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Saturday Afternoon Artist: The Arctic Monkeys

In 2001, in Sheffield, England, neighbors Alex Turner and Jamie Cook each got a guitar for Christmas. Two other friends, Andy Nicholson on bass and Matt Helders on drums started jamming with them. The four of them played gigs for fun in their hometown in 2003. Made some home-burned demos and gave them to fans. Read more...

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00:21 on May 1 2011

Saturday Afternoon Artist: The Arctic Monkeys

KEXP Seattle — In 2001, in Sheffield, England, neighbors Alex Turner and Jamie Cook each got a guitar for Christmas. Two other friends, Andy Nicholson on bass and Matt Helders on drum... more info