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Mercury prize 2012 shortlist is more easily defined by what is missing

5174 days ago
Guardian Music — No dance music, no hard rock, no curveball, no Kate Bush and no true pop among this year's nominationsAs with last year, it's one of those Mercury shortlists that somehow contrives to add up to less than the sum of its parts. These are all decent alb... more info

Plan B leads Mercury nominations

5174 days ago
Guardian Music — London rapper and Sheffield singer stand out as favourites from a shortlist dominated by indie bands and solo artistsPlan B's third album may have involved a daring change of direction, from sweet 60s soul to politically infused rap, but it looks lik... more info

Mercury prize 2012: who will be on the shortlist?

5174 days ago
Guardian Music — The Mercury prize albums of the year will be announced later today. Is it time for Plan B? Did alt-j make your blood flow? Let us know who you'd really like to see make the shortlistIt says here: "The Barclaycard Mercury prize ‘2012 albums of th... more info

Noel Gallagher Among The Nominees For This Year's Q Awards

5180 days ago
Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Florence and The Machine, Blur and Noel Gallagher among the nominees for this year's Q Awards along with the likes of Adele and Lady Gaga.This year's prestigious awards will take place on October 22 and will yet again feature some of music's biggest ... more info

Richard Hawley Aims His Guitar At The 1 Percent

5196 days ago
Popdose — A free-wheeling discussion about music, life, and politics -- and, of course, Hawley's excellent new album, Standing at the Sky's Edge more info

The xx + BBC Orchestra

5198 days ago
Chorus.fm — The BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (http://www.bbc.co.uk/orchestras/philharmonic/) will be performing with a number of artists this summer including Richard Hawley and now, *The xx* (http://www.thexx.info). The band will work with composer Alex Baranowsk... more info

Pete Williams: See – review

5220 days ago
Guardian Music — (Basehart)It seems strange that singer-songwriter and Dexys Midnight Runners bassist Pete Williams should only now be releasing his first solo album, more than 30 years into his career – the warm, engaging songs here suggest he perhaps ought to hav... more info

Richard Hawley - Richard Hawley Plays Britain's Latitude Festival With Broken Leg

5233 days ago
ContactMusic — Rocker Richard Hawley took to the stage at Britains Latitude music festival on Saturday 14Jul12 in a wheelchair after breaking his leg The singer snapped his fibula bone after falling down a flight of stairs recently but he refused to let his injury ... more info

This week's new tracks

5235 days ago
Guardian Music — alt-J Tesselate (Infectious) This week is a great week for anyone having sex, thinking about having sex, or just interested in the idea of sex and looking for evocative – if slightly technical – ways to describe it. alt-J have a song built around... more info

Live music booking now

5235 days ago
Guardian Music — This year's bleak summer is making winter an even doomier prospect. Blissful folkie Beth Orton should sweep up those winter blues (5 Dec, Islington Chapel, N1; 9 Dec, Manchester RNCM) ...Before then, rock out to US psych garage wonderboy Ty Segall (3... more info

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