[News] Arctic Monkeys Plan Tour Around Sasquatch! Performance

Arctic Monkeys were one of many amazing bands included on the bill for this year's Sasquatch! Music Festival, which was announced just last night. The English outfit made no delay in revealing their North American tour plans, with fives dates immediately following their performance at the Gorge Amphitheatre. For those living in Missoula, Boise, Denver, Albuquerque and Dallas, count yourself lucky, as Arctic Monkeys will be coming your way in late May. Take a look at the band's tour docket after the jump.

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[News] Sasquatch! 2013 Lineup Announced

After a successful ten-year anniversary last year, Sasquatch! Music Festival is back to celebrate its eleventh year at the Gorge Amphitheatre. Late last night the lineup for the festival was revealed, and you'll be hard-pressed to deny how awesome it is. Topping off the festival bill are Mumford & Sons, The xx, Sigur Rós, Vampire Weekend, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, The Postal Service, with numerous fantastic acts rounding out the lineup: Arctic Monkeys, Primus, Empire of the Sun, Grimes, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, The Lumineers, Alt-J, The Tallest Man on Earth, Tame Impala, Earl Sweatshirt, Japandroids, Death Grips, Dirty Projectors, Bloc Party and Danny Brown.

Other notable acts include Andrew Bird, Dropkick Murphys, Built to Spill, Azealia Banks, Steve Aoki, Father John Misty, El-P, Killer Mike, Divine Fits, Twin Shadow, Solange, Disclosure, Toro Y Moi, Devendra Banhart, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, The Presets, P.O.S., SchoolBoy Q & Ab-Soul, John Talabot, DIIV, Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Wild Belle, Suuns, Caveman, Shad, Fang Island, Matthew Dear, Porcelain Raft, Surfer Blood, Holy Ghost!, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, and many more.

Pretty damn impressive if you ask me. Let us know what you think of the festival lineup in the comments below or on Twitter. General passes go on sale on February 9th through the official festival website.

[Watch] Arctic Monkeys Perform At London 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony

Last night the eyes of the world were on London for the opening ceremony of the Olympics and the creation of Oscar-winning film maker, Danny Boyle. I must say I was pretty impressed by the whole thing. What really got our excitement going was the use of music in the show. Emeli Sandé made an appearance before Dizzee Rascal appeared from a home in the middle of the arena. Two Door Cinema Club and Paul McCartney also made an appearance. A highlight for me was Arctic Monkeys who performed their ever popular debut single "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" (via) before taking on a cover of The Beatles' "Come Together". See the rip roaring performance of "Dancefloor" at the top with the Beatles' cover after the jump. I am a proud Brit right now, or as Kibbe calls me, her Britch.

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[News] The Black Keys Announce Fall Tour Dates

With their current tour backed by Arctic Monkeys nearing its end and a European tour taking up the majority of the summer, The Black Keys have announced even more tour dates in support of last year's El Camino. Starting on October 1st and going till October 10th, the Ohio duo will hit seven cities throughout the West Coast and Southwest of the U.S. and will be backed up by Tegan & Sara. Check out their full tour itinerary after the jump.

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[Listen] Arctic Monkeys - "Electricity"

For this year's Record Store Day, which takes place on Saturday April 21st, Arctic Monkeys will be releasing a limited edition 7" purple vinyl of their song "R U Mine?", which will be backed by the b-side "Electricity." We've already heard the a-side, and now you can stream the b-side in its entirety below (via We All Want Someone To Shout For).

[Watch] Coachella Highlights (So Far): Radiohead, Bon Iver, St. Vincent, Arctic Monkeys, Frank Ocean, Pulp, and More

With two days of Coachella 2012 come and gone, footage from numerous artists' sets have surfaced, many of which are full performances. After the jump, you can watch full performances by Radiohead, St. Vincent, Arctic Monkeys, Pulp, A$AP Rocky, M83, Frank Ocean, and Azealia Banks. Also worth watching is Bon Iver's live performance of "The Wolves," Childish Gambino delivering a new remix of "You Know Me" with the help of Danny Brown and Kendrick Lamar, and Refused performing both "Liberation Frequency" and "New Noise."

As well, the entirety of Refused's full set can be heard in audio form at Dailymotion, and, as Pitchfork points out, St. Vincent performed her new Record Store Day single "KROKODIL" during her set, which you can hear starting at the 37:45 mark.

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[Watch] Arctic Monkeys - "R U Mine?" Live on Conan

Holy balls the US got spoiled for choice last night with their late night TV choices! First up for us folk that don't live in the US of A and for those of you who just want to re-live the awesome night of late night music. First up for your eyes and ears is the slick back haired Alex Turner and Arctic Monkeys who paid a visit to Conan O'Brien to play their ridiculously infectious stand alone track "R U Mine?" which will be released on Record Store Day as a sexy Purple vinyl. See what you make of it below. I always forget how much of a beast Matt is behind the kit! Also, in case you missed our bumper Arctic Monkeys Sunday Pickup of rarities last week go grab it here.

[Sunday Pickup] Arctic Monkeys - Early Rarities

When you hear stories about Arctic Monkeys and their inception you hear of Myspace and free CD's. At the peak of Myspace use I must admit, I was all over it daily. I was hesitant to even change to using Facebook once I got to University. However I didn't come upon Arctic Monkeys because of Myspace, I was given a CD from a friend, a CD that simply said Beneath The Boardwalk on it. To this day I have that CD amidst my collection of discs piling up to the Ceiling, it might take me a while to find it but it's there! On that burnt CD was my first impressions of Arctic Monkeys, and as a close minded kid I wasn't that impressed upon first listen. Roll on a few months and the same friend convinces me to jump on a train to Sheffield for £3 to see Alex, Jamie, Matt and Andy. I was converted. I was a fan. I don't know what happened but in that small room I had an epiphany. From that point on this band would play a huge part in my memories of finishing school and going on to Sixth Form and later on, University.  

Back to that CD that I was not so fond on after first hearing yet was time and time again found to be in my bedroom stereo. After seeing these songs live they took on a whole new meaning now I was  playing them at home. Rough versions of "Riot Van" which features lyrics such as "Smoked a bong last night, and stole somebody's telephone" would later become "Got chased last night, from men with truncheons dressed in hats" on the cleaned up album version for Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. Other tracks stood out to me as an impressionable teen were the likes of "Cigarette Smoke" again, the drug reference was a bit of a no go in my house. My Mum is one of the coolest I know but back then she wasn't best pleased with me having Alex Turner blaring "snorting some coke of her thighs" at full blast until the early hours. "Knock A Door Run", "Choo Choo" and "On The Run From MI5", this CD that on first listen I couldn't stand had planted it's roots in my mind and would forever more be there. 

Arctic Monkeys would go on to release Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not in 2005 and it would be the fastest selling UK record in history. 360,000 in week one to be precise. Pretty mad for 4 guys who a few years earlier were studying in Sheffield. It's now 2012 and after Andy left the band Nick O'Malley took over, they've released 3 more albums all to critical acclaim, undoubtedly making them one of the biggest bands in the world. So, without further ado give a listen to some rarities from the Steel City boys below and have a very, very nice Sunday.