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Let Arctic Monkeys' Discography Inspire Your Perfect Post-Punk Capsule Wardrobe

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Put on your dancing shoes with the GRAMMY-nominated garage-rock favorites
Erica Hawkins
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Feb 5, 2019 - 3:06 pm

If you, like the rest of the world, are in the middle of Marie Kondo-ing your life and wardrobe, asking yourself which jumper sparks joy and what piece of fitted denim sparks disdain, I've got a shortcut to set you and your closet in the right direction: Search no further than the lyrical (and literal) stylings of Britain's biggest band, GRAMMY-nominated Arctic Monkeys.

Fashion and rock 'n' roll have always been eager bedfellows, and in this day and age, no one quite does both as well as the aforementioned garage-rock purveyors. Sure, you might know them best as the rollicking English act that received two GRAMMY nods all the way back in 2006 for their earnest and uncompromisable debut, Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not (not to mention the B-side to "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor": "Chun Li's Flying Bird Kick"). And this year, for the 61st GRAMMY Awards (airing on Sunday, Feb. 10 on CBS), the lads are back with two more nominations: Best Rock Performance for "Four Out Of Five" and Best Alternative Music Album for last year's Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino. And let's not forget their 2014 nomination for the beat-drenched Best Rock Performance contender "Do I Wanna Know," a song so unflinchingly greasy and gritty you can feel the weight of a motorcycle jacket heavy on your shoulders the moment you hear the opening riffs.

Yes, Jamie Cook, Nick O'Malley, Alex Turner, and Matt Helders make up one of rock’s most formidable bands, but also yes, they’re now your newest and most qualified stylists. 

So, put on your dancing shoes, try to keep your trousers on, and get ready to don a chord-inspired closet-worthy collection you can take from day to night or from Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not to Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino. Whether you're in need of a wardrobe fit for dancing to electro-pop like a robot or you're on the prowl for something to slip on before having a martini at on the lunar surface on a Saturday night, we've (literally) got you covered.

Accompany Your "No. 1 Party Anthem" With A Classic Leather Jacket

If you could transmute every beat, meter and tempo orchestrated by Arctic Monkeys into one item of clothing, you'd end up with a leather jacket, more than likely with a collar popped like an antenna and styled with sunglasses indoors. You're also going to want a skirt, specifically the kind reminicsced about in "Suck It And See," that packs the same firepower of a sawed-off shotgun. Then step into a pair of motorcycle boots capable of giving onlookers acrobatic blood, à la "She's Thunderstorms."

Shake Things Up With "Fluorescent Adolescent" Fishnets

If your wardrobe has become monotonous, or dare I say, boring, and you feel you’ve discarded all your naughty nights for niceness, take some apt advice from "Fluorescent Adolescent" and keep a pair fishnets at the ready. And why stop there? Give yourself permission to slip into interstellar-gator skin boots, and layer a slip dress under a cheetah-print coat, because as the song "Arabella" confirms—that's magic. 

Pull On Some Cozy "Knee Socks"

So, what to wear when you’re not getting gussied up for clubs with lights in the floors and sweat on the walls? May I suggest staying in and walking around your house in a borrowed sky blue Lacoste polo like in "Knee Socks." Or, take some inspiration from “A Certain Romance” and throw on some classic Reeboks or knackered Converse. Remember Turner's posturing in "Piledriver Waltz"? Even if you want a wardrobe capable of channeling otherworldly abilities, "if you're gonna try and walk on water, make sure you wear your comfortable shoes."

Going Swimming? Remember Your "Golden Trunks"

Here's a bonus lyrical leisure tip from songs "Arabella" and "Star Treatment," you know, for when you’re heading somewhere you can put a straw in something tropical: Don’t forget to pack a silver Barbarella swimsuit in your monogram suitcase. Or perhaps, you’ll keep it flashy in a pair of “Golden Trunks." Regardless, thinking out of the box on holiday will pay off—trust me, everyone will be thinking "She Looks Like Fun."

