Well, they might have a point.
Ahead of the release of their new single 'Brianstorm' - out April 16 and available to download now - Arctic Monkeys have told popular red-top rag The Sun that domestic radio is pretty rubbish.
Guitarist Jamie Cook commented: "English radio is terrible, and Radio 1 plays a lot of crap music. I realised that the other morning when I had the radio going."
Singer Alex Turner added that he hates "all those Pop Idol singers". Us too Alex, us too. He doesn't like Mark Ronson much, either.
Mr Ronson's thoughts on Arctic Monkey's Favourite Worst Nightmare, their new album out on April 23, are currently unavailable.
Duh
We didn't need them to point that out really... Oh and they were talking to Britains worst newspaper the irony....
even worse than...
...'The Star'? Oooh ahh Daily Star
No-one takes the Sun
seriously.
It has Breasts on the third page for gods sake.
the Express and Mail are incontrovertibly worse.
what? something 'controversial'
just before their single is released? what a coincidence?
and, yeah most of mainstream radio is crap BUT they do have some good shows on them and there are stations that are trying something different (e.g. Resonance fm) so..... fuckwit.
true to an extent
but the new kelly clarkson album's out soon
sadly the maroon 5 single is not up to scratch
hearing bon jovi at 1130am is never a chore though
hearing snow patrol 8 times a day IS
And this is more important
than Carter reforming.
Tchuh.
Carter
reforming! How have I missed this?!
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http://new.drownedinsound.com/articles/1829866
scottish radio too
chasing cars has just come on AGAIN.
and they didnt even start layign the avril single until yesterday. LAME.
At least we get rubyrbubyrubyrubyruby 5 times a day.
Radio show...
I used to like Steve Lamacq's evening session, but the only radio I really listen to these days are the downloads of 'The Opie and Anthony' show which is broadcast from New York. No music on the show though; its all just chat.
SP
Hearing them once a day is bad enough.
I suppose
their new single isn't played on radios, for them to say that...
I quite like Radio 1 in the evenings...
I don't really have access to XFM or anything...and I can't be bothered to trawl the internet for good stations...
...
Partially due to them playing Arctic Monkeys all the time?
I know
it's an obvious thing for them to say but maybe it'll prompt some inbred orange shirt-wearing dunt in Swindon to actually stop and think..'ang on a minute you may have a point there'. Inasmuch I reckon any high-profile slagging of mainstream media is a clear winner.
mark ronson
terrible terrible terrible. makes me want to cry
He's very right about Mark Ronson though
or at least about his Smiths cover. He's even shortened the bloody title.
There are certain songs that shouldn't be touched by anyone else, they'll never achieve anything close to the original. Most of The Smiths output would be included in that.
The only bright side is that it may turn more people on to The Smiths. But seeing as anyone who ever mentions the song either downplays, or doesn't even mention that it's a cover, it's doubtful.
SOoooo right
Yet so obvious!
The only stations I like are
6 Music (which is really good)
& XFM UK (which is okay)
Radio 1's playlist
has been the best for years at the moment.
I never listen to the radio
It depresses me hideously. I agree with the Arctics on this one. Even when the radio does play good stuff, it's the attitude with which it's played that irritates me.
The whole
U choose the top tracks so u can fuck off so we dont have to thing they do annoys me!
CAPTAIN OBVIOUS
TO THE RESCUE
"i realised that the other morning"
somebody give this guy a fucking medal. i mean, how did it pass us by for all this time??!? thank god theres guys like this telling us whats what or we'd all be screwed.
STOP THE MOTHERCUNTING PRESSES !!!!
"all those pop idol singers" aren't actually that great after all, thus spake Taylor.
holy sweat encrusted jesus! you gotta be joking!!
ps. i realise this article was probably designed to elicit this exact response, but i dont care. IT WAS JUST TOO FUCKIN EASY
.
They're right! I've heard this shower of shite a fair few times on Radio 1!
I think...
There's an Arctic Monkeys live session on Radio 1 soon. The morning show bloke was creaming himself over it on today's show.
So that's definitely proof of crap music being played on Radio 1.