Arctic Monkeys Declare Hip-Hop Dead, Hate 'Pop Idol'

In an interview with NME this week the underaged Sheffield foursome's frontman, Alex Turner, & guitarist Jamie Cook, dig into the current state of popular music:

Alex: "I hate all those 'Pop Idol' singers. And let me tell you what I can't stand - that fucking R&B cover version of 'Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before'."

Jamie: "Even music I don't usually listen to, like hip-hop, is obviously bad at the moment. There is no real hip-hop anymore. Timbaland is a good producer, but he's in every song right now. Come on, there are other producers - and other beats."

Bitchfork hates the new Timbaland record as well, tagging it with a 4.1 earlier this week. Check out that review over at B-fork!

Hmm, I wonder what the boys will have to say if Sanjaya is crowned the next American Idol... By the way, you haven't seen 'Favourite Worst Nightmare's album art yet? Well then take a stroll over here!

MP3: Arctic Monkeys - When The Sun Goes Down