Don't Forget: Confidence Is Key

When you're not taking cues from Arctic Monkeys' lyrics (or their actual wardrobe and making the leap from T-shirt and loose-fitting jeans to three-piece suites, with a detour to leather jackets and slicked back pompadours along the way), remember to embrace their artistic disposition. Never forget that it’s OK to be bold, to switch it up from day to day, from track to track, from album to album. And yes, some people may miss the old way you dressed before your newfound inspiration. There may be days when you feel like you should evacuate the bench sat in front of your Steinway & Sons piano and run back into the familiar open arms of your Fender Standard Stratocaster Electric Guitar, but it's in those times you must remember that transformation is a gift, change is inevitable, and pushing your art is the only way to truly express yourself. Because, underneath it all, what truly matters is the confidence by which you carry your new found ensembles.

Haters? Give them the "Brainstorm" treatment, they won’t be able to take their eyes of your t-shirt and ties combination, so bless them with you effortlessness and then go off to do big new things. See you later, innovator.

So there you have it, a super easy, post-punk style guide that I’m willing to bet will keep you looking good on the dance floor or feeling warp speed chic in any and all well-reviewed rooftop space station taquerias. And remember, even if you don’t do major credit cards (and I doubt you do receipts) you can still syncopate your wardrobe to the sleek yet rugged sonics of Arctic Monkeys’ award-worthy discography sans designer price tags, because as a wise band from Sheffield once said, even if you're a Topshop princess, you’re a rock star, too.

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What’s Inside the 61st GRAMMYs Gifting Lounge?

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From luxurious skincare products to a virtual-reality trip to Kyoto, here's a sneak peek at the high-end GRAMMY gifts performers and presenters will receive this year
Tamara Palmer
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Feb 8, 2019 - 1:15 pm

Performing artists and presenters of the 61st GRAMMY Awards have the option of taking a stroll through the GRAMMYS Gifting Lounge to receive some fabulous (and fabulously free) items during rehearsal days.

"We're thrilled to be a very small part of a very big show,” said Lash Fary, founder of Distinctive Assets, which has produced the GRAMMYs Gifting Lounge for the past 20 years. "It’s something that the artists now, over the years, have grown accustomed to as a perk they are very well aware that they get for coming on the show, which is very cute."

Fary noted that Distinctive Assets' GRAMMYs Gifting Lounges have won over some big names.

"In the past people like Mary J. Blige have shown up and said, 'Where’s the gift lounge?' And even when artists don't have the time or interest to come through the lounge, like Adele, the last time she was in LA and on the show she asked for some of the kids’ stuff. We had Hasbro Games here, so she asked that the kid stuff be brought to her dressing room so her son could play with them.

“We have artists like Ricky Martin and Faith Hill, who don't do gift lounges typically but they’ll do ours because they know that we are here as a true artform of the GRAMMYS and we respect them," he revealed. "They know if we say we aren't doing photos then we won’t do photos, that we have great stuff, that we respect their time and get them in and out quickly. So it’s just great! These are my favorite three days of the year, GRAMMYS rehearsal days, and we've got amazing thank-you gifts for them. There’s something for everyone."

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The Recording Academy took an exclusive spin through the Gifting Lounge when it opened on Thursday afternoon and got a peek at some of those perks that stars can take home. This year, there are a number of vendors focused on beauty and wellness, including ReFa's Japanese microcurrent beauty rollers and collagen-enhanced drink mixers, Source Naturals' vitamins and herbal supplements, Neoteny’s age-fighting kits (including a mask called Resting Bitch Face), It’s a 10's pro hair care tools and entertainment industry’s makeup that breathes and heals skin as it conceals, pitched as a smart choice for the entertainment industry's heavy makeup needs

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Guests are invited to experience ishiki, a Japanese sense of consciousness and well-being, via a virtual reality trip to Kyoto; stars will be gifted a pair of virtual reality glasses to take more transportive trips at home or while on the road.

