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In a year of risk-taking debut albums, why is the Mercury Prize shortlist so...
Fire up the Hot Take 3000 – it’s Mercury Prize shortlist day. Twitter might already be ablaze with reactions to the 12 chosen 'Albums...
Mystic Mug’s Mercury Prize 2018 predictions
It’s that time of year again. The Mercury Prize is fast approaching, and with it comes the hotly-contested shortlist. Due to be announced at...
Mad Cool 2018: seven brilliant acts you need to see at the Madrid festival
There's not long now until the third edition of Madrid's Mad Cool Festival gets underway. Despite still being in its infancy compared to most of...
Johnny Marr: ‘Pop music isn’t sexy any more – it’s all pretty sanitised’
Johnny Marr has argued that pop music has become 'outgrown and sanitised' - while also revealing which new and rising rock acts he thinks...
