Author: Rob Leane
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The Vaccines at the Guildhall (28/11/11)
The last time I saw The Vaccines in Southampton they were playing in a tiny room upstairs at Unit, a small alternative nightclub on the Joiners side of town. As the majority of local indie fans assembled at Garden Court to watch Stornoway, the intrigued few crammed into the miniscule room eagerly awaiting a band […]
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Harry Potter Director Reveals Controversial Doctor Who Film Plans
David Yates, director of all the Harry Potter films since Order of the Phoenix, has revealed his plans to take the BBC’s time-travelling Doctor to the big screen. Working in collaboration with BBC Worldwide, he has been quoted as saying: We’re looking at writers now. We’re going to spend two or three years getting it […]
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Bombay Bicycle Club’s Jack Steadman Hints at Potential Solo Project
The Edge‘s Rob Leane was waiting in the cold outside the majestic Southampton Guildhall for some time before Bombay Bicycle Club’s press lady shuffled out into the square to utter the immortal words “Do you mind if he takes you for cocktails? It’s the only way we can get him to do the interview”. From this statement, […]
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Arctic Monkeys – Suck It And See
Arctic Monkeys’ latest offering proves to be a grower…
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Brilliant or Tragic? Art Brut’s fourth album reviewed!
Eddie Argos finally sings – but does it pay off?
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Pop Songs and Parrots – Friendly Fires return with Pala
The problem with making a second album is your first album. Should an artist keep the same style or revolutionise completely? Often either choice results in a backlash of mediocre review responses. However, we find ourselves sat on the verge of the summer, about to roll joyously down the hill into festival season; the timing […]
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Another Weekend with Art Brut
What has happened to Art Brut’s weekend? Rob Leane discovers it is lost, apparently
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ARCHIVE: Catfish
Rob Leane takes us into the recent filmic archives with a belated response to the other Facebook movie
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Pegg and Frost Return: Paul Review
Aliens, America and atheism – Rob Leane puts Paul under the microscope
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EDGE Goes 90s: Robot Wars, Craig Charles’ Arena of Cool
Ok so we’ve already set the scene in the hip trendy world of the nineties, we’re all rocking Game Boy Colours and enjoying Batman Forever, despite its obvious position as the second worst live action Batman film circa 1989. But all these cool trends blend into dull insignificance when we realise the true epicentre of […]
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‘Brick By Brick’: Arctic Monkeys join Beady Eye on the Beatles revival
The EDGE’s Rob Leane takes a look at the Artic Monkeys’ surprising musical offering
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“I just want to make music for the rest of my life”: Maximo Park’s Paul Smith
The EDGE take some time out to have a chat with Paul Smith