Author: Becci Ford


  • Two Door Cinema Club – Beacon

    Becci delves into Two Door Cinema Club’s highly anticipated sophomore album, Beacon.

  • Preview: Blood Brothers at The Mayflower Theatre, Southampton (11/09/12 – 22/09/12)

    Marti Pellow, one of Britain’s great music icons, follows his current run in the West End UK tour of Willy Russell’s smash hit musical Blood Brothers in the role of The Narrator. Written by British playwright Willy Russell, Blood Brothers tells the captivating and moving tale of twins who, separated at birth, grow up on opposite sides […]

  • The Common: Welcome the Dawn of ‘Geek-Hop’

    The Common are a local Southampton band that, in a world consumed by debt, unemployment and Justin Bieber, are arguably one of the best undiscovered original bands yet, guaranteed to bring a smile to your face. If you’re a fan of Jamie T and Alex Turner’s quick-witted lyrics, then The Common are the band for you. Combining […]

  • Why Pop-Punk will never die…

    Cos dubstep just ain’t good enough

  • Dirty Beaches – Lone Runner’

    Becci Ford doesn’t believe the hype

  • Bend Sinister – Why haven’t you heard of them yet?

    ‘Bend Sinister?! Who are they?’ Is the general response that I seem to get whenever my latest addiction are mentioned to anybody. Which is rather surprising seeing as this band have been busy producing music since 2001. It seems that Bend Sinister have for over a decade been one of Vancouver’s best kept secrets. Yes, […]

  • The Hit Ups – Live

    Bold, brash and  totally electrifying, with a stage presence that rivals some of the top signed acts of today. The Hit Ups are a Southampton unsigned student band that are already dominating the local music scene and look set to enjoy many future successes… They describe their genre as ‘Spooked-Out-Electronic-Party-Core-Rock & Roll’ but even that can’t […]

  • The Longest Day are taking over!

    The Longest Day are a local southampton band that are set to take the world by the throat and give it a good shaking! They break rules and expectations…find out more…

  • The Vaccines interview

    The EDGE exclusive – we catch up with hotshots The Vaccines