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What's the story behind the video for "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"?

We had a program in England called "The Old Grey Whistle Test," from the '70s and '80s. It was a live show that a lot of great bands played on. We all liked watching the program from DVD and then we just tried to recreate that. We were going to do it full-on and get the guy who used to introduce bands in the beginning, and go for that sort of thing - so that it looked like a British, '70s music show - use the same cameras they used to use and whatnot, go for an old look.

For full interview: By Dave Park - www.prefixmag.com

‘When The Sun Goes Down’, focuses on the story of a “scummy man”, something that dates back to the band’s old rehearsal room in the red light area of Neepsend.

“It’s not about one person in particular. It’s actually about anyone who’s ever experienced someone like the scummy man in the song. We used to practice on this industrial estate near the skate park in Neepsend, and gradually as the sun went down, all of the prostitutes and pimps would come out to play, as it were. Some of the engineers who work there would collar us when we were pulling up and say that it was alright in the day but you need to watch yourself after dark. Many a time when we’ve been loading or unloading our gear, some dodgy geezer would come over and ask us how much a guitar was worth, and on one occasion we had a prostitute knocking on the car window asking to lend her some money.

”For full interview: www.rock-city.co.uk

Football Team...

"Wednesday [Sheffield]"

For full interview: Mardy Bum courtesy of Beat 106

So are you at home in Sheffield very often?

"We haven't been back very often 'cause of the tour, but we're new to this, we've not been doing it very long"."I was looking at next year's schedule the other day and we've only got about three weeks off... a lot of it is just touring".

For full interview: Mardy Bum Courtesy of BBC South Yorkshire

The Arctic Monkeys - TV Appearances

September 2nd 2006 - Sky Sports Soccer AM

March 11th 2006 - Saturday Night Live

October 28th 2005 - Later with Jools Holland

October 15th 2005 - Popworld

The Arctic Monkeys - Trophy Cabinet

August 2006 Mercury Music Prize

April 2006 Zlatna Koogla Awards [Croatia] - Best New International Act

April 2006 ESKY Music Awards [Esquire] - Most Promising Phenoms

February 2006 NME Awards Best New Band, Best British Band

February 2006 Brit Awards Best British Breakthrough Act

November 2005 Muso Awards Best New Act

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