Southampton University's Finest Entertainment Publication 29Th September 2007
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Southampton University's Finest Entertainment Publication 29th September 2007 We “Pull the Pin” on Stereophonics’ latest release 29th September 2007 A Word From Akon and Jackson? Helium voiced Rap superstar Akon has revealed that he is currently working with Michael Jackson, on a collaborative The Editor record. Hello and welcome to this year’s first However, Akon has kept the deatils close to his chest, issue of The Edge. Hope you all had refusing to disclose the specifics of the collaboration, a great summer and you’re all rested perhaps fearing the cold, swift sting of a slap round the face and ready for the crazy fun and games from the King of Pop’s signature gloved hand. However he of Freshers Week...not to mention the did say this; carnage, hangovers and flu... “He’s incredible. He’s a genius. Just to be in the same room Old readers of The Edge might notice (with him), I felt everything I wanted to accomplish in life something a bit different about the has been achieved. magazine, as we’re now colouring it in. We might have exploited this a “We’re about to shake the world up, man. You know how you be with somebody and you can’t even explain?”, he little in the first issue, so if the neon continued. glow of each page makes you want throw up in your frosties, let us know. “The way he thinks...some artists think regional, some think In fact if you have any comments or national, I was thinking international. He thinks planets. It’s suggestions about the magazine, or The Sound of Blur on another level”, Akon told MTV. even better if you fancy joining the Back in the Air? team, sling us an email. Akon also revealed in the interview that other collaborations The band behind Beetlebum, Parklife, Song 2 and Country House in the pipeline, including Madonna and Whitney Houston. Same applies for you new readers, are reforming, or so says a source. with any luck we’ll have a stand at the bunfight so shimmy on over and have The Britpop boys are rumoured to be starting work on what would a chat, or if you can’t make it then be their eighth studio album this November. email us and let us know you want to The album is supposedly to feature all the original members of Blur get involved! including singer/songwriter/guitarist Graham Coxon who left Blur in 2002 after a bitter dispute with his bandmates. Consequently he So...on with the issue. This month only featured on one of the tracks on the album Think Tank we’ve got reviews of the new albums from Stereophonics, Akala, Idlewild Although the band never officially split they haven’t made an album and Laura Marling, gig reviews of together since 2003’s acclaimed Think Tank. Tegan and Sara, Newton Faulkner and Chris Cornell. We’ve also got a huge Since then Coxon has had much success with his six solo albums film section so if you fancy going to as has ex-bandmate Damon Albarn with side projects, Gorillaz and the cinema and don’t know what to The Good, The Bad and The Queen. see - get the 411. These latest rumours have appeared after it was reported that And that’s all for this issue... Graham Coxon meet up with his former band mates. Damon Albarn has gone on record in the past, saying that Coxon would be Helen. welcomed back into the band “with open arms”. The Edge Team: A source said: “They’ve all had lots on, with solo projects, cartoon bands, political campaigns and farming. “But by the end of the Editor: Helen Wilson summer their plates will be clear. They’ll go into the studio together in November.” Record Editor: Pete Benwell Live Editor: Phil Reynolds The Edge Are Listening to... Features Editor:Dan Bowles Film Editor: Dean Read Incubus - Light Grenades Explosions In The Sky - The Black Keys - Magic Potion The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place With... Katie Stotter, Hannah Dudley, Daniel Morelle, Dan Cox, Owain Bury, Matt Aylott and Sophie Osborn The Edge University of Southampton Highfield Southampton SO17 1BJ 023 80595230 023 80595252 [email protected] Page 2 29th September 2007 Performance and MOBO Award Winners... Cocktails...and Fights? This years MOBO awards took place on the 19th September in the O2 arena in Stereophonics front man Kelly Jones is in hospital following a late night fracas in London. This year’s winners were: trendy London nightclub Amika. Jones and the rest of the ‘Phonics (whose new album Pull The Pin is reviewed Best UK Female - Amy Winehouse on Page 8) were at the aftershow party for the Vodaphone Live