23 and Me will allow stars to dig deeper into their ancestry, teasing that they never know what they might discover. Truth Initiative packed backpacks full of Xbox games, hats, sunglasses and fanny packs from their forthcoming retail collection to say "don't get played" when it comes to vaping and smoking.

Dr. Tabatha Carr flew from Oklahoma to California to showcase her gluten-free, dairy-free and naturally sweetened Good Girl Chocolate at the GRAMMYs Gifting Lounge. After showing us before and after pictures of her 100-pound weight loss, she offered us a taste of a lush vegan dark chocolate-encased agave and cashew butter filled caramel that could easily become a happy habit.

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Grossé, a costume jewelry designer that designed collections for Dior for over 50 years, hopes to drip stars in convincing baubles, while Millianna is introducing "shoelery," chains meant to be draped around boots or stilettos. PRSVR, a Chicago lifestyle brand that recently opened a by-appointment showroom just blocks away, is hoping to gift Cardi B with a pair of fur sleeves—vegan or fox, her choice.

"We've been fortunate to really use Instagram to connect with celebrities,” said PRSVR's Margaret Williamson. "So our client list includes Tank, Diddy, Ciara, Teyana Taylor, Meek Mill, Fabolous and Nicki Minaj."

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Alpha Priority, a worldwide meet and greet airport concierge service, was looking forward to catching up with the stars planning on coming through the Gifting Lounge, many of whom a rep said are already clients. They’ll be gifted with a free meet and greet that will be arrange at their convenience.

As the longtime GRAMMYS Gifting Lounge producer, Lash Fary certainly isn't one to get star-struck, but there is one particular luminary who he hopes to see in there this year.

"Dolly Parton,” he said, name-checking the MusiCares Person of the Year without hesitation. "Just because she’s so nice! Dolly is one of my favorite people. I’ve met her at a few award shows so I love her and I’m hoping that we get to see her. There’s not a lovelier person on the planet than Dolly; she just makes you feel good about yourself."

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The singer/guitarist reflects on his many GRAMMY nominations, including this year's for Best Rock Album, living a sober—but still creative—lifestyle, and why any generation can eventually "turn into the old man yelling at the kids to get off your lawn"
Rachel Brodsky
GRAMMYs
Feb 8, 2019 - 10:55 am

Few active musicians sound as balanced over the phone as longtime Alice In Chains singer/guitarist Jerry Cantrell does. When you've been through as much as he has—two eras of Alice In Chains, one with now-deceased original lead singer Layne Staley, the next with current singer William DuVall; a brief solo career; and countless collaborations with rock/metal royalty like Danzig, Ozzy Osbourne, Duff McKagan, just to name a few—you either come out the other side in one of two conditions: a mess, or really, really wise. 

Cantrell, fortunately, embodies the latter. 

Now more than three decades into his career, Cantrell has earned nine GRAMMY nominations for his work with Alice In Chains, starting in the early '90s with the gritty alt-metal wail "Man In A Box" leading up to now, with a Best Rock Album nod for the band's sixth studio album, Rainier Fog. The band's lack of actual awards doesn't bug Cantrell, though. He's just happy to be here. 

If anything, he finds his always-the-bridesmaid status funny; the last time AIC attended the GRAMMYs, nine years ago, Cantrell says the band wore Susan Lucci buttons as a joke, in reference to the longtime soap actress who famously earned 19 Emmy nominations before finally winning in 1999. "We were like, 'If we lose we're going to put on our Susan Lucci buttons," he laughs. "And we did; we lost and we put on our buttons as we walked out." 

Golden gramophone or no, Cantrell says he's never been in a better place. He's been on the road with Alice In Chains and basking in abundant appreciation from fans—just enjoying life. Below, the iconic guitarist continues to laugh about his GRAMMY (or lackthereof) status and opens up about his rock 'n' roll elder status, living a sober lifestyle and what's next for Alice In Chains.  

