The winner of BBC’s Sound of 2013 poll has been announced, showing who they’re tipping for musical stardom this year.
Tom Odell has been crowned the winner of the BRITs 2013 Critics’ Choice Award, beating off competition from Laura Mvula and AlunaGeorge.
What are your top ten favourite albums of 2012? Let us know for The Edge’s list!
Frontman of 2010 break out band The Drums, Jonny Pierce, has today announced his solo career with his debut track ‘I Didn’t Realise’, and the promise of an album in 2013 which he has written, recorded and produced. The Drums released their self titled debut album in 2010 to critical acclaim after being shortlisted for…
Coldplay have announced they are taking a three year break from big live shows.
A huge congratulations are in order for SUSU’s Performing Arts for their Curtain Call nominations.
Southampton have always had a special place for Frank Turner in their hearts and now even more so! The Joiners have announced a very special show on Friday 28th December 2012. Frank Turner will be returning to The Joiners for a benefit show. This show precedes his show at The Guildhall later this month. After…
Further to an earlier report, George Lucas has announced that he will be donating the majority of his $4.05 billion settlement from the sale of Lucasfilm to Disney to charity. The filmmaker has not announced which specific organisation the money will be going towards yet, but reports indicate that the chosen charity will be one…
Amidst a strong crop of British albums, Alt-J won this year’s Mercury Music Prize, beating off competition from Lianne La Havas and The Maccabees, for their debut album An Awesome Wave. The win came unexpected for the four-piece who formed at Leeds University in 2007 and have had a great year garnering support from XFM and…
The makers of the sitcom Community announced on Tuesday that the premiering of the 4th season on NBC has been pushed back to February 7th, 4 months later than the original date. The 4th season was supposed to begin on NBC on October 19th, but a video featuring the cast was released recently that confirmed…
It has been anounced today that Lucas Films, owned solely by George Lucas, is being sold to the Walt Disney Co. in a $4 billion deal. This includes rights to Lucas’ world-famous Star Wars series, where a new film is scheduled to be released in 2015. George Lucas stated: “It’s now time for me to pass…
Hello readers! The Edge magazine will soon be unveiling a new cartoon column as part of the on-going rebrand. Having looked around Southampton for signs of art and places to display student art for a while, I was a bit stumped to see that not much student art gets a viewing. Sad times people! That’s why…
Airing its second season on Channel 4 at the moment, Homeland has proved a success in the US and the UK with staggering viewing figures. A third season for the hit US show has now been confirmed, with 12 episodes set to air in late 2013. Homeland’s first season, set around CIA agent (Claire Danes)…
Hilary Mantel has become the first woman and the first British writer to win the Man Booker Prize for a second time. Today, Mantel won the coveted literary award for her novel, Bring Up the Bodies – a follow up Wolf Hall, which also won the award back in 2009. Bring Up the Bodies is the second installment of…