ossum.
An army of young devotees has latched on to the Arctic Monkeys — Alex Turner, Matt Helders, Andy Nicholson, all 19, and Jamie Cook, 20 — a “grot rock” group who sing about not getting into nightclubs.
sooo jung sind die ja gar nicht mehr. 
The lead singer, Alex Turner, told The Times that he had never intended to be in a band but, three years ago, he and his friend Jamie Cook were both given guitars for Christmas by their parents and “the band sort of formed itself”.
No one else wanted to sing so, Turner claims, he reluctantly tried his voice. Critics regard him as the key to the band’s success: he turned out to be a hugely charismatic frontman and an adept lyricist.
haha.
This morning music PRs were adjusting themselves to a brave new world where emerging bands can market their product successfully before choosing a record label.
MONKEY BUSINESS
* Arctic Monkeys’ music was likened to that of Paul Weller. The band say this persuaded them to start listening to Weller
* The band has a strong regional appeal — fans have been known to chant “Yorkshire” at gigs
* In June 2005 Arctic Monkeys were signed by record label Domino, home of Franz Ferdinand
* Outside their sell-out gig at the London Astoria this month, tickets changed hands for £100 a time
* A day after the release of I Bet That You Look Good on the Dancefloor, the single was outselling the Sugababes’ Push The Button
schön, schön.
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Dirty, dirty feet from the concert in the grass / I wanted to believe that freedom there could last (Willy Mason)