Author: Michael Havis
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PJ Harvey – The Glorious Land
PJ Harvey has come a long way from the sexual politics of earlier releases like Rid Of Me. No longer singing about the licking of various bodily appendages (legs, you pervert) new single, ‘The Glorious Land’, plays rather like some late proletarian anthem commissioned by an especially sadistic farmer (it’s actually very deep and about […]
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REWIND: Owl City – Ocean Eyes
Time to rewind to an album that divided opinions…
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EDGE Goes 90s: Grunge
In September 1991 Grunge exploded onto the world scene with a song that, twenty years on, surely ought to be preloaded onto every new iPod, Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’. It came hot on the heels of a decade during which hard rock was increasingly defined by bands that looked like the forced mating of […]
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Thin Lizzy – Southampton Guildhall 18/01/2011
Thin Lizzy may just be the most unfortunate rock band in the world. When Metallica bassist Cliff Burton died, auditions for a replacement were held the day after his funeral. Even Lynyrd Skynyrd went on to regroup, joining with past members after losing three of their seven in a plane crash. Thin Lizzy however, lost […]
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Fozzy – 19/10/10
After standing in the pouring rain waiting for the doors to open, the seering heat inside The Talking Heads would be an ironic punishment for anyone who’d complained about the weather outside. Tonight Fozzy, the side project of former undisputed wrestling champion, Chris Jericho and Stuck Mojo guitarist, Rich Ward, were going to play to […]
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Foals Live – Southampton Guildhall 07/11/2010
‘Do you have a plus one?’ ‘I didn’t know I could have a plus one.’ ‘Go to the lady on the right’ So I went to the lady on the right (who you’ll be pleased to know lived up to her name) and got a wristband. It was a luminescent blue signalling to all the […]
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Rich Ward Interview – Fozzy
The Edge catch up with Rich Ward, Fozzy songwriter and guitarist in an exclusive interview following their show at The Talking Heads last year. He talks WWE wrestling, kodiak bears and the dark side of technology… TE: For those unfamiliar with Fozzy’s music, what bands do you like yourselves to? RW: It’s kind of a blend between […]
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The Greatest Live Acts Ever: Kiss
Rising to prominence in the mid to late seventies as a result of their lavish live shows, I can happily report Kiss have lost none of the rock and roll excess that made them so important in the first place. I caught the band in May this year and aside from a flawlessly performed setlist, […]