Xfm 10th Birthday Documentaries - Arctic Monkeys
The first of Xfm's 10th Birthday Documentaries tells the story of Arctic Monkeys incredible, record breaking debut album, 'Whatever People Say I Am, that's What I'm Not'. Listen to it in full hear and download the podcast for free.
"This is the story behind the fastest selling debut album in UK chart history. The story behind possibly the most significant UK album of the past decade as told by the people that made it. "
The first of Xfm's 10th Birthday Documentaries is on Arctic Monkeys's 2006 debut ‘Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not’. It features interviews with Alex Turner, Jamie Cook and Matt Helders from the band, and archive audio from their interview with Xfm
at the time the album first came out.
Other contributors include the album’s producer Jim Abbiss, NME Editor Conor McNicolas, James Ford from Simian Mobile Disco (Arctic Monkey’s former - and current - producer) John McClure from Reverend & The Makers, a close friend of the band, and fellow Sheffield musician and friend Richard Hawley.
The Making of Arctic Monkeys 'Whatever People Say I Am, that's What I'm Not' is on 104.9 Xfm at 5pm on Sunday September 2.
To listen to the documentary in full, click on the links below.
Part 1 [Listen]
Part 2 [Listen]
Part 3 [Listen]
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The full list of Xfm 10th Birthday Documentaries is:
- September 2 - Arctic Monkeys ‘Whatever People Say I Am…' (2006)
- September 9 - Kaiser Chiefs ‘Employment’ (2005)
- September 16 - Franz Ferdinand ‘Franz Ferdinand’ (2004)
- September 23 - The White Stripes ‘Elephant’ (2003)
- September 30 - The Streets ‘Original Pirate Material’ (2002)
- October 7 - Muse ‘Origin of Symmetry’ (2001)
- October 14 - Queens of the Stone Age ‘Rated R’ (2000)
- October 21 - Travis ‘The Man Who’ (1999)
- October 28 - Fatboy Slim ‘You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby’ (1998)
- November 4 - The Verve ‘Urban Hymns’ (1997)
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