Congrats on the GRAMMY nomination! Though, of course, I know this isn’t your first. 

Oh, thank you.

Going back to the first year Alice In Chains was nominated, in ‘90 for “Man In The Box,” what stands out to you about that time?

Oh god. It's so long ago, I couldn't really give you any clear recollection. I mean everything was moving so fast. Most of us, the [Mother] Love Bone guys that turned into Pearl Jam, and used to be, some of them used to be Green River, and Soundgarden. Those guys have been around for a number of years. But I think Nirvana, and us, we were a little younger. 

But it happened really quickly for all of us. And every step every one of us took helped the other. It was really cool to be a part of all that. The thing that means the most probably, is the music. Because the music is still being played. It still means something to people. You turn on any rock radio station and hear any of it at any time. 

OK, here’s something I always wanted to know: Is it bizarre to you that that entire cross-section of bands is now referred to as "classic rock"? And spun on Classic Rock radio?

It's great. I mean, it's a big long-term goal that you set for yourself: to be one of those bands that stands the test of time. And even maybe even the music can live on past the individuals in the band. And if it makes enough of an impact with people, and speaks to them in a way where they make it their own. 

All we can do is satisfy ourselves personally, as friends, musicians and artists. To try to keep making the best music that we can. And from '91 til right now, every time we put a record out we've been very fortunate to be considered with our peers and get some attention for the effort laid down on the tracks. And we've been really lucky that way.

We haven't been so lucky to win [a GRAMMY], but we've been nominated a bunch. I think this is our ninth nomination.

We've got a couple of technical ones for our work, and production. As for the music, this is our ninth one. Yep. 0 in 9, baby. [Laughs.]

I mean, Willem Dafoe is still waiting for his Oscar. 

Well, of course. There's always those folks. We're like the Buffalo Bills, who go to the Super Bowl four years in a row, but just can't quite get it over the edge.

It's the old cliché, it's just an honor to be nominated, and to have people in the community, and the fans care about your music. You can take a little validation from that. That you're still operating at the peak of your powers. We still feel like we're at the top of our game, musically. And our fans are still with us. We're still making rock ‘n’ roll that matters to us. And turns out it matters to other people too. It's f**king great.

Yeah, absolutely. As someone who has rode out the ebbs and flows of rock’s popularity—or lack thereof—what do you make of where rock as a genre stands today? 

Things are always changing, right? That is just the essence of existence, and life. There's always change happening. Nothing is f**king static. It's going somewhere. Where it's going to go, who the f**k knows. But as far as I've been alive, there's always been rock. And it's always spoke to me in a way that was really powerful, and visceral. And not just rock, just music in general. Being a recording artist, whatever your genre.

I think any generation can turn into the old man yelling at the kids to get off your lawn. "They don't understand anymore." And I remember my parents didn't like my music too much either, so it's totally normal for that to be the case. I'm just lucky I still have something to focus on that I dig doing. And that I've got my friends around me to make that music with.

Somehow, after 32 years, there's still millions of fans. That we get to stand in front of, and travel around the world, and play our music to. And new stuff is just as important as anything that we've putting out before. We've always been an in-the-moment, now-thinking band. We don't look too far back, and we don't look too far forward. We're always trying to forget about what we've done before.

We don't need to worry about sounding like ourselves, because that's just how we sound. It's an established thing. So really it just comes down to pleasing yourself. I believe that this record is as strong as any record we've ever put out.

"As a creative person, if you're lucky enough to have a creative catalog that we have, which may not be gigantic but it's potent as f**k." 

Speaking of Rainier Fog, I read an interview you did with KEXP where you said that you were grateful to see that you “could still do it.” Was there was ever a time when you were seriously questioning that about yourself?

