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Joe Dante returns after his lengthy absence from cinema screens, having finally gotten rid of the memories of the lacklustre – and financially unsuccessful – Looney Tunes: Back In Action. His latest is a promising children’s horror film that guarantees laughs and scares, with ‘80s nostalgia to boot. Two brothers, Dane and Lucas (Chris Massoglia […]
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What better to do on a Wednesday night than see three different acts compete in a local Battle of the Bands? September 23rd saw The Small Town Rivals, Kitchen Sink Drama and Rhythm Propelled Grenades play their hearts out for a place at Oxjam’s Southampton Takeover, taking place on October 24th. The atmosphere was great […]
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The Manics are on their 10th studio album are they legends? or just simply washed up?
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Talking Heads live album Stop Making Sense is, in many ways, the best place to start with this band. Even better would be the live DVD from which this album is taken from. Spanning their career up until that point, this is an energetic, lively set that seamlessly transports Talking Heads jerky, dancey brand of […]
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One thing a lot of bands come into criticism for is changing their sound too much or pandering to the mass-market with new releases, but this is certainly not the case with Disturbed’s latest release, Asylum, as it’s definitely got their signature sound of heavy, syncopated riffs mixed with David Draiman’s unique vocal style. The […]
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A review of ‘The accidental billionaires’ by Ben Mezrich – You are a Facebook junkie, and the accidental billionaires did this to you. Heaven knows you owe it to yourself to figure out how and why.
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An irreverent, and often irrelevant, look at the past week’s entertainment news…
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Apologies to Mr Holly Madonna – ‘American Pie’ I have a great deal of respect for Madonna. she can arguably lay claim to being the ultimate pop icon. However, even Her Madge-esty is not immune from the occasional balls-up. This, her catastrophic version of Don McClean’s masterpiece was undoubtedly her lowest ebb. From the very first […]
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The EDGE take a look at Kanye’s foray into the video world in a 30 minute sensation. Take a look.
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Death by Disco Chic Scissor Sisters – ‘Comfortably Numb’ Scissor Sisters are outside-the-box kind of guys. So outside the box that, instead of covering Pink Floyd’s classic by taking the original track and adding their own unique sound to it, they pretty much concocted an entirely new dance track and just popped Floyd’s lyrics in every […]
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The Heavy Metal Mash-Up Metallica – ‘Mercyful Fate’ Not so much a straight forward cover, but an homage of epic proportions to one of their earlier influences, Metallica’s ‘Mercyful Fate’ is a tour de force of metal madness. The song is a combination of five different songs by the band Mercyful Fate and arranged into an […]
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Kooky Covers Kooky… Placebo – ‘Running Up That Hill’ Placebo step up here and trade in the galloping eighties drums of original singer-songwriter Kate Bush, for a slower, more restrained beat. The yearning lead vocal combines with pounding bass, and subtle synth flourishes to create an otherworldly, compelling piece of music that feels miles away from the […]
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The last issue of The Edge featured a review of The Last Airbender which was written, produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan. The film wasn’t very good. The script relied too heavily on plot exposition and many scenes were directed with minimal imagination – slow-mo isn’t everything after all. Having catalogued the shambolic decline […]
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The EDGE goes back four years to examine the album which fully established The Killers as an indie phenomenon.