Arctic Monkeys Rock Saturday Night Live

The hyped-up British rock act Arctic Monkeys are in a America to promote their CD "Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not." We caught their first nationally broadcast performance on U.S. television earlier tonight when they performed on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. The Arctic Monkeys took the stage two separate times, playing a song each time. It was a solid live performance by the Sheffiled, England quartet. The set included their massive U.K. hit "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor." The second appearance ended with ther band's lead guitarist, Jamie "Cookie" Cook making a show of thrashing his axe into a stack of amps in a Who-like stunt, which seemed a half-hearted, lame homage, with some of the members walking off the stage with embarrassed smiles. Otherwise, the performance rocked. If you heard "Whatever People," then you already know that the Arctic Monkeys is the real deal.

Posted by Supercore at March 12, 2006 01:33 AM