Def Leppard and original DIO guitarist Vivian Campbell recently spoke with Lymphoma Association about his struggle with lymphatic cancer and his determination to carry on touring despite his ongoing treatment. What an absolute legend and inspiration to us all. Watch the video interview below… All of us at Hammer wish Vivian the speedie...

This week in unexpected matchups: Elvis Costello and the Roots — who would seem to have nothing in common beyond historic excellence, omnivorous taste, and late-night TV presence — have gone and made a whole album together. It’s called Wise Up Ghost, and we’ve already posted the single “Walk Us U...

Portland, OR’s Red Fang are gonna get a lot of comparisons to labelmates Baroness, and those comparisons are warranted, but they have even more in common with Florida’s Torche: Both bands play high-gloss, high-impact, catchy-as-all-fuck stoner-sludge that actually probably pairs better with beer than herb (assuming it&#82...

A wasted Alex Turner hallucinates after a late night at the pub in the Nabil-directed video for “Why’d You Only Call Me When You’re High?,” the latest single from Arctic Monkeys’ forthcoming AM. “It’s all sparse, clean lines and plaintively conversational lyrics, and it finds ...

A few weeks ago, She & Him re-ignited the timeless question of smartphone usage at concerts when they banned cameras at their Toronto Urban Roots Fest performance. It’s an increasingly common request made by bands, including Savages, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and others. In the interest of keeping the fires stoked, NME asked a number o...