Category: Features


  • Introducing: Azealia Banks

    20-year-old rapper Azealia Banks from Harlem in New York has attracted worldwide attention since 12th September 2011, when she uploaded a song to YouTube called ‘212’ featuring Lazy Jay. Since it was posted on the internet, it has amassed over 1.4 million views and captured the attention of music lovers everywhere. In fact, this single […]

  • The Worst Films of 2011

    The Edge’s Film Editor takes you through his top ten worst films of the year gone by.

  • R.I.P Francesqa: How Hard Is It for New Bands?

    “We have given up jobs, torn relationships apart and been made homeless, but we have always seen these things as the minor setbacks that we would have to face in order to achieve our goals… However, it is time for us to call an end to Francesqa; it’s the hardest decision we have ever had […]

  • Will the Classic Guns N’ Roses Lineup Ever Reform?

    For years now, avid Guns N’ Roses fans have heard many a rumour that the band would finally be reforming; but these rumours have been dismissed by both guitarist Slash and frontman Axl Rose, who have been known to have their differences, a contributing factor in the split of the rock and roll band. Recently, Rose […]

  • Has The Fast and the Furious Gone Too Far?

    Five films later and I am beginning to wonder whether there could possibly be any more ideas for another The Fast and the Furious film. I went to the cinema to watch the most recent film, Fast Five, and was seriously disappointed with the outcome. I thought to myself that this must be the end […]

  • The Short-Lived Glory of Girl Power

    Ginger. Baby. Scary. Sporty. Posh. The pseudonyms smack of 90s sparkles and crimped hair, teamed with excessive flamboyance and the scent of ‘Girl Power’. To say the Spice Girls marked their stamp fervently on the musical world would be an understatement. ‘Wannabe’ hit number one in 31 different countries; their album Spice sold 1.8 million […]

  • The Levellers: A Blast from the Past

    It is coming up to the end of 2011, and I have been lucky enough to get my hands on quite a rare thing — the first ever issue of The Edge, circa October 1995. Gone is the monochromatic newspaper format — these days we are now in full colour! But don’t think that we […]

  • Mr. B the Gentleman Rhymer on Chap-Hop, Banjoleles and Influences

    You’ve played here in Southampton before. How does Hampshire compare to the mean streets of Surrey? Well at the mo I live in Hove, so I suppose I’m somewhere between the two. Surrey has more single malt; Hampshire more port. November is just drawing to a close and many students in particular have been growing […]

  • Could Chart Failure Mean the End for the Arctic Monkeys?

    Alex Turner has expressed his worries at the change in the UK charts; he believes that the Arctic Monkeys may never be able to achieve another number one single again, as the charts have become “a different landscape” since the release of the critically acclaimed ‘I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor’. The single […]

  • “I Would Love to Record Music in a Park”: A Chat With Lucy Rose

    After supporting Bombay Bicycle Club at the Guildhall, Lucy Rose takes a minute to chat to The Edge about music, tea and jam.

  • “We Hate ‘Let’s Go Surfing’”: The Edge Talks to Jacob Graham from The Drums

    Currently on tour supporting their second album Portamento, The Drums guitarist Jacob Graham took some time out to talk to The Edge before the band’s gig at the Portsmouth Pyramids about the band’s future, the problems with modern music and how he dealt with the hype that his band received. Having just released album two, […]

  • Frank Turner: A Local Profile

    Frank Turner; Winchester born, bred and proud.

  • Christmas: A Few Pet Hates

    David takes a look at just four of the things that annoy him about the festive period.

  • What Makes a Christmas Movie?

    Christmas movies: love them or hate them, everyone watches them during the holiday period. But which ones are the best?