Arctic Monkeys Reveal New Material! |
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And the first album hasn't even been released.
Arctic Monkeys have been speaking about new material - before their debut album has even been released.
Despite the massive hysteria around them, the Sheffield lads have been finding time to lay down some new tracks in recent weeks.
One track is the follow-up to album track 'Mardy Bum', as frontman Alex Turner explains: "It's called 'Do Me A Favour' which I played to a friend and he's right proper gone for it. It's the further adventures of the girl in 'Mardy Bum' - my ex".
Speaking about other material, Alex continued to The Star: "There's one that might be called 'Three Episodes Where Someone Else Got In The Way'. I can't decide if that's wank or not yet.”
"And 'I Wish You Would Have Smiled In The Bakery'. I’m looking forward to that 'un”
Source: Gigwise
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A Message Regarding Album Title/Daily Sun... |
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On behalf of all the Arctic Monkeys fans, namely those who reside at the band's Official Forum, We would like to say thank you for finding out the origin's of the new Arctic Monkeys album....5 WEEKS LATE!
As reported in the Daily Sun two days ago, the new album title "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not" is a quote taken from the movie "Saturday Night, Sunday Morning" but unfortunately, The Sun weren't the first to discover this, as both they and NME claimed.
The good old Arctic Monkeys faithful at the official forum discovered months ago that the title was from the movie and they go without due credit.
keep it up, fans. |
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Arctic Monkeys Wannabes: Listen Up |
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Can you cover the 'Monkeys?
NME is looking for bands who 'borrow' a tune or two from Sheffield's finest
How much do you love the Arctic Monkeys? If you're in a band that boasts a cover of one of the Sheffield upstarts' hits in your set, NME wants to hear from you.
Think you do a nifty version of 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor'? Got 'When The Sun Goes Down' down pat?
Let us know and you could be the stars of a forthcoming NME article, no doubt ensuring that record companies and A&R men will come knocking at your door. Possibly.
You don't need to have played any gigs or be signed - in fact it's better if you're not.
All you need to do is send an email with Arctic as the subject that includes your contact details, a brief band biography and a picture to [email protected] by January 24 and your band could feature in NME.
Source: NME
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Arctic Monkeys on Cover of NME |
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For the second time, Arctic Monkeys will be the main front cover feature on this week's NME magazine.
According to NME, the magazine will talk about the upcoming Shockwaves NME Awards Tour, the new Arctic Monkeys "classic album" and the REAL story behind the band who'll rule 2006.
This week's NME is available nationwide now. go to www.nme.com/magazine for more info.
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BBC Single and Album Report: Audio Download |
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From BBC:
The second single from the Arctic Monkeys is released on Monday, a week ahead of their debut album.
Both single and album are expected to top the charts, thanks to a loyal fanbase built up via the internet. Rebecca Jones reports.
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