The Sheffield Music Scene of the 2000s: Arctic Monkeys, Millburn & Other Local Legends (With Sam Parry)

A burned demo, a city of small rooms, and a chorus that started before the debut single—this is the story of how Sheffield’s 2000s music scene caught fire. We welcome Substack Sam (of The  Pinch Fanzine and The Pinch Podcast) to map the living web that connected Arctic Monkeys, Milburn, Harrisons, Reverend and the Makers, Bromheads and beyond. It’s less a straight line and more a circuit: shared producers like Alan Smyth, players switching line‑ups, and nights where four support slots minted tomorrow’s main acts.Sam's Now That's What I Call Sheffield Music Of The Naughties playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0e6PCzh80iisM7vRgBD7r9?si=a09398de970744f1Toddla T's Ghettoblaster #1https://www.mixcloud.com/oldschooltapes/toddla-ts-ghettoblaster-mix-1/?fbclid=IwY2xjawOSatpleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF6UmJmZjIwVlRBZGZ5bHl5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHuMbP6Njh2cz-j3SEI7BfbmzvD8rCrz9LBNQO1CuYJsa1AEOEx2l3Zbzl9Fa_aem_dK57eWlliwP3hpotUn4gBA