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We Came Out Like Tigers could not have chosen a better venue for their secret show. In the cellar of a tattoo shop with blood red hand prints painted over the walls I felt like I was stepping in to the back of some backstreet modern day speakeasy. For those of you who may not […]
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With the Kerrang tour currently filling venues up and down the country, the fourth night at the Southampton Guildhall was a big one for a couple of support bands having their first taste of a large venue and hordes of screaming fans. One of these bands was the Fearless Vampire Killers, and I was lucky […]
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New and upcoming artist Kieran Skye tells me a bit about himself and his latest single: My first question is who’s influenced your music or are there any singers you admire in particular? All of the great songwriters really, Simon Garfunkel, Pink Floyd, just the sort of people that you’re still listening to today. The […]
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Myself and Taliesin Davies caught up with lead singer of Frightened Rabbit Scott Hutchison before their gig at The Wedgewood Rooms in Portsmouth. Portsmouth is the first date officially of your UK tour – are you looking forward to the upcoming gigs? Yeah! It’s always exciting starting a tour – we’ve got all these new […]
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Connor Butler stole Jim Lockey away from his pasta for a few words.
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Jameela Jamil is one of the youngest and coolest presenters around, from being a model, to hosting Channel 4’s T4, and currently presenting BBC Radio 1’s chart show. We caught up with her – dressed in a fur coat (which included a hood, with ears!) – before her DJ gig at The Cube on Friday […]
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Planning permission for potential student accommodation on the site of the iconic venue has been brought to light.
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Three days into their tour supporting Two Door Cinema Club, Deputy Editor George Doel and Live Editor Megan Downing caught up with one of the most talked about bands of the year so far: Bastille. With single ‘Pompeii’ out next month and then eagerly awaited debut album Bad Blood out on 4th March there was a […]
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Last week I headed to Kingston to a little pub venue called The Cricketers to see some of my favourite local musicians, most of whom I’d met at open mic nights in Southampton. Headlining was Tim O T, accompanied by his backing band, who delivered a very enjoyable set with his songs that “ironically combine […]
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The Edge’s live editor Megan Downing and head of relations Dan Flynn spoke to Freddie and Pete from The Vaccine’s prior to their Benefit Show at The Joiners. For such a worldly successful band to be coming back to their roots to play a Benefit show is fantastic. They tell The Edge how exciting they […]
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The Edge interview Greg James from Radio One at last year’s Fresher’s Ball.
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A catch up with Charlie Simpson, on his recent tour with Twin Atlantic, as he reaches his tenth year in the music industry.
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Over the past 18 months Ben Hudson and Rosie Oddie have been working on a wonderful pop collaboration in the form of BIGkids. Debut album Never Grow Up is a collection of brilliant pop duets where Ben’s musical experience and Rosie’s raw talent shine through. I clambered up the steep staircase inside The Joiners and crammed into […]
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Gaz Brookfield recently played a great set at the Bent Brief alongside Cat McLean, Rob The Liar, Tim O T and Tom James. It was a lovely evening of acoustic acts, and I had a chat with Gaz beforehand about the Bristol music scene, supporting The Levellers, and gig swapping. Have you played in Southampton before? […]