Category: News


  • Campaign Started to Keep The Talking Heads from Closing Down

    Fans have set up a Facebook campaign to save The Talking Heads, as the Southampton live music venue is in danger of closing down.

  • Bloc Party to Release New Album This Year

    The indie rockstars will be returning after a lengthy hiatus, with their first album in almost four years, frontman intact.

  • PJ Harvey Wins NME Best Album Accolade

    Music magazine NME have named their 50 Best Albums of 2011, with PJ Harvey’s eighth album Let England Shake occupying the top spot. The album has had an accolade-filled year, being named best album of 2011 by Mojo, The Guardian and the Los Angeles Times among other publications and websites; aggregator website Music Critic identifies […]

  • Foo Fighters Named Band of the Year by DAB Station Planet Rock

    Listeners of the UK’s classic rock station herald Foo Fighters overwhelmingly above other established rock acts.

  • French Film The Artist Leads Golden Globe Nominations

    French Director Michel Hazanavicus picks up a surprising six nominations for his film The Artist.

  • #Tags Release Christmas Song

    Local band #Tags offer a new view of the festive period, with their first Christmas song.

  • The Hobbit Trailer Finally Released

    The trailer for the long-awaited prequel to the Lord of the Rings franchise is released, a full year ahead of the film’s premiere.

  • Lady Gaga Tops List of Oscars Song Nominees

    Known for her bizarre fashion sense and catchy generic pop, Lady Gaga has now stepped into the realm of film with her latest nomination for an Oscar. Gaga is in the running for the Best Song award, along with 38 other nominees. Her duet with Elton John was featured in Gnomeo and Juliet, the Rocket […]

  • The Edge’s 2011 Cut: Vote Now!

    What are your top ten favourite albums of 2011? Let us know for The Edge’s big list!

  • What’s in The Edge Magazine This Month?

    Issue 4 of The Edge magazine is out today, and it is a Christmas special! In our final issue of semester 1 (we’ll be back in February) we take a look at everything entertainment at Christmas, including the coveted race for UK Christmas number one! Check out some snippets of what we have in store […]

  • Unreleased Metallica Song Leaked

    Brand new demo from the Death Magnetic sessions surfaces online after the band perform the song for the first time.

  • BBC Sound of 2012 Candidates Leaked

    Dubstep and indie-pop reign supreme in 2012 list of BBC predictions for success.

  • Final Download Headliner Named

    The final headlining act for next year’s Download Festival was confirmed today (November 18th). Heavy metal legends from yester-year Metallica and Black Sabbath will be joined at the event in June 2012 by electronic group The Prodigy, who will play in the headline slot of the festival’s opening day on Friday 8th June. At first […]

  • Film Review Competition Winner

    Our winner for the Archive film review competition is Lewis Wedgwood. You can read his review for the film Nil By Mouth, Gary Oldman’s grim domestic drama, in the current issue of The Edge and online here! Lewis wins a DVD of The Gunfighter’s Pledge courtesy of Metrodome Distribution. Our runner-up, and winner of the […]