Arctic Monkeys

After the release of his debut album "Unexpected Arrival" earlier this year, Diggy Simmons is setting his sights on collaborations with two insane artists on two completlely different spectrums.  

NME.comArctic Monkeys' Alex Turner Says He And Drummer Matt Helders Pretended to Be ...411mania.comArctic Monkeys' Alex Turner recently spoke with pitchfork.com, and stated that he and drummer Matt Helders dressed up and pretended to be Oasis in their school assembly. Here is what he had to say… "In the UK, you go from primary school to secondary ...Arctic Monkeys: 'We couldn't make a record like our first one again'NME.comArctic Monkeys: 'It...  

Arctic Monkeys rocker Matt Helders insists the band would be fake to return to the sound of its hit debut album despite failing to achieve the same success with subsequent records The British groups first disc Whatever People Say I Am Thats What Im...  

Another year, another birthday away from home for Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders. This one was almost a week ago in Portland, Ore., where the U.K. band was in the opening slot for the Black Keys’ current tour, which brings them to the Dome tonight.  

Singer admits he and Matt Helders dressed up as Britpop legends to impress their peers  

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has praised Oasis for being a huge influence on his band. Turner revealed that he and bandmate Matt Helders once dressed up as Oasis and attempted to perform as their favorite band for a school assembly. "In the UK ...  

The SunArctic Monkeys' Alex Turner praises Oasis inspirationLive4everBy Live4ever Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has been praising the influence of Oasis on his generation of aspiring musicians, saying the attitude which exuded from the Gallagher brothers is something that is sorely missing from modern music.Arctic roll with itThe Sunall 2 news articles »  

ARCTIC MONKEYS rocker MATT HELDERS insists the band would be "fake" to return to the sound of its hit debut album, despite failing to achieve the same success with subsequent records. The British group's first disc Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm ...  

Arctic Monkeys rocker Matt Helders insists the band would be "fake" to return to the sound of its hit debut album, despite failing to achieve the same success with subsequent records. The British group's first disc "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I ...  

Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys performing at the Minneapolis Target Center 5.15.12.  All photos by Billy Briggs  

Alex Turner has revealed that he and Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders once dressed up and pretended to be Oasis during school assembly. In a new interview with US website Pitchfork, Turner reveals that he and Helders performed in front of his primary ...  

Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys performing at the Minneapolis Target Center 5.15.12.  All photos by Billy Briggs  

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner has admitted that he and drummer Matt Helders dressed up and pretended to be Oasis in their school assembly. Speaking to Pitchfork, the frontman named the Britpop legend's seminal 1995 album '(What's The Story) Morning Glory' as ...  

The relatively blithesome vibe (and cheeky title) can be attributed to the band escaping the rain of its native Sheffield and recording in California, said drummer Matt Helders in a Tribune interview. “All that stuff can affect your mood,” he said.  

The English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys are currently touring in support of their most recent studio album, Suck It and See, and their non-album single, "R U Mine?". This spring they will be performing at Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival ...  

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has revealed that the band used to pretend to be Oasis when they performed in school assemblies – admitting that he is a big fan of the band's album 'Morning Glory'.  

Asked about whether they ever felt expectation to recapture the spirit of their debut, drummer Matt Helders said: "For us, it seems obvious to do something different when you make a new record. I know that bands can successfully carry on by having a ...  

Drummer Matt Helders gives us an update from the road  

Arctic Monkeys' drummer Matt Helders has spoken about the band's plans for their new record and has revealed that they are keen to continue in the vein of recent single 'R U Mine' and B-side 'Evil Twin'. Speaking to the Examiner, the drummer replied to a ...  

We are kind of into the idea of doing a record that is like Evil Twin and R U Mine," drummer Matt Helders recently said. Frontman Alex Turner, who used to date Alexa Chung, was recently seen out with his new girlfriend, US actress Arielle ...  

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has admitted that he once "fell out" with the band's song 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor'. Speaking in the video interview that can be seen above, the singer said that he had previously lost enthusiasm for the ...  

Arctic Monkeys rocker Matt Helders insists the band would be "fake" to return to the sound of its hit debut album, despite failing to achieve the same success with subsequent records. The British ...  

