The five greatest songs to ever open a live show
Opening the curtains.
Arctic Monkeys
Why are some of Britain’s regional accents underrepresented in music?
Don’t tell me you don’t want to hear more East Anglian vocals.
‘Love Is A Laserquest’: The song that epitomises time reflections in Arctic Monkeys’ evolution
“Darling, have you started feeling old yet?”
Songs about buildings: the five greatest songs about brutalism
Dragging concrete dust into the studio.
‘Riot Van’: Arctic Monkeys’ most embarrassing song or an inadvertent masterpiece?
A tale of delinquency.
“One of the greatest songs of all time”: The track that transformed Alex Turner’s songwriting
A revealing insight to his songcraft.
The Allure of the Shuffle Button: How important is the order of album tracklisting?
Disrupting the flow.