December 5th, 2007
The Arctic Monkeys are one of my favourite bands, and not just currently either, probably of all time.
They’d at least be in my top 10, which for a relatively new band less than five years formed, and with just two full studio albums to their name is quite an astounding achievement.
Last week, I told […]
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November 30th, 2007
The Arctic Monkeys are without doubt, the biggest band in the UK right now. Their albums sell in huge amounts around the world, and their gigs sell out in hours, if not minutes. So it comes as a bit of a surprise to learn that they have chosen to release a single under a different […]
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November 21st, 2007
X Factor 2006 winner Leona Lewis has broken another record, this time for the fastest selling British début album of all time.
She already held one record previous to this week, after her debut single ‘A Moment Like This’ was downloaded 50,000 times in the first half hour of its release last December and sold […]
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October 29th, 2007
I don’t think this is ever going to happen to me, I mean I’d have to go on a cruise or a long haul flight first… and I just don’t do that. BUT, were I ever to get stranded on a desert island with only music as company, these are the 10 British albums I’d […]
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August 26th, 2007
Kanye West proved his song title correct by staying at number 1 for the 2nd week running with ‘Stronger’. Sean Kingston has gone straight in at number 2 with the strangely catchy but otherwise utter crap ‘Beautiful Girls’. Now I know this guy is American, that much is clear from the video, but I know […]
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August 16th, 2007
Art Brut, one of my favourite bands at the moment, have announced a small North American tour in support of and to promote their recent 2nd album ‘It’s A Bit Complicated’.
The English Indie Rock/Alternative Art Rock band have already supported Maximo Park on tour over various dates in bot America and Europe, and are […]
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August 12th, 2007
Kleerup Featuring Robyn have entered the Official UK Charts this week, going straight in at number one. The song called ‘With Every Heartbeat’ is an electro dance inspired monologue which isn’t the kind of song I expect to see go number one these days. I don’t really like it, although it is catchy in an […]
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July 30th, 2007
Supergrass are giving away a live version of a new track from their new as yet unnamed album. The track is called ‘Diamond Hoo Ha Man’ and this free live version was recorded at Guilfest, a music festival in Guildford, Surrey which the lads played earlier this year.
The band are fresh from supporting the Arctic […]
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July 28th, 2007
The biggest gigs of the Arctic Monkeys young careers are happening this weekend (so far) at the Old Trafford county cricket ground in Manchester. The boys are set to play 2 huge concerts, the first today 28th July, and the 2nd tomorrow 29th to an expected crowd of 55,000 people each time.
The concerts sold out […]
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July 20th, 2007
The Arctic Monkeys bandwagon rolls on and seemingly grows daily. Fresh from being nominated for the 2nd year in a row for the Mercury Music Prize, they have announced the full list of dates for their forthcoming tour of America and Canada.
The Sheffield band will be starting their tour on the other side of the […]
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