PJ Harvey won the Mercury last night for her most recent album, the critically acclaimed ‘Let England Shake’.

Harvey is the award’s first two-time winner, having first received a the Mercury prize in 2001 for ‘Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea’.

The complete list of nominees for the 2011 Mercury prize:

Anna Calvi – ‘Anna Calvi’
Elbow – ‘Build A Rocket Boys!’
James Blake – ‘James Blake’
Katy B – ‘On A Mission’
Metronomy – ‘The English Riviera’
Tinie Tempah – ‘Disc-Overy’
PJ Harvey – ‘Let England Shake’
Gwilym Simcock – ‘Good Days At Schloss Elmau’
Everything Everything – ‘Man Alive’
Ghostpoet – ‘Peanut Butter Blues & Melancholy Jam’
King Creosote & Jon Hopkins – ‘Diamond Mine’
Adele – ’21’ 

Read a review of ‘Let England Shake’ here.

After weeks of being teased with snippets of info, the complete tracklist for the upcoming Loutallica project has surfaced.

“Lulu” final track listing:

01. Brandenburg Gate (4:19)
02. The View (5:17)
03. Pumping Blood (7:24)
04. Mistress Dread (6:52)
05. Iced Honey (4:36)
06. Cheat On Me (11:26)
07. Frustration (8:33)
08. Little Dog (8:01)
09. Dragon (11:08)
10. Junior Dad (19:28)

It is not known whether ‘Junior Dad features a hidden bonus track, or whether it is a genuine epic.

‘Lulu’ is released on November 1st in the US and one day previously for the rest of the world.

In support of their third LP ‘The Taking’, Duff McKagan’s Loaded are playing four shows in the UK and Ireland this autumn.

The dates and venues are as follows:
Nov. 03 – The Academy – Dublin, Ireland
Nov. 05 – O2 Academy – Oxford, UK
Nov. 06 – O2 Academy – Leicester, UK
Nov. 08 – Relentless Garage – London, UK

The band are currently making a movie based around the album. Duff McKagan’s autobiography is released on 6th October.

You might not know the name Light FM, but you may have already heard their music. The band have already had their music featured on episodes of ‘One Tree Hill’, ‘Gossip Girl’ and ‘How I Met Your Mother’ and on the soundtrack for the fourth ‘Shrek’ movie.

Over the autumn, you can witness the band on tour, as they support The Smashing Pumpkins.
Those in the US can catch Light FM at the following venues:

9.17 San Pedro, CA @ Lobsterfest
9.26 Los Angeles, CA @ Bootleg Theatre
10.5 Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre*
10.6 Fresno, CA @ Fulton 55 – CD Release Party^
10.7 Oakland, CA @ Fox Theatre*
10.8 Las Vegas, NV @ The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas*
10.10 Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre*
10.13 Milwaukee, WI @ Riverside Theatre*
10.14 Chicago, EL @ Riviera Theatre*
10.15 Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore*
10.17 Washington DC @ 930 Club*
10.18 New York, New York @ Terminal 5*
10.19 Providence, RI @ Lupos*
10.21 Boston, MA @ Orpheum Theatre*
10.22 Philadelphia, PA @ Tower Theatre*
10.23 Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre*

* = with Smashing Pumpkins and The Fancy Space People
^ = with Rademacher

The band’s full length album ‘Buzz Kill City’ is released on Moonboot records in October on CD and digital formats.

Speed metal legends Megadeth have been confirmed as the headline act for Mexico’s Heaven & Hell Metal Fest.

To be held on November 19th in Guadalajara, the festival is Mexico’s only only open air festival and is expected to attract 20,000 metal fans. Across four stages, the festival will be host to over fifty acts.

Other big names set to appear include Fear Factory and Overkill.

Watch a Megadeth performance from earlier in 2011 here.