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The University of Southampton’s Finest Entertainment Publication Issue 8 29th ``April 2010 EDITORIAL WHAT’S GOING ON IN THIS ISSUE OF THE EDGE INSIDE.. Records - MGMT - Gorillaz - Two Door Cinema Club + More! Live - Tinie Tempah - You Me At Six + More! Film - Kick-Ass - The Blind Side + More! Tinie Tempah, Big Sound Features - Small Festival Feature - Red Bull Academy + More! THE EDGE PLAYLIST Games What’s Been Playing On The Edge Radio Show.. - Final Fantasy XIII Edge Radio Playlist (Surge) The Edge Team.. - Saturday 1pm - 2pm Editors - Tom Shepherd & Emmeline Curtis 1. Chiddy Bang - Truth Features Editor - Dan Morgan Records Editor - Kate Golding 2. Futures - Boy Who Cried Wolf Live Editor - Hayley Taulbut Film Editor - Stephen O’Shea 3. Gaslight Anthem - American Slang Games Editor - Joe Dart Editor-In-Chief - Jamie Ings 4. Ellie Goulding - Guns And Horses Sub-editors - James Miller 5. B.O.B feat. Hayley Williams - Airplanes 6. Save Your Breath - Stay Young 7. LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls 8. The Drums - Best Friend We are constantly on the look out for new writers that want to get Want To Get Involved? involved with The Edge. For more info email; [email protected] EDITORIAL ENTERTAINMENT WHAT’S GOING ON IN THIS ISSUE OF THE EDGE INSIDE.. Records - MGMT - Gorillaz - Two Door Cinema Club + More! Live - Tinie Tempah - You Me At Six + More! Film - Kick-Ass - The Blind Side + More! Tinie Tempah, Big Sound Features - Small Festival Feature - Red Bull Academy SuperGroups + More! THE EDGE PLAYLIST Like fashion, music has a knack for rein- backstage at a festival for fi ve minutes, and soon to release his all-star solo debut album, try which instated ‘Poutine’ (the rather gen- venting itself; or, depending on how you view he’ll probably form a new band and have an with guest spots from hard rock titans Fergie ius combination of chips, gravy and cheese What’s Been Playing On The Edge Radio Show.. it, a nasty habit of plagiarising from a pre- album out before the week is through. Still and Maroon 5... Well you can’t win them all. curds) as its national dish? Clearly they Games vious era and repackaging it as something one can’t help but admire his work ethic, or More often than not, supergroups do have an eye (and an ear) for a good com- new for those not old enough to remember his contribution to workplace stabilty in the not equal the sum of their parts. In trying position. The oncoming months sees new - Final Fantasy XIII it the fi rst time round. The 80s have suffered current economic climate. to be the best of both worlds, the ensuing releases from both the New Pornographers their fair share of exploitation in the last few compromise fi nds them lacking. Much like and Broken Social Scene. The New Pornog- years, whilst we must be thankful, at least, your new Ikea TV cabinet, it looked better on raphers, a who’s who of Canada’s indie elite that the perm hasn’t enjoyed such a come- paper. All the component parts seem to be headed by A.C Newman and Neko Case, Edge Radio Playlist (Surge) back (I’m looking at you, Keegan). This phe- “Like your new Ikea present and correct, yet somehow it’s a bit show the rest how it should be done. Their The Edge Team.. - Saturday 1pm - 2pm nomenon has accelerated to the point where wonky, and ultimately not what you ordered. miniature pop symphonies are genuinely en- even the mid-90s, which only seem like last TV cabinet, it looked Audioslave, whilst an inspired pairing (if an riched by the abundance of talent, intelligent week, are increasingly being ransacked for awful name), in reality left most fans pin- instrumentation and lush harmonies on of- Editors - Tom Shepherd & Emmeline Curtis 1. Chiddy Bang - Truth content, predominantly from uber-kitsch better on paper.” ing for Soundgarden and RATM to reform. fer, without ever feeling like an exercise in Features Editor - Dan Morgan Euro-pop fl oor-fi llers of too recent memory, What tends to occur as a result of such col- irrelevance, miss-matched awkwardness, or Records Editor - Kate Golding 2. Futures - Boy Who Cried Wolf which weren’t even that great the fi rst time Now everyone is doing it. Not since Orville laborations is an interesting, if slightly tragic over-indulged smugness. Live Editor - Hayley Taulbut round. and Keith Harris teamed up for the epoch- phenomenon - a group of middle-aged men But what does the future hold for super- Film Editor - Stephen O’Shea 3. Gaslight Anthem - American Slang The noughties marked the return of that defi ning 1982 smash hit, ‘Orville’s Song’, has basking in each others refl