I think everybody has questions. You have to question yourself occasionally. That's just part of life. That's what moves you forward from being in a place of fear, or of doubt. And if you've had some success like we’ve have, those thoughts can be kind of daunting, too. Oh sh*t, we've got to top that. Sh*t, there's another record. As a creative person, if you're lucky enough to have a creative catalog that we have, which may not be gigantic but it's potent as f**k. And it's really good work.

It's also in two different eras of the existence of this band. It was four guys before, and it's four guys now. This era of the band is, we've done some amazing things. I think the band's playing better than we ever have. The work ethic of everybody is really evolved. And we're still making music that we care about, and other people do too. As long as that's the case, we will continue to continue our journey, and see where it goes.

As someone who repeatedly pushes themselves to live in the current moment and, as you said, not look back, what is your relationship to AIC’s earliest hits? Are you amenable to playing them at most, if not all, of your shows?

Well, they're still fun to play. And they're still really good songs. You see people light up when you play them. There's a reason why people connected to them. And one is not greater than the other.

The fact that we did it, or the fact that people care about it, or the fact that it's so many years on... For whatever reason those songs, those songs are what they are. I think there would be a lot of pissed off people if we did a show, and we didn't play “Rooster,” or play “Man In The Box,” or play “Would?,” or “No Excuses.” 

But it's a challenge too because we only play a certain amount every night. So we're trying to do a mix of things that are new, or trying to whip out some old stuff we haven't played before. Basically every tour we try to grab a couple of tunes that insert, and replace. But there's a good chunk of stuff that you know that you're going to play. And at this particular point of the band, with this being our third record, it's pretty much half and half.

And everybody knows the new stuff as well as the old stuff. So it's cool. They care about it the same way. We made three full-length records before. We made three full-length records now.

At some point I think you have to kind of take into account that there are just special things. I remember the Metallica guys, we've been really good friends with those guys for a long time. I remember they were going to do a, like an all-request tour, right? And they got all the input from their fans, and it ended up being pretty much what they play anyway. [Laughs.]

Makes total sense. Switching gears for a moment, GQ recently spoke to musicians about thriving creatively while staying sober. As an artist who has spoken publicly about the friends you’ve lost to substance abuse—and staying sober yourself—how would you say that you mine your creativity in sobriety? 

Getting f**ked up is fun, and that's why people do it. Especially when you're young. It's a part of life. It's a part of a lot of people's experience. But it comes with a price. It generally doesn't end good. 

I've been super-creative f**ked up. I've been super-creative not f**ked up. It's been so many years for me that I just don't really think about that anymore. I think, at some point it becomes an impediment. It works until it doesn't. Let's put it that way.

It worked for a while. And I think that's the case probably for most people. Maybe takes you and puts you in a different mind space, and kind of maybe opens your perception to some stuff, but the costs are so f**king high. You know what I mean?

And hopefully, being on the other side of that. I don't miss it at all. But I'm also not ashamed of it. Nobody's perfect, and I certainly am not. You just kind of figure it out as you go. Life's pretty good right now. And has been for some time.

Any idea what’s next for you and Alice In Chains?

Still just trying to figure out what I want to do next, and what the band wants to do next. Right now we're kind of at halftime of this campaign. We toured from spring of last year, til November. And then we've taken a couple of months off. We're going to start up again in March, and go all the way until fall again. And then that'll be the end of the campaign. And we'll probably take some time to step away from the band for a little bit. And then figure out where we go from here. That's what we do. That's what we've been doing for the last three records. And that's been 12, 13 years now. And it seems to work pretty good.

Well on a lighter note, is there anything in particular you really enjoy about going to the GRAMMYs? 

I haven't been in a while, so it'll be a trip for me. I think the last time we went was probably on Black Gives Way To Blue, I guess.

I'm sure it'll be a good show. I'm just happy to be nominated and just to have people react to the record that we're really proud of, that we worked our asses off on. And see where we go from here.

