Arts Diary: Will Marriott
Whatever You Think I am That's What I'm Not. Favourite Worst Nightmare. And now ... Humbug.
No, we've not lost our minds, this is a list of the names of the three Arctic Monkeys albums'.
That's right, the band has announced that their third album, due to be released on August 24, will be titled Humbug.
Since the announcement the internet has been alight with the views of people who think it's great, those who think it's awful and those who couldn't care less what the name is.
We're actually in this last category, agreeing with one blogger on the NME website who said the name really doesn't matter. After all, who thought Arctic Monkeys was a good name for a band?
What we are sure is that the album, which includes tracks with names such as My Propeller, Crying Lightning, Dangerous Animals and Secret Door will likely be as brilliant as anything the Sheffield lads have released to date.
What a line-up the Beverley and East Riding Folk Festival has this year! Billy Bragg, Seth Lakeman, John Hegley, The Lonnie Donegan band and – the Archbishop of York.
The unlikely VIP visitor is set to attend the festival on Father's Day –June 21.
A spokesman for the festival said: "With the festival attracting all ages and interests, we will also be playing host to the Archbishop of York, who will be visiting it to soak up the atmosphere and meet festival organisers, artists and visitors to the event, before heading to St Nicholas Church close-by."
For more information and tickets to hear the bands – and possibly meet the Archbishop – call 01377 217569.
The story of Yorkshire's Calendar Girls continues to go from strength to strength.
The stage play written by Tim Firth, which has already wowed the audiences of the West End, will continue at the Noel Coward Theatre it has been announced.
And that's not all.
The play will feature, from July 28, a new cast.
Among the women taking on the roles of the ladies from the Rylstone WI include Anita Dobson as Chris – Miss October, June Brown – better known as EastEnders' Dot Cotton, as Jessie, Miss January, Jerry Hall will play Celia – Miss September and Gemma Atkinson from Hollyoaks will play Elaine.
Zero budget and people working for the love of it. It's a common story in the Yorkshire arts world, but one particular group is doing very, very well out of it.
Planet Leeds Street Festival, was first launched in September 2007.
Arts organisations in the city, including T4P, Artsmix and Leeds Initiative helped to make the event a huge success – so much so that it looks like it will now be an annual event. The launch included Zimbabwean drummers, Irish dancers, Iranian guitarists and, Chapeltown-ian rap.
The build up to the event begins at the end of this month and organiser Ed Carlisle is already in optimistic mood.
"I think that we manage to deliver such a good quality event on so little is – perhaps – a story in itself."
Hear, hear.
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