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Post by Fuggle on Sept 14, 2006 22:03:27 GMT -5
Arctic Monkeys back in studioPublished: 12-Sep-2006The Arctic Monkeys are starting work on the follow-up to their Mercury Prize-winning debut album, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. "It's shaping up good. We started messing about with the new songs last Friday in our rehearsal room," drummer Matt Helders said. "We can't wait to get on with recording them. There's no pressure on us, no worries about that. We just can't wait to get going properly on them."
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Post by Fuggle on Sept 14, 2006 22:05:56 GMT -5
Arctic Monkeys Sales Double As They Work On New Musicby Andrew Tijs September 11 2006Mercury Prizewinners Arctic Monkeys’ sales skyrocket as the band talk of a second album. The UK’s likeliest lads have been celebrating the Mercury Prize win for their debut album ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’. The band donated their £20,000 prize money to charity but are still managing to rake in more cash for the win; within the week, sales for the album in the UK almost doubled, up 98% from the previous week. The album has also recently gone platinum in Australia. Of course, now all we need is a follow-up. The band have obliged by announcing they’re working on their second album. Gigwise reports that the band have started rehearsing new material, with drummer Matt Helder saying, “We can’t wait to get on with recording them. There’s no pressure on us, no worries about that. We just can’t wait to get going properly on them.” Frontman Alex Turner was typically brief and oblique when talking about the emerging style of the new tunes, “We have learned a lot as musicians, but we haven’t started taking cocaine or owt like that. We could say ‘we’ve moved on’ but every band thinks that.”
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Post by Fuggle on Sept 14, 2006 22:27:32 GMT -5
Arctic Monkeys To Start Work On New AlbumThe Arctic Monkeys say they are hoping to release their new album next year. The Monkeys say most of the new album is written and they are about to go in the studio to start work, reports NME.com. Alex Turner also revealed that the band was planning some UK live shows before the end of the year. He said: "We'll do a few gigs in December, but we're going to start rehearsing for the new record and we're going in next month to do some recording." When asked how many songs he had written for it, Turner revealed: "About 13 or 14 songs, but it's in different states. " It might be just an idea, it might be something I've done with someone played on acoustics and some of them we all know it already, all the arrangements and s*** like that." When asked if their target release date of January was still possible, drummer Matt Helders admitted: "It will probably be a bit later, but you never know."
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Post by Fuggle on Sept 14, 2006 22:30:47 GMT -5
Arctic Monkeys land coveted UK Mercury prizeSeptember 13, 2006 By Paul MajendieThe Arctic Monkeys, arguably the hottest new British rock act on the scene, won the coveted Mercury Prize on Tuesday for the best British album of the year. "It's good tunes - that's what we try to do,'' said frontman Alex Turner after the Sheffield group accepted the R277 400 award during a ceremony at the Grosvenor House Hotel. The Mercury Prize judges tend to court controversy every year by picking quirky and offbeat winners rather than chart-topping blockbusters. This year was a glaring exception with the prize going to the Arctic Monkeys, who in January smashed the British record for the fastest- selling debut album. Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I Am Not sold over 363 700 copies in its first week. UK sales to date stand at more than one million copies. In the US, it has sold 258 000 units, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Even Turner admitted to being surprised that they had won. "Normally it doesn't go to a band that has sold as many albums as we have. But we are very pleased with it,'' he said. The Arctic Monkeys handed out free CDs of their music at early gigs which were in turn downloaded onto the Internet by fans and sent across cyberspace. They were surprised as anyone when crowds at concerts then began singing back the words as they performed. Backstage, Turner downplayed the impact of the Internet on the band's career. Speaking of their UK No 1 hit, I Bet You Look Good On the Dance Floor, he said, "it didn't even go top 20 in the download chart". The event was hosted by Jools Holland and featured live performances from eight of the 12 shortlisted acts, including Thom Yorke, Editors, Richard Hawley, Hot Chip, Zoe Rahman, Sway, Scritti Politti and Guillemots. All the nominees were present at the ceremony. For the Mercury, first awarded in 1992, the quality of the music, not the weight of album sales is normally the prime consideration. In 1994, M People's Elegant Slumming beat competition from Blur, Pulp and the Prodigy - much to the surprise of the music press. Last year Antony and the Johnsons won the prize for I Am A Bird Now. Lead singer Antony Hegarty, while born in England, spent more than 20 years in the United States, raising questions about his eligibility for the award.
