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Arctic Monkeys rule out European gigs

Music Gossip

25 Jan 2012

Arctic Monkeys won't be playing any European festivals this summer. The British rockers will be appearing at Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California in April but don't think they'll be playing any other huge gigs this…

Alex Turner hates Arctic Monkeys' name

Music Gossip

27 Oct 2011

Alex Turner hates Arctic Monkeys' name. The group's singer says the moniker is "bad" and should make people realise that it was the first time he or his bandmates had formed a band. He said: "This is the first band I've been in. A lot of people in…

Arctic Monkeys' stop writing songs on tour

Music Gossip

22 Aug 2011

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner has stopped writing lyrics on tour because they always end up "terrible". 'The Hellcat Spangled Shalalala' singer is known for his distinctive wordplay in songs, but admits he can't concentrate on writing new material when…

Last Shadow Puppets plot second album

Music Gossip

29 Jul 2011

Arctic Monkeys singer Alex Turner is planning another album with Last Shadow Puppets. The singer has been in touch with his band partner Miles Kane about a second album with their side project, to follow up 2008s 'The Age of the…

Submarine

British coming of age tale, directed by Richard Ayoade

2 Mar 2011

(15) 98min Here is a rare thing: a British comedy debut that’s surprising, witty, hugely accomplished and fully capable of finding an audience worldwide. Richard Ayoade, previously best known for his TV roles in The IT Crowd and The Mighty Boosh…

Alex Turner writes Submarine songs

Music Gossip

8 Jul 2010

Alex Turner has written a movie soundtrack. The Arctic Monkeys frontman has penned the score for new British film 'Submarine', which will be his first solo record. The LP will be mixed by Arctic Monkeys' producer James Ford, who has also worked…

Arctic Monkeys - Humbug

14 Aug 2009

(Domino) Hanging out with Josh Homme in the Mojave Desert is bound to have strange effects on a band, but by golly it’s done the Arctic Monkeys good. When the four scamps first bounded into our lives with their gritty northern charm and infectious…

Final Fantasy to play in Glasgow

23 Jul 2009

‘I play a lot of instruments,’ Owen Pallett attempts to convince us, ‘but none of them very well.’ Come off it. You don’t get to become the orchestra and string arranger for Arcade Fire’s Funeral and Neon Bible albums – at the same time helping to…