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Arctic Monkeys are an alternative rock band who formed in High Green, Sheffield, England in 2002. The band consists of Alex Turner (vocals, guitar), Jamie 'Cookie' Cook (guitar), Nick O'Malley (bass) and Matt Helders (drums, vocals). Founding bassist Andy Nicholson left in 2006. Each of the band's first five singles I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor, When the Sun Goes Down, Leave Before the Lights Come On, Brianstorm and Fluorescent Adolescent hit the UK Top Five, but their sixth single, Teddy Picker, only went Top 20 and their seventh single, Crying Lightning peaked at #12. |
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Latest News in english
about Arctic Monkeys
Turner and Hawley team up on stage Date: 20 Nov 2009
Chichester Observer -
Arctic Monkeys' frontman Alex Turner has joined Richard Hawley on stage - the man he claimed he "robbed" of the Mercury Prize in 2006.
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In Photos: Arctic Monkeys @ Wembley Stadium, London Date: 19 Nov 2009
Drowned In Sound -
Arctic Monkeys perform at Wembley Stadium, London. Photo by Neil Lupin
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In Photos: Arctic Monkeys @ Wembley Arena, London Date: 19 Nov 2009
Drowned In Sound -
Oh I'm such a pedant - I think it was Wembley Arena, not Wembley Staduim. Even so, I'm amazed that little band from Sheffield I heard on John Peel's show a few years ago are headlining such a big venue.
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Arctic Monkeys Talk Fourth Album Date: 19 Nov 2009
BeatCrave -
Didn’t the Arctic Monkeys just release an album this past summer? The answer is yes they did but according to BBC.co they’re already gearing up for their fourth studio release. The group’s third disc Humbug is still hot on shelves, and their currently on tour promoting it so why are they so eager to jump [...]
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Arctic Monkeys, Wembley Arena, London Date: 19 Nov 2009
Independent -
Fancy meeting you in here," Alex Turner sings, in the first moment of quiet. "You're all tarted up, you don't look the same." He could be talking intimately in the Sheffield dancehall setting of this old song, "Still Take You Home". But some girls in the arena crowd he's in fact here to meet scream at the sight of him. Scattered moshpits of men throwing careless fists show the Arctic Monkeys ...
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Arctic Monkeys Date: 18 Nov 2009
Evening Standard -
While slower album sales suggest some of their fanbase aren’t ready to embrace this change, the group are still popular enough to sell out the 12,500-capacity Wembley Arena for two nights running.
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NME's Top 50 albums of the decade Date: 17 Nov 2009
Irish Central -
4. Arctic Monkeys – ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not’
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Humbug (San Diego Reader)
Date: 17 Nov 2009
Two years have passed since the Arctic Monkeys’ sophomore disc Favourite Worst Nightmare , so was Humbug worth the wait? On the first listen, it seems layered, structured, safe...mature. Happens to the best of us.
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