ected glory, each groups? Them Crooked Vultures are cur- Games Editor - Joe Dart great late 60s-70s beast; the concept album. the world witnessed such a wealth of talent trying to regain their former band’s heights, rently recording a second album, and indeed Editor-In-Chief - Jamie Ings 4. Ellie Goulding - Guns And Horses Green Day, My Chemical Romance, R Kelly, coming together; Broken Bells (The Shins/ whilst also mimicking their sparring partner, more offerings from the Last Shadow Pup- they’ve all been at it. Now, in recent years, Dangermouse), Empire of the Sun (Sleepy massaging their respective egos in a game pets, Broken Bells, and Empire of the Sun Sub-editors - James Miller 5. B.O.B feat. Hayley Williams - Airplanes we have started to witness yet another re- Jackson/Pnau), Monsters of Folk (M Ward/ of sickening fl attery, yet in doing so, failing are on the cards. Likewise, workaholic and surgence from this era; one that will strike Bright Eyes/My Morning Jacket), Thom on both counts. If anything, these projects all-round genius Damon Albarn continues to 6. Save Your Breath - Stay Young fear/joy (delete as appropriate) into the heart Yorke’s backing band, Atoms of Peace, provide some light relief, and artistic free- tread new ground with primate supergroup, of many a music fan... the supergroup. The boasting Flea and producer extraordinaire, dom, from the tedium and inter-band politics Gorillaz, taking the caricature idea quite liter- 7. LCD Soundsystem - Drunk Girls sophisticated older brother of that other Nigel Godrich, Chicken Foot (Red Hot Chili of their day-job, so that they can get back to ally. So perhaps it’s not all that bad. Either anomaly, the ‘side-project’. Granted, both Peppers/Van Halen), the Last Shadow Pup- the real business refreshed. way, it would seem that for the time being 8. The Drums - Best Friend have popped up occasionally over the years, pets, and, of course, Them Crooked Vul- So, who does do it well? Whilst this is then, for better or worse, the supergroup is with varied degrees of success, but never tures, featuring members of rock’s creme- largely subjective, a good place to start, in- here to stay. in such frequency as now. Svengali Jack de-la-creme (Led Zeppelin/Foo Fighters/ terestingly enough, is Canada. This may We are constantly on the look out for new writers that want to get White (White Stripes) collects musicians Nirvana/Queens of the Stone-Age). Mean- not be as surprising as it seems. After all, Felix Rowe Want To Get Involved? involved with The Edge. For more info email; [email protected] like Brangelina collect orphans. Leave him while, Slash (of Guns and Roses fame), is what else would you expect from the coun- FEATURE THE EDGE KNOWS THAT SIZE DOESN’T MATTER... SMALL FESTIVALS 14th - 18th June Marketed specifically for students, it is impossible to go through university with- out hearing about BBL. The festival was in dire straits last year when it lost its license to perform 6 days before it was due to start, but managed to heave the entire operation from Cornwall to Kent and still put on one of the best events of last summer. This gives some idea of the potential for BBL; this year almost twice as many tickets will be sold for the 4-day event, and the festival organiz- ers have secured a stretch of South Wales coastline in which to unpack the Marshalls. BBL prides itself on being about more than just the music (although big bands can be expected), with much emphasis being put on the availability of alternative things to do; this year there will even be a dry ski-slope (per- haps inadvisable in shorts). Website: www.beachbreaklive.com By Dan Morgan Festivals are brilliant. Here at The 4th - 5th September Edge, we can think of no better way to 13th - 15th August spend a summer’s day than standing Rapidly earning a reputation as the big- in a field, caked in mud if you’re lucky gest small festival, Jersey Live has all the SSW is the UK’s favourite family festi- and suffering from heat-exhaustion if benefits of a larger event with none of the val, but also one of the best small festivals not, bouncing along to the very best drawbacks. At £80-90 for a weekend ticket, around. Since it’s debut in 2001, SSW has that music has to offer. The UK has a this is also one of the cheapest festivals steadily earned its reputation for comfort, festival scene unlike any other country, around. JL is primarily an indie/ dance event, safety and excellent all-round approachabil- and as a result continues to attract the and attracts huge artists whilst promoting ity, although this is belied by the top-selling biggest acts ever to wield a Strat.