Category: Features


  • The Edge’s Top Albums of 2011: Full Top 40

    Check out the full list of The Edge’s Top Albums of 2011 right here right now!

  • Save Our Heads: An Interview With Campaign Founder Jodie Copeland

    The Edge chats to Jodie Copeland, the founder of the campaign to save local gig venue The Talking Heads.

  • What the Hell Is Wrong With Rock Frontmen?

    Internal conflicts, music industry decline… what’s to blame for failing rock bands?

  • The Edge’s Top Albums of 2011: #1

    Find out what The Edge readers, writers and Editors think is the best album of 2011!

  • The Edge’s Top Albums of 2011: #2

    Radiohead — The King of Limbs Released 18th February 2011, Ticker Tape Number 2 on The Edge‘s Top Albums of 2011 list is the eighth studio album by English alternative rock band Radiohead, The King of Limbs. Released in February, the album peaked at number 7 on the UK Albums Chart. Statistics: Included in the […]

  • The Edge’s Top Albums of 2011: #3

    Metronomy — The English Riviera Released 11th April 2011, Because Music Number 3 on The Edge‘s Top Albums of 2011 list is the third studio album by English electropop band Metronomy, The English Riviera. Released in April, the album peaked at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart. Statistics: Included in the top-ten lists of […]

  • The Edge’s Top Albums of 2011: #4

    Bon Iver — Bon Iver, Bon Iver Released 20th June 2011, 4AD Number 4 on The Edge‘s Top Albums of 2011 list is the self-titled second studio album by American indie folk band Bon Iver. Released in June, the album peaked at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart. Statistics: Included in the top-ten lists […]

  • The Edge’s Top Albums of 2011: #5

    The Horrors — Skying Released 11th July 2011, XL Recordings Number 5 on The Edge‘s Top Albums of 2011 list is the third studio album by English post-punk band The Horrors, Skying. Released in July, the album peaked at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart. Statistics: Included in the top-ten lists of 19% of […]

  • The Edge’s Top Albums of 2011: #6

    Florence and the Machine — Ceremonials Released 31st October 2011, Island Records Number 6 on The Edge‘s Top Albums of 2011 list is the second studio album by English indie pop band Florence and the Machine, Ceremonials. Released in October, the album topped the UK Albums Chart and spawned two UK top-40 singles. Statistics: Included […]

  • The Edge’s Top Albums of 2011: #7

    PJ Harvey — Let England Shake Released 11th February 2011, Island Records Number 7 on The Edge‘s Top Albums of 2011 list is the eighth studio album by English alternative rock musician PJ Harvey, Let England Shake. Released in February, the album peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart. Statistics: Included in the […]

  • The Edge’s Top Albums of 2011: #8

    James Blake — James Blake Released 4th February 2011, Polydor Records Number 8 on The Edge‘s Top Albums of 2011 list is the self-titled debut album by English dubstep musician James Blake. Released in February, the album peaked at number 9 on the UK Albums Chart and spawned one UK top-40 single. Statistics: Included in […]

  • Dubstep: How Has It Become So Popular?

    The musical movement of dubstep: where has it come from, what’s so good about it, and how has it grown from underground to mainstream so quickly? Joe Moor discusses.

  • The Edge’s Top Albums of 2011: #9

    Frank Turner — England Keep My Bones Released 6th June 2011, Xtra Mile Recordings Number 9 on The Edge‘s Top Albums of 2011 list is the fourth studio album by English folk rock musician Frank Turner, England Keep My Bones. Released in June, the album peaked at number 12 on the UK Albums Chart. Statistics: […]

  • The Edge’s Top Albums of 2011: #10

    Bombay Bicycle Club — A Different Kind of Fix Released 26th August 2011, Island Records Number 10 on The Edge‘s Top Albums of 2011 list is the third studio album by English indie rock band Bombay Bicycle Club, A Different Kind of Fix. Released in August, the album peaked at number 6 on the UK […]