If you ask any of my friends and family, they will tell you how unbearable I am on the day of the Academy Awards. I love the celebration of cinema and stay up until 5am every year to watch the star-studded ceremony. I struggled to stay awake during my lectures on Monday, but it was…
Prior to their gig at The Joiners, American indie-rockers Howler took some time to talk to The Edge about their new album, their previous band names, how their first headlining UK tour is going and how they are coping with being labeled with the next-big-thing. Firstly, how is your debut headlining tour of the UK…
Having struggled in various bands, you found fame through The X Factor. Do you worry about your perceived credibility? I know some people look at The X Factor and see it as a sneaky way in [to the music business] but when you’ve been trying for 14 years, I don’t think any way is sneaky.…
If I was to provide you with the word ‘gamer’ I think I can be fairly certain what image that might conjure in your head; that of the nerdy, socially awkward, spotty teenager who spends too much time with computers and not enough time outside. Conjured up during the ’80s and to some extent the…
1. Kenetics – Toothache A young group of five hailing from North London, Kenetics are manufacturing a quirky brand of lo-fi indie that has brought success to bands such as Foals and WU LYF, also sounding similar to Rapids!, featured in a previous Angle article. Toothache starts off very professionally and builds into a catchy single, with…
Megan Downing met the All Time Low frontman before their recent gig at the Guildhall.
Double digits, my friends! Hopefully you’ll enjoy this newest edition of The Angle, compiled as always by university students. Check out our group if you want to offer any suggestions yourselves. 1. PAPA – ‘I Am the Lion King’ Here we have a new Californian three-piece immediately producing some warming rhythms. Seeming styled on its…
Once more, we return with a rather eclectic mix of tracks for you to sink your teeth into. Enjoy the selections for week 9 of The Angle! 1. Grimes – ‘Genesis’ Claire Boucher, aka Grimes, is a Canadian artist who dabbles across various genres yet sounds like none of them. What could be best described…
The Edge speaks to The Ting Tings lead singer and guitarist Katie White about worldwide tours, the new album, and Rihanna!
Another week, another angle…
The year is 2007 and in Eskede, a suburb just outside of Stockholm, two sisters — Johanna and Klara Söderberg — have just sent a home-recorded demo to a Swedish radio station. The sisters, aged 17 and 14 respectively, have been singing as long as they can remember, and a few weeks later they are…
We’re back, did you miss us? Showcasing you new and undiscovered music for The Edge, The Angle is that tool to aid you in the discovery of some future successful tunes, or at least that’s what we’d like it to be. Anyway, let’s get to the four songs lined up for you, which as always…
Following on from The Edge‘s “Top Albums of 2011” feature, we asked our readers and editors about their favourite movie releases of the past year. The full contributions can be read below, and we also have a top three so check it out and make sure you comment below with your thoughts! Introduction by Barnaby…
London-born English actress Carey Mulligan came to international prominence on the back of her Academy Award-nominated turn in Lone Scherfig’s An Education, a role for which she also earned Best Actress awards from the National Board of Review, the British Independent Film Awards and BAFTA. She recently starred in Mark Romanek’s adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s…