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner, former Oasis man Liam Gallagher, Morrissey and John Lennon are among those who've made the last eight in NME's search for the Ultimate Musical Icon of the last 60 years. As well as the above, Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix ...  

Drummer Matt Helders recently backed up this claim, saying that the sound heard on recent single 'R U Mine?' is the direction Alex Turner is currently writing in. You can keep up to date with all the latest news from Gigwise by following us on Twitter and ...  

Drummer Matt Helders added that recent singles 'R U Mine' and 'Electricity' are unlikely to feature on their fifth set and will remain stand-alone releases. "'R U Mine' and 'Electricity' are just stand-alone singles, but like [O'Malley] said, the songs ...  

Alex Turner is desperate to cover a little-known Dame Shirley Bassey song The Arctic Monkeys frontman - whose group have previously performed the singing legends hit Diamonds Are Forever - is a huge fan of the track Dangerous Games and cant und...  

Arctic Monkeys - Brianstorm "Acoustic Guitar Cover" Video for the single 'Brianstorm'. First single to be released from forthcoming album Favourite Worst Nightmare, out April 2007. www.arcticmonkeys.com http www.myspace.com Brianstorm by Arctic Monkeys Official Acoustic Guitar Cover From: amjadify1 Views: 5 2 ratings Time: 02:53 More in Howto & Style  

Drummer Matt Helders added: "['R U Mine' and 'Electricity' are] just stand-alone singles, but like he said, the songs like that are the most recent things we've done, so if that's any sign of what kind of songs we're writing, maybe we'll go that way."  

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has spoken about his band's new single 'R U Mine?' and has revealed that he was inspired by Drake and Lil Wayne when it came to the track's lyrics. The band release the track this weekend for Record Store Day, with new ...  

"We've been coming here a long time, and always like it." Dan Auerbach said that about Minneapolis near the end of the Black Keys' Target Center set Tuesday, a reminder that these guys didn't just land their first local arena show overnight ...  

Bassist Nick O'Malley recently disclosed details of the band's planned fifth album, revealing that the LP will contain "fast" songs. Frontman Alex Turner declared in March his eagerness to get a "head start" on writing the indie group's next record.  

“Last year I was trying to come to terms with the idea that I’m a songwriter. I’ve gotten into country music, which I never really had a connection with or understood before. But someone like Townes Van Zandt is amazing — that’s what music’s ...  

The relatively blithesome vibe (and cheeky title) can be attributed to the band escaping the rain of its native Sheffield and recording in California, said drummer Matt Helders in a Tribune interview. "All that stuff can affect your mood," he said.  

Straight.comBlack Keys, Arctic Monkeys prove they can hold their own in arenasThe ProvinceBy Stuart Derdeyn, The Province May 10, 2012 The Black Keys shared the stage at Rogers Arena with the Arctic Monkeys Wednesday, May 9. Arctic Monkeys and the Black Keys have logged their share of gigs in front of huge festival audiences.The Black Keys / Arctic Monkeys Rogers Arena, Vancouver BC May 9Exclaim!Blues-rock duo offers bare but larger-than-life...  

Matt Helders also says the band are 'ready to record again'  

Indie-rockers Arctic Monkeys have confessed that although they're working on a follow-up to their last album 'Suck it and See', they won't be able to make anything similar to their debut record 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'.  

Black Keys, Arctic Monkeys at the Erwin Center. Remember when the Black Keys were this Ohio two-piece that worked the modernist, blues-rock duo thing as well as anyone, yet you could see them at small clubs? Yeah, those days seem to be over. Remember when Arctic Monkeys were the biggest thing to come out of England since bangers and mash and they were going to change everything? Those days are over as well. 7:30 p.m. $25 to $49.50. 1701 Red...  

Arctic Monkeys' frontman Alex Turner chose Shirley Bassey's 'Big Spender', which he owns on vinyl, while his bandmate Matt Helders named The D4's '6twenty', saying of it: "I know it wasn't massive, but it came out at an important time for me as it came out ...  

Photo By Steven CohenThe Black Keys and Arctic MonkeysTarget Center, MinneapolisMay 15, 2012View a slideshow here. A day after celebrating the 10-year anniversary of the release of their debut record  

It reached number 23 on the UK chart. Drummer Matt Helders recently revealed that the group have started working on new material while touring North America with The Black Keys. They are currently appearing at Coachella.  

