LEE PAYNE

An aspiring writer on sport, music, history and more

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  • Listen To This: AM by Arctic Monkeys

    Yes, I’m writing about Arctic Monkeys again. To go with my pieces on their first, second and sixth albums, I am going to take you track-by-track through the record that cracked America for the four-piece from Sheffield. One of the things I admire so much about Alex Turner, Jamie Cook, Nick O’Malley and Matt Helders…

  • It was only the year 2007 and yet it had already been quite the ride for Arctic Monkeys. Entering their fifth year since forming, they already had two number one singles and the fastest selling debut album by a band to their name. The Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, even claimed to be a fan –…