The 60 Best Songs of 2018
The year in song reflected the state of the world around us. Here are the 60 songs that spoke to us this year.
18 Dec 2018
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Sziget Festival Days 6 and 7: Shawn Mendes Charms, Arctic Monkeys Make the Rain Go Away
More than 565,000 people join the Love Revolution as the Sziget Festival wraps up another spectacular year.
16 Aug 2018
Mad Cool Festival Day 2: The Arctic Monkeys and a Massive Shame
The second day of the Mad Cool Festival saw a tremendous performance from the newly matured Arctic Monkeys, along with a cancellation of Massive Attack on spot due to "noise issues".
14 Jul 2018
Arctic Monkeys Make a Brilliant Shift of Their Sound on 'Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino'
Tranquility Base Hotel and Casino is an intriguing musical shift from Arctic Monkeys' wildly popular and massively dominating AM, but rooted in their style and progressive growth as musicians and performers.
18 May 2018
The Last Shadow Puppets: Everything You've Come to Expect
Simultaneously fresher yet less exciting and memorable than its predecessor, Everything You've Come to Expect captures almost everything that makes the Last Shadow Puppets stand out.
14 Apr 2016
Mini Mansions: The Great Pretenders
Melodic, dark, contemporary music with delightful twists and turns, Mini Mansions's The Great Pretenders offers fans a bit of psychedelic swirl amalgamated with sensible, fairly sophisticated, fun pop rock.
11 Jun 2015
Counterbalance: Arctic Monkeys' 'AM'
This week's Counterbalance got some interstellar-gator skin boots and a helter skelter 'round her little finger and I ride it endlessly. Take a dip in the Arctic Monkeys' daydreams with their latest release.
02 May 2014
Drowners: Drowners
Drowners are not quite "New Generation" nor "The Wild Ones" more "Lazy" or "Trash".
28 Jan 2014
Arctic Monkeys - "One For the Road" (video) + Tour Dates
Arctic Monkeys have come a long way since their neo-Britpop "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" days. Who'd have thought they'd ever have a video featuring tractors of all things...
24 Oct 2013
The Top Ten Arctic Monkeys Songs
From dynamic post-punk to brawny stoner-rock to jangly California pop to moonlit glam, Arctic Monkeys' five albums have displayed impressive range. It’s the main reason why they occupy the enviable spot they do in the music world.
09 Oct 2013
Arctic Monkeys' Predictable Renovation
With the release of Arctic Monkeys’ fifth album, AM, we can now definitely confirm that they are a brand new band. What happened to those teenagers that represented youth and were once the voice of a generation? Have they changed that much since then?
26 Sep 2013
Arctic Monkeys - "Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High" (video)
The last two Arctic Monkeys singles have exposed an all-too-human chink in leadman Alex Turner’s leather-clad armor: the dude has a serious weakness for drunk/stoned dialing.
15 Aug 2013
Arctic Monkeys - "Do I Wanna Know?" (video)
Boyish and clean-shaven, Arctic Monkeys may not have the look of a stoner-rock act, but they’re getting better and better at sounding like one.
28 Jun 2013
The Wombats: iTunes Festival London 2011
How many souvenirs does it take to create a junk drawer?
Jedd Beaudoin
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10 Oct 2011
Waxing Nostalgic: The Mantras of the Music Geek
Four music geeks reunite to reminisce over their college days in the late '80s. Bold mantras about what's wrong with today's music ensue.
19 Jun 2011
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