The Pierces’ fourth album, Love you more, might well cause a few hearts to beat a little faster.
We all know of John Lennon: he was the walrus, the cool Beatle murdered 30 years ago for no clear reason by a man who thought he was Holden Caufield, and who would have been 70 this month had he lived. His finest hour, even finer than Sgt Pepper’s, was a hymn for unilateral world…
Jamie Oliver takes on America in the latest stop on his healthy food campaign and encounters a frosty reception.
For any avid follower of Robert Plant both before and after the Zeppelin years, ears will certainly prick up at the mention of Band of Joy: the title of the influential singer’s latest solo album as well as the name of one of his earliest and more experimental blues groups. Fortunately, this signpost to earlier…
The Manics are on their 10th studio album are they legends? or just simply washed up?
Talking Heads live album Stop Making Sense is, in many ways, the best place to start with this band. Even better would be the live DVD from which this album is taken from. Spanning their career up until that point, this is an energetic, lively set that seamlessly transports Talking Heads jerky, dancey brand of…
One thing a lot of bands come into criticism for is changing their sound too much or pandering to the mass-market with new releases, but this is certainly not the case with Disturbed’s latest release, Asylum, as it’s definitely got their signature sound of heavy, syncopated riffs mixed with David Draiman’s unique vocal style. The…
The EDGE goes back four years to examine the album which fully established The Killers as an indie phenomenon.
For a band that seem to have slipped under the radar since the release of their debut album earlier this year, Detroit Social Club’s third single, ‘Northern Man’, is an unexpected surprise. The song is a powerfully moving contribution from a band with a lot of passion in their lyrics, beautifully layered on a vast…
Although not necessarily the best Beatles album, the band’s 1963 debut, Please Please Me, is perhaps the most interesting of all their records. Its beauty lies in the fresh sound of a band superbly emulating the music of their youth, mixing American rock ‘n’ roll with the sweet sounds of early 1960s British pop. They may not have been the only band offering British…
Here is the third single by Fenech-Soler, four lads from Northamptonshire who have been given great acclaim both here and in the US. Radio One even made the band’s second single, ‘Stop and Stare’, “Record of the Week” earlier this year. It is sometimes harsh to directly compare bands, or even just elements of them,…
If you’re not a fan of Nick Cave, you’re missing out. It’s as simple as that. First discovering his music a few years ago was a transcendent experience for me; akin to opening a treasure chest overflowing with musical gold. He is best known, of course, as the leader of The Bad Seeds, and over…
It’s been quite a year for 21 year-old London rapper, Tinie Tempah. Bursting onto the scene with number one single ‘Pass Out’ and the highly successful follow-up ‘Frisky’, Tempah showcased his ability to fuse grime, hip-hop and electro to create a genuinely distinctive sound. His third release, ‘Written in The Stars’, looks to continue the…
With the success of musical sensation GLEE, The EDGE asks when it was that we finally stopped believing…