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The 2018 Mercury Prize nominations overrepresent the stars, overlook the talented and oversee a somewhat tame and formulaic list of nominees. It’s time to wave goodbye to the mainstream music awards and welcome back the annual best-of-British bash. The winner of the prestigious Mercury Prize 2018 is to be announced in just a matter of […]
Continue ReadingBoasting seven Brit awards, three Grammy nominations and two Glasto headline slots, Arctic Monkeys have accumulated a pretty impressive CV over the years. Following the huge success of ‘AM’ (2013), their latest release ‘Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino’ has been hotly awaited. If poncey lyrics and shoddy attempts at hazy pop fusions floats your indie-rockin’ […]
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Hang tight kids, it’s time to take a trip down memory lane…one where Alex Turner set aside significantly less money for his hair product/leather wardrobe fund, sun-glasses were worn for their proper use, and Glasto-headlining was but a far-off dream. If you’ve been following the Arctic Monkeys before their breakout fifth album AM quite frankly […]
Continue ReadingDespite guest performances from several big names including Beyonce, Katy Perry and Bruno Mars, this years Brit Awards suffered their lowest audience figures in fifteen years. Hosted for the fourth and final time by comedian James Corden, the ceremony was held last Wednesday at the O2 Arena in London. Bastille and Disclosure were tipped for […]
Continue ReadingOk…(takes a deep breath)…after much consideration I’ve come to the conclusion that ‘AM’, Artic Monkey’s eagerly anticipated fifth studio album, is (whisper it) a concept album. It took me a while to reach that conclusion, because it was certainly not the first thing that jumped out at me from the record. That something was […]
Continue ReadingAfter a summer of being spoiled by brilliant new Arctic Monkeys singles, it’s safe to say that anticipation for the band’s upcoming album AM is at fever pitch. We’re going to have to wait till the 9th to get our hands on it, but that sure as hell doesn’t mean we can’t sit around all day long […]
Continue ReadingLewis Coenen-Rowe and Otis Graham debate the trajectory of musical nomenclature. Yes Nobody used to be remotely interested in band names. Artist’s simply had to find some kind of basic description to refer to themselves by; hence Louis Armstrong’s Hot Five, The Miles Davis Quintet, The Jackson Five (the significance of the number five in music […]
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