Song, by Toad —  Well, after last year’s neck-and-neck battle between Meursault and The National, this year’s Song, by Toad Readers’ Top Five Albums was something of a stroll by comparison. Although the field behind this album was congested, King Creosote & J... more info

Guardian Music — Next week we'll be counting down our top 10 albums of the year … but here's how the rest of our critics' top 50 looksStarting on Monday we'll be counting down Guardian critics' top 10 albums of 2011. To get you in the mood, here's how our writers v... more info

The Vinyl Villain — ..what with running around Glasgow shoving up posters in a desperate attempt to draw attention to the upcoming Butcher Boy gig that I only have time to cut'n'paste some old postings right now. Here's something from 22nd February 2007:-EVERYTHING BUT... more info

DrownedInSound — In case you were wondering and even if you were not, music's current most popular tropes are: 'Tom Petty', 'Jonathan Richman', 'Angelo Badalamenti', 'Bristol circa 1993' and 'Sounding As Bored As Possible'. No, no, no, no. You are welcome. ... more info

Scotsman.com — KING CREOSOTE & JON HOPKINS GRAND OLE OPRY, GLASGOW **** more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Radiohead, Noel Gallagher and Kasabian are among the acts that have been named early .Bookies William Hill have released an extremely early perdition for next year's potential Mercury Prize winner. Kasabain have been named favourite to pick up the aw... more info

Guardian Music — Singer's latest album, Let England Shake, takes prestigious award 10 years after her first triumphPJ Harvey on Tuesday night became the first artist to win the Barclaycard Mercury Music Prize twice, after first winning it the day of the 9/11 attacks ... more info

Guardian Music — It's the most important day in the history of music! Or it's when a musician gets a prize while other people have something to eat. Either way, we'll be liveblogging the life out of it from 7pm5.04pm: It's Mercury prize time again! Those annual award... more info

Guardian Music — We asked you to review the albums shortlisted for tonight's Mercury prize and you delivered handsomely …Last week we asked readers to submit reviews of Mercury-nominated albums. We received an impressive response featuring some terrific writing. (R... more info

Guardian Music — Let England Shake is bookies' favourite for 20th Mercury prize, with King Creosote and Jon Hopkins emerging as dark horses• Listen to all the nominated albums and post your own reviews, and watch a series of exclusive performances in our studiosTh... more info