You could just tell by the way drummer Matt Helders hammered home the ridiculously complex fills for those new cuts – not to mention the way frontman/lead guitarist Alex Turner, bassist Nick O’Malley and rhythm guitarist Jamie Cook wove a ...  

Arctic Monkeys are opening for The Black Keys on their US arena tour and drummer Matt Helders said the band were pleased to be playing alongside the 'Lonely Boy' band. Helders told the Examiner: "We've been looking for a tour like this since we started ...  

Record Store Day is Saturday 4/21, and Arctic Monkeys are waving the RSD flag with this performance of “R U Mine?” for Conan last night. The track is available on the vinyl holiday, Alex Turner’s look is available via pop culture circa Grease. Enjoy it all: (via the audio perv) Arctic Monkeys are heading out [...]  

The blitz of sideshows prior to and around both Coachella weekends kicked off in grand fashion as Arctic Monkeys played to a sold out pack of rabid fans at the tiny Glass House in Pomona. Alex Turner and the boys were in top form as they rifled through an eighteen song set that included “R U [...]  

For Record Store Day which takes place this Saturday, April 21, Arctic Monkeys are releasing their latest single "R U Mine?" on a limited-edition 7'' purple vinyl. Today, the band has released the RSD b-side, "Electricity" which you can preview below.  

The Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner's main ambition is to record a cover version of Dame Shirley Bassey's 'Dangerous Games'. Alex Turner is desperate to cover a little-known Dame Shirley Bassey song. The Arctic Monkeys frontman - whose group have ...  

Alex Turner: Waterstones chooses to evolve rather than dieLiverpool Daily Postby Alex Turner, The Liverpool Post THERE'S no business like showbusiness – a rule that rock band Guns N' Roses set out to demonstrate on Sunday at their Echo Arena gig. The band, who made their name with songs released before a lot of today's pop stars ...  

                      Although there was some doubt that The Black Keys garage rock songs wouldn't translate to arenas like the Frank Erwin Center, last night's performance easily put those fears aside. With both Patrick Carney's drum kit and Dan Auerbach's microphone placed right up front of the stage, the intimacy was not lost. The impressive lighting and video set up didn't detract from the fact that Auerbach is a golden guitar god and...  

Speaking to the Examiner, drummer Matt Helders told of the direction the band are taking. "The way 'R U Mine' has gone we are more into doing songs like that for now. We are kind of into the idea of doing a record that is like 'Evil Twin' and 'R U Mine'."  

Coachella is streaming (with some notable exceptions) at YouTube all weekend, and this morning a couple of archived sets found their way to the web. Head below to watch Pulp’s entire set, as well sets by Arctic Monkeys, Explosions In The Sky, and Frank Ocean (which features a Tyler cameo and a Bob Dylan cover). [...]  

The Arctic Monkeys frontman – whose group have previously performed the singing legend's hit 'Diamonds Are Forever' – is a huge fan of the track 'Dangerous Games' and can't understand why more people don't know the song. He said: "One of my favourite ...  

Washed Out at Mezzanine. Our most anticipated show of the week. We can't wait to get our chillwave groove on! What's chillwave? Chillwave is a term coined to describe current indiepop music with an 80's influence using loops, samples, and dance ...  

photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin Arctic Monkeys / Jimmy Cliff / Madness "Jimmy Cliff made his Coachella debut yesterday with a masterful main stage set that included such classics as "The Harder They Come" and "Many Rivers To Cross." But...  

Their last album 'Suck It And See', released in 2011, received mixed reviews. Bassist Nick O'Malley explained that they are in the early stages of making the follow-up but have yet to record any songs for the record. ''It's quite early days yet.  

The frontman has been dating the US actress since last summer following his split from TV presenter Alexa Chung. Turner and Alexa, who had been dating for four years, split last year but are said to have remained friends. A spokeswoman for Chung ...  

They've been listening to a lot of their stuff.. Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner told NME that the band's song "R U Mine?" references and was inspired by Drake and Lil Wayne. The band will release the song this weekend for Record Store Day, with new song ...  

Matt Helders also says the band will most likely be back in the studio in the autumn  

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Like 'R U Mine?', 'Electricity' is heavier than recent Arctic Monkeys material and is packed tight with big riffs and a brooding intensity courtesy of lead singer Alex Turner. The band have said they're not sure if these two new songs will feature on their ...  

