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[[Image:Wpsiatwin.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The cover sleeve of ''[[Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not]]'', depicting Chris McClure after a night of [[binge drinking]].<ref>{{cite web | format=HTML | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/content/articles/2006/02/06/chris_mcclure_video_feature.shtml | publisher=[[BBC]]| title=Familiar Face?| date=[[2006-02-09]] | accessdate=2006-06-05}}</ref> ]] The band have received some criticism, based largely around the media circus that has surrounded their rise.<ref>{{cite news| first=Lynsey | last=Hanley | url=http://www.newstatesman.com/nssubsfilter.php3?newTemplate=NSArticle_Arts&newDisplayURN=200601300042 | publisher=[[New Statesman]]| title=Monkeymania| date=[[2006-01-30]] | accessdate=2006-06-05}}</ref> Critics have said that they are one in a long line of largely overhyped "[[NME]] bands". On top of this, the release of the EP ''[[Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys]]'' just three months after their record-breaking debut album has also been criticised by some, who have seen it as "[[money-grabbing]]" and "cashing in on their success".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/22817 | publisher=[[NME]]| title=Arctic Monkeys defend EP release| date=[[2006-04-18]] | accessdate=2006-06-05}}</ref> However, the band have stated their reluctance to ''"live off old records"'', and countered that they regularly release new music not to make money, but to avoid the ''"boredom"'' of ''"spending three years touring on one album"''.<ref name="SD"/> |
[[Image:Wpsiatwin.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The cover sleeve of ''[[Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not]]'', depicting Chris McClure after a night of [[binge drinking]].<ref>{{cite web | format=HTML | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/content/articles/2006/02/06/chris_mcclure_video_feature.shtml | publisher=[[BBC]]| title=Familiar Face?| date=[[2006-02-09]] | accessdate=2006-06-05}}</ref> ]] The band have received some criticism, based largely around the media circus that has surrounded their rise.<ref>{{cite news| first=Lynsey | last=Hanley | url=http://www.newstatesman.com/nssubsfilter.php3?newTemplate=NSArticle_Arts&newDisplayURN=200601300042 | publisher=[[New Statesman]]| title=Monkeymania| date=[[2006-01-30]] | accessdate=2006-06-05}}</ref> Critics have said that they are one in a long line of largely overhyped "[[NME]] bands". On top of this, the release of the EP ''[[Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys]]'' just three months after their record-breaking debut album has also been criticised by some, who have seen it as "[[money-grabbing]]" and "cashing in on their success".<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.nme.com/news/arctic-monkeys/22817 | publisher=[[NME]]| title=Arctic Monkeys defend EP release| date=[[2006-04-18]] | accessdate=2006-06-05}}</ref> However, the band have stated their reluctance to ''"live off old records"'', and countered that they regularly release new music not to make money, but to avoid the ''"boredom"'' of ''"spending three years touring on one album"''.<ref name="SD"/> |
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The cover sleeve of ''[[Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not]]'' caused some controversy for the band when the head of [[Scotland]]'s [[National Health Service|NHS]] criticised it for ''"reinforcing the idea that smoking is OK"''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4677356.stm | publisher=[[BBC News Online]]| title=Arctic Monkeys defend album cover| date=[[2006-02-03]] | accessdate=2006-06-05}}</ref> The band's product manager denied the accusation, and in fact suggested the opposite - ''"You can see from the image smoking is not doing him the world of good"''. Further criticism came when the band collected their award for Best British Band at the [[NME Awards]] 2006, when Turner said, directing his comments at the [[NME]], ''"We did the triple, but in all honesty...who else was going to be the best British band at the moment, you know? You can't write about something that much and not give us best British band . . . know what I mean"'' <ref>{{cite news| url=http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/news/article347379.ece | publisher=[[The Independent]]| title=Arctic Monkeys shrug off record-breaking NME triumph| date=[[2006-02-24]] | accessdate=2006-02-24}}</ref> . |
The cover sleeve of ''[[Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not]]'' caused some controversy for the band when the head of [[Scotland]]'s [[National Health Service|NHS]] criticised it for ''"reinforcing the idea that smoking is OK"''.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4677356.stm | publisher=[[BBC News Online]]| title=Arctic Monkeys defend album cover| date=[[2006-02-03]] | accessdate=2006-06-05}}</ref> The band's product manager denied the accusation, and in fact suggested the opposite - ''"You can see from the image smoking is not doing him the world of good"''. Further criticism came when the band collected their award for Best British Band at the [[NME Awards]] 2006, when Turner said, directing his comments at the [[NME]], ''"We did the triple, but in all honesty...who else was going to be the best British band at the moment, you know? You can't write about something that much and not give us best British band . . . know what I mean"'' <ref>{{cite news| url=http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/news/article347379.ece | publisher=[[The Independent]]| title=Arctic Monkeys shrug off record-breaking NME triumph| date=[[2006-02-24]] | accessdate=2006-02-24}}</ref> . |
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There is a well argued rumor that Alex Turner is a part of a threesome with Brendon Urie and Ryan Ross, of Panic! at the Disco. This is completely false. PSH like anyone who would actually believe that is a moron. |
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==Awards and achievements== |
==Awards and achievements== |
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Background information | |
Origin | Sheffield, England |
Years active | 2002–present |
Members | Alex Turner Jamie Cook Matt Helders Nick O'Malley (Temporary) |
Past members | Andy Nicholson Glyn Jones |
Website | http://www.arcticmonkeys.com |
Arctic Monkeys are a four-piece indie rock/post-punk revival band from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, England. Their first two singles, "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" and "When the Sun Goes Down", both went straight to number one in the UK Singles Chart, and the band's debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, holds the record for the largest first week sales of a debut album in UK history.[1] The band won "Best New Act" at the 2006 Brit Awards, and became the first band to win NME Awards for "Best New Band" and "Best British Band" in the same year.
