Arctic Monkeys Invite Fans to Phone In and Sound Off!

Got something you'd like to personally say to the Arctic Monkeys? Been dying tell Alex how good he looks on the dancefloor? Share some fabricated stories about the Bay Area? Tell the whole lot to sod off? Well here's your chance. The Arctics have just extended an open phoning invitation to their North American followers via fan community theriotvan.com. It's quite simple, really. Dial the magic number, then enter the second magic number, then enter the third magic number (all detailed below), and finally, leave a "SHORT, CLEAR, and WELL THOUGHT OUT" message for the Monkeys.

Profanity is OK, but not encouraged. Same goes for, ahem, monkey-business. Encouraged, at least on the website: addressing painfully boring topics such as "How did you first hear about the Arctic Monkeys?" Internet users of North America, we know you can do better than that.

So then what? Well, the Arctics will post their three favorite messages on theriotvan.com and hit their creators with prize packs. And then, who knows, maybe your voice will pop up on the follow-up to Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not. Maybe the last track on that one will consist of a saccharine outpouring of answering machine fan-love. Maybe I'm totally talking about the new Christina Aguilera album, whoops!

Call quick-- the deadline is Monday, August 21-- and be warned: that's not a toll-free number. So right, the details, straight from the Riot Van: "STEP ONE: call #415-856-0205 and follow the prompts. STEP TWO: enter the Primary #: 718-385-4545 STEP THREE: enter the Pin #: 1120 STEP FOUR: LEAVE A YOUR MESSAGE!!! keep it SHORT, CLEAR and WELL THOUGHT OUT. STEP FIVE: press # to end your message. STEP SIX: press 1 to post your message and to finish the call. STEP SEVEN: press "2" to end the call."

Src: Pitchforkmedia.com