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March 10, 2006

ATW U.K. Rock Kings Arctic Monkeys

Brit teens prepare for America

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The history of rock is full of "Eureka!" flashes of brilliance. Chuck Berry had the idea to fuse country with the blues. Bob Dylan took folk music electric. Nikki Sixx realized that the line "I'd say we've kicked some ass" could rhyme with "I'd say we're still kickin' ass." For the Arctic Monkeys...

2009 RS: 4of 5 Stars

Favourite Worst Nightmare

2007

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

2006

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Sheffield, England's Arctic Monkeys began when teenaged neighbors Alex Turner and Jamie Cook received guitars for Christmas 2001; soon, the pair was rehearsing with school friends Andy Nicholson (bass) and Matt Helders (drums). They began playing locally in mid-2003 and soon began handing out CD-R demos to fans, who took it upon themselves to file-share the songs. This in turn bolstered Arctic Mon...

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