Anthrax have announced the release of their own whiskey, inspired by late Pantera guitarist Dimebag Darrell. The Healer, a limited edition bourbon, is named after Dimebag’s nickname for the drink. “The first time I heard Dimebag refer to booze being a healer was when we were on tour together and I was really sick,” Anthrax’s Charlie Benante explained. Advertisement “He came onto our bus, opened my bunk curtain, gave me a shot of whiskey and said, ‘Booze is the healer.’” “The Healer,” Anthrax's brand new, high-end, limited edition bourbon, Solera-aged in a King’s Barrel, and produced by Hillrock Estate...
PJ Harvey has revealed that the next instalment of her year-long vinyl reissue campaign will be her 1993 album ‘Rid Of Me’. Read more: PJ Harvey — The evolution of an icon The celebrated artist’s discography is the subject of a comprehensive reissue campaign by UMC/Island and Beggars, who are aiming to “celebrate every aspect of Harvey’s recording career and afford a comprehensive and exciting look at the evolution of one of the most singular and extraordinary artists of modern times.” Harvey’s second album ‘Rid Of Me’ will be the next album in her discography to be reissued on...
Rising Scottish band The Snuts have released a video for new single ‘Elephants’ – watch it first on NME below. Read more: The Snuts: “We want to get the same reaction as Primal Scream” Directed by award-winning filmmaker Aella Jordan-Edge, the video transports fans back to the 1960s with a retro TV show vibe. “We’ve packed as much madness in as we possibly could,” frontman Jack Cochrane said of the video. Speaking on the track, he added: “‘Elephants’ is another twist on our ever growing diverse catalogue. The song in whole features a change in lyrical style leaning more towards referencing. The main theme...
Renforshort has shared the Mike Shinoda mix of her power-pop anthem ‘I Drive Me Mad’ – listen to it below. Read more: One year on: Mike Shinoda on the healing process and album ‘Post Traumatic’ The 18-year-old singer-songwriter released the original version of the track back in March. It featured on her debut EP ‘Teenage Angst’. Now, a new version mixed by the Linkin Park musician has been made available. The new collaboration came about after Shinoda heard the track on a playlist, and it immediately stuck out to him. Advertisement “The dynamics of the song – the production,...
Suede have rescheduled their planned anniversary tour for 1996 album ‘Coming Up’ due to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more: Coronavirus: every cancelled gig, festival and tour – and how to get your ticket refund Coming off the back of the success of their acclaimed 2018 album ‘The Blue Hour’, Suede were meant to be hitting the road this coming Autumn to celebrate 25 years of their seminal third album. The Mercury Music Prize nominated LP contained five Top 10 singles with ‘Trash’, ‘Beautiful Ones’, ‘Saturday Night’, ‘Lazy’ and ‘Filmstar’. It remains one of their most beloved and commercially successful...
The White Stripes have shared some rare footage from their television debut – you can watch it below. Read More: The White Stripes – their career in NME covers As part of the 20th anniversary celebrations for their second album, ‘De Stijl’, the band – made up of Meg White and Jack White – posted the rare footage from their TV debut on their YouTube channel earlier this week (June 24). An accompanying statement with the video reads: “In celebration of the 20th Anniversary of De Stijl, watch The White Stripes (Jack White & Meg White) perform ‘Apple Blossom’...
Camelphat have shared their latest single ‘Hypercolour’ featuring Foals frontman Yannis Philippakis – listen to it below. Read more: Foals’ Yannis Philippakis: “It’s perfectly fine to just sit around and do fuck all” The Liverpool duo’s new track is the result of a couple of recording seasons – one in Liverpool and one in London – after the Grammy-nominated producers expressed their wish to collaborate with Foals. “We’ve been longtime fans of Foals after seeing them live a number of times over the years, and they have always been on our list to collaborate with,” Camelphat told Forbes. “Thankfully, the feeling...
Rapper Huey has died, aged 31, following a shooting incident in St Louis. The rapper, who made his name on the 2006 hit ‘Pop, Lock and Drop It’, was shot and killed in Kinloch, a suburb of St Louis according to local reports. A spokesperson for the St. Louis Police Department later confirmed to Fox News that Huey was shot and killed outside of a home in the 8100 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard in Kinloch. Advertisement As reported on Fox 2 Now, Huey – who was born Lawrence Franks Jr – was taken to hospital on Thursday evening...
Before Chester Bennington was the frontman of the game-changing, multi-million-selling Linkin Park, he made music with young upstarts Grey Daze. Joining when he was just 15, the grunge-leaning band released two albums together (1994’s ‘Wake/Me’ and ‘…No Sun Today’ in 1997) while playing sold-out club shows across their home state of Arizona. However after seven years together, they broke up in 1998 for a variety of unsurprising reasons – family, friction, fatigue – and went their separate ways. Chester flew to L.A. the following year to audition for Xero (the band that would become Linkin Park) and after ‘Hybrid...
Prince’s 1987 album ‘Sign O’ The Times’ is set to be reissued with 63 unheard tracks. Read more: 20 things you didn’t know about ‘Purple Rain’ The new collection will be released later this year over eight CD’s and 13 LP’s. It will include previously unreleased tracks, a live recording of Prince’s 1987 New Year’s Eve concert with Miles Davis, as well as a new re-master of Prince’s acclaimed 1987 double album. The Super Deluxe Edition will also include a 120-page hardcover booklet with previously unseen handwritten lyrics as well as photographs, studio material and further rarities. The collection will be...
