The Edge Festival

Andrew Bird, from USA, and Emma Pollock, from Scotland, shared a bill at the HMV Picture House in Edinburgh on Sunday 23 August as part of The Edge Festival. We were there to record the gig and speak to both artists about their experience playing Edinburgh during The Fringe. Emma talks about how she feels when playing live and what she thinks about Andrew Bird’s simple yet beautiful style of performance. myspace.com/emmapollock andrewbird.net mamagroup.co.uk/picturehouse theedgefestival.com This gig was recorded using a Line 6 UX2 audio interface, MacBook Pro and Audacity. The interviews were recorded using Line 6 BackTrack+Mic portable recorders. line6.com

Lovvers, Divorce and The Elvis Suicide are three of the most promising underground bands in the UK right now and we were lucky enough to catch them at their gig as part of The Edge Festival at Sneaky Pete’s in Edinburgh. After electrifying performances from all three bands we pinned down Chris from The Elvis Suicide for a chat about punk inspirations, performing live and the venue for the night’s music, Sneaky Pete’s. He gives a detailed and humorous account of the acts he’s sharing a bill with and we also hear a few words from Lovvers. the edgefestival.com myspace.com/letscommunicate myspace.com/puredivorced theelvissuicide.com

For fans of the 17 year old electro musician this was a chance to hear his single Lion Hat (named after his trademark headgear) live. Lion Hat been getting rave reviews and massive mainstream radio coverage since its release earlier this year. His popularity is such that pop legends, The Pet Shop Boys, asked Oliver Sabin to remix their track Did You See Me Coming for a 12″ vinyl release on major label Parlophone. Listen to this feature for a few words from the man himself, recorded after his appearance at The Edge Festival.

The third Edge Festival teaser by Radio Magnetic brings together clips of music from some of the dance and electronic acts performing at The Edge Festival this year including Boyz Noise, Metric, Young Fathers, Unicorn Kid, Calvin Harris, N-Dubz, The Streets, The Black Dog and The Juan Maclean. For more information about the festvial, artists and to buy tickets, visit TheEdgeFestival.com

This is the second of Radio Magnetic’s previews of The Edge Festival. Having presented a programme of live music events during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for the past ten years, DF Concerts have put together a distinctive line up of credible acts offering fans the unique chance to see their favourite artists in intimate surroundings. This programme sees music from some of the indie bands and artists performing at The Edge Festival this year including David Byrne, Broken Records, Mumford & Sons, Ian Broudie, The Red Hot Chilli Pipers and Malcolm Middleton. We also speak to Amanda Palmer and Andrew Bird about why they’re looking forward to performing in Edinburgh as part of The Edge Festival. Tracklist David Byrne & Brian Eno – Strange Overtones Broken Records – A Good Reason Mumford & Sons – Roll Away Your Stone Foy Vance – Shed A Little Light Amanda Palmer – Ampersand Ian Broudie – Song For No-one Magazine – Shot By Both Sides Red Hot Chilli Pipers – We Will Rock You Carolina Liar – I’m Not Over Andrew Bird – Anonanimal Malcolm Middleton – Red Travelling Socks For more information about the festvial, artists and to buy tickets, visit The Edge Festival website. theedgefestival.com

The second Edge Festival teaser by Radio Magnetic brings together clips of music from some of the indie bands and artists performing at The Edge Festival this year including David Byrne, Broken Records, Mumford & Sons, Ian Broudie, The Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Andrew Bird, Amanda Palmer and Malcolm Middleton. For more information about the festvial, artists and to buy tickets, visit TheEdgeFestival.com

The Edge Festival brings together over 50 acts playing live at gigs across Edinburgh during August. We really like the feel of the festival and are looking forward to seeing, recording and speaking to an excellent array of distinctive acts. In the lead up to The Edge Festival, we’re publishing three preview shows. This first general preview celebrates the festival’s diversity. We also hear from Soma Records’s, and Slam Events’s, Dave Clarke, and Jeffrey Lewis (of Junkyard fame) on what to expect from their gigs. You can listen to the show in the usual way, as a stream or download, and subscribe to the podcast to be kept up to date with all of our Edge-related content. Tracklist Andrew Bird – Oh No! The Stranglers – Golden Brown The Bluetones – Slight Return Biffy Clyro – Mountains Starsailor – Tell Me It’s Not Over N-Dubz – Better Not Waste My Time The Streets – Blinded By The Lights Black Dog – Tripside Syndicate Enter Shikari – Anything Can Happen In The Next Half Hour Faith No More – Epic Jeffrey Lewis and The Junkyard – It’s Not Impossible For more information about the festvial, artists and to buy tickets, visit The Edge Festival website. theedgefestival.com

Throughout this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, you can see: Amanda Palmer, Andrew Bird, Biffy Clyro, Boyz Noise, Broken Records, Calvin Harris, Carolina Liar, David Byrne, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Enter Shikari, Faith No More, Foy Vance, Frank Turner, Frightened Rabbit, Ian Broudie, Jeffrey Lewis and The Junkyard, Magazine. The Edge Festival was launched last year by DF Concerts, who have promoted a programme of live music at the Edinburgh Festival for ten years. This year they've invited Radio Magnetic to record selected shows and profile some of the performers. Keep an eye on The Edge website and radiomagnetic.com/theedgefestival to hear exclusive live sets and interview features. For more information about the festvial, artists and to buy tickets, visit TheEdgeFestival.com