Arctic Monkeys review – cheesy irony dissolves into masterful rock'n'roll
Royal Albert Hall, LondonWith his mocking intros and bingo-hall croon, Alex Turner is not entirely genuine – but this greatest-hits set is the stuff of a bona fide rock powerhouse The Royal Albert Hall, a music hall with ideas about its station, is a weirdly apposite place for the Arctic Monkeys to play. The band’s most celebrated mode is the fast, literate indie-punk of their first LP which modulated into brawny desert blues and then on to soulful, swaggering stadium rock for thei...
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Fans had petitioned for the band to be given a live concert special on the network
Arctic Monkeys
A new Arctic Monkeys BBC special will air tomorrow (June 8). The ba... more info
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"I just wanted to be one of The Strokes".
Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner
Arctic Monkeys played the Royal Albert Hall last night, and used the occasion to play ‘Star ... more info
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"Well, last night these two bouncers..."
Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner
Last night saw Arctic Monkeys play their classic ‘From The Ritz To The Rubble’ live for fir... more info
Guardian Music — Royal Albert Hall, LondonWith his mocking intros and bingo-hall croon, Alex Turner is not entirely genuine – but this greatest-hits set is the stuff of a bona fide... more info