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Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner Talks About Politics In Music And Tax Avoidance Controversy
Arctic Monkeys’ lead singer Alex Turner has spoken about the role that politics play in the band’s work, as well as reflect on the past controversy they became tangling in regarding a tax avoidance scheme.The...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 21 May 2018
Noel Gallagher Unimpressed With Arctic Monkeys Album
Noel Gallagher was expecting a ''few choruses'' on the new Arctic Monkeys album 'Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'.The 'Holy Mountain' hitmaker has had a chance to check out the Sheffield band's sixth studio album which...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 May 2018
Arctic Monkeys Add New Dates To UK Tour After Tickets Sell Out Rapidly
Arctic Monkeys have been forced to add a slew of extra dates to their upcoming 2018 UK tour after tickets for the originally announced concerts sold out in less than an hour when they went...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 13 April 2018
Arctic Monkeys To Embark On 'Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino' UK Tour
Less than a week after announcing their forthcoming brand new album, Arctic Monkeys have announced the first set of UK and Ireland arena dates for their supporting tour which will begin this Fall. Tickets are...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 09 April 2018
Arctic Monkeys Confirm Release Date Of New Album 'Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino'
The long wait for a new Arctic Monkeys album will shortly be over, with the British band returning after a break of nearly five years with their sixth studio album, titled Tranquility Base Hotel &...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 05 April 2018
Arctic Monkeys Announced As Trnsmt 2018 Headliner
More than three years since they completed their tour for their last album 'AM', Arctic Monkeys will be making a live comeback by headlining Scotland's TRNSMT festival this summer. Tickets for the event are on...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 29 January 2018
Arctic Monkeys To Headline Firefly Festival For First Live Show In Four Years
Arctic Monkeys are to bring an end to their lengthy hiatus after announcing their first live performance in four years at 2018’s edition of Firefly Festival in America.The British band, who have not released an...
By Ed Biggs in Music / Festivals on 11 January 2018
Alex Turner's The Last Shadow Puppets Will Release New Album In 2016
It’s been seven years since The Last Shadow Puppets released their debut album, The Age Of The Understatement and fans have been eagerly awaiting the follow-up ever since. But after a long hiatus it appears...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 17 November 2015
Florence + The Machine Among Nominees For Mercury Prize 2015
Florence + the Machine and Jamie xx are among nominees for the Mercury Prize 2015.The full shortlist of 12 nominated albums has been revealed on BBC Radio 6 Music, with Wolf Alice and Benjamin Clementine...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 October 2015
Noel Gallagher: Rock 'N' Roll In Hibernation
Noel Gallagher believes rock 'n' roll is ''in hibernation''.The 'Ballad of the Mighty I' singer thinks the genre is currently experiencing a lull because he can't see any new bands emerging who are as good...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 July 2015
Arctic Monkeys Win 02 Silver Clef Award
Arctic Monkeys have won the Best Live Act award at the O2 Silver Clef Awards. The 'Snap Out of It' rockers won a public vote to be awarded the title - sponsored by Live Nation...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 03 July 2015
Arctic Monkeys Star To Be A Dad
The drummer broke the news by tweeting a link to a photo of Breana MCDow holding up a infant's knitted sweater. Her caption read: So I went back and forth quite a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 19 June 2015
Alexa Chung And Alexander Skarsgard Are 'Serious'
Alexa Chung and Alexander Skarsgard are dating.The 31-year-old model and 38-year-old actor are getting ''serious'' about each other, but are taking it slow and having ''fun'', due to the two being so busy with their...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 31 May 2015
Arctic Monkeys Land Biggest-selling Vinyl Album Of The Decade
The British group's 2013 record topped the list, seeing off competition from Radiohead, who came in second with 2011 album The King of Limbs, on the new vinyl chart, compiled by the U.K.'s...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 April 2015
Arctic Monkeys' Am Named Album Of The Decade
Arctic Monkeys' latest record Am has been named the album of the decade so far by editors of Britain's Nme magazine.The acclaimed release came top of the publication's poll to find the best music of...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 31 December 2014
Pink Floyd And David Bowie Help Boost UK Vinyl Sales Past The One Million Mark For The First Time In Nearly Two Decades
It seems that vinyl is once again back in fashion (thanks hipsters). This year, vinyl sales in the UK have passed the one million mark for the first time since 1996, according to the Official...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 29 November 2014
Death To Digital: Vinyl Record Sales At Biggest For 18 Years
More than one million vinyl records have been sold in the UK this year - the first time the milestone has been achieved since 1996. The resurgence of the format has led the Official Chart...