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Chloe X Halle, Dua Lipa, Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, St. Vincent and Travis Scott will take the GRAMMY stage on Music's Biggest Night, while Yolanda Adams, Andra Day and Fantasia will honor Aretha Franklin
Nate Hertweck
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Feb 6, 2019 - 9:08 am

Music's Biggest Night just got a whole lot bigger, as a fresh batch of artists have been added to the already stellar lineup for the 61st GRAMMY Awards. Current nominees Chloe x Halle, GRAMMY winner Lady Gaga, GRAMMY winner Mark Ronson, and GRAMMY nominee Travis Scott are set to perform on Music's Biggest Night. Additionally, current nominee Dua Lipa will perform with GRAMMY winner St. Vincent. In what is sure to be a GRAMMY Moment to remember, GRAMMY winners Yolanda Adams, Fantasia, and past GRAMMY nominee Andra Day will honor the legendary Aretha Franklin.

They join previously announced performers J Balvin, Camila Cabello, Cardi B, Brandi Carlile, Dan + Shay, H.E.R., Little Big Town, Post Malone, Ricky Martin, Shawn Mendes, Janelle Monáe, Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, Dolly Parton, Katy Perry, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Diana Ross, Arturo Sandoval, and Young Thug.

Gaga, winner of six GRAMMYs, is currently nominated for Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year, Best Pop Duo/Group Performance, and Best Song Written For Visual Media for "Shallow" and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Joanne [Where Do You Think You're Goin'?]." Best New Artist nominees Chloe x Halle are also nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album forThe Kids Are Alright, while Dua Lipa is nominated for Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording for "Electricity" [Silk City & Dua Lipa  feat. Diplo & Mark Ronson].

Five-time GRAMMY winner Ronson is nominated for three times this year: Song Of The Year and Best Song Written For Visual Media for "Shallow" and Best Dance Recording for "Electricity" [Silk City & Dua Lipa  feat. Diplo & Mark Ronson]. Also nominated three times this year, Scott is up for Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song for "Sicko Mode" as well as Best Rap Album for Astroworld. GRAMMY winner St. Vincent is nominated for Best Rock Song for "Masseduction" and Best Alternative Music Album Masseduction.

Live from STAPLES Center, and hosted by Alicia Keys, the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network, Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, at 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT.

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Jan 22, 2019 - 9:32 am

Every year, the GRAMMY community grows larger. What's more, nominees—from musicians and songwriters to producers and sound engineers—establish new connections within that very community. Giving fans a unique way to explore those connections is what GRAMMYconnect is all about.

This year, the Recording Academy has partnered with IBM to use artificial intelligence to make these music connections easier to understand and a lot more fun to explore.

How does GRAMMYconnect work?

GRAMMYconnect uses IBM Watson to analyze more than 14 million articles and bios and news articles on 19,000 GRAMMY-nominated artists, discovering and visualizing the many ways they are all connected. And we’re making it available to the world at grammyconnect.com.  

"This partnership is about empowering discovery and identifying connections—connections between those who create music, as well as those of us who love music,” says Evan Greene, Chief Marketing Officer of the Recording Academy. “Anchored by the awesome power of IBM’s enterprise-grade AI, GRAMMYconnect will not only enhance the way fans experience the GRAMMYs, but it will also allow streamlined navigation through the massive and complex universe of connected music and music creators."

How can fans interact with GRAMMYconnect?

Fans can navigate the experience by musical genre, award category, or by clicking on the image of an artist to see who they’re connected to, and how. Maybe they studied at the same music academy. Or got their start on “The X-Factor.” Or maybe they are both Best New Artist nominees from Albania, like Dua Lipa and Bebe Rexha.

GRAMMYconnect uses Watson Discovery to mine trusted sources of information about the industry, including the Official GRAMMY archive at GRAMMY.com and Muzooka. When it went live, Watson Discovery identified more than 20 million connections between artists, industry professionals, and other celebrities.

To try it out for yourself, go to www.grammyconnect.com. And to learn more about the GRAMMYs’ work with IBM, go to ibm.com/grammys.

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