In March, we went on the lookout for the best unsigned talent in the local area. The quality of the entrants was high across the board, but we had to whittle them down to our ten favourite unsigned artists. Without further ado and in no particular order, here is some of the best unsigned talent…
Win 2 Four-Day passes to the Larmer Tree Festival to see Tim Minchin plus more great acts.
DZ Deathrays are Australia’s latest music export currently touring the UK. Highly tipped by radio DJs such as Huw Stephens and Jen Long for their thrash pop music, the band released their debut album Bloodstreams last week. I caught up with Shane from the band to find out about their relentless touring, new album, and…
Some friendly tips, or maybe just hardline rules for using music during your revision, courtesy of your writers.
Prior to their UK tour supporting Lostprophets, Josh from ‘Rocksteppers’ Modestep took some time to chat to The Edge about his life in a crossover dubstep act and what people should expect from his bands debut album, Evolution Theory. Firstly, you have a new album on the way, how is it going? Well we’ve just finished…
Which bands were more important than good? Joe Moor presents five bands that had little talent, but pioneered a sound for more skilled imitators.
This article is the first in a potential new series called “Whatever Happened to…”, where The Edge takes a popular band or artist from yesteryear and gives you an update of where they are now. If you have any ideas for artists to feature, please email them to [email protected]! Remember Wolfmother? They were that cool…
At a time when black grime and hip-hop is flourishing with artists such as Tinie Tempah, Nicki Minaj, Labrinth, and Azealia Banks gaining chart success, Birmingham’s answer to the industry is one of the most hotly tipped grime MCs of 2012; 23 year old, Lady Leshurr. Brought to fame by several SBTV sessions, festival appearances,…
1. Oberhofer – ‘HEART’ This four-piece, fronted by Brad Oberhofer from which the band’s name is obviously derived, have been around for just over a year now, constructing new wave, choral music. Their latest track ‘HEART’, and the first from their new album, Time Capsules II is a splendid piece of minimalistic, natural pop twinged with quirky…
Lostprophets drummer Luke Johnson takes some time out to speak to Dan Flynn about their new album, live experiences and more.
1. Black Light Dinner Party – ‘Gold Chain’ Hailing from New York this group of talented producers have a cumbersome name which doesn’t reflect the free spirit of their three electro-pop songs to date. Although Black Light Dinner Party don’t have an official album or even an EP to speak off, previous tracks ‘Small Boxes’…
The saga of a weekend at The Talking Heads concluded on Sunday with an ambitious 16-act lineup starting in the early afternoon, going through to the point the venue’s licence ran out. That’s ten hours of acoustic pleasure! You’d be mistaken for thinking that it’s a simple plug-in-and-go job; with that many acts, anything can go wrong.…
Day two of the big weekend at The Talking Heads got started earlier than I might have expected. Indeed, so much earlier that I am ashamed to say I missed the majority of the set from old-school rockers Rob Ford. What I did catch of their set thoroughly impressed me though, to the point that I…
After four anxious months, The Talking Heads finally re-opened its doors to the general public last weekend, and I’m glad to say that Friday 13th did not have any surprises in store for the 250-capacity venue. In fact, everything went encouragingly well! This article is the first of three describing the whole opening weekend. The venue itself is hardily…