High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Said the Gramophone is an Mp3 blog which was launched in 2003, one of the first of its type. It features writing by several Canadian bloggers, including Sean Michaels, Montreal-based journalist and writer of fiction. The blog is popularly considered a main catalyst for the early success of artists including Arcade Fire, Wolf Parade, Beirut, Yeasayer and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, whom contributor Dan Beirne posted about in 2005. Said the Gramophone was listed as one of the 25 Best Blogs of 2009 in Time Magazine.