Arctic Monkeys

Je vous presente les Arctic monkeys un groupe trop genial que je rêve d'aller voir en concert!!!

Leur site officiel : http://www.arcticmonkeys.com/
Leur myspace : http://www.myspace.com/arcticmonkeys

Definition wikipedia en anglais!!!

"Arctic Monkeys are an English four-piece indie rock/post-punk revival band originating from High Green, a suburb of Sheffield. Formed in 2002, the band currently consists of Alex Turner on lead vocals and guitar, Jamie Cook on guitar, Matt Helders on drums and backing vocals and Nick O'Malley on bass guitar, a position formerly held by Andy Nicholson.

Arctic Monkeys achieved chart success with their first two singles, "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" and "When the Sun Goes Down", reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart.[1] Their debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not became the fastest-selling debut album in British music history and received critical acclaim, winning the 2006 Mercury Prize.[2] The band's second album, Favourite Worst Nightmare, is to be released on April 23, 2007, and will be preceded by the single "Brianstorm".[3]

Arctic Monkeys are generally considered part of the indie rock scene[4] alongside similar contemporary guitar bands such as The Libertines, The Futureheads and Franz Ferdinand.[5][6] Arctic Monkeys achieved their success through fan-made demo tapes and online file-sharing.[7] They were heralded as one of the first acts to come to public attention via the internet, with commentators suggesting they represented the possibility of a change in the way in which new bands are promoted and marketed.[8] The band eventually signed to independent record label Domino Records.

In 2001, neighbours Alex Turner and Jamie Cook asked for instruments as a Christmas present and both received electric guitars.[15] After teaching themselves to play, the pair formed a band with Turner's school friends Andy Nicholson and Matt Helders in 2002. Nicholson already played bass, so Matt Helders ended up on drums — "that was all that were left...they all had guitars so I bought a drum kit after a bit."[15] Although reports suggested they named themselves after Helders' uncle's (or even father's) band, Helders later admitted that these reports were untrue, claiming "we made that up ‘cause we got so many people asking us that in the UK, so we just started making stories up",[16] and that he just didn't have the heart to tell the original reporter he'd been lying.[15] Jamie Cook came up with the name at school before the band existed. According to Helders "He just always wanted to be in a band called Arctic Monkeys."[16] They began rehearsing at Yellow Arch Studios in Neepsend,[17] and their first gig came on 2003-06-13 at The Grapes in Sheffield city-centre.[18] After a few performances, they began to record demos and burn them onto CDs to give away at gigs. With a limited number of CDs available, fans began to rip the music back onto their computers and share it amongst themselves. The group did not mind, saying "we never made those demos to make money or anything. We were giving them away free anyway — that was a better way for people to hear them. And it made the gigs better, because people knew the words and came and sang along."[16] They themselves took no responsibility for their music, admitting that they did not even know how to get their songs onto the Internet.[16] When asked about the popularity of the band's MySpace site in an interview with Prefix Magazine, the band pointed out that they did not even know what MySpace was, and that the site had originally been created by their fans. "[When we went number one in England] we were on the news and radio about how MySpace has helped us. But that's just the perfect example of someone who doesn’t know what the fuck they’re talking about. We actually had no idea what it was."[16]

In late 2004, they began to grow in popularity across the north of England,[19] receiving attention from BBC Radio 1 and the British tabloid press. Mark Bull, a local amateur photographer, filmed the band's performances and made the music video to "Fake Tales of San Francisco", releasing it on his web-site,[16] alongside the contents of Beneath the Boardwalk — a collection of the band's songs which he named after a local music venue.

In May 2005, Arctic Monkeys released their first EP, Five Minutes with Arctic Monkeys, featuring the songs "Fake Tales of San Francisco" and "From the Ritz to the Rubble". This release was limited to 1500 CDs and 2000 7" records, but was also available to download from the iTunes Music Store. Soon after, the band played at the Carling Stage of the Reading and Leeds Festivals, reserved for less known or unsigned bands. Their appearance was hyped by much of the music press and the band was received by an unusually large crowd for the billing they played. The critically acclaimed[20] performance included spontaneous singalongs of tracks that were only available as demos on the Internet."

Records

2006:"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor":
Best Track - NME Awards, February 2006
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not:
5th greatest British album - NME, January 2006
Mercury Prize Album of the Year, September 2006
Best Album - Q Awards, October 2006
Album of the Year - NME, December 2006
Album of the Year - Crossbeat Magazine (Japan), December 2006
Album of the Year - TIME Magazine, December 2006
Album of the Year - Hot Press Magazine (Ireland), December 2006

2007:Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not:
Best International Album - Meteor Music Awards (Ireland), February 2007
Best British Album - 2007 BRIT Awards, February 2007
Best Album - 2007 NME Awards, March 2007
Scummy Man
Best Music DVD - 2007 NME Awards - March 2007

Members :
Alex Turner
Jamie Cook
Matt Helders
Nick O'Malley