Yesterday was too exciting

We had another big day in Fiction. Multiple reasons for celebration. There are headaches in the office today... Some staff still MIA....

Firstly, we finally escaped the paperwork and signed the wonderful The Duke Spirit. Big celebratory dinner followed, plus some drinks. Bloody lovely people. Check out the terrible quality (thanks blackberry) photo of us below before it got too messy.. Their new album Bruiser comes out mid September, keep your eyes peeled for it.

Secondly, elbow were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize 2011 for the masterpiece that is ‘build a rocket boys!’. This is their fifth album, and the third time they have been nominated (previously making the list for 2001’s ’Asleep In The Back’ and 2008’s ‘Seldom Seen Kid’, the latter winning the award in that year).

Just amazing. X

Japanese Voyeurs: Birthing Complete

FREE DOWNLOAD OFFICIAL SITE Yolk has been birthed. Labour was long, pain was mighty but at the end of it all our heavy child came out unscathed. A 12 fingered 12 toed beast of many heads with a heart full of fury and a fist full of riffs. Born yesterday morning and desperate for a home in your heart and your record player. Buy our child from HMV, Play.com, Amazon, or iTunes and we guarantee you a feast for the base senses and a lot of gratitude from the 5 of us. Thanks to everyone who made this weekend's double festival party a great time, thanks in advance to everyone coming down tonight for the album launch party and thanks again to all of you who've spent your hard earned money on our record. Its time heavy came back and you're making it happen. See you in the pit! Romily, Tom, Rikki, Johnny and Steve

Elbow To Launch Their Very Own Beer - 'build a rocket boys!’ beer

Elbow are set to launch their very own beer this autumn: the limited edition 'build a rocket boys!' beer.

Proud supporters of traditional British real ale - the band have teamed up with local business Robinsons Of Stockport, an award winning family brewers, to create this very special cask ale.

The new beer is brewed to Elbow’s own specifications after a series of tastings at the brewery. Band members sampled a range of Robinsons’ ales to shortlist their preferred style of beer, taste and colour before deciding on a golden ale with a rich rounded body, smooth bitterness, subtle tang of malt and fruity aroma. Elbow’s ale will be a golden premium session bitter at 4.0% ABV, available in cask only.

'build a rockets boys!' real ale gets its official launch at this year's Manchester Food & Drink Festival in October and will be available in selected pubs across the 400-strong Robinsons pub estate throughout September and October.

Look out for it during Freshers’ Weeks at universities across the North West area and at selected free trade outlets nationally while stocks last.

The band can't wait for you to try a pint.

Japanese Voyeurs: HELL YEAH 6 days 6 hours 6 seconds

FREE DOWNLOAD OFFICIAL SITE As you read this there's 6 days, 6 hours and 6 seconds until YOLK is born, less than 96 hours until we slay at sonisphere, 8 days until our record release party, 4 days until we DJ at the SNAKETOWN club launch, 15 minutes until the next TAMAGO strip goes up and about 5 seconds until you find out how to devote your precious time to having a real good time with us... Don't have sonisphere tickets? Don't worry about it Don't live in London? No problem Haven't pre-ordered yolk yet? We'll show you how for the first time since we left school, we've made a flow chart just for you. Click here to see a bigger version: YOLK PRE ORDER Get it while its fresh: HMV I play.com I amazon.co.uk I recordstore YOLK RECORD RELEASE PARTY TICKETS: To celebrate the birth of yolk we are staging a night of heavy playing, heavy drinking and heavy chaos at Hoxton Bar & Kitchen on the 12th of July. Expect a live set from us as well as 2 awesome supports followed by some gnarly stoner/doom/metal dj sets. Tickets are limited so don't miss out. Get yourself a space in the pit here. SLASH TOUR TICKETS: yes its true, we're touring with slash. how does slash know who japanese voyeurs are? fuck knows but we think its going to be a hell of a good time. SONISPHERE COMPETITION: SLAYER! MARS VOLTA! P.A.B.H! MASTODON! KYLESA! ORANGE GOBLIN! we can get you in TAMAGO COMIC: written, drawn, inked, coloured and defouled by Japanese Voyeurs but controlled by you. join the little runt at: tamagochildofdoom.blogspot.com SNAKE TOWN CLUB NIGHT: this is going to be the best thing to hit London since you were born and we get to DJ. Come down on a bike (not the pedal kind) and get in free. Join us in the pit, there's no excuse not to. Plus, this time, we want to say a big thank you to everyone whose decided to buy the record instead of downloading it illegally. Amen to that. Romily, Tom, Johnny, Steve and Rikki

elbow: Tour Dates For July & New Single 'Lippy Kids' Announced

Elbow To Release 'Lippy Kids'
- 8th August

Elbow will release a new single, 'Lippy Kids', on Monday 8th August.

