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Heaven 17 - Penthouse And Pavement
From Sheffield, synth pop and funk to stick it to Thatcher. Currently being played live!
11:05 AM GMT 09/09/2008
Elbow have won this year's Nationwide Mercury Prize for their fourth studio album, The Seldom Seen Kid.
"This is quite literally the best thing that's ever happened to us," said singer Guy Garvey at the awards ceremony in London.
The band formed in Manchester in 1990, their debut album Asleep In The Back (also Mercury-nominated) appearing some 11 years later on the V2 label. This year, they beat the likes of The Last Shadow Puppets, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss and Burial to scoop the prize.
MOJO called The Seldom Seen Kid "droll and confessional" and "packed with terrace-chant optimism".
Watch Elbow win by clicking on the video below!
Posted by Ross_Bennett at 11:05 AM GMT 09/09/2008
A personal tribute to the reluctant Big Star legend, by MOJO's Martin Aston.
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MOJO office types had a fight over the art-pop egghead's greatest tunes. The results are in!
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The rock'n'roll lifer on his May tour and that astounding Mott reunion.
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Big Star maverick casts shadow over Day 1 of Austin music fest.
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Turn your Easter weekend into a mod-soul-garage fest!
11:01 AM GMT 16/03/2010
The late filmmaker's 1972 film has been unearthed...
10:26 AM GMT 16/03/2010
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