The band have recently started a tour of Australia and New Zealand, kicking the tour off in Auckland, NZ, on the 28th of July.
Originally established in 2002, the band currently consists of Alex Turner on lead vocals and guitar, Jamie Cook playing rhythm guitar, Matt Helders on drums and backing vocals and Nick O'Malley, bass guitarist (formerly Andy Nicholson). The band name Oasis and The Strokes amongst their influences and Alex said Oasis was a band he looked up to. [2]
History
Emergence
In 2001, neighbours Alex Turner and Jamie Cook asked for instruments as a Christmas present and both received electric guitars.[3] After teaching themselves to play, the pair formed a band with Turner's school friends Andy Nicholson and Matt Helders later in 2002. Nicholson already played bass, so Matt Helders ended up on drums - "that was all that were left...they all had guitars so I bought a drum kit after a bit".[3] Although reports suggested they named themselves after Helders' uncle's (or even father's) band, Helders later admitted that these reports were untrue[4] - "We made that up ‘cause we got so many people asking us that in the UK, so we just started making stories up", and that he just didn't have the heart to tell the original reporter he'd been lying [3]. According to Helders, it is just a name that Jamie Cook came up with at school before the band existed. "He just always wanted to be in a band called Arctic Monkeys."[4]
They began rehearsing in a warehouse in Neepsend,[5] and their first gig came on 13 June 2003 at The Grapes in Sheffield city-centre.[6] After a few performances, the band began to record demos and burn them onto CDs to give away at gigs. With a limited number of CDs available, fans began to rip the music back onto their computers and share it amongst themselves. The band did not mind, saying "we never made those demos to make money or anything. We were giving them away free anyway — that was a better way for people to hear them. And it made the gigs better, because people knew the words and came and sang along."[4] The band themselves took no responsibility for their music, admitting that they did not even know how to get their songs onto the internet.[4] When asked about the popularity of the band's MySpace site in an interview with Prefix Magazine, the band pointed out that they did not even know what MySpace was, and that the site had originally been created by their fans. "[When we went number one in England] we were on the news and radio about how Myspace has helped us. But that's just the perfect example of someone who doesn’t know what the fuck they’re talking about. We actually had no idea what it was."[4]
Towards the end of 2004, the band began to gain a reputation around an increasing part of the north of England,[7] they began to receive attention from BBC Radio 1 and the British tabloid press. Mark Bull, a local amateur photographer, videoed the band's performances and made the video to "Fake Tales of San Francisco", releasing it on his web-site,[4] alongside the contents of Beneath the Boardwalk – a collection of the band's songs which he named after a local music venue (rather than using the generic "demo" again).
In May 2005, Arctic Monkeys released their first EP, Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys, featuring the songs "Fake Tales of San Francisco" and "From the Ritz to the Rubble". This release was limited to 1000 CDs and 500 7" records, but was also available to download from the iTunes Music Store.
Their appearance on the Carling Stage at the 2005 Reading and Leeds Festivals was hyped by much of the music press – NME in particular – and the band was received by an unusually large crowd for the billing they played. The critically acclaimed[8] performance even included spontaneous sing-alongs from the band's most devoted fans. Impressively, this included tracks that were only available as demos on the Internet. It was at this time that vocalist Alex Turner took the opportunity to rebuff claims that his band could not live up to the hype that has followed their emergence, and declared, "It feels like a moment, us playing here."
