Author: Hayley Taulbut
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Preview: AIM presents Daniel and the Lion
AIM have got you all a Valentines gift…
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Snow, Starvation and Studio Time: Dive Dive Interview
The EDGE’s Hayley Taulbut caught up with Jamie and Nigel from Oxford born Dive Dive for an interview before their show at the Southampton Guildhall supporting Frank Turner. So, you’re about halfway through the tour – how has it been? Any particular highlights or lowlights? J: Not getting to Aberdeen was a massive lowlight. It […]
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Leo, Hanks and Depp – Films of 2010
2010 brought many wonderful cinematic happenings to our screens. In between brilliant tales of love, lust and friendship in the form of The Social Network, and 500 Days of Summer, and the Scott Pilgrim finally getting the girl in a fight against evil of epic proportions, it is hard to pick even a few highlights from 2010. With […]
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Vampires, Rabbits and Bicycles – The Best Albums of 2010
2010 was a bit of a mixed bag: it was the year that brought us musical sensations such as Arcade Fire’s The Suburbs and Kings of Leon’s Come Around Sundown, but it was also the year that Matt Cardle butchered Biffy Clyro’s ‘Many of Horror’, that Lady Gaga further descended into musical madness, and that Guns N’ Roses […]
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Frank Turner “I don’t just want to make music for angry 16-30 year olds…”
Before his Southampton Guildhall show The EDGE’s Hayley Taulbut got talking to Frank Turner So, you’re about halfway through the tour. How has it been so far? It’s good, it feels like I’ve had a really great year, and then I built up loads of bad luck, like we had the snow which was a […]
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Behind Door 18 of The EDGE Advent Calendar…
It’s exactly a week to go, and what better way to look forward to the big day than a large helping of Christopher Walken from LilRedHead Studios. When Walken was asked what his favourite Christmas song is, he responds by performing a rather odd rendition of the 12 days of Christmas. The traditional characters of […]
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The Wombats -Tales of Girls, and Boys and Golf….?
After their phenomenal gig at Southampton Joiners, The EDGE’s very own Hayley Taulbut gets chatting to vocalist and lead guitarist Matthew Murphey
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On the 17th Day of Christmas…
With Christmas Eve literally only a week away, what better way to celebrate than another Christmas special. Not usually being a fan of The Royle Family, I was pleasantly surprised by this clip taken from last year’s festive episode. Hilarious, stupid, and festive in all the wrong ways, The Royle family demonstrate what Christmas could […]
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Liverpudlian Threesome Get Intimate: The Wombats @ Joiner’s Southampton
Southampton Joiners October 17th Coming to one of Southampton’s most intimate venues with a new album and a new sound to showcase, was a risky move for the Liberpudlian threesome. After the massive success of Tales of Girls and Boys and Marsupials, The Wombats had a sterling reputation to maintain, both as performers and as […]
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On the 16th Day Of Christmas…
Now, Christmas is meant to be a time of giving, good will and generosity. Giving without expectation of receiving, selfless actions, you know the drill. And never is this more true than with parents and children. It is always the case that the children get excellent presents, whilst the parents get bubble bath they’ll never use, […]
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Behind Door 15 on The EDGE Advent Calendar…
Well, it’s ten day to go, and what better way to see December 15th off, that a large helping of Well Ferrel and John C. Reilly. Coming together after their excellent pairing in Step Brothers, the two funny men give David Bowie and Bing Crosby a face lift in their parody cover of ‘Peace on Earth/Little Drummer […]
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The EDGE Advent Calendar: 14th December
Everyone knows that Christmas is a very stressful time of year. The preparations, the buying of gifts, the knowledge that a strange man in a red suit will probably bugger up your chimney. But one has to wonder why a holiday that is meant to spread happiness and love can bring out even the loveliest […]
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On the Thirteenth Day of Christmas
Now, we all have this problem. You’ve found the perfect present for that person you’ve been struggling over for days and days. And now you’ve found it, all you have to do it wrap it. But wrapping anything that isn’t neatly in a box is a pain in the ass, and regardless of how thoughtful the gift […]
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Behind Door Number 12….
Not very many films can survive the curse of the sequel, and it’s safe to say that Shrek is one of those films. But the fact that nobody gave a toss come the release of Shrek the Third didn’t stop the lovely people of Dreamworks making a Christmas special for our viewing pleasure. And although […]