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Favourite Worst Nightmare Tour
The Favourite Worst Nightmare Tour was the second worldwide concert tour by British indie rock band Arctic Monkeys in support of their second studio album, ''Favourite Worst Nightmare''. The tour began from secret gig on 10 February 2007 in The Leadmill, Sheffield, England and ended on 17 December 2007 in Carling Apollo Manchester, Manchester, England. The last show of the tour was recorded for DVD '' At the Apollo''. During this tour, Arctic Monkeys played Glastonbury Festival in June 2007, first ever Friday at T in the Park in July 2007, two nights at Summer Sonic Tokyo Festival in Japan in August 2007, Austin City Limits Music Festival in US and Virgin Festival in Canada in September 2007 and many more shows all around the world. Recording The group released the concert film ''At the Apollo'' on DVD in 3 November 2008. The film was directed by Richard Ayoade, and filmed on super 16mm film with cinematography by Danny Cohen. It features footage of the band performing on 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English Rock music, rock band formed in Sheffield in 2002. They comprise lead singer Alex Turner, drummer Matt Helders, guitarist Jamie Cook and bassist Nick O'Malley. The co-founder and original bassist Andy Nicholson left in 2006. Arctic Monkeys were one of the first bands to come to public attention via the Internet, with commentators suggesting they represented a change in how new bands are promoted and marketed. Their debut album, ''Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'' (2006), received acclaim and topped the UK Albums Chart, becoming the fastest-selling debut album in British chart history at the time. It won Brit Award for British Album of the Year, Best British Album at the 2007 Brit Awards and has been hailed as one of the greatest debut albums. The band's second album, ''Favourite Worst Nightmare'' (2007), was also acclaimed and won Best British Album at the 2008 BRIT Awards, 2008 Brit Awards. ''Humbug (album), Humbug'' (2009) and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The View From The Afternoon
"The View from the Afternoon" is a song by Arctic Monkeys originally released as the opening track on the band's first album ''Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'' in January 2006. It was also the lead track on the '' Who the Fuck Are Arctic Monkeys?'' EP. This release had an accompanying video. Although never released as a single, the song was a staple of live concerts by the band on their early tours. Release "The View from the Afternoon" was expected to have been the band's third single, following UK number ones " I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" and " When the Sun Goes Down", but the band announced in March 2006 that its next record would be a five-track EP, which thereby disqualified it from being listed in the UK Singles Chart and UK Albums Chart because it was too long to be a single and too cheap to be an album. Composition Alex Turner said "This is one of the last songs written for the album. There's nothing clever, it's just about anticipating the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirley Bassey
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (; born 8 January 1937) is a Welsh singer. Known for her career longevity, powerful voice and recording the James Bond music, theme songs to three James Bond films - the only artist to officially perform more than one - Bassey is one of the most popular vocalists in Britain. Born in Cardiff, Bassey began performing as a teenager in 1953. In 1959, she became the first Welsh person to gain a number-one single on the UK Singles Chart. In the following decades, Bassey amassed 27 top 40 hits in the UK, including two number ones ("As I Love You" and the double A-side "Climb Ev'ry Mountain"/"Reach for the Stars (Shirley Bassey song), Reach for the Stars") plus a number one on the Dance Chart ("History Repeating (song), History Repeating"). She became well known for recording theme songs of the James Bond films ''Goldfinger (film), Goldfinger'' (1964), ''Diamonds Are Forever (film), Diamonds Are Forever'' (1971), and ''Moonraker (film), Moonraker'' (1979). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamonds Are Forever (soundtrack)
''Diamonds Are Forever'' is the 1971 soundtrack by John Barry for the seventh James Bond film of the same name. "Diamonds Are Forever", the title song with lyrics by Don Black, was the second Bond theme to be performed by Shirley Bassey, after " Goldfinger" from the 1964 film of the same name. The song was also recorded in Italian by Bassey as "Una cascata di diamanti (Vivo di diamanti)" for the Italian version's end credits; this version was only issued on 7-inch single in Italy, and was intended to be included in a (cancelled) 3-CD box set titled ''Shirley'' released in 2012. Track listing Tracks 13–21 were not released on the original soundtrack. # "Diamonds Are Forever" (Main Title) – sung by Shirley Bassey # " Bond Meets Bambi and Thumper"contains the "James Bond Theme", originally composed for the ''Dr. No'' soundtrack # "Moon Buggy Ride" # "Circus, Circus" # "Death at the Whyte House" # "Diamonds Are Forever (Source Instrumental)" # "Diamonds Are Forever (Bond a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dizzee Rascal
Dylan Kwabena Mills (born 18 September 1984), known professionally as Dizzee Rascal, is a British rapper and MC. He is often credited as a pioneer of British hip hop and grime music and was ranked by ''Complex'' as one of the greatest British rappers of all time. His work has also incorporated elements of UK garage, bassline and R&B. Dizzee Rascal's music is also often credited with bringing UK rap into the mainstream and became the country's first rapper to achieve international recognition. After signing with independent label XL Recordings in 2002, the rapper released his self-produced debut album '' Boy in da Corner'' in 2003. which received widespread critical acclaim and earned him the Mercury Prize in 2003, eventually being certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. It is often regarded as the best British hip hop album of all time. It was followed up with the albums '' Showtime'' (2004) and '' Maths + English'' (2007), which were also critically praised ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Ramps
