Arctic Monkeys

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<h1>Arctic Monkeys</h1><br/>
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Arctic Monkeys first started getting attention when their demos were made available to download on the internet. Around this time they began to receive a great deal of attention from BBC Radio 1 and the British tabloid press for their catchy songs and witty lyrics. Their appearance on the Carling Stage at the 2005 Reading and Leeds Festivals was hyped by much of the music press  NME in particular  and the band was received by an unusually large crowd for the billing they played. The critically acclaimed performance even included spontaneous sing-alongs from the band's most devoted fans. Impressively, this included tracks that were only available as demos on the Internet. It was at this time that vocalist Alex Turner took the opportunity to rebuff claims that his band could not live up to the hype that has followed their emergence, and declared, "It feels like a moment, us playing here."<br />
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The band made their London debut, supporting The Chineapples, in February 2005.<br />
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In May 2005, Arctic Monkeys released their first EP, Five Minutes with the Arctic Monkeys, featuring the songs "Fake Tales of San Francisco" and "From the Ritz to the Rubble". This release was limited to 1000 CDs and 500 7" records, but was also available to download from the iTunes Music Store.<br />
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Their popularity rocketed following several shows, which notably impressed many who went to them. Beneath the Boardwalk  the renamed demo CD made available on the website of an individual calling himself "The Sheriff" (real name James Sheriff)  quickly became available on several "illegal" peer-to-peer file-sharing networks. The scale of this grass roots buzz became apparent when, in October 2005, the band played at a sold out London Astoria, and 2000 fans sang the words to every song, despite the fact that the band had only released one record. The band declared their rampant rise to stardom via the Internet "amazing", although adding "I'm sure one day it will come back and bite us in the arse". The band's novel method of reaching the number 1 spot has led some to suggest that it could signal a change in how new bands achieve recognition. [1]<br />
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In November 2005, the band were voted Best New Act by their peers at the 2005 Muso Awards ceremony in London.