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Post by Fuggle on Sept 14, 2006 22:42:22 GMT -5
Ex Arctic Monkeys Bassist Turns Hand To DJing With a confirmed date next month...by Scott Colothan on 9/14/2006 Photo by: Katie LincolnAndy NicholsonFormer Arctic Monkeys bassist Andy Nicholson has turned his hand towards a new career in the music industry. Nicholson is being lined up for a series of DJ Sets with a confirmed date happening at Liverpool’s Korova on Friday October 20. He joins Reverend and the Makers on the bill as part of their sprawling UK tour - a band featuring long-term Arctic Monkeys pal Jon McClure. Also playing are Deadkids and the quite excellent goFASTER on the bill. The full Reverend and the Makers tour dates are as follows: Pontecraft Counting House - October 5 Hartlepool Jax Bar - 6 Sheffield Plug -7 York Fibbers - 8 Manchester Jabez Clegg - 9 Leeds Club Faversham - 11 Glasgow Barfly - 12 Aberdeen Tunnels - 13 Nottingham Social - 15 Wakefield Escobar - 16 Sunderland Voodoo Lounge - 17 Oxford Zodiac - 19 Liverpool Korova - 20 Hull Lamp - 21 Newcastle Other Rooms - 22 Blackpool West Coast Rock Cafe - 24 Birmingham Bar Academy - 25 London Fabric - 26 Brighton Sumo - 27 Coventry Colliseum - 28
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Post by Fuggle on Sept 14, 2006 22:44:11 GMT -5
ARCTIC MONKEYS DODGE DRUGS12/09/2006British indie sensations ARCTIC MONKEYS refuse to immerse themselves in the drugs which attract so many breakthrough acts, because they want to focus on their musicianship. The I BET YOU LOOK GOOD ON THE DANCEFLOOR hitmakers landed the fastest selling debut album in UK chart history with 2005's WHATEVER PEOPLE SAY I AM, THAT'S WHAT I'M NOT. And they are looking to build on their impressive start with a host of other classic releases - and drugs would only hamper their quest for chart domination. Frontman ALEX TURNER says, "We've learned a lot of musicians, but we haven't started taking cocaine or 'owt like that."
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Post by Fuggle on Sept 14, 2006 22:46:38 GMT -5
Arctic Monkeys offer details on new albumThursday, September 14, 2006Arctic Monkeys hope to release their second album at the beginning of 2007, according to a new interview with Britain's NME. The group said that it has written most of the songs for the CD, which will follow up this year's award-winning and best-selling debut, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. Frontman Alex Turner told the magazine, "We'll do a few gigs in December, but...we're going in next month to do some recording." Turner said the U.K. group had about "13 or 14" songs in different stages of preparation. Although the quartet hoped to release its sophomore effort in January, drummer Matt Helders said it will "probably be a bit later." Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not won England's Mercury Music Prize for album of the year last week. The band plans to donate the approximate $38,000 cash prize to an undisclosed charity. The CD has sold more than one million copies in its native England and was the fastest-selling debut in British music history. It has sold more than a quarter of a million copies in the U.S.
