Michael Kiwanuka Wins Hyundai Mercury Prize 2020
“With names like Charli XCX, Dua Lipa and Stormzy, it was hard to predict who would win the award this year”.
Author Georgie Holmes
Georgie Holmes
Live Editor 2019/20 & second year English student. Can usually be found procrastinating my degree at a gig, or trying (and failing) to complete my Goodreads challenge
Total articles: 215
Our Pres Playlist
The Edge’s best jams for those *spicy water* meetups!
My First Cinema Experience: Shrek the Third
Being one of the longest standing online memes over the past decade, everyone knows how…
Nostalgic News: Sam Smith’s ‘Writing’s On The Wall’ was released 5 years ago
Smith’s Bond theme is 5 years old already!
What We’re Listening To: August
Our writers take us through their top tracks for August (only a few weeks late oops).
Review: James Blake – ‘Godspeed’; An Authentically Stripped-Back Cover
Georgie Holmes discusses James Blake’s gorgeously emotive cover.
“That was my main intention really, to see if people could come together and enjoy live music” – An Interview with Jack Cochrane of The Snuts
FEPS officer and ultimate The Snuts fan, Georgie Holmes, interviewed lead singer, Jack Cochrane. Discussing lockdown to live-streamed shows – see what they discuss in more detail here!
Review: I Used To Go Here – The Only Laughter Produced Was Discomfort
Georgie Holmes reviews Kris Rey’s new college comedy.
Nostalgic News: Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love was released 35 years ago
Georgie Holmes revisits one of music’s “greatest comebacks” on Hounds of Love’s 35th anniversary.
Review: Schemers
Produced by Black Factory Films and Munro Films, Schemers is the first full-length feature to be…
Review: Sleeping at Last – ‘Five (Instrumental)’; Soothing Simple Beauty
A hauntingly beautiful new Sleeping at Last instrumental track gets top marks from Georgie Holmes.
Review: The Snuts Live-Stream Performance at The Tall Ship
Our FEP Officer, Georgie Holmes, covered the highly anticipated stream from The Snuts. As streams are currently how we see acts, Georgie reviews the show and also highlights how streams enhance the experience and discusses the difficulty with this format.
Literature Vs. Adaptation: 13 Reasons Why, ‘A Glorification of Suicide’
Georgie Holmes looks at how Netflix damaged the reputation and storyline of young-adult novel, Thirteen Reasons Why.
A Night Out in The Town: Southampton’s Nightclubs
Not sure what the nightlife is like in Southampton? Or what the best clubs are? Well, some of The Edge writers offer their take on some of our most popular nights out on the town.