Category: Reviews
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November 5th, Portsmouth Pyramids Having only recently come around to appreciation of the hardcore/punk rock scene that Alexisonfire epitomise, I was unsure what to expect from their show at the Pyramids. When I was told, by a rather terrifying individual, that he was going to ‘two-step’ on my face, I was all but ready to…
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Lacuna Coil hit the stage at Wedgewood Rooms for a intimate all-out gothic rock extravaganza.
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MGMT head to UK’s South Coast on their largest tour to date, but do they deserve a Congratulations?
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What better to do on a Wednesday night than see three different acts compete in a local Battle of the Bands? September 23rd saw The Small Town Rivals, Kitchen Sink Drama and Rhythm Propelled Grenades play their hearts out for a place at Oxjam’s Southampton Takeover, taking place on October 24th. The atmosphere was great…
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The EDGE takes a look at overnight superstars Two Door Cinema Club
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Made up of DJ/Producer Mr. Chuckles and MC Mr. Bruce, The Correspondents have been on the lips of festival goers all summer. Short slots on main stages coupled with the full act in smaller tents – often the Chai Wallah tent that travels to many festivals – the duo play the relatively unheard genre of…
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Having only been really around for a total of seven years, you may wonder why I believe that All Time Low deserve to be amongst the likes of KISS in The EDGE list of top gigs. They may not hold legendary status, and they may not be able to boast platinum selling albums, but there…
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So you’ve got a huge oval arena with an overshadowing skyline, what do you do? Well, why not build a giant inflatable flying saucer, send it around the stadium and have an acrobat appear from beneath to greet the crowd from two suspending wires? Muse have already established themselves as an industry powerhouse and after…
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Rising to prominence in the mid to late seventies as a result of their lavish live shows, I can happily report Kiss have lost none of the rock and roll excess that made them so important in the first place. I caught the band in May this year and aside from a flawlessly performed setlist,…
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Dan Le Sac, Scroobius Pip and Bestival, surely a match made in heaven?