Record deals
The band resisted signing to a record deal, refusing to change their songs to suit the industry - "Before the hysteria started, labels would say, 'I like you, but I'm not sure about this bit, and that song could do with this changing...' We never listened."[6] The band's cynicism with the industry went to the extent that record company scouts were refused guaranteed guest list entry for their gigs. The success of their logic - "We've got this far without them - why should we let them in?",[9] was illustrated with a series of sell-out gigs across the UK. October 2005 saw the band sell out the London Astoria, and Turner saw this as proof that they were justified to ignore the record companies, saying "Once it all kicked off, we didn't care anymore. In London, the kids were watching the band, and the record company were at the back watching the kids watching the band."[6] The band's biggest gig so far saw over two thousand fans singing the words to every song despite the band having released a single limited edition EP, and Turner declared their rise to stardom via the internet "amazing", adding "I'm sure one day it will come back and bite us in the arse"[citation needed].
Eventually, the band ended up signing to Domino Records in June 2005. The temptation of money saw the band almost sign for "another label", but the band were attracted by Domino owner Laurence Bell, who ran the label from his flat and only signed bands that he liked personally.[10] The UK's Daily Star tabloid newspaper reported that this was followed in October 2005 by a £1m publishing deal with EMI and a £725,000 contract with Epic for the United States.[11] The band denied this on their website, dubbing the newspaper "The Daily Stir". However, Domino have licensed EMI publishing rights for the band in the Australian and New Zealand markets (where Domino does not have a presence), while independent label Hostess has been licensed publishing in Japan.[7]
Initial releases
Their first single after signing to Domino, "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor", was released on 17 October 2005 and went straight to #1 on the UK Singles Chart, selling 38,962 copies and beating McFly and Robbie Williams in the process. Three days later, the band made their first appearance on the cover of NME. Their second single, "When the Sun Goes Down" (having been renamed from its original guise as "Scummy"), was released on 16 January 2006 and also went straight to #1 on the UK Singles Chart, selling 38,922 copies and dethroning Shayne Ward. The band's success in reaching the number 1 spot has led some to suggest that it could signal a change in how new bands achieve recognition.[12]
The band finished recording their debut album at Chapel Studios in Lincolnshire during September 2005. Its name was confirmed as Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not in early December, with release originally intended for 30 January 2006. Although early versions of many tracks were already freely available to download from the band's pre-label demo CDs, it was widely expected to be one of the biggest releases of 2006 with thousands of copies pre-ordered, . On 5 January 2006, Domino announced the album's release would be brought forward one week to the 23 January apparently "due to high demand". While the same thing was done with the release of Franz Ferdinand, there has been continued speculation that the move came as a result of the album's leak and the impact of file sharing - a controversial suggestion given file-sharing's part in establishing the band's fanbase.[7]
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not became the fastest selling debut album in UK chart history, selling 363,735 copies in the first week.[13] This smashed the previous record of 306,631 copies held by Hear'say with their debut Popstars, and sold more copies on its first day sales alone - 118,501 - than the rest of the Top 20 albums combined.[14]
The record was released a month later in the United States and sold 34,000 units in its first week, making it the second fastest selling for a debut indie album in America[15] and debuting at #24 on the Billboard album chart. US critics were more reserved about the band than their UK counterparts, and appeared unwilling to be drawn into the possibility of "yet another example of the UK's press over-hyping new bands".[16] However, the band's June 2006 tour of North America has received critical acclaim at each stop[17] [18] [19] - the hype surrounding them "proven to exist for good reason."[20]
New records
In a similar fashion to bands like Oasis and The Smiths, the band wasted no time in recording new material, and released a 5-track EP on 24 April 2006, entitled Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys. Seen as a swipe back at the snowballing hype surrounding the band, the EP was ineligible to chart as a UK single or album. Furthermore, the record's bad language has resulted in much less radio airplay than experienced by their previous records, although this is unlikely to be of concern - "since they made their name on the internet - and that got them a No.1 single and album - they don't care if they don't get radio play".[21]
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The band have also revealed that they are well on their way to recording their second full album, having already penned at least 10 tracks.[22] The band have been writing new material since May 2005, and have stated their reluctance to "live off old records" for a long period of time. Guitarist Jamie Cook suggested that their new album will be recorded in August 2006, adding "I couldn’t see us being like Coldplay... You tour your album for three years and play the same fucking gig night after night... Some people might enjoy doing that, but we couldn’t."[23]
Nicholson departure
In May 2006 it was announced that bassist Andy Nicholson would not take part in the band's forthcoming North America tour due to "fatigue following an intensive period of touring".[24] However, on 19 June it was confirmed on the band's official website that Nicholson had indeed left the band. The statement, "We are sad to tell everyone that Andy is no longer with the band,", also confirmed that Nick O'Malley would continue as bassist for the rest of the band's summer tour schedule.[25]
Criticism and controversy
The band have received some criticism, based largely around the media circus that has surrounded their rise.[27] Critics have said that they are one in a long line of largely overhyped "NME bands". On top of this, the release of the EP Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys just three months after their record-breaking debut album has also been criticised by some, who have seen it as "money-grabbing" and "cashing in on their success".[28] However, the band have stated their reluctance to "live off old records", and countered that they regularly release new music not to make money, but to avoid the "boredom" of "spending three years touring on one album".[23]
The cover sleeve of Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not caused some controversy for the band when the head of Scotland's NHS criticised it for "reinforcing the idea that smoking is OK".[29] The band's product manager denied the accusation, and in fact suggested the opposite - "You can see from the image smoking is not doing him the world of good". Further criticism came when the band collected their award for Best British Band at the NME Awards 2006, when Turner said, directing his comments at the NME, "We did the triple, but in all honesty...who else was going to be the best British band at the moment, you know? You can't write about something that much and not give us best British band . . . know what I mean" [30] .
