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British alternative rockers Arctic Monkeys have released the album artwork for their new album 2013 AM today (July 15) via their Twitter and Facebook with the straight to the point message of "Here's the artwork for 'AM' - released 9th September 2013." Featuring a black background and white sound waves, the cover for the "Fluorescent Adolescent" is incredibly simplistic. The minimalist design follows the rock motif of a simple black album cover, such as AC/DC's Back in Black and The Black Keys' Grammy award winning artwork for Brothers. Read More »
The United Kingdom's iTunes Festival has just added some new attractions for the September 1 - 30 musical event. Elton John, Robin Thicke, Arctic Monkeys and the Pixies have joined to long list of performers that also includes Kings of Leon, Justin Timberlake, Sigur Ros, Paramore, Queens of the Stone Age and Vampire Weekend. The festival, which was launched in 2007, used to take place in July but has since moved to September starting in 2012. Tickets for this incredible event are organized in a lottery system and these special performances will also be available for viewing via online streaming. Read More »
British alternative rockers Arctic Monkeys announced the release date and name of their upcoming fifth studio album today (June 24). AM will be released Monday, Sept. 9, according to the band's Facebook page. Read More »
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English indie rock group Arctic Monkeys debuted their newest song "Mad Sounds" over the weekend, performing it at Hultsfred Festival in Sweden on Friday and again at the Danish NorthSide festival on Sunday. This debut of "Mad Sounds" over the weekend comes about a month after the rockers unveiled another new song that is sure to be on their upcoming album, "Do I Wanna Knaow." The band opened both of these European gigs with this song and performed "Mad Sounds" towards the end of their set. Later this month, Arctic Monkeys will be headlining Glastonbury with The Rolling Stones and Mumford & Sons. Read More »
Rock band Queens of the Stone Age likely didn't need to create any more excitement for their new album Like Clockwork, but news of artists like Arcitc Monkeys front man Alex Turner, Dave Grohl and Elton John working on the album definitely adds to it. The band just recently signed with Matador Records to release their latest album in June. The band's label released a list of collaborators who will be working with Queens of the Stone Age on their 2013 album. Read More »
Metallica will have their Orion festival in 2013 at Detroit. Read More »
According to the legendary Sir Paul McCartney and fellow Opening Ceremony musical performers, the low pay doesn't even factor in to the overall surreal experience of performing at the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games. Read More »
The 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremonies featured a number of talented English musical performances, including the indie-rock band Arctic Monkeys, rapper Dizzee Rascal, and the legendary Beatles singer/songwriter Paul McCartney in a closing set featuring the 1968 single "Hey Jude." Read More »
