Arctic Monkeys

Song wishlist for T in the Park 2011

Request a specific track from your favourite T in the Park band

31 May 2011

Will you be a mardy bum if Arctic Monkeys don't play 'Mardy Bum'? We're creating a wishlist of songs that we want to hear bands play at T in the Park, and we're inviting readers to contribute. If you're desperate to hear your favourite track played by…

Arctic Monkeys influenced by Chas and Dave?

Music Gossip

13 Apr 2011

Chas and Dave hope they influenced Arctic Monkeys to sing in their regional accent. The London duo are famed for singing in cockney voices and using rhyming slang in their songs, and pianist Chas Hodges hopes this has influenced younger bands - such…

Arctic Monkeys inspired by Nirvana

Music Gossip

9 Apr 2011

Arctic Monkeys recorded their new album in California because they wanted to capture Nirvana's drum sound. The 'Cornerstone' band wanted to recreate the towering percussion featured on the grunge band's 1991 breakthrough record 'Nevermind', so they…

Arctic Monkeys' obscure album titles

Music Gossip

7 Apr 2011

Arctic Monkeys almost called their fourth album 'The Blondo-Sonic Rape Alarm.' The 'Cornerstone' rockers said although people might think their final decision, 'Suck it and See', unusual, they would have been even more surprised by other names they…

Arctic Monkeys announce new single

Music Gossip

31 Mar 2011

Arctic Monkeys have announced their first single from 'Suck It And See'. The indie group will release 'Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair' digitally next month, with a physical released in May and the album following on June 6. There…

Arctic Monkeys' working on 'poppy' album

Music Gossip

16 Mar 2011

Arctic Moneys' new album will be "more poppy" than their last. The group will release 'Suck It And See' on June 6 and drummer Matt Helders has promised the 12-track record will be more accessible than their last effort, 2009's 'Humbug'. He said…

RockNess / T in the Park line-ups announced

Pulp, Arctic Monkeys, and Foo Fighters for T; Groove Armada, Kasabian and Chemical Bros for RockNess

3 Mar 2011

The great and good of the music world are set to arrive in style this summer with both T in the Park and RockNess dishing up the goodies for their June and July festivals. At TITP in Balado, the mighty Pulp join Arctic Monkeys, Coldplay and Foo Fighters…

Eminem and Arctic Monkeys to headline V Festival

Music Gossip

1 Mar 2011

Eminem and Arctic Monkeys will headline this year's V Festival. The 'Not Afraid' rapper tops the bill alongside the 'I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor' rockers at this year's event, which takes place across two UK festival sites, Hylands Park in…

Pulp, Coldplay and Arctic Monkeys confirmed for T in the Park line-up 2011

Foo Fighters also joined by Deadmau5, Bright Eyes and Beady Eye

22 Feb 2011

Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, Tinie Tempah, Jessie J, Deadmau5, Friendly Fires, Bright Eyes, Eels, The View, Script, Kesha, Manics, Tom Jones, Death crew 77, Eliza Doolittle, Stornoway, Vitalic, Diplo, Imelda May, Miles Kane, Noah And…

Arctic Monkeys turn down 'six figure' garden party offer

Music Gossip

3 Feb 2011

Arctic Monkeys reportedly turned down a six figure sum to play at a neighbourhood garden party. The British indie band are staying at a mansion in Hollywood to record their fourth album, and despite being warned to behave when they moved in, the…

Arctic Monkeys move to Hollywood

Music Gossip

24 Jan 2011

Arctic Monkeys are renting a Hollywood mansion to record their fourth album. The British indie band are paying £30,000 to stay in the property, in the exclusive Hollywood Hills area of Los Angeles, while they record the follow-up to their 'Humbug…

Eminem and Arctic Monkeys to headline V?

Music Gossip

4 Jan 2011

Eminem and Arctic Monkeys are set to headline this year's V Festival. The 'Lose Yourself' rapper and the 'I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor' rockers are in talks to play at the outdoor music event - which takes place in Staffordshire, West…

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…

Singles and downloads - 9th March 2010

9 Mar 2010

Perhaps it’s the cold weather making the world outside the duvet seem even less appealing, but the singles world seems to be very much of a collective one-track mind at the moment, with the latest offering from Arctic Monkeys setting a suitably filthy…

Arctic Monkeys

Preview

19 Nov 2009

On the title of a 2006 EP, these Sheffield boys asked the question Who the Fuck are Arctic Monkeys? They were being a bit ironic, we can only presume, considering you’d need to have been hiding in a subterranean bunker, wearing earmuffs and a thick…

Simian Mobile Disco - Temporary Pleasure

16 Aug 2009

(Wichita) What the world needs now is more Todd Rundgren. Let us give thanks, then, to Manchester’s SMD: an electronic party-pop deuce whose CV name-checks Björk, Muse, Peaches, Arctic Monkeys and CSS. Their second album hosts a trove of cameos…

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…

Singles and Downloads

6 Aug 2009

Much touted at the start of the year, Little Boots’ takeover of planet pop hasn’t quite materialised, and ‘Remedy’ (679) won’t change that. A decent enough pop strut with obligatory chunky synths and singalong chorus, it lacks the personality of her…

Records - Singles & Downloads

3 Jul 2007

(Image: Malcolm Middleton) Think back to when you were 17 or 18. Remember the bands you enjoyed then, when music seemed like the most important thing ever? Now subtract the ones that fill you with toe-curling embarrassment and the ones that somehow…

Arctic Monkeys

ROCK

26 Apr 2007

The weight of expectation hasn’t affected the Arctic Monkeys one iota. They’ve hardly broken their stride and have tossed off a second album of casual brilliance. It almost feels unfair how off the cuff Favourite Worst Nightmare feels; the lyrics are as…

Records - Singles & Downloads

Singles & Downloads

9 Apr 2007

(Herman Dune) It’s compare and contrast week at List Towers, so first up are a brace of female singers, and there couldn’t be more contrast between Amy Winehouse and Melanie C. The former’s ‘Back to Black’ (Island, 4 Stars) is a gorgeous, melancholic…