Ongoing History Daily: The name “Arctic Monkeys”
In the world of rock, there are good names and not-so-good names. A lot of people will put “Arctic Monkeys” in the latter category. What were they thinking? Original bass
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Random music news for Friday, August 8, 2025
So is 3I/ATLAS natural or not? It’s definitely not a comet. An asteroid? A Rendezvous with Rama interstellar ship? I suppose we’ll find out soon enough. No waiting or music
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: The story of the early Arctic Monkeys
Almost from the moment the Arctic Monkeys began rehearsing in 2002, they vowed to do things differently. Seeing that the Internet was taking over, they took 17 demos they’d recorded,
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Why call an album Suck It and See?
The Arctic Monkeys have always been somewhat contrarian when it comes to naming their albums. The first record, Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not, doesn’t exactly roll
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Here’s the short list for the 2023 Mercury Prize
The Mercury Prize (the inspiration for Canada’s Polaris Prize) seeks to determine the best album in the UK from the last year regardless of commercial success or genre. The short
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Happy Canada Day! Try not to burn things down with fireworks. We have enough smoke problems right now. Here’s what’s making music news for July 1, 2023. More music news?
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: The Arctic Monkeys buck the system
The Arctic Monkeys came together in England in 2002, just as the internet and file-sharing were starting to decimate the old-school record industry. Rather than fight piracy of their music,
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: The Arctic Monkeys pop-up bar
Going on tour is exhausting. The travel, hotel rooms, bad food, lack of sleep—it can really take its toll. And then there’s the all the backstage boredom as you wait
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Agreed. You can never kill the dog. Fortunately, time travel came to the rescue. Moving on to music news for September 28, 2022… What will happen with the Foo Fighters
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What do we think of the first Arctic Monkeys single in four years?
Arctic Monkeys dropped their first piece of new material in four years this week with the release of “There’d Better Be a Mirrorball.” It’s the first single from The Car,
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Maki Kajo, the Godfather of Sudoku, has died. He was 69. In non-puzzle music news for August 18, 2021… Jonathan Davis of Korn has tested postive for COVID. Five dates
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