Author: Alex Meehan


  • Kings of Leon- Mechanical Bull

    Ageing is something that inevitably happens to everyone, and unfortunately for the Kings of Leon, instead of getting better like a good red wine, the band have instead become rather stale and flat in recent years, like an ancient glass of lager. I still claim that their debut, Youth and Young Manhood, is a simply […]

  • Arctic Monkeys – AM

    I have absolutely no doubt in claiming that the Arctic Monkeys have become one of the most important bands in the last decade , and ever since their debut in 2005 they have become synonymous with  excellent British music. So my, and many others, expectations are high to say the least, but any worries that […]

  • The 1975 – The 1975

    In appearance the 1975 may well have stepped straight out of the period of slicked hair, leather jackets and nonchalant attitudes, yet paradoxically their music feels far more influenced by the 1980’s than anything else. With their liberal use of synths, electro and Matt Healy’s high tenor voice (being sweet enough to make any teenage […]

  • Highlights from Reading Festival 2013

    Alex Meehan shares her thoughts on why Reading is fast becoming one of the best festivals around

  • Drenge – Drenge

    Aside from that incident with MP Tom Watson praising Drenge over politics, the band have garnered a fairly small yet loyal following of fans, and their expectations of the  duo’s debut are high. The record’s overall sound promises much; the revival of the seemingly all but forgotten genre of punk, yet fused with modern influences […]

  • “We are such control freaks” : An interview with Local Natives

    Alex Meehan chats with Local Native’s Kelcey Ayer about the trials of touring, DIY albums, working with The National and confusing music journalists.

  • Cloud Control – Dream Cave

    Australian quartet Cloud Control are no strangers to taking risky chances, having uprooted themselves from half way around the world to pursue a career in music is no decision for the cowardly. However, their second album Dream Cave feels lacking of almost any sense of ambition or adventure. Rather than further seizing opportunities, the band […]

  • ‘Lost perspectives and rediscovered gems’: An interview with Cloud Control’s Heidi Lenffer

    The Edge chats with Australian Cloud Control’s very own Heidi Lenffer about student bands, the battle to write music, their upcoming tour and Vampire Weekend eating lobster.

  • Half Moon Run – Dark Eyes

    Best described as a vastly superior Mumford and Sons, Half Moon Run’s new album is a surprisingly confident offering

  • Deap Vally – Sisteronix

    Subtlety within music is something often coveted and equally hard to obtain. Yet the tight riffing, hair flying, guitar screeching, drum bashing pair from LA throw caution to wind and come out all guns blazing in their brand new debut. Opening track ‘End of the World’ greets the listener by slamming the tail-end of a […]

  • My unending romance with the album

    As does any young person who isn’t sinking under the poverty line, I have an iPod and thus am familiar with the application iTunes. I use it to store a large amount of the music I listen to and every piece of music I currently own and will most likely own in the future. Why? […]

  • Comment: Being a woman in a male video game world

    Alex Meehan looks at the mis-representation of women in the video game industry and decides it needs to change.

  • An interview with Drenge at the Joiners (06/06/2013)

    Alex Meehan has a chat with Drenge before their much awaited Joiners show.

  • Drenge at The Joiners (06/06/2013)

    Alex Meehan reveals how Drenge are reviving the punk genre after their energetic gig at the Joiners.