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Who is John Cooper Clarke? As I Wanna Be Yours author performs for the Arctic Monkeys

The much-loved love poem pledging eternal devotion is full of mundane details and the poet took to the stage to perform in front of Monkeys fans this weekend

Evening Standard

‘A billion listens? Is that a lot?’ John Cooper Clarke on penning possibly the world’s favourite poem

I Wanna Be Yours, a love poem that rhymes Ford Cortina with vacuum cleaner, has been a school text and a wedding staple. But now, thanks to TikTok and Arctic Monkeys, it has gone spectacularly global. So who was it written for?

The Guardian - UK

Arctic Monkeys showcases their musical evolution in Thailand debut

Almost an hour after the scheduled time, Arctic Monkeys took to the stage on March 9 at Bitec Bangna, inside halls 101 and 102 to be precise. There was no fanfare or intro video as silhouettes of the four members walked to their positions on the stage, to the audience's…

Bangkok Post

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‘Nobody wants to strike, they don’t do it for fun’: Richard Hawley on his National Theatre debut, Thatcherism and the Tories

The Sheffield rock’n’roller tries to avoid sharing a pint at his local with Megan Graye

The Independent UK

‘I’m at my best now’: Willie J Healey on holding out for success and having a fan in Alex Turner

Willie J Healey is back with his third album, ‘Bunny’, a woozy and playful marriage of guitar and funk music. The Oxfordshire born artist tells Megan Graye about doing things on his own terms, learning to be resilient and why you don’t have to be sad to write good music

The Independent UK

Arctic Monkeys review – it’s Alex Turner’s show and we’re just living in it

Blending old hits with languid tracks from their latest album, the talented Mr Turner seems to be on autopilot – but who cares when the songs are so good?

The Guardian - AU

The 50 best albums of 2022: No 6 – Arctic Monkeys: The Car

The Sheffield quartet’s elegant, lounge-funk-inflected seventh album was an introspective, elliptical ode to a time that may only live in the mind of its frontman

The Guardian - UK

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The 20 best songs of 2022

Alongside landmark records from Kendrick and Beyoncé, the year saw standout tracks from Steve Lacy, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more

The Guardian - UK

Arctic Monkeys: The Car review – oblique reflections in the rearview

(Domino)The arch Sheffield quartet are contemplative, cryptic but still occasionally anthemic on an album of goodbyes laced with crooner soul and loungey funk

The Guardian - UK

Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner on fame, Frank Sinatra and the elusive search for the 'mega-riff'

LOS ANGELES — Arctic Monkeys blasted out of the U.K. in 2006 with "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not," a scrappy modern-classic debut that framed the young quartet as a kind of transatlantic counterpart to the new wave of American garage-revival acts.

Los Angeles Times

Arctic Monkeys get their own Later with Jools Holland episode

‘I’m a big fan of that show and I have been for a long time,’ frontman Alex Turner said

The Independent UK

Arctic Monkeys fans are hugely divided over new album The Car

The Sheffield four-piece released their highly anticipated seventh album on Friday

Manchester Evening News

Who is Arctic Monkeys' Alex Turner dating and did he change his Sheffield accent?

Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner is known for his thick Yorkshire accent, but the Sheffield local has been criticised for his changing voice over the years after a move to the US

Daily Mirror

Arctic Monkeys review, The Car: Alex Turner’s persona gives this album its charm and intrigue

Designed to reward deep listening, these songs mark the start of a post-song era, where form and structure give way to mood and imagery

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Evening Standard

Arctic Monkeys - The Car review: Extraordinary in a whole new way

This doesn’t sound like the Arctic Monkeys of a decade ago - but so what?

Evening Standard

Alex Turner — how he became the unlikely frontman for a generation

Three sold-out London gigs this weekend and headlining Glastonbury festival for the third time on Friday: it’s unoffically Arctic Monkeys Week. To celebrate, Samuel Fishwick charts the rise of a reluctant rock ‘n’ roll superstar

The Independent UK

Arctic Monkeys review, The Car: Alex Turner’s persona gives this album its charm and intrigue

Designed to reward deep listening, these songs mark the start of a post-song era, where form and structure give way to mood and imagery

The Guardian - UK

Arctic Monkeys: The Car review – aching songs of soured dreams

Alex Turner’s vocals are majestic on this retro-styled, tactile album that delves into the effort behind maintaining a glamorous facade

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The Independent UK

New this week: Taylor Swift, 'Descendant' and 'Ghostwriter'

This week’s new entertainment releases include albums from Babyface, Arctic Monkeys and a Taylor Swift original, a documentary about the last known ship to bring African captives to the American South for enslavement and “Doc Martin” gets a proper farewell on Acorn TV

The Independent UK

What I learnt about Arctic Monkeys by getting kicked in the head

As indie frontman Alex Turner reveals his unexpected love for intense combat sport Muay Thai, Kevin E G Perry heads to an LA training session with the singer’s personal coach to explore the appeal of the ‘art of eight limbs’

Evening Standard

Arctic Monkeys albums, ranked from worst to best as the band receives 5th Mercury Prize nomination

Will the band win the major ‘best album’ prize for the second time?

The Independent UK

Arctic Monkeys UK and Ireland tickets: How to see the band’s 2023 tour

The Sheffield-born musicians will be joined by The Hives and The Mysterines

The Guardian - UK

Arctic Monkeys’ Alex Turner: ‘I’m comfortable with the idea that things don’t have to be a pop song’

The most influential frontman of his generation is also the least at ease with it. He discusses abandoning rock norms, singing from the gut and treading the fine line between cryptic and gooey on new album The Car

The Independent UK

‘Best song since AM’: Arctic Monkeys fans rejoice over new single ‘Body Paint’

Listeners have said the track is the indie band’s finest material since 2013 album ‘AM’

Manchester Evening News

Arctic Monkeys announce second Manchester date for 2023 tour after pre-sale sell out

It comes after pre-sale tickets sold out for the Old Trafford date

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