Tag: alternative


  • “I’m obsessed with it all” – an interview with The Japanese House

    We talk with upcoming star Amber Bain

  • Artist in Focus: Wild Nothing

    Jennifer Banful takes a look at the alternative indie rocker as part of our continued alternative coverage.

  • Review: Vampire Weekend – ‘2021’

    Will we be remembering this song in 2021?

  • The Edge’s Alternative TV Picks of 2019

    Looking for a ‘different’ TV binge this year? Look no further than the Edge writers’ handy guide to alternative 2019.

  • What is indie anyway?

    As part of our continued alternative coverage, Jed Wareham explores what the term ‘indie’ means nowadays and reflects on the changes the genre has undergone.

  • “Well, How Did I Get Here?”: A Guided Tour of Rate Your Music’s Weird and Wonderful Genre Tags

    Stop making sense with these peculiar and otherworldy listening experiences courtesy of the internet’s pickiest music community.

  • Review: WALK THE MOON – ‘Timebomb’

    Will WALK THE MOON’s new single stand the test of time?

  • On Edge: Anticipating The Japanese House – Good At Falling

    The Japanese House’s debut album will have you falling for Amber Bain’s music.

  • The Edge’s Alternative Christmas Playlist

    With one week to go until Christmas, Records Executive Tom Brewster takes a look at a different kind of Christmas mix.

  • Review: The 1975 – A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships

    A brief inquiry into ‘A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships’

  • Artist in Focus: The 1975

    Poetry is in the streets and now, thanks to The 1975, on the radio.

  • Guadeloupe author wins alternative Nobel Literature Prize

    Maryse Conde has won the alternative award to the Nobel Literature Prize.

  • Review: Bastille – ‘Quarter Past Midnight’

    The London-born band return with their first track from their upcoming record, and with a completely new sound.

  • Image versus Music: Why has Emo fallen out of trend?

    Since the turn of the new decade, emo has become uncool. Bands have shaken off the label of emo in relation to their music. People often have a knee-jerk response to the word. Confessing you like such music results in a reaction of rolled eyes and pulled faces. It is also a touchy subject in […]