Apparently, the Arctic Monkeys are going to be fookin huge:
The taste-makers
So you think you decide what goes into your music collection? Wrong. Alexis Petridis speaks to the people who control what you hear, like and buy
Friday September 30, 2005
The Guardian
Michael Parkinson
Presenter: Parkinson
Who's going to be big next year? "The two best albums I've heard for a long time are by Madeleine Peyroux and Lizz Wright. I think Lizz Wright has some voice, she could be a huge star."
Conor McNicholas
Editor: NME
Who's going to be big next year? "The Arctic Monkey are going to be the biggest band this country's seen since Oasis. We Are Scientists are going to make a splash. The Mystery Jets, and Carl Barat from the Libertines' new band."
Mardi Caught
Director of talent and artist relations: MTV Networks
Who's going to be big next year? "Sway and Lethal Bizzle. Paul Wall is a rapper who debuted on the Billboard charts recently and sold 136,000 copies in a week. There's a track by Syleena Johnson and R Kelly called Hypnotic. It hasn't got a release date yet, but it's going to be huge."
Alison Howe
Co-producer: Later with Jools Holland
Who's going to be big next year? "I know everyone is saying the same thing, but I was bowled over by the Arctic Monkeys. I like the Rakes, the Cribs. I think the Joseph Arthur record is good."
Tammy Hoyle
Producer: CD:UK
Who's going to be big next year? "Arctic Monkeys have an obsessive fanbase and a brilliant frontman. I haven't seen Infadels live yet, but someone on our team is raving about them. And Son of Dork (James from Busted's new band) are attracting attention on our website forum at the moment."
Jonathan Ross
Presenter: Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Suzi Aplin
Producer: Friday Night with Jonathan Ross
Who's going to be big next year? Aplin: "Louis XIV - glam rock, filthy lyrics, really entertaining - and Kubb."
Colin Martin
Head of music: Radio 2
Who's going to be big next year? "The Upper Room, a really good band. A band called the Feeling and a new singer-songwriter called Joseph Arthur, I really think he's going to do it."
Sarita Jagpal
Acting head of music policy: Radio 1
Who's going to be big next year? "Arctic Monkeys, they've got the most exciting sound. I'd love to think Pendulum would do something, but I doubt it. It would be interesting to see if Morning Runner do anything, and Bedouin Soundclash."
Steve Owen
Dance and urban manager: HMV
Mel Armstrong
Rock and pop manager: HMV
Who's going to be big next year? Owen: "Sway. He's got a sense of humour, and he can really connect with the crowd." Armstrong: "Arctic Monkeys. The pre-orders on our website are scary. White Rose Movement I think are going to be big, Boy Kill Boy, Kubb, the Modern, Louis XIV. On the metal front, Trivium and Bullet For My Valentine."
Helen Marquis
Music buyer: Amazon.co.uk
Who's going to be big next year? "Arctic Monkeys. We have a report each week called unresolved search results, which tells you what things people have typed in on site and not been able to find anything by and they were massive on it. Others are the Test Icicles, Lady Sovereign, Morning Runner and Be Your Own Pet."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,16373,1580828,00.html
