A new wave of British guitar bands was already being pioneered by the likes of The Libertines, Bloc Party and Franz Ferdinand when the Sheffield-formed Arctic Monkeys arrived on the scene.

It’s hard trying to define the impact that Arctic Monkeys had on northern musicians when they first rose to fame. It was as though, all of a sudden, something shifted. People still wanted to drink and ...

Fans of the legendary rock group Arctic Monkeys are only just realising what Fluorescent Adolescent actually means. A post to the r/arcticmonkeys subreddit had fans discussing the meaning behind the ...

The latest news, features, tours, albums and stories on the Brit Award winning band, the Arctic Monkeys, formed in Sheffield in 2002 by Alex Turner, Jamie Cook (guitar, keyboards), Nick O'Malley ...

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Puppeteers move cardboard animals through DRC’s capital Kinshasa’s botanical gardens Thursday, April 10, 2025, the first steps of “The Herds”, a moving theatre performance that will travel from the ...

In Fake Tales Of San Francisco, Turner slaps down the pretentious band playing in his local bar by reminding them they’re from a Yorkshire town, just North East of Sheffield. “I said "It's ...