Guardian Music — Produced by Alex Kapranos, this promising lot operate a hair's breadth from Franz Ferdinand's funkily acerbic styleHometown: London.The lineup: Martyn, Thom, Tom, Lawrence, Mike.The background: They're evidently running out of band names. There's jus... more info

NME - The Daily Download — The Maccabees - Pelican In their most recent NME interview, The Maccabees enthused that playing the sort of massive gigs that Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian do would be something that they’d be “totally up for”. This is a good thing because – an... more info

ContactMusic — Jeff Beck is jealous of the Arctic Monkeys Adele and Radioheads songwriting abilities The 67-year-old guitarist is envious of many current artists because he claims he doesnt know how to write popular songs in the way they do Speaking at... more info

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Altsounds — The infamous *NME Awards Tour* is back for 2012 and ready to showcase the year's most exciting emerging music talent. Renowned for giving the freshest new acts their first taste of national notoriety – past alumni include Arctic Monkeys, T... more info

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NME — Alex Turner's Last Shadow Puppets mate has been guesting with band on UK tour more info

Guardian Music — MEN Arena, ManchesterHeartbreak does funny things to people. When the news emerged last summer that Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner and TV presenter Alexa Chung had split up, the indie nation mourned the loss of its articulate and photogenic It-couple. T... more info

411 Mania — Alex Turner loves The Smiths... more info