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Post by Fuggle on Sept 17, 2006 14:04:54 GMT -5
'Arctic Monkeys' lead mtvU Woodie Awards nominationNEW YORK, Sept. 13In the only real surprise at this year's MTV Video Music Awards, Panic! at the Disco picked up a moon man for video of the year. Now they could take home a Woodie. The pop-punk band, making waves with the radio hit 'I Write Sins Not Tragedies,' will vie for a 'Woodie of the Year' award along with Angels & Airwaves, The Academy Is, Atmosphere and Gym Class Heroes at the third annual mtvU Woodie Awards. The event, presented by MTV's college channel to honor acts favored by the dorm-room set, will take place October 25 at Roseland Ballroom in New York. The show will air November 2 on mtvU (8 p.m. EDT, 0000 GMT). 'The Arctic Monkeys' and 'Imogen Heap' lead with three nominations each, and will compete in the 'Breaking Woodie' (best new artist) and 'Streaming Woodie' (most downloaded song) categories. Heap, who generated buzz for her 2005 album 'Speak for Yourself', is also up for a 'Left Field Woodie', awarded to artists who ``resist all classification,'' the network said. Her competitors are Gnarls Barkley, Gogol Bordello, Lady Sovereign and Wolfmother. The big-name acts for 'Alumni Woodie' include the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Fiona Apple and Ghostface Killah. Viewers can vote on the awards' categories through October 20 by visiting the network's Website www.mtvu.com or by accessing its programming on their mobile phones.
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Post by Fuggle on Sept 17, 2006 14:06:32 GMT -5
Arctic Monkeys, Heap top mtvU's 'Woodies'
NEW YORK, Sept. 12
Singer Imogen Heap and the Artic Monkeys top the nomination list for this year's "mtvU's Woodie Awards," scheduled for next month in New York. An MTV news release said at the awards ceremony on Oct. 25 for its 24-hour college network, both the British rock band and the former Frou Frou singer will have nominations in three categories for their works in 2006.
Both the Artic Monkeys and Heap will compete in the event's "Breaking Woodie" category for Best Emerging Artist and in its Most Downloaded category, known simply as the "Streaming Woodie."
Among the 11 other artists nominated twice for the college music awards are Taking Back Sunday, Atmosphere, Gym Class Heroes and Nightmare of You.
Winners will be chosen through fan voting up until Oct. 20 either online at mtvU.com or through any of the musical channel's Mobile partners.
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Post by Fuggle on Sept 17, 2006 14:09:42 GMT -5
Arctic Monkeys, Imogen Heap Lead mtvU Woodie NomsSeptember 12, 2006, Katie Hasty, N.Y.Arctic MonkeysArctic Monkeys and Imogen Heap top the list of nominees for the third-annual mtvU Woodie Awards, which honor artists favored by college audiences. The event will be held Oct. 25 at New York's Roseland Ballroom and broadcast Nov. 2 on mtvU and mtvU.com. Among the more than 50 nominees for awards such as "Left Field Woodie" (most original artist) and "Alumni Woodie" (the You're Still O.K. in Our Book award) are Atmosphere, Gym Class Heroes, Nightmare Of You, Taking Back Sunday and the Fray. Arctic Monkeys and Imogen Heap each earned three nods and will face-off in the best emerging artist and most downloaded categories. Three Fueled By Ramen/Atlantic artists were nominated for artist of the year: Gym Class Heroes, Panic! At the Disco and The Academy Is... Winners will be determined by votes cast online before Oct. 20. Users can stream nominee videos and interviews through the mtvU Web site. My Chemical Romance and Motion City Soundtrack were last year's big winners, taking home the artist of the year and best emerging artist awards, respectively. Artists like Matisyahu and Lou Reed made appearances at the ceremony.
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Post by Fuggle on Sept 17, 2006 14:12:34 GMT -5
Arctic Monkeys speak out about new albumWednesday, September 13 2006, by David CribbThe Arctic Monkeys are looking to release their second album in early 2007. The band claim they have written most of the new material, and will begin recording it as soon as they can. Lead singer Alex Turner also promised some live performances this winter. Speaking to NME, he said: "We'll do a few gigs in December, but we're going to start rehearsing for the new record and we're going in next month to do some recording." "(We have) about 13 or 14 songs, but in different states. It might be just an idea, it might be something I've done with someone played on acoustics and some of them we all know it already, all the arrangements and s*** like that."
