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Frank Turner — England Keep My Bones Released 6th June 2011, Xtra Mile Recordings Number 9 on The Edge‘s Top Albums of 2011 list is the fourth studio album by English folk rock musician Frank Turner, England Keep My Bones. Released in June, the album peaked at number 12 on the UK Albums Chart. Statistics: […]
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Bombay Bicycle Club — A Different Kind of Fix Released 26th August 2011, Island Records Number 10 on The Edge‘s Top Albums of 2011 list is the third studio album by English indie rock band Bombay Bicycle Club, A Different Kind of Fix. Released in August, the album peaked at number 6 on the UK […]
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The Blue Album is pure pop-rock perfection, standing out above an era epitomised by grunge. It marks the high point of the genre, and has never been bettered in this reviewer’s humble opinion. It is honest, it is stupid, it is clever, it is heartbreaking, it is joyous, and it is most importantly of all […]
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Assassin’s Creed returns to consoles this autumn as the stories of Ezio and Altaïr come to a dramatic conclusion. Despite having an annual release date for new titles in the series, the crew behind it have succeeded in bettering themselves, delivering the best instalment of the franchise so far. Revelations follows the continuation of Ezio’s […]
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Petrolhead gamers of the last decade are undoubtedly more than familiar with the name Need for Speed, and in the last few years the franchise has undergone something of a redefinition of itself and of the racing genre. The Run, Need for Speed’s newest instalment, essentially sticks to the traditional street racing side of things, […]
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On November 15th 2001, Microsoft and Bungie introduced a new game as a companion release for the first of their Xbox consoles. Featuring a cybernetic super soldier fighting to preserve humanity in the universe against an onslaught of alien invaders, Halo became a worldwide phenomenon. Ten years later and more than 34 million copies of […]
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World War 3 has arrived with the triumphant return of Activision and Infinity Ward’s Call of Duty: Modern Warfare franchise, and the final instalment of the epic three-part campaign concludes the hunt for number one bad guy Vladimir Makarov. The campaign takes place in various familiar locations around the world — London, Berlin, Paris and […]
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EA Sports return this year with the latest instalment of their award-winning franchise, FIFA 12. This year’s version, of what is arguably the most essential game for any football fan, is the most feature-packed to date, sporting new in-depth online and multiplayer modes, innovative new gameplay additions and improved graphics. But what’s new in the gameplay […]
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Grunge veterans Staind have had a colourful history. From the guttural power of the debuting Tormented to the eclectic charm of The Illusion of Progress, the Massachusetts quartet have proven to the globe that they are a songwriting force to be reckoned with. In 2010 the group vouched to “return to their roots” for the […]
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Ginger. Baby. Scary. Sporty. Posh. The pseudonyms smack of 90s sparkles and crimped hair, teamed with excessive flamboyance and the scent of ‘Girl Power’. To say the Spice Girls marked their stamp fervently on the musical world would be an understatement. ‘Wannabe’ hit number one in 31 different countries; their album Spice sold 1.8 million […]
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In what has become a rich and diverse array of conscious hip-hop artists to have emerged since the 1990s, The Roots have always held a strong position with both critics and fans. Since their self-released debut Organix! in 1993, the Philadelphia group has responded to the violence and misogyny of gangsta rap with creative instrumentation and […]
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Anime tends to hang from a huge chain of stereotypes, both good and bad. But one particular stereotype that constantly hangs over the majority of this medium of animation is being completely over-the-top. The bar has constantly been pushed, with planets being destroyed in Dragon Ball Z, adoring crowds being hammily addressed in Code Geass, […]
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Day 25 of The Edge’s 2011 advent calendar: Puppy Christmas!
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Pocket G&S wow in their latest performance, as Kirsty Hough discovers