By Michael West in Movies / TV / Theatre on 27 November 2014
Arctic Monkeys Triumph At Aim Awards
Arctic Monkeys and Sophie Ellis-Bextor were among the big winners at Tuesday night's (02Sep14) AIM Awards in London.The British band picked up the Association of Independent Music's Album Award for Am, while singer Ellis-Bextor was...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 03 September 2014
Arctic Monkeys Play Storming Reading Headlining Set Before Hiatus
Arctic Monkeys stole the show at last night’s Reading festival, with a storming headlining set packed full of festival crowd pleasers. The set was the band's penultimate performance for a while before they go on...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 24 August 2014
London Grammar & Arctic Monkeys Lead Aim Independent Music Awards
London Grammar and the Arctic Monkeys lead the list of nominees for Britain's AIM Independent Music Awards.London Grammar are up for Best Live Act, Independent Breakthrough of The Year, Independent Track of The Year (Strong)...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 12 August 2014
Alex Turner To "Dust Off Tunic" For The Libertines Reunion Shows
Alex Turner said he would ‘relish’ the opportunity to see the newly-reformed Libertines perform live - suggesting he might even ‘knock the dust off his old tunic’ in support of the indie icons. Both Turner...
By Dan Greaves in Music / Festivals on 25 June 2014
T In The Park To Move Sites
T in the Park will move to a new site next year.The Scottish festival - which celebrated its 20th anniversary last year - will be held in Balado, Kinross, next month for the last time...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 June 2014
'Snap Out Of It' - 5 Things We Learnt From Arctic Monkeys New Video
The Sheffield band released the official video for ‘Snap Out of It’ last week (Monday 16 June). The track is the sixth single to be taken from last year’s critically acclaimed album, AM. The video...
By Dan Greaves in Music / Festivals on 24 June 2014
Adele & Arctic Monkeys' Music Videos Face Youtube Removal If Labels Refuse Terms
Hundreds of music videos will be removed from YouTube if the artists' record labels do not sign up to the sites new subscription service. Music videos by artists such as Adele and Arctic Monkeys could...
By Elinor Cosgrave in Music / Festivals on 17 June 2014
Bonnaroo Sunday Highlights: Elton John Closes, Wiz Khalifa Gives Rousing Speech
Bonnaroo festival ended on a high note yesterday, with Elton John as the final performer – but not before fans had been queuing up for over 12 hours to see the Brit perform. But even...
By Victoria Pavlova in Music / Festivals on 16 June 2014
Arctic Monkeys Won't Rush Record
Arctic Monkeys aren't in a hurry to write a new album.The 'R U Mine' rockers are still enjoying promoting last year's LP 'AM' and are not ready to move onto something new just yet.Frontman Alex...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 June 2014
Alex Turner: I'm In No Hurry To Make A New Album
Alex Turner insists he's in ''no hurry'' to start writing a new Arctic Monkeys album. The frontman, who has had huge success with the band's 2013 record 'AM', claims he still has ''a lot of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 June 2014
Reading And Leeds Festivals Offer Free Tickets
The Reading and Leeds Festivals are offering free tickets to charity volunteers.The annual music festivals, along with a number of other popular summer events, are offering fans the chance to see hundreds of acts for...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 June 2014
Why Have Arctic Monkey's Scrapped Plans For A New Album?
Arctic Monkeys continue to ascend toward superstardom. Their status as bona fide rockstars capable of disseminating universally lauded records means their prestige can only continue to expand. 2013’s AM saw the band make a total...
By George Percival in Music / Festivals on 10 June 2014
Leeds And Reading Festival Line Up: Gerard Way Among The Additions
The latest additions to this year’s Reading and Leeds Festivals have been announced and amongst the fresh batch of acts is the former My Chemical Romance frontman, who will play his first live shows as...
By George Percival in Music / Festivals on 30 May 2014
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