The Black Keys | Arctic Monkeys April 27, 2012 Chaifetz Arena There was a nice moment in the middle of the Black Keys' impressive concert last night when guitarist/singer Dan Auerbach sent hired...  

My first relationship with vinyl was DJ-ing UK garage and shit like that when I was about 14. This is before I’d even thought about being in a band, so my affiliation then was just DJ-ing with these singles [Alex Turner interrupts: ‘I know ...  

It was an odd move for Arctic Monkeys bandleader Alex Turner — the Sheffield native’s relocation ... and it was pretty exotic for me,” he says. While there he even wrote “Suck It and See,” the group’s fourth and most melodic album.  

Arctic Monkeys have spoken about their plans for the follow-up to 'Suck It And See' and have said that they have plenty of "riffs and ideas" to work with. The band are currently touring across North America as support to The Black Keys and told Q that ...  

The Strokes, Jack White, Arctic Monkeys and Jack White are just some of the bands falling in love with Alabama Shakes, they tell NME. As part of an exclusive feature with the band in this week's issue of NME, which is on UK newsstands and available ...  

English indie rockers Arctic Monkeys had the first overwhelmingly enthusiastic response of the festival, starting with fans chanting “hoff, hoff, hoff!” and reaching out arms to David Hasselhoff, who watched the band from the guest area.  

Elsewhere at the festival, Frank Ocean sang to a packed out Gobi tent. His Odd Future bandmate Tyler, The Creator joined him onstage for 'Analog 2', leading to huge cheers from the audience, many whom were stuck outside the tent and unable to get in to ...  

We're blearily trying to piece together the rest of what happened last night, but we're posting the interviews from these three before beginning a marathon Saturday that's bringing 12 bands to the WFNX house. Also, ICYMI, here's the interviews ...  

Acoustic Cover of When The Sun Goes Down by Arctic Monkeys Incredible song by an incredible band! Follow me on Tumblr - blindsid3d.tumblr.com Suggestions on Twitter - twitter.com Tab for this - tabs.ultimate-guitar.com From: Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 04:03 More in Music  

The gradual shift in musical sensibility for Arctic Monkeys (due at 1STBANK Center with the Black Keys on Monday and Tuesday) can be traced through the guys' aesthetic: They wear sunglasses a l...  

Indie rockers Arctic Monkeys have promised their fans that their next album will feature much faster music, after revealing that they're in the early stages of working on their next record.  

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Arctic Monkeys have spoken about their plans for the follow-up to 'Suck It And See ... aware that there's a better way of listening to music available. And it's good. Then bands get involved and do something special to give people an incentive to buy ...  

China DailyArcade Fire, Kanye West, Arctic Monkeys added to Rolling Stone's greatest ...The ProvinceBy Mike Collett-White, Reuters April 27, 2012 Arcade Fire's Funeral is among the 30 additions to the Rolling Stone's annual Greatest Albums list, as is British act Arctic Monkeys for their 2005 hit Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not.Rolling Stone overhauls album ranking, Kanye starsGMA Newsall 74 news articles »  

Sticksman says the band's recent single and B-side are a sign of things to come  

Last night late night shows provided performances and all new tunes from Arctic Monkeys, The Shins, Feist and The Alabama Shakes. Arctic Monkeys kicked off at Conan where they performed new track "R U Mine?"  

Arctic Monkeys first got on board with Lollapalooza when they played the American version of the alt-festival last year. So it was no surprise the band with the fastest selling debut album in UK chart history would travel all the way to South ...  

British indie rock band Arctic Monkeys took the mainstage at Coachella on weekend No. 2 at 6:30 on a scorching Friday evening. Their rhythmic beats signaling the tribal togetherness that would bind this weekend's installment of rock 'n roll devotees.  

Electricity', a new song from Arctic Monkeys, has made it's way online today. (April 19). The track is the b-side to the Sheffield band's new single 'R U Mine' and will be officially released on Record Store Day (April 21) on limited edition purple vinyl.  

While the first day of the first week of Coachella was as notable for the cold and rain as it was for the great music, week two kicked off in the scorching heat and it became the theme of the weekend (prompting several performers to joke that it was a good ...  

