Like any parent, Alexa Cayabyab gets sick of hearing the same toy music over and over (and over) again. But the mom says there's one song that stands out. “I catch myself or my partner just cleaning ...

In the early days of Arctic Monkeys, the band released a few instrumental B-sides. “Chun Li Flying Bird Kick” is one of the earliest, released in 2005 under the single “I Bet You Look Good On the ...

In a rare moment of vulnerability, Arctic Monkeys lead singer Alex Turner has revealed the true story behind their enigmatic love song 505.

One of the first things that stands out about “Opening Night,” the first Arctic Monkeys song in four years, is the drums. It’s not exactly “Brianstorm,” but the Monkeys’ not-so-secret weapon that is ...

Way back in 2004, when the internet was still a new-ish thing and CD-Rs were still relevant, a specific CD-R filled with loud music spurred from shitty amps was making its way across England. That ...

On Oct. 21, the Arctic Monkeys released their seventh studio album, “The Car,” in competition with pop sensation Taylor Swift’s “Midnights” and cult-favorite Carly Rae Jepsen’s “The Loneliest Time.” ...

Ten years ago, Kevin MacLeod released "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" — now in tens of millions of TikToks, Instagram reels and YouTube videos. Its path shows how music and social media shape one another.

Last week, Arctic Monkeys announced they’d be releasing their first new album in four years. Now, the band has unveiled its first single. Titled “There’d Better Be A Mirrorball,” the song is moody, ...

As cryptic as the track sounds, it’s not centered around electroconvulsive (shock therapy) treatment. And though it has a peculiar music video, featuring Gabriel as a shaman in white face paint and a ...