocking, popping, and crooning during the 2011 Juno Awards Ceremony on Sunday March 27. Watching the show from the suburbs? Arcade Fire leads the performances pack with 5 nominations and a performance right here in Toronto when they take [...] (read more)

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011

- Arcade Fire lead Juno nominees with six
- This morning the nominations for the 2011 Juno Awards were announced and sharing the lead for most nominations with six are Montreal’s Arcade Fire. The indie rock outfit were recognized for Group of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Alternative Album of the Year, the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year and the highly coveted [...] (read more)

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011

- Nominations for the 2011 Juno Awards announced
- The nominations for this year’s Juno Awards were announced this morning and leading the way with six nominations are Montreal indie rockers Arcade Fire and Toronto rapper Drake, who just so happens to be hosting the ceremony on Sunday, March 27th. Other multiple nominees coming away with four each include Broken Social Scene [Group of [...] (read more)

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Tue, Feb 01, 2011

- Watch a two-hour Broken Social Scene concert live from NYC
- Two weeks ago, Broken Social Scene announced a special performance from Terminal 5 in New York City that would be streamed live on YouTube. In case you missed it, you can now stream the full two-hour concert, courtesy of Bowery Presents. Watch it below. (read more)

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Tue, Jan 25, 2011

- Broken Social Scene to stream NYC gig on YouTube
- Broken Social Scene would like all of their fans to see their gig at Terminal 5 in New York City on January 18th. Of course, capacity is an issue, and so is travel. But they’ve got that covered. On Twitter BSS announced that they’ve teamed up with YouTube to broadcast the performance live. The show [...] (read more)

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Thu, Jan 13, 2011

- Red Hot Blog picks the top albums of 2010
- Much's top picks of 2010! (read more)

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Fri, Dec 31, 2010

- Verge Music Awards Nominate Impressive Canadian Bands
- Verge Music takes the end-of year favourite music list and attaches a heafty award onto it. The nominations for the three awards were announced on Thursday and Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene are early favourites. The winners of the Artist of the Year and Album of the Year will win a sweet sweet award [...] (read more)

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Fri, Dec 03, 2010
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