Altsounds — ALICE IN CHAINS have announced the supports for their upcoming UK shows. Main support on all shows (except Brixton where they open) comes from UK Rockers LITTLE FISH, recently seen on tour with with Placebo, Eagles Of Death Metal, Juliette Lewis and ... more info

Addict Music — The veteran US whiners beat off competition from Muse, The Killers and The Prodigy more info

Placebo capped a brilliant 2009 by scooping the award for Best Alternative Act at MTV Europe Music Awards.Brian said "What makes it so significant is that it's voted for by fans and MTV viewers." more info

Altsounds — *Placebo* capped a brilliant 2009 last night in Berlin by scooping the award for *Best Alternative Act *at the MTV Europe Music Awards. The band beat off stiff competition from Paramore, The Prodigy, Muse and The Killers to pick up the prize which is... more info

The Music Fix — News: Placebo capped a brilliant 2009 last night in Berlin by scooping the award for Best Alternative Act at the MTV Europe Music Awards. The band beat off stiff competition from Paramore, The Prodigy, Muse and The Killers to pick up the prize which ... more info

Guardian Music — Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Pixie Lott all picked up gongs at the Berlin bash. And, thankfully, Kanye West wasn't around to spoil things ...Women reigned supreme at the MTV Europe music awards last night (5 November) and, thankfully, there was no Kanye... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The Best Alternative award at the MTV EMAs has gone to British group Placebo. The band - most famous for hits like Every You, Every Me and Nancy Boy - released their sixth studio album Battle For... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I'm off later today to the city of Dundee to watch my beloved Raith Rovers in a league match. The photo above is not some sort of visual trick. The stadium in the foreground is Dens Park, home of Dundee FC, while just 50 or so yards beyond it, on th... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — For the most part, producers are pretty odd people A lot of producers spend a lot of time by themselves with computers and machinery that normal, everyday earthlings don’t understand. So often, their people skills aren’t really that developed, a... more info

XFM.co.uk — The band are to showcase support acts from their forthcoming tour... more info