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THE ARCTIC MONKEYS USE THE INTERNETS
BBC Radio's online service seems to be having spasms today (and, dammit, we're hanging waiting for that last episode of Murder Must Advertise from BBC7), but we're sure you'll be able to enjoy the Arctic Monkeys feature [real audio link] from this morning's Today programme. You might especially enjoy NME editor Conor McNicholas' incredible enthusiasm for the band, who he describes as "the most influential" of their generation (despite not actually having been going long enough to inspire many people) and being in possession of "glittering talent" (despite not even being the most talented band in the New Yorkshire scene.)
Just as a side issue, can anyone tell us what constituted Old Yorkshire? We seem to remember that anachist-turned-babysitter-turned-charbroiled planecrash victim Archie Brooks used to be in a band back when it was still Emmerdale Farm, so we guess they were old Yorkshire. But were Pulp? Human League? Where is the cut-off point?
Anyway, the Today piece is pretty much like every broadsheet feature you've read on the Monkeys: in other words, "they use the internet, you know."
5 comments:
I never understood why the NME constantly uses the word "influential" when they just mean "the best". Do they think it makes them sound more worthy? (Not I think that they are the best. But I think Conor does.)
To be fair, I think Conor is implying that they're influential insofar as the Arctic Monkeys are one of the first indietastic iPod generation bands who can go straight from their studio to your earphones in minutes. Unlike less indie-tastic groups like Marillion who raised the money and released an album entirely through the internet.
Conor's only about fifteen isn't he? Cut him some slack, I'm sure he's trying his best.
If only he was. Actually, firing him and getting in a 15yo would be the best editorial decision NME has made in years...
I wanna know, if Arctic Monkeys aren't even the best band in the South Yorkshire/Sheffield scene, who are? And where can we see them/find tracks of theirs?
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