The 10 Best EPs of 2012

These 10 Best EPs of 2012 prove that size doesn't always matter.  read more

Listen To Thom Yorke, Four Tet, Burial Collaborate for Split 12"

A collaboration between Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, dubstepper Burial and electronic artist Four Tet will be released as a split 12" on Four Tet’s record label, Text....  read more

2008 Mercury Prize nominees announced

[Above: Perennial nominee Alex Turner (here representing the 2006-winning, 2007-nominated Arctic Monkeys) accepts a Mercury. His project The Last Shadow Puppets is up for nomination this year.]For many award events, the fervency of surrounding discussion seems as influential as the actual bestowing of accolades. The Mercury Prize, given to the best album by a British or Irish artist made in the previous year, is no exception. ...  read more