"Death Ramps" is an alias for British indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. They usually go under this name in collaboration with Miles Kane and fellow Sheffield artist Richard Hawley, and have released five tracks, all B-sides to Arctic Monkeys singles. Domino, their label, stated: "Unfortunately, we're not allowed to tell you the true identity of the Death Ramps but needless to say they're a band with A Certain Romance (wink, wink)." Name In an interview with ''Another Magazine'' in 2013, frontman Alex Turner stated: Turner lost his ring in June 2016. ''The Death Ramps / Nettles'' single ''The Death Ramps / Nettles'' single was released on 3 December 2007 on 7" vinyl, limited to just 250 copies. The songs are the B-sides from the Arctic Monkeys single " Teddy Picker", from their second album ''Favourite Worst Nightmare''. ;Track listing Other songs "Bad Woman" was released as the B-side on vinyl edition of " Teddy Picker", and on the CD edition together with "The Death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matador/Da Frame 2R
"Matador" is a song by Arctic Monkeys. It was released as a bonus track on the Japanese version of their second album, ''Favourite Worst Nightmare'' (2007) and as a limited edition 7" single in the UK backed with "Da Frame 2R" (pronounced as "The Frame Tour", also known as "The Frame to Relevance"), the other Japanese bonus track. It was also released as a download-only single, this time with "Da Frame 2R" as the lead (opening) track. The vinyl was limited to a release of only 1000 copies. The reason given by Domino Records for this limited release is to prevent western fans from having to buy the more expensive Japanese version of ''Favourite Worst Nightmare ''Favourite Worst Nightmare'' is the second studio album by English Rock music, rock band Arctic Monkeys, first released in Japan on 18 April 2007 and in the United Kingdom on 23 April 2007 by Domino Recording Company. Recorded in East London's ...'' in order to attain these extra tracks. Track listing References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hawley
Richard Willis Hawley (born 17 January 1967) is an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer. After his first band Treebound Story (formed while he was still at school) broke up, Hawley found success as a member of Britpop band Longpigs in the 1990s. He played with Pulp, led by his friend Jarvis Cocker, as a touring musician for a short time. As a solo musician, Hawley has released eight studio albums. He has been nominated for a Mercury prize twice and once for a Brit Award. He has collaborated with Lisa Marie Presley, Shakespears Sister, Arctic Monkeys, Manic Street Preachers, Elbow, Duane Eddy and Paul Weller. Early life Born in Sheffield, Hawley grew up with two sisters in a working-class area of the city. He was born with a cleft palate, which required numerous operations. Both of his parents were musicians; his father Dave Hawley was a guitarist with a number of local bands (on his death, the ''Sheffield Star'' called him a "Sheffield music legend"), an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leave Before The Lights Come On
"Leave Before the Lights Come On" is a song by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. The song was released on 14 August 2006 as the band's third single (music), single in the United Kingdom. The song was not included on the band's debut album ''Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not'', though Alex Turner (musician), Alex Turner has stated that it could have been on the album as it follows a similar theme to many of the album tracks. It was the band's final release before promotion began for their second album ''Favourite Worst Nightmare'' in spring 2007. "Leave Before the Lights Come On" entered the UK Singles Chart at number four on 20 August 2006, becoming their first single not to top the chart. It did, however, reach number one on the Scottish Singles and Albums Chart, Scottish Singles Chart, becoming their third consecutive number-one in that region. The single was the Arctic Monkeys' first single to enter the Canadian Singles Chart, debuting at number two, behind E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fluorescent Adolescent
"Fluorescent Adolescent" is a song by English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys. It was released as the second single from their second studio album ''Favourite Worst Nightmare'' (2007). It was released on 9 July 2007 in the United Kingdom. The lyrics were written by Alex Turner (musician), Alex Turner and Johanna Bennett, Turner's girlfriend at the time, in a hotel room prior to the recording of ''Favourite Worst Nightmare''. "Fluorescent Adolescent" has been described as a ballad about sex, aging, ageing and nostalgia for youth. It describes a woman who dreams of her youth while her current sex life is unsatisfying and boring. The song peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart, and was the 83rd best-selling song of 2007 in the United Kingdom. "Fluorescent Adolescent" is one of the band's most popular songs, and is frequently performed as a closer to their concerts. Kate Nash performed a cover of the song on 5 October 2007. It appears on ''Radio 1's Live Lounge – Volume 3''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teddy Picker
"Teddy Picker" is a song by the English indie rock band Arctic Monkeys, released as the third single from their second album ''Favourite Worst Nightmare''. It was released on 3 December 2007 in the United Kingdom. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 20. Music video The video was directed by Roman Coppola, who has previously worked with The Strokes, Daft Punk and Phoenix. The whole video was completed in one day and features the band performing the song live in RAK Studios, London and walking to a local pub. It also won them Best Video at the 2008 NME Awards The ''NME'' Awards is an annual music awards show in the United Kingdom, founded by the music magazine ''NME'' (''New Musical Express''). The first awards show was held in 1953 as the ''NME'' Poll Winners Concerts, shortly after the founding o .... Track listing Charts Certifications References {{Authority control 2007 singles Arctic Monkeys songs Songs written by Jamie Cook Songs wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brianstorm
"Brianstorm" (often mistaken as "Brainstorm") is a song by the English rock band Arctic Monkeys. It is the opening track on their second album, ''Favourite Worst Nightmare''. The song was released as the first single from the album on 2 April 2007, debuting at number 21 in the UK Singles Chart via downloads alone. The single was released in physical formats on 16 April, the week before the release of the album, and charted at number two on the UK Singles Chart behind Beyoncé and Shakira's "Beautiful Liar". In Scotland, the song became the band's fourth consecutive number-one single on the Scottish Singles Chart. "Brianstorm" is one of the band's most successful singles worldwide, reaching number four in Denmark, number seven in Ireland, and number 10 in Spain. It came in at number 62 on MTV Asia's list of Top 100 Hits of 2007. The song was noticeably louder and heavier than previous efforts, marking the band's evolved sound. The song prominently features 'thundering drums' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
