Fear and Loathing in the Arctic

A year before The Car was released I tried to predict its upcoming theme and sound, solely for my own entertainment and escape from the daily mundane.  We didn’t have any clues or ideas as to where the band was headed, so I played off the previous album and the state of the world around... Continue Reading →

The Mechanic Screenplay

Click HERE to read the full screenplay. PLOT The story (you can read it here) takes place the night of the DNC office break in (Watergate). It’s a two hour interrogation between The Mechanic, a retired spy, and a federal agent. The screenplay is mostly flashbacks to the year leading to his capture. Acts and... Continue Reading →

A Madeleine de Proust

Through my listening experience, I’ve found both The Car and Suck it and See albums to be the most essential to the Arctic Monkeys narrative. Both albums act as guidelines to existential inquiries the band have pondered since their debut. They are also reminiscent of themes in Marcel Proust’s novel “À La Recherche du Temps... Continue Reading →

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