The band have been taken aback by the crowd response to the song at their recent live shows, including the stunning sing-along it prompted at Glastonbury.

The single will be available on 10" vinyl and digital download, with 'Open Arms' (Recorded at St Paul's Cathedral for Absolute Radio) as the b-side. Pre-order links are coming soon.

Click here to watch the band playing 'Lippy Kids' live at Blueprint Studios.

Elbow at Glastonbury - Watch Highlights On The BBC
You can now share in the magic of Elbow's Glastonbury via the BBC's website.

UK fans can click here and watch full video highlights of their early evening Pyramid Stage set.



And international fans are not left out - click here to watch footage of 'Open Arms' from the show.



Elbow wish to thank everyone who made the weekend so special.  On Tour In July - European Festivals
+ Australia and Hong Kong Dates

Elbow have a packed schedule lined up for July - including festival headline slots, a short tour of Australia and their very first trip to Hong Kong.

The support acts for the Australian and Hong Kong shows have also just been confirmed.

Elbow will be joined by 9 Maps and Emmy The Great for the show in Hong Kong. Support in Perth will come from The Ghost Hotel, while Matt Corby will open the Melbourne and Sydney shows.

Check out the full list of Elbow's summer shows below. We'll see you all along the way.

July:
1st - St.Gallen Festival, Switzerland (Tickets)
2nd - Rock Werchter Festival, Belgium (Tickets)
3rd - Main Square Festival, France (Tickets)
9th- Ruisrock, Finland (Tickets)
15th - Benicassim Festival, Spain (Tickets)
16th - Super Bock Super Rock, Portugal (Tickets)
22nd - Kitec Rotunda, Hong Kong (Tickets)
25th - Metro City, Perth, Australia (Tickets)
27th - Palace Theatre, Melbourne, Australia (Tickets)
28th - Palace Theatre, Melbourne, Australia (Tickets)
29th - Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia (Tickets)

August:
18th - For Noise Festival, Switzerland (Tickets)
19th - Frequency Festival, Austria (Tickets)
20th - Lowlands Festival, Holland (Tickets)
24th - Belsonic, Belfast (Tickets)
26th - Leeds Festival, UK (Tickets)
28th - Reading Festival, UK (Tickets)

September:
18th - Austin City Limits, Texas, US (Tickets)
20th - Center Stage, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. (Tickets)
22nd - 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, U.S.A. (Tickets)
23rd - Popped Music Festival, Philadelphia, U.S.A. (Tickets)
25th - Terminal 5, New York, NY, U.S.A. (Tickets)
26th - Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA, U.S.A. (Tickets)
28th - Sound Academy, Toronto, ON, Canada (Tickets)

October:
1st - Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A. (Tickets)

November:
7th - Live Music Hall, Cologne, Germany (Tickets)
8th - Tonhalle, Munich, Germany (Tickets)
10th - Huxleys, Berlin, Germany (Tickets)
12th - Rolling Stone Weekender, Germany (Tickets)

Ian Brown to appear on TV - Dynamo: Magician Impossible.

Ian's friend and star of the video for Just Like You, magician "Dynamo" has recorded a segment with Ian Brown for his new series Dynamo: Magician Impossible.

The series will air on Watch TV and begins on the 7th July @ 9pm. We're reliably informed the first show will feature the Ian Brown segment.

Join Dynamo's Facebook page for the latest news and teaser clips: http://www.facebook.com/dynamomagician and follow Dynamo's updates on Twitter http://twitter.com/#!/Dynamomagician

Alice Gold debut album OUT TODAY

Alice’s debut ‘Seven Rainbows’ is finally all yours – go straight to iTunes for exclusive track ‘Before’

Message from Alice:

“I'd just like to thank everyone for their supportive vibes over the past few months and can't wait to see what magic we can cook up live this summer. My Glastonbury set was the first time we have played the complete 10 songs and it felt really good...”

Check out Alice’s latest band diary at muzu.tv

WIN WIN WIN

Spots on Alice’s personal guestlist for her show at The Lexington in London, 4th August, PLUS a signed copy of 'Seven Rainbows' – just upload your covers of Alice’s tracks to her  YouTube Channel or Facebook