Arctic Monkeys Censored by Grocery Stores?

Arctic Monkeys’ new album, Suck it and See, has drawn the ire of some American grocery store chains, according to band members. Alex Turner and Matt Helders said their fourth albums hasn’t “traveled very well,” in an interview with Xfm.

Apparently some chains aren’t happy with the album cover, which is fairly plain, and simply features the record’s title in black on a cream background. Arctic Monkeys wouldn’t name which stores were taking action.

“They think it is rude, disrespectful,” Turner said. “They’re putting a sticker over it in America in certain stores, big ones.”

Suck it and See will be released on June 5 in the U.K. and on June 7 in the U.S.

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Arctic Monkeys Member Loses £40,000 When Ancient Rum Accidentally Opened

Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders lost an estimated 40,000 pounds when staff at the Sheffield, England, watering hole that he owns – Bowery Bar – accidentally opened a 215-year-old bottle of Henry Jefferson of Whitehaven. Helders’ staff had purchased the bottle of rum for 70 pounds but didn’t realize its value until they’d already popped the bottle, and spilt some of its contents onto the bar.

Helders and Arctic Monkeys bandmate Alex Turner were among those who sampled a few shots.

A source told The Sun this week, “The bar staff were mortified when they found out what they had done. Later on that night everyone was talking about it including Matt, Alex, and former Arctics member Andy Nicholson. Everyone was shocked but found it pretty funny – except the manager who runs the pub for Matt.”

The Bowery Bar posted a message on their Facebook page acknowledging, “The industry experts seem to agree that we’ve opened a bottle of booze potentially worth about 40 grand. [Expletive]. It was a stupid mistake but it made a lovely dark ’n’ stormy cocktail. Now we’ve got some of the country’s leading rum experts investigating and coming to see us.”

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