Let’s take a trip back in time for a bit. Back in 2006, the Arctic Monkeys performed on the Main Stage at the same festival, second to last on the bill. There was lots of anticipation for their performance but the reality was that their set, as no nonsense as it was, was lacking in [...]

Posted on September 2nd, 2009 by Max
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In January 2006, Arctic Monkeys released their debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not. It was an album that was highly anticipated, well received by the media and saw them headline Glastonbury a year later almost on the back of that success. I also consider it the last great album of [...]

Posted on August 26th, 2009 by Max
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In the second of three special posts previewing this month’s Reading & Leeds festivals (if you missed Part 1 it can be found here), I start by looking at where the big hitters and potential surprises lie on the Arctic Monkey headlined day. The big rumour as we enter the final stretch of preparation for [...]

Posted on August 19th, 2009 by Max
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If you fancy tickets to Reading and/or Leeds in a week and a half, my suggestion would be to hunt your nearest Oxfam store. As previously reported the Arctic Monkeys will be selling some physical copies of their new single exclusively through the charity shop. The band have now revealed that inside two copies of [...]

Posted on August 17th, 2009 by Max
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As the sales of CD singles are dwindling to an embarrassing level, it seems more and more of a good idea to distribute singles on good ol’ vinyl. What’s different in the case of the Arctic Monkeys is that their first single from new album Humbug will be released as a 7″ and a 10″ [...]

Posted on August 5th, 2009 by Max
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