Joe Strummer, Patti Smith, Weakerthans make the Longlist

Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, Patti Smith, The Weakerthans, The Killers, AC Newman, Neil Young and Non Prophets are among the 73 artists whose latest albums have made the Longlist of initial nominations for the 2004 Shortlist Music Prize. The yearly award honors critically acclaimed albums that have not yet been certified gold.
Nominees are chosen by a panel of Listmakers which this year includes Robert Smith of The Cure, Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme, System Of A Down's Serj Tankian and Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional. The list will narrowed down to 10 finalists by late September, with the winner to be crowned November 10 at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles. You can see the full Longlist at Billboard.