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Post by Fuggle on Sept 17, 2006 14:14:24 GMT -5
ARCTIC MONKEYS & IMOGEN HEAP TIE FOR WOODIE HONOURS
Movie & Entertainment News provided by World Entertainment News Network (www.wenn.com) 2006-09-12
Cult rockers the ARCTIC MONKEYS and IMOGEN HEAP have topped the list of nominees for the third annual MTV Woodie Awards. The two acts each garnered three nods for the upcoming New York awards ceremony (25OCT06), which annually honours groups and performers beloved by college students across America. Arctic Monkeys and Imogen Heap will compete for both the Most Downloaded and Best Emerging Artist crowns. The night's big prize, Woodie Artist of The Year, will be fought for by PANIC! AT THE DISCO, THREE FUELED BY RAMEN, GYM CLASS HEROES and THE ACADEMY IS.
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Post by Fuggle on Sept 21, 2006 9:41:55 GMT -5
The Arctic Monkeys almost split up before they career started - because they fought so much.
Movie & Entertainment News provided by bangshowbiz.biz 2006-09-19
Frontman Alex Turner has revealed that relations within the Sheffield band got so bad when they started out that they very nearly never made the first step on the road to success. Alex told Britain's New magazine: "When we first started the band, we almost stopped doing it because we were getting so fed up - and that was before we' d played a gig. There was some drama, and we were like, 'We can't be a***d anymore!' So we stopped for a while, but then I thought, 'Oh I've got to do it.' It was like a drug." The Monkeys have already had one line-up change in their short career. Original bassist Andy Nicholson left the band at the start of the summer after pulling out the group's tour of North America due to "fatigue" caused by the band's hectic schedule. He was replaced by long-time friend of the rockers Nick O'Malley.
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Post by Fuggle on Sept 21, 2006 9:44:09 GMT -5
Arctic Monkeys Almost Split Before they were even famous...by Daniel Melia on 9/19/2006 Photo by: Shirlaine ForrestArctic Monkeys front man Alex Turner has revealed that the band nearly called it quits before their rise to stardom. He says that at the outset the Sheffield four piece weren’t that interested and were ready to call it a day. He told New magazine: “When we first started the band, we almost stopped doing it because we were so fed up.” “There was some drama and we were like, ‘We can’t be arsed any more’.” However, Turner says that he’s now addicted to being in the band, he added: “It was like a drug. There’s nowt else I can fucking do.”
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Post by Fuggle on Sept 21, 2006 9:47:28 GMT -5
Ming no Monkeys fanArctic Monkeys have won over a legion of fans in the last 12 months - but Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell is not one of them. The politician referred to the Sheffield band in a flagship Q&A session at the Liberal Democrat Party's annual conference. He attempted to mock Chancellor Gordon Brown - who claimed earlier this year that he listened to Arctic Monkeys on his iPod in the morning - and said he preferred listening to Radio 4. But Campbell made a fool of himself by incorrectly suggesting in front of a packed hall of party activists that the 'Mardy Bum' rockers had sold more records than The Beatles. Asked by Market Harborough activist Chandila Fernando how he intended to "sex up his image", Sir Menzies said: "I know where the Arctic Monkeys come from. "I know they have sold more records than The Beatles. "But the idea as was reported by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that I am going to turn off the Today programme and turn on the Arctic Monkeys does seem to be a little remote. "The British public is pretty damn good at seeing through artificiality. "I am what I am ... and I sure ain't gonna change." A party spokesman later said the leader was referring to The Arctic Monkeys' debut album 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' had been the fastest selling British debut album ever.
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