Music Awards Best UK Male - Dizzee Rascal where they had performed earlier on in the evening. Best International Act - Rhianna The brawl, which was allegedly between Kelly and a member of the clubs security Best Song - Ne-Yo ‘Because Of You’ team, left the 33 year-old rock star with a 2 inch deep gash on his forearm. Best UK Newcomer - N Dubz A statement from the band said “Kelly and friends were leaving the club when he Best Video - Kanye West ‘Stronger’ had an altercation with an over-zealous security guard. As a result of the ensuing Best Hip Hop - Kanye West fracas, Kelly badly injured his arm and is currently in hospital, where he has been Best R&B - Ne-Yo since the early hours of the morning awaiting a consultation with a surgeon.” Best Reggae - Sean Kingston Nothing is known of the damage the Welsh rocker caused to the aforementioned Best Gospel - G-Force security guard. Best DJ - Tim Westwood Best Jazz - Soweto Kinch Best African Act - 2face Idibia Vodafone Live Music Awards... The Results. This year’s winners at the Vodaphone Live Music Awards; Live Male: Mika Live Female: Amy Winehouse Best Live Act: Arctic Monkeys Live Impact 2007: Gossip Best Show Production: Kylie Best Live Return: The Police Live Music DVD: Oasis: Morning Glory – An Album Under Review Live Music Venue: Wembley Stadium XFM Live Breakthrough Act: Klaxons Channel 4 Festival of the Year: Glastonbury Kerrang! Live Unsigned Act: The Flaming Monkeys Best International Live Act: The Killers Sony Ericsson Tour of The Year: Muse Best Roadie: Geoff Buckley (roadie for James) The Freddie Mercury Lifetime Achievement Award in Live Music: Iggy Pop The Vodafone Live Music Awards judging panel featured a host of music industry insiders including representatives from Music Week and the major record labels. They were tasked with nominating acts for each of the awards categories, and live music fans were given the opportunity to vote for their favourite artists at www.vodafone. co.uk/music. Think You Can Do Our Job? Well here’s your chance to prove it! Here at The Edge, we’re looking for a new editor to fill a page worth of content an issue. What the page will be is undecided, last year we had a Dance section, but we’re an open minded lot, and we’ll listen to any ideas you have, as long as you feel you can fill the space. Believe us, a blank template is a daunting sight, so we’re looking for new reporters to help fill our pages! Whether you’re interested in reviewing the latest By the time you read this, the deadline for Issue 2 will be fast approaching, so films, gigs, the hottest new albums or just getting on your soap box for Features, drop us an e-mail with your suggestion to ‘[email protected]’ or come and see find us at the bunfight this freshers’ week and sign up for our first meeting! us at the bunfight, 3rd October in the Union, and we’ll get the election process underway. But for now, send all your submissions to [email protected] Who knows? You may be the newest member to the brand new Edge team! Page 3 29th September 2007 Page 4 29th September 2007 Singles record, a mournful paean most The Thrills - The Biffy Clyro likely written after the tragic Midnight Choir - Machines recent death of Simon Neil’s By Pete Benwell By Pete Benwell mother. “Take the pieces and build them up to the sky” he sings, and does so. Vocals, softly strummed acoustic guitar and a Personally, I’ve never quite It’s somewhat surprising to touch of violin combine to form got the appeal of The Thrills, a stunning, soaring giant of a but they’re slowly winning surprising to see Biffy releasing such a downbeat track after melancholic campfire singalong. me round. “The Midnight Quite simply beautiful. Choir” rattles along with the relative softness of previous a sense of confidence and single “Folding Stars”, given their normal propensity to Rock Machines is released 1/10/2007 (relative) urgency that was on 14th Floor. Biffy Clyro are missing from earlier efforts, with a capital “R”. “Machines” is nonetheless a fantastic playing at Southampton Guildhall stompy drums and keys on 20/11/2007. making their mark amongst an agreeable melody. For the first time, the Thrills market, but let’s not split hairs. have released something Hundred Reasons The Sea - Love “Love Love Love” is a gleefully that avoids the description Love Love uncomplicated, balls out classic “sun-kissed”, and sound all rock song, crunchy guitar and the better for it. The only By Pete Benwell clattering drums combining downside is the slightly with a guttural howl about Bono-esque nature of the frustrations of the female kind.