Estelle Interviewed At 2008 Merc Ceremony

Enjoy the full Q&A in the clip below. Download an Estelle MP3 at bottom of post.


MP3: Estelle & John Legend - Hey Girl

The Last Shadow Puppets Interviewed At 2008 Merc Ceremony

Watch the full Q&A session below. Enjoy their performance of 'The Age' here.


MP3: The Last Shadow Puppets - The Time Has Come Again [alt link]

Laura Marling Performs At 2008 Merc Awards Ceremony

Enjoy 'Night Terror' (from her debut album, Alas I Cannot Swim) below. MP3 at bottom


MP3: Laura Marling - London Town

The Last Shadow Puppets Perform At 2008 Merc Ceremony

Enjoy their fab take on 'The Age Of The Understatement' below. MP3 at bottom.


MP3: The Last Shadow Puppets - The Age...

Elbow Performs At 2008 Mercury Prize Ceremony

Before their (somewhat) shocking victory, the band tackled 'The Loneliness'.


MP3: Elbow - One Day Like This

BBC Chats With Elbow Post Merc Victory

Enjoy a brief Q&A session followed by last night's performance in the clip below.


MP3: Elbow - Back To Black

Elbow Wins 2008 Mercury Prize!

Was The Seldom Seen Kid a fair choice?

You tell us.

View all of this year's nominees here.

Visit Elbow on MySpace.

MP3: Elbow - One Day Like This

British Sea Power Hearts Duffy

Watch the band discuss the chanteuse in the clip below. BSP MP3 at bottom.


MP3: British Sea Power - Atom

Mercury Prize Nominees Express Glee With NME

View the full list of 2008 honorees here. Download a British Sea Power MP3 at bottom.


MP3: British Sea Power - Atom

Mercury Prize 2008 Nominees Released

Up for this year's honor:

Adele - '19'
British Sea Power - 'Do You Like Rock Music?'
Burial - 'Untrue'
Elbow - 'The Seldom Seen Kid'
Estelle - 'Shine'
The Last Shadow Puppets - 'The Age..'
Laura Marling - 'Alas I Cannot Swim'
Neon Neon - 'Stainless Style'
Portico Quartet - 'Knee-Deep In The North Sea'
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – 'Raising Sand'
Radiohead - 'In Rainbows'
Rachel Unthank & The Winterset – 'The Bairns'

Whom are you pulling for?

MP3: Radiohead - House Of Cards [alt link]

Bat For Lashes, Live From Mercury Awards

Check out BFL performing 'Horse And I' below. Enjoy Fur & Gold's 'Sarah' at bottom of post.

MP3: Bat For Lashes - Sarah (edit)

Klaxons Discuss Merc Win & Album #2

Klaxon James Righton tells NME: *"We've got about two weeks off to write and maybe demo some stuff and then we're off around the world for three months... We've got a few ideas for the new record. We're going to make a swollen pop record, something that's swollen, more pop, more heavier, and more everything... It's not about 'now we've won this we change anything', we just keep on doing what we're doing."

Regarding sophomore LP pressure: "The more pressure the better, we work well under pressure. When we've got time on our hands we don't work well, when we're given a limited amount of time we pull our fingers out and work hard."

Regarding the big prize: "I'm gonna give the award to my Mum. She deserves it more than anyone and this is all for her because she always had faith, always knew this was gonna happen."

MP3: Klaxons - Atlantis To Interzone (Crystal Castles remix)

Amy Winehouse Goes Acoustic For Merc Awards

She didn't win the top honors but she did perform a stellar rendition on Back To Black tune, 'Love Is A Losing Game', at last night's ceremony. Enjoy a live video of the track below.


MP3: Amy Winehouse - Love Is A Losing Game

Klaxons Win Mercury Prize 2007!

A wise choice? Who were you rooting for? Enjoy Klaxons' video & MP3 for 'Magick' below.

MP3: Klaxons - Magick

Mercury Prize Nominees Revealed!

And here they are. Which do you think was the best British album released in the last twelve months?

-Arctic Monkeys - 'Favourite Worst Nightmare'
-Klaxons - 'Myths Of The Near Future'
-Amy Winehouse - 'Back To Black'
-Maps - 'We Can Create'
-The View - 'Hats Off To The Buskers'
-Jamie T - 'Panic Prevention'
-Dizzee Rascal - 'Maths & English'
-Bat For Lashes - 'Fur And Gold'
-Young Knives - 'Voices of Animals And Men'
-Fionn Regan - 'The End Of History'
-New Young Pony Club - 'Fantastic Playroom'
-Basquiat Strings - 'Basquiat Strings'

The winner will be announced this September at London's Grosvenor House Hotel. In case you forgot, last year's trophy went to Arctic Monkeys for their breakthrough debut LP, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.

MP3s: Klaxons - Atlantis To Interzone + The View - Comin' Down

Thom Analyzes At The Merc Awards; Gwen Is The New Barbie

Watch this STUNNING rendition of 'Analyze' from last night's Mercury Prize Awards. I'm loving the cold stare at the start of the song! Good work, Thom. Now for the love of God, bring The Eraser to NYC. Just one date, that's all I ask for!



In totally unrelated news, it seems like Gwen has decided to continue her franchise and make dolls of herself.

They look kinda cheesy if you ask me but I'm sure they will sell like hotcakes.

The one and only time I saw No Doubt in concert, at The Baltimore Arena a few years back, girls were screaming so loudly for Mrs. Stefani that they practically damaged their vocal cords. It was sheer insanity.

No word on if she has decided to make a likeness of hubby, Gavin Rossdale.

Something tells me that a Gavin one would sell better as a vibrator than a doll....

Arctic Monkeys WIN Mercury Prize!

Come on, like you are shocked.

More info here including acceptance speech.

All Bets In: Who Will Win The Mercury Prize?

It'll be given out tonight.

Apparently, bookies are pulling for Arctic Monkeys. In fact, word is that if they don't win it would be a MAJOR disappointment.

I think there's some stiff competition from Editors and Thom Yorke...also Guillemots. Don't count out the underdog!

I guess we'll find out in a few hours...

In the meantime:

Editors - Munich
Arctic Monkeys - Mardy Bum
Guillemots - Trains To Brazil

Mercury Prize Noms Announced!

Arctic Monkeys - 'Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not'
Isobel Campbell and Mark Lanegan - 'Ballad Of The Broken Seas'
Editors - 'The Back Room'
Guillemots - 'Through The Windowpane'
Richard Hawley - 'Coles Corner'
Hot Chip - 'The Warning'
Muse - 'Black Holes & Revelations'
Zoe Rahman - 'Melting Pot'
Lou Rhodes - 'Beloved One'
Scritti Politti - 'White Bread Black Beer'
Sway - 'This Is My Demo'
Thom Yorke - 'The Eraser'

Who are you rooting for?
As much as I'd love for Editors or Thommy to get it, I'd love a good upset by Guillemots... that EP is fantastic!