The track will be released as the B-Side to the band's new single 'R U Mine?' on special purple vinyl for ... The band are in the midst of a lengthy stint across the USA and Canada as support to The Black Keys on their US arena tour and will make their ...  

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The band embarked on the first leg of its North American tour in March, featuring sold-out shows at Chicago's United Center, DC's Verizon Center and two nights at New York's Madison Square Garden. Produced by Danger Mouse and The Black Keys ...  

Check out Mark C. Austin's photos of The Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys performing at the Woodlands Pavilion in The Woodlands, Texas on April 24.  

Tomorrow (April 14) will see Radiohead headline the event, with The Horrors, Spector, Azealia Banks, Laura Marling, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Bon Iver, Kasabian and Feist also due to play sets. Dr Dre will close the show on Sunday (April 15 ...  

Day one of weekend one of Coachella 2012 is in the books, and you can replay full performances by Pulp, Frank Ocean, and Arctic Monkeys below. Pulp played an hour-long set, closing with a particularly epic back-to-back-to-back performance of ...  

Fact: Wearing a Waldo shirt makes you rock 100 percent more than not wearing a Waldo shirt. Walking into Madison Square Garden, I felt that sensation of excitement and anticipation. I have been around the famous Manhattan arena several times, but I never ...  

Welcome back to another edition of our regular Monday stream-a-thon, wherein we hunt down the best and/or most notable records streaming for free over the Internet. There’s plenty of interesting music to be heard this week — first and foremost, there ...  

“Electricity” is Arctic Monkeys’ B-side to Record Store Day single “R U Mine,” and today the track popped up online. Stream the buzzing track below. The “R U Mine?” single is out 4/21 on Domino.  

The band are currently in America supporting The Black Keys on their US tour. The single is one of many releases currently ... You can keep up to date with all the latest news from Gigwise by following us on Twitter and liking us on Facebook.  

The Black Keys and Arctic Monkeys performed in Houston on Tuesday at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. As the sun was still out, the Arctic Monkeys opened the concert by playing “Brainstorm” — the track that put them on the charts and ...  

On April 19, Arctic Monkeys debuted their new track “Electricity” exclusively online. The track will be officially released as the B-side to the band’s new single “R U Mine ... m enjoying being Mr. New Years Eve every night.  

Alex Turner is desperate to cover a little-known Dame Shirley Bassey song.  

Have you seen Alex Turner recently? Long gone is the spotty teen who burst onto the music scene in 2006 with indie hit 'I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor', in his place is a toned, quiffed rock frontman who shows no signs of stopping as he ascends ...  

When Arctic Monkeys first emerged as northern England's latest meat 'n' potatoes rock hope, they were easy to misunderstand because their music was so distinctly, defiantly regional. Now,  

I think that could just be the way my face falls generally. I look down when I’m not.” These days, however, Turner (now 26) regularly sports an ultra-suave, Elvis-esque haircut and a sleek leather jacket – and he rarely looks blue.  

Upcoming Releases: Arctic Monkeys have spoken about their plans for the follow-up to "Suck It And See" and have hinted that their next album may be filled with faster songs.  

Frontman discusses the 'smartarse' lyrics of his band's new single  

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But with the band on the line-up for the Californian event this weekend, festival-regular Alexa has ... but she knows bumping into Alex will ruin it for her. 'She's going to have to decide last minute.' It was at last year's festival that ...  

It’s one of the first things I do when I get back again too. We listen to music every day as a ... It’s amazing, quite Bond, but I don’t think it was for a movie. I’ve always wanted to cover it, and I think it’s mad it’s just a ...  

BLACK KEYS @ 1STBANK CENTER A clear sign that shit is about to get real: Patrick Carney takes off his glasses and gets straight to it. The lanky drummer towered over both his kit and his audi...  

A round-up of all the news, views, interviews and cool music things online today (15 May)  

David Hasselhoff among fans who turned out for California event  

This journalist can't decide which is more awesome.  

The Vaccines, Bon Iver and Jarvis Cocker are also fans of the world's hottest new band  

Here's what we've been up to this week...  

Also find out why Barney The Dinosaur inspired the band's new single  

Online Downloads: Arctic Monkeys have debuted their new track "Electricity" online.  

The B-Side to 'R U Mine?' is now available online  

The Maccabees, The Horrors, Frank Turner also reveal their choices  

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