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From arcticmonkeys.com...

If you haven't had chance to see the short film 'Scummy Man' then you will be able to catch it on FILM 4 on the 22nd of May at 10pm. The film will also be shown on Channel 4 on the 31st of May at 12:40am. |
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Pet Shop Boys Praise 'Pop' Act Arctic Monkeys |
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Neil Tennant, one half of British pop act 'Pet Shop Boys' has taken a dig at modern pop industry and reckons the likes of Arctic Monkeys and other guitar acts are the real stars of pop music.
Speaking to contact music, he said:
"We are going through a phase where the term 'pop' is used to mean rubbish. "But bands like the Arctic Monkeys, Kaiser Chiefs, The Killers and Franz Ferdinand make pop music.
”They like to think they are rock but they are pop and all have a sense of fun about what they do and have a great look.”
"It annoys me that pop gets clogged up with Pop Idol and reality TV rubbish.
"Shayne Ward has a waxwork in Madame Tussauds - can you believe it?" |
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Arctic Monkeys beaten by 'Inspirational' Wallace & Gromit |
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Arctic Monkeys had to settle for second place in a recently conducted survey in which 16-25-year olds were asked of their most inspirational figures in the creative arts world.
Out of the 4,500 asked, Arctic Monkeys were mentioned enough times to be awarded second place, only failing to beat claymated cartoon characters Wallace & Gromit, whose success in the poll was likely due to their recent box office hit 'The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'
Arctic Monkeys did manage to beat cartoon band Gorillaz and 'Society' as a whole, who finished third and fourth respectively.
Here is the top 25 list:
1 Wallace and Gromit
2 Arctic Monkeys
3 Gorillaz
4 Society
5 Harry Potter
6 Chris Martin
7 KT Tunstall
8 Keira Knightley
9 Big Brother
10 David Beckham
11 Damien Hirst
12 Kate Moss
= 13 Chantelle Houghton
= 13 Preston
15 Dizzee Rascal
16 Mario Testino
17 Tony Blair
18 Pete Doherty
19 The Royal Family
20 Stella McCartney
21 Alexander McQueen
22 Jude Law
23 Tracey Emin
24 John Galliano
25 June Sarpong |
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Arctic Monkeys vs Oasis - Tequila Slammers! |
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38-year old Oasis legend Noel Gallagher was humiliated by 20-year old Arctic Monkey Andy Nicholson - in a tequila slamming contest.
The Arctic Monkeys' bass player taught his hero a good lesson in binge drinking, before Gallagher was suddenly rescued by his girlfriend
Noel explained:
"I ended up in their aftershow and the bass player goes to the bar and comes back with this tray of tequilas."
"I thought ‘I can’t be drinking that, it’s nearly two in the morning'. I couldn’t say no though because I didn’t want to let the side down. He was banging them down. I was about to urinate."
"I was speaking to my missus through semaphore to get her off the dancefloor and rescue me."
"She came over saying ‘we’ve got to go home’ and I was acting all surprised, saying ‘What, already?’ I can’t remember getting home." |
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Razorlight - 'We're better than Arctic Monkeys' |
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Razorlight - in an attempt to draw the spotlight once again - have hit out at the Arctic Monkeys.
When asked by NME whether the group feel like Arctic Monkeys are better than his band, singer Johnny Borrell replied:
"What? Of course I fucking don't. I wouldn't say they're better than the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, either. Or The Strokes, or even like The Libertines were for those five minutes when they were brilliant. But they deserve it because the door was open for them and they blew the hinges off.""
You can read the full interview with Razorlight (also bashing The Kooks) in this week's NME. |
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