Review: “The Wedge” Feat. Fucked Up’s Damian As New Host

Last night, on Muchmusic, was the beginning of the new, improved and re-imagined
“The Wedge” that’s been host-less since the departure of Sook-Yin Lee
back in 2001.
In charge of this redux edition is Damian Abraham a.k.a. Pink Eye,
frontman of Polaris Music Prize winning Toronto harcode punk band Fucked Up.

For you non-Canucks outthere, “The Wedge” is a show [...]

AGDFA 118 ( Osheaga 2010 Edition )

73 mins : 28 secs | 50.4 mb

Pavement “Cut Your Hair” ( matador )
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain [ amazon ]
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Sonic Youth “Sugar Kane” ( geffen )
Dirty [ amazon ]
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The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion “Talk About The Blues” (matador)
Acme [ amazon ]
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AGDFA 115

82 mins : 52 secs | 56.9 mb

The National “Terrible Love” ( 4ad )
High Violet [ amazon ]
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Broken Social Scene “Water In Hell” ( arts & crafts )
Forgiveness Rock Record [ amazon ]
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Kashmir “Mantaray” ( columbia )
Trespassers [ amazon ]
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Osheaga 2010: Even More Additions To The Lineup

The Latest:
Fran Healy (Travis lead singer)
Galactic w/ Cyril Neville
Ariel
Horse Feathers
K’naan
Had a chance to see Fran Healy’s show last Fall and it was quite fun.
Just him and Travis band member Andy Dunlop performing songs from the
Travis catalog and telling tales from bygone days.
Here’s how the schedule is shaping up day wise:
Saturday, July 31st:
Arcade Fire
Pavement
The Antlers
Avi Buffalo
Bahamas
Beach [...]

2010 Osheaga Music Festival ( Lineup Announced )

Now that I’m back from SXSW, It’s time to think about other music
festivals I get to look forward in the coming Summer season.
First up, the 5th edition of our own local little slice of the Summer
music festival pie, I speak of course of Osheaga, which is held
each and every year @ Parc Jean-Drapeau on île [...]