Review: The Drowsy Chaperone, SUSU Showstoppers
Joe Buckingham went along to review SUSU Showstoppers’ slightly unusual latest show, The Drowsy Chaperone.
Author Joe Buckingham
Joe Buckingham
As The Edge's resident design monkey (and occasional album reviewer), Joe can usually be found sweating over a Wacom tablet colouring in drawings of celebrities, or getting over-excited about typography.
Total articles: 19Review: Public Service Broadcasting – The Race For Space
The Race For Space is basically the coolest museum exhibition of your life, best served late at night while reading Wikipedia articles about space travel.
Preview: The Drowsy Chaperone, SUSU Showstoppers
The Edge chats to Robin Johnson, director of the upcoming The Drowsy Chaperone, SUSU Showstoppers’ latest musical.
Review: Florence + The Machine – ‘What Kind of Man’
‘What Kind Of Man’ is trying so, so hard to be the next unforgettable Florence + The Machine hit – but if anything it’s tried too hard.
Review: Nick Jonas – ‘Jealous’
Slick production and a catchy chorus can only distract so far from lyrics which demonstrate that Jonas’s mental age has not kept pace with his new ‘grown-up’ appearance.
Characters to sink your teeth into…
Our writers discuss the various adaptations of vampires across television and cinema from Being Human’s John Mitchell to Twilight’s Edward Cullen all the way back to 1922’s Nosferatu’s Graf Orlok.
Review: Jaden Smith – ‘Melancholy’ (ft. Willow Smith)
The prodigal son of Will Smith proves that there’s slightly more going on up there than just tweets about trees.
Best and Worst of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Andy Field is a Giddy Manchild Comedy | Andy Field | Free Festival JB: Stand-up…
Review: Banks – Goddess
Dreamy synths, heavy layering and sharp electronic beats weave a deep, rich sound, which is not particularly groundbreaking but no less impressive.
Bleachers – Strange Desire
Jack Antonoff might not yet be a household name, but this might be the project that gets him there.
Review: Honeyblood – Honeyblood
Proof that songs that would have sounded endearingly teenaged in a low-quality bathroom recording session unfortunately don’t always survive the leap to studio-quality sound.
Chart round-up: Ed’s up
A good week for Ed Sheeran sees his new album x dominating the charts; newcomer Oliver Heldens tops the singles charts with ‘Gecko’.
Hundred Waters – The Moon Rang Like A Bell
With The Moon Rang Like A Bell, Hundred Waters have struck second-album gold, exploring new ground while never losing sight of their established style.
Clean Bandit – New Eyes
Clean Bandit have burst onto the scene with infectious single ‘Rather Be’, but does their knack for a catchy rhythm have the staying power to last a whole album?