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03.22.12 eMusic Q&A 0

Interview: The Wedding Present

By Elisa Bray, eMusic Contributor

"There's a little bit of me in every song," states Wedding Present main man David Gedge. Since the striking heartbreak of "My Favourite Dress" on the Weddoes', as their fans affectionately refer to them, 1987 debut LP George Best, Gedge has never held back from baring his heart, consistently capturing love's intensity, unrequited love and infidelity. It's what led John Peel to declare: "The boy Gedge has written some of the best love songs of… more »

03.20.12 Spotlight 0

New This Week: The Shins, Esperanza Spalding & More

By J. Edward Keyes, Editor-in-Chief

I've been back from Austin for about 48 hours, but my body is only just now starting to adjust to things like normal sleep patterns, being stationary for long periods of time, and not drinking beer every day. Soon, I will stop having dreams that I am being chased by a giant, furious side of brisket. I look forward to those days in breathless anticipation. Until they arrive, here's this week's New Arrivals: The Shins, Port… more »

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• 05.25.12 RT @Theatre_Royal_: Friday sun is shining get your tickets for @pilofficial @weddingpresent at Rochester Castle http://t.co/dVJ93CTN
• 05.24.12 RT @JohnPeelCCA @martinps: Seamonsters on at full blast in the office. Look forward to Friday's gig. DLG: Hot in the rehearsal room today!
• 05.22.12 RT @wobbledogcat regarding the song "lay off" are there any other unreleased songs out there? DG: Yep. S'pose I should release 'em, one day.
• 05.22.12 RT @nearzySEA: SXSW 2012, Day 2: The Wedding Present http://t.co/xZLTozBo DLG : Nice photos!
• 05.21.12 RT @MrDanBOB: @weddingpresent Is it you talking at the start of 'something and nothing?' DLG : No. It's Peter Solowka.
• 05.21.12 See live footage from the first ever Wedding Present tour of Australia here : http://t.co/alHP8iTo
• 05.21.12 RT @StephenDixon7 Great concert last night. Wot, no Charles or Graham? DLG : Charlie couldn't make it (had a stand-in). G has left the band.
• 05.21.12 RT @Simon_Hemsley Got the app & tkts to London gig. Not seen you live since 1988. DG: Been frozen in ice for 25 years, like Captain America?
• 05.21.12 RT @wobbledogcat found a song called "lay off" on youtube, any info on it? DLG : A pre-1985 WP song, never properly recorded/released.
• 05.20.12 Ha, ha... http://t.co/mS1gr39c
• 05.20.12 RT @dazzathethird @MikeLarsson doing Seamonsters? DLG : Seamonsters plus 40 minutes of other music throughout our 2012 European & UK tours.
• 05.20.12 RT @Dazza912 Got to say, outstanding app... a wedding present fan's dream, I would have paid for it. Well presented a must 4E1 DLG : Thanks!