Awards and achievements
Band
- 2005 Muso Awards - Best New Act - November 2005
- 2006 Brit Awards - Best British Breakthrough Act - February 2006
- 2006 NME Awards - Best New Band, Best British Band - February 2006
- 2006 ESKY Music Awards [from Esquire] - Most Promising Phenoms - April 2006
- 2006 Zlatn Koogla Awards [Croatia] - Best New International Act - April 2006
Records
- Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not:
- fastest selling debut album in UK chart history.
- Voted 5th greatest British album of all time by New Musical Express in January 2006 .
- Shortlisted for the 2006 Mercury Music Prize.
- "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor":
- 2006 NME Awards - Best Track - February 2006
Television appearances
October 2005 saw the group's only UK television appearances, performing on Popworld (15 October), E4 Music and Later with Jools Holland (28 October). Since these appearances, however, the band gained a degree of notoriety by refusing to play on any further TV shows.[31] The band have repeatedly turned down offers to play on the BBC's long running chart show, Top of the Pops, as well as ITV's CD:UK.
On 12 November 2005, the Monkeys' Liverpool gig was featured on MTV2's Gonzo on Tour. The footage was broadcast two weeks prior to the rest of the Gonzo On Tour, co-inciding with the week "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" went to UK Number One.
The band's refusal to attend the 2006 Brit Awards was originally seen as another snub to television, although a statement explained that it was in fact due to their prior commitments on the NME Awards tour. In their recorded acceptance speech for Best British Breakthrough Act, the band gained a "mystery fifth member" who did all the talking.[32] Known for being camera-shy, it turned out that the band had recruited We Are Scientists frontman Keith Murray to accept the award for them, to just "confuse the audience".
Despite their hostility to appearances on UK television, the band made their biggest TV appearance when they appeared on Saturday Night Live on 11 March 2006 to kick off their sold-out US tour. The performance included the songs "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" and "A Certain Romance", and saw the word "ASBO" printed on the bass drum. However, during their second song, Turner noticed an audience member yawning,[33] and Cook tossed his guitar at an amp at the end of the song.
Discography
Albums
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1. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 23 January 2006 #1 (UK, AUS, IRE); #24 (US)
1. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not 23 January 2006 #1 (UK, AUS, IRE);
#24 (US)
EPs
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1. Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys 30 May 2005
Singles
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1. I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor 17 October 2005 #1 (UK)
#8 (US Mod. Rock)
#12 (IRE)
#14 (NZ)
#18 (AUS) -
2. When the Sun Goes Down 16 January 2006 #1 (UK)
#26 (AUS) -
3. Leave Before the Lights Come On 14 August 2006
Soundtracks
- Scummy Man - Released 10 April 2006
Videos
Arctic Monkeys' first video, for "Fake Tales of San Francisco", was a compilation of footage of some of the band's earliest performances at various gigs, put together by local photographer Mark Bull [4]. After signing for Domino Records, the band released their first proper single - "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" - and alongside it was a video featuring a live performance based on 1970s and 1980s music programmes. The release of the video for "When The Sun Goes Down" began the band's trend of not starring in their videos - the video featured a man and prostitute in the "scummy" Neepsend area of Sheffield with the band only making brief appearances. They do not appear at all in the video for "The View from the Afternoon" video was released on 7 April 2006 to co-incide with the release of Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys EP, and features a young man on his own between blocks of flats, playing the drum beat to the song. In the video for "Leave before the lights come on" the main character is a young woman who is on the verge of committing suicide. She is saved by a man (Paddy Considine) who she seems to become obsessed with but she rejected by him. At the end of the video, the viewer can see Matt Helders walking on the pavement beneath the woman who is again seemingly about to commit suicide. This scene seems to suggest that the woman will now be saved by Helders and the same storyline will follow with him in the same role as the previous man.
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General references:
External links
Official sites:
Other links:
- List of unofficial fansites on Arctic Monkeys official forum
- Web directory of fansites and links
- Arctic Monkeys video clips