BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 10, 2026--
Lifestyle beverage and supplement brand Alani Nu is bringing back its most anticipated seasonal energy drink, Witch’s Brew. This year, the brand is expanding its fall flavor lineup with two new limited-edition flavors – Ruby Apple and Voodoo Vanilla, giving consumers more seasonal flavors to enjoy than ever before.
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Since its debut in 2021, Witch’s Brew has become one of Alani Nu’s most anticipated seasonal energy drink launches, generating excitement each fall for both its nostalgic flavor and collectible can artwork that has become part of the annual launch. Building on that momentum, this year’s expanded lineup introduces two new flavors inspired by classic fall favorites and the creative ways the Alani Nu community is already enjoying their beverages, from sharing their own recipes to customizing their favorite drinks.
"We're excited to expand Witch's Brew beyond a single flavor into a full seasonal experience," said JoBeth Fink, Chief Creative Officer at Alani Nu. "Every year, we look forward to seeing how our community embraces Witch's Brew from collecting the latest can artwork to making Alani Nu part of their fall traditions. That excitement inspired us to expand the lineup with new takes on nostalgic fall flavors and introduce our first-ever energy elixir, giving fans even more ways to enjoy the season."
The seasonal limited-edition lineup includes:
All Alani Nu Energy drinks are vegan, gluten-free and contain zero sugar. We do not recommend Alani Nu Energy Drinks for children under 18, individuals sensitive to caffeine, or women who are pregnant or nursing.
The fall collection of energy drink flavors launches on Wednesday, Aug. 12 at 12 PM ET on AlaniNu.com. Witch’s Brew (12 oz. and 8.4 oz.) and the Potion Pack Variety Pack, which includes Witch’s Brew and Ruby Apple will roll out nationwide in grocery, convenience and specialty retailers. Voodoo Vanilla will be available exclusively through AlaniNu.com, Amazon and The Vitamin Shoppe while supplies last.
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NEW YORK (AP) — The inferno rages onscreen three minutes into “ Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear.” Dashcam footage lifted from a police car shows the blaze: It's 2008, and Barker has survived a plane crash in South Carolina. Four others did not.
And then, a cut. The documentary, which follows the Blink-182 drummer from 2017 to 2026, is a celebration of Barker's life before and after the life-altering accident, a central event in a career full of them. The film began as a mirror of his memoir, 2015's “Can I Say: Living Large, Cheating Death, and Drums, Drums, Drums,” but became something else entirely after a producer suggested it end with the image of Barker, then still unable to fly due to post-traumatic stress disorder, walking toward a plane.
Ending on that note, “where this thing still has power over me,” didn’t sit well with him. Instead, he boards a plane at the end, but the documentary’s final images are a slide show of family photos, including his wife Kourtney Kardashian and kids.
“I almost died,” he says. It “could be helpful to share my life.”
Barker's resume is long, and a two-and-a-half-hour documentary can only cover so much of it. The film hits most of the big notes, quickly establishing Barker as a rebellious kid with a supernatural drumming ability from age 4, when he got his first kit, to now, at 50.
And that's with many projects in-between: From the SoCal punks Feeble, which he joined while working as a trash collector, to his stint in the ska band The Aquabats and multiplatinum, pop-punk legends Blink-182 — the band that skyrocketed Barker into superstardom.
Also covered? His love of skateboarding and car culture, his clothing brands, side-projects Box Car Racer and +44, turntable duo TRV$DJAM, various experiments and collaborations in hip-hop (Bun B, Lil Wayne ) and beyond.
But it all began with drumming, and hilariously enough, Animal from “The Muppets” — his first drumming hero — until he discovered cross-genre greats like jazz legends Buddy Rich, Dennis Chambers and Elvin Jones as well as Mötley Crüe’s Tommy