Here Comes The Flood — Anglo-Dutch rock trio The Elementary Penguins have landed a couple of support slots. Catchy a la the Arctic Monkeys, but a little more rough around the edges Two tracks of their soon to be released EP are on Soundcloud: Everybody Knows My Name E... more info

Guardian Music — Indie act rewarded for album An Awesome Wave at award ceremony at Camden's Roundhouse With a hip new venue, a young enthusiastic host and a 20th birthday to celebrate, it was fitting that the winner of the Barclaycard Mercury prize went to a debut al... more info

Guardian Music — Tonight the Mercury prize 2012 will be awarded to one of the 12 finalists. But who is the most popular on last.fm and who gets the most plays per day? • Get the data• More dataThe annual Mercury prize is set to take place this evening with a winn... more info

KEXP Seattle — While they do have some excellent competition, smart money is on Alt-J for the Mercury Prize win. Past winners have been respected veterans (PJ Harvey, Portishead, Pulp, Arctic Monkeys, etc.), but these relative upstarts from Leeds have undoubtedly m... more info

NME - Radar — We've been watching The Child Of Lov for ages now, and today he's dropped his first video, for new single 'Heal'. Now signed to Domino affiliate Double Six, 'Heal' is out on November 26, with an album to follow next year. It has also now been confir... more info

ContactMusic — The lead singer of the British band Arctic Monkeys Alex Turner stands with his parents outside the Shutters Hotel in Santa Monica, LA as they wait... more info

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ContactMusic — Adele, Arctic Monkeys and Madness are all nominated for Association of Independent Music (AIM) Awards.The annual awards show honours UK acts signed... more info

Guardian Music — We'd like you to make a case for the best band in Britain todayIf there's one thing we've learned from this summer of glorious sport, it's that Britain has a proud musical heritage. The Olympic and Paralympic opening and closing ceremonies revolved a... more info

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