BACKGROUND
The Arctic Monkeys B-Side & Rarities Project was inspired by Matthew Perpetua’s Pop Songs 07-08 project, and was first introduced on November 19, 2007 and it ended there. On March 21, 2009, Pretty Much Amazing reached out to a person with a lot more Arctic Monkey credentials, the man who named his music blog after a string of words Alex Turner wrote while try to figure out ‘Who The Fuck Are The Arctic Monkeys’: Will Oliver from We All Want Someone To Shout For.

The goal of this series of posts is fairly simple, I am going to write a post about all of the Arctic Monkeys B-Sides, non-album tracks, bootlegs and other rarities. I have no clue how long this will take, or even if I will finish it, but it should be a fun ride. You might be curious as to why I’d select the Arctic Monkeys as the subject of such scrutiny. To be frank, the Arctic Monkeys are one of the only bands of which I can honestly say that I saw flounder and flourish from beginning to present. I feel that I can relate to their music, along with everyone else that’s young and living their life in all its blundering glory.

The Arctic Monkeys were rammed into my life in 2004 when a friend of mine told me to listen to the latest band to come from across the pond. A full two years before their debut album was released, Beneath the Boardwalk was my first taste of the Arctics and I haven’t stopped nibbling yet.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Because the Arctic Monkeys B-Sides & Rarities Project will not follow a set schedule, I suggest you bookmark and save this page for future reference and to be kept up to date on new installments. Below is a list of the b-sides and rarities we have already covered.

WHATEVER THEY SAY I AM THAT’S WHAT I’M NOT

• “7″ (from the When The Sun Goes Down single) 3.21.09

FAVOURITE WORST NIGHTMARE

• “What If You Were Right The First Time?” (from the Brianstorm sEP) 7.01.09

DEMOS

• “Choo Choo” 3.23.09

LIVE

• “The Lovers” (Rod McKuen Cover) 4.07.09