MuchMusic's "The Wedge", Hosted by Fucked Up's Damian Abraham, Canceled

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Since 2011, Fucked Up frontman Damian Abraham has had a second job: VJ. He was the host of MuchMusic's show "The Wedge", but now, Billboard reports that the show is no more. 

The show was canceled amid layoffs in Bell Media, the company that owns Much. They cut 91 jobs and also canceled the shows "Today’s Top 10s" and "Video on Trial". Amy Doary, corporate communications manager and Bell Media spokesperson, told Billboard that Abraham "remains a Bell Media employee at this time". Update: Damian has refuted Doary's statement, tweeting:

Im 90% sure Im also no longer with Much. MT @pitchforkmedia: .@Much's "The Wedge", hosted by (me) has been canceled http://t.co/tkuUnRuath

— Damian Abraham (@leftfordamian) July 12, 2014

Abraham tweeted about the show's cancellation:

Goodbye @MUCHthewedge. Three years of fun and battles! Sleep well sweet indie video show.

— Damian Abraham (@leftfordamian) July 9, 2014

When I was 15 I saw a video for dbs's "Snowball" on @MUCHthewedge and it changed my life forever. Thank you Wedge.

— Damian Abraham (@leftfordamian) July 9, 2014

A huge thank you to @yasdnilmac! Without him there was no @MUCHthewedge. I can think of few people that are more passionate about music.

— Damian Abraham (@leftfordamian) July 10, 2014

Thank you everyone for the kind words about The Wedge. I means a lot to know it had a place. I've got some new stuff in the works. more soon

— Damian Abraham (@leftfordamian) July 10, 2014

To all my co-workers that I got to work with @Much over the years: Thank you for putting up with my shit and teaching me.

— Damian Abraham (@leftfordamian) July 10, 2014

Things I will not miss about working at Much: the music I heard in the office.

— Damian Abraham (@leftfordamian) July 10, 2014

Read our interview with Fucked Up, and watch them perform "Magic Word" at 285 Kent:

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