Mercury Prize

Elbow beat Radiohead & Burial for 2008 Mercury Prize

Elbow were tonight named the winners of the Nationwide Mercury Prize 2008 for their album The Seldom Seen Kid. They won the revered prize ahead of a shortlist of 11 other acts at a ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel in central London and their victory sees them follow in the footsteps of acts such as last year’s winner Klaxons…

Laura Marling - MP-nominated, 2008 tour dates, Johnny Flynn

Laura Marling & Noah & The Whale @ SXSW 2008 (more) Laura Marling is playing Bowery Ballroom on September 15th. The show is part of a co-headlining North American tour with fellow UK musician Johnny Flynn who Laura has toured with before…

Adele - Mercury Prize-nominated, playing Webster Hall

Adele is playing Webster Hall on September 3rd. Tickets go on sale Friday at noon. Adele is on this year’s Mercury Prize shortlist. Not many tour dates, below…

2008 Mercury Prize nominees announced

And this year’s nominees are:Adele – 19 British Sea Power – Do You Like Rock Music? Burial – Untrue Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid Estelle – Shine Laura Marling – Alas, I Cannot Swim Neon Neon – Stainless Style Portico Quartet – Knee Deep In The North Sea Rachel Unthank – The Bairns Radiohead – In Rainbows Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raising Sand The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age of the UnderstatementWhich album “album from the United Kingdom or Ireland” did they miss this year…

speaking of Mercury Prize nominees.....

DOWNLOAD: Klaxons – Magick (simian Mobile Disco Remix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Maps – Lost My Soul (MP3) Klaxons dressed up @ MSG, NYC – Sept 24, 2007 (CRED) 2007 Mercury Prize winners the Klaxons opened for Bjork at Madison Square Garden the other day…

Bat For Lashes - more 2007 Tour Dates

Drowned in Sound is reporting that Bat For Lashes are the third most likely to with this year’s Mercury Prize, but My Chemical Toilet is convinced they’ve got it in the bag…

2007 Mercury Prize nominees ++++++ BAT FOR LASHES & MAPS Tour Dates

Amy Winehouse, Arctic Monkeys, Jamie T, Bat for Lashes, and Maps were among those nominated for this year’s UK Mercury Prize. Amy Winehouse is playing Summerstage and touring…

Nellie McKay playing LOHV-NYC's Fifth Anniversary

CYNDI LAUPER & NELLIE MCKAY | APRIL 20, 2006 When: Wednesday, November 15th, 2006 at 6:30PM Where: Theater for the New City (155 First Avenue) Nellie is also playing the Beastie Boys benefit this week, and coming out with a new album
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