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Clint Eastwood’s back-catalogue alone is enough to show that when actors try their hand at directing the results can be impressive. When Gary Oldman wrote and directed Nil By Mouth however, the results were outstanding: BAFTA adjudged it one of the 100 best films of all-time, and awarded it the Best Screenplay and Best British […]
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Joiners in Southampton is a small, unassuming venue that feels more like a local pub than an exciting venue for up-and-coming bands, yet its walls suggest otherwise, plastered with decade-old posters for acts such as Franz Ferdinand and Coldplay. By nine the place is by no means packed out, but is enjoying a positive hum […]
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One unconventional approach to storytelling later, and Malcolm McDowell would be proud!
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Rostam Batmanglij, one half of the creative force behind Vampire Weekend, has gone solo. He’s posted two new tracks on his Tumblr page: firstly ‘Wood’, followed by ‘Don’t Let It Get to You’. Excited? Apprehensive? You probably should be. ‘Wood’ sounds like George Harrison having a picnic with Sufjan Stevens on a sunny afternoon in […]
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Ben UFO brings the future of dance music to Southampton.
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The Edge’s weekly new music feature, feeding you the best new tunes from around the world and UK.
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You may not have heard of Cosmo Jarvis, a 22-year-old singer-songwriter hailing from New Jersey, but Stephen Fry certainly has (thank you Twitter), and the comedy God recommends you give the new guy a chance. I say “new guy”, but Jarvis actually released his debut album back in 2009. Don’t bother looking for it in […]
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I only hope this heartfelt hit will never leave us behind, because good music can be so hard to find.
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The X-Factor star’s second serving of ‘swag pop’ is a great improvement from her derivative debut.
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Let me get something essential out of the way: if you are going to see this film expecting a dramatic remake of Outbreak, a movie with the same moody bleakness as Children of Men, or in fact anything resembling a post-apocalyptic disaster movie, then you may be slightly disappointed. Contagion is filmed like a documentary, has […]
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Amy Lee’s latest attempt at a consistent quintet (more widely known as Evanescence) has peered out of purgatory with their alt-rock return ‘What You Want.’ The pleasing orchestral orgy that their wannabe-goth gathering has found solace in is mostly missing, if not obscured by generic guitar work that is far too potent. Lee’s luscious larynx […]
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As grey skies descended on northern London on Monday 10th October, a line of solemnity clung to a shadowy side alley of the HMV Forum in anticipation of Staind’s headline tour in support of their self-titled seventh effort. The veterans of the bygone grunge era arrived to a crowd of loyal lackeys dressed in their […]
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I must admit, I never really understood what the big deal was regarding James Blake. However, in order to ensure this was an informed review, I gave his self-titled debut album my undivided attention, and I have to say, whilst not being overwhelmed, I was pleasantly surprised and above all impressed. Therefore, I imagined I’d […]
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My life in halls of residence isn’t the most eventful. Hardly anyone had much reason to be interested in my tastes, in films or otherwise. However, this began to change when I picked up a copy of Peter Weir’s 1998 satirical dramedy flick The Truman Show. It was at that moment that people were interested […]