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Article: Arctic Monkeys ape Oasis with NME triumph
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- February 29, 2008
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Gordon Brown and Andy Burnham both claim to listen to them on
their iPods, but the Arctic Monkeys received a slightly hipper seal
of approval last night when they were called the "Oasis of their
generation" by the New Musical Express.
The Sheffield rockers scooped three gongs at the NME awards at
London's O2 centre, including the biggie, best British band, as well
as best track for "Fluorescent Adolescent" from their second album,
Favourite Worst Nightmare, and best video for "Teddy Picker".
The latest crop of awards comes after last week's Brits when,
clad in plus-fours, tweed jackets and flat caps, they picked up
prizes for best band and best British album. Unlike the previous
year, the ...