Columnist and NME survivor Mark Beaumont reckons Wolf Alice's Mercury Prize win is a turning point in the cultural conversation. But he would say that. (L-R) Joel Amey, Joff Oddie, Ellie Rowsell and Theo Ellis of Wolf Alice attend the Hyundai Mercury Prize 2018 at Eventim Apollo on September 20, 2018 in London, England. Credit: David M. Benett/Dave Benett/Getty ImagesHistorically, I wouldn’t be seen dead at the Mercury Prize ceremony. This has everything to do with my moral objections to the tokenistic, box-ticking nature of the shortlist, the elitist attitude of only considering records that the label is prepared to stump up an entrance fee for and the general air of quinoa-served-on-a-Laura-Mvula-CD about the […]The post Mark, My Words: why Wolf Alice’s Mercury win sticks one to the ‘rock is dead’ bores appeared first on NME.