Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys' incredible success is the stuff that dreams are made of.

British alternative rock is in the rudest health it has been for years, and a lot of that has been credited to the Arctic Monkeys. Their story is well-known now - after Alex Turner, the son of two teachers from High Green, just outside Sheffield, picked up a guitar and formed the band in 2002 with schoolfriends Jamie Cook on guitar, Matt Helders on drums and Andy Nicholson on bass.

A clutch of early gigs saw unprecedented levels of devotion swelling in Sheffield following their first show in 2003, which quickly spread beyond. Their limited-edition debut EP 'Five Minutes With Arctic Monkeys' quickly...

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