Ian Macandrew: Last News

Arctic Monkeys‘ manager has revealed that the band are currently “working on music”, and had planned to go into the studio this summer before Covid restrictions halted the sessions.During a conversation with Music Week, Ian McAndrew was asked what Alex Turner and co. had been up to aside from releasing their recent concert album, ‘Live At The Royal Albert Hall’.“They’re working on music,” he replied.

Stagehand have launched a new prize draw called #ILoveLive, with bands, artists and festivals donating memorabilia to help support stage crew affected by Covid-19.The likes of Liam Gallagher, Glastonbury Festival, FKA twigs, IDLES, Florence + The Machine and more have all donated rare memorabilia.Set up via Crowdfunder, fans are invited to purchase a raffle ticket for £5 for a chance to win any particular item, and are able to buy multiple £5 tickets.The new draw was the brainchild of Arctic Monkeys manager Ian McAndrew, who previously raffled off Alex Turner’s iconic Fender Stratocaster guitar to raise money for the Sheffield Leadmill venue.Among the iconic prizes on offer are hand-painted lyrics from Florence Welch and hand-drawn lyrics