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In Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?!, we quiz a grizzled artist on their own career to see how much they can remember – and find out if the booze, loud music and/or tour sweeties has knocked the knowledge out of them. This week: Ash frontman Tim Wheeler. 1: What backwards message does the song ‘Evil Eye’ open with? “We were going to put something about George W Bush but the label got scared so we ended up saying ‘Suck Satan’s cock’. CORRECT. (Laughs) Nice and mature! We were in LA making ‘Meltdown’, our most hard rock record, living our childhood heavy metal […]The post Does Rock 'N' Roll Kill Braincells?! We put Ash's Tim Wheeler to the test appeared first on NME.
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It is the latest to be shared from the upcoming album, which is comprised of unreleased songs he recorded in 1993The post Check out new Johnny Cash song ‘Spotlight’, featuring The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach appeared first on NME.
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Last month, it was announced that the brand would close its doors after a decadeThe post Nick Cave on the closure of wife Susie’s fashion company The Vampire’s Wife – and how it helped her deal with the loss of their son appeared first on NME.
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It features contributions from Tom Morello, Slash and more, and lead single ‘Boys Who Play With Matches’ is out today (June 6)The post MC5 announce ‘Heavy Lifting’ – their first new album in 53 years appeared first on NME.
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The Smashing Pumpkins: Billy Corgan doesn’t want to play fan favourites at gigs: “I don’t care if they’re a classic or not”
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He also said that sticking to their most famous tracks would mark the “death of any artist”The post Billy Corgan doesn’t want to play fan favourites at Smashing Pumpkins gigs: “I don’t care if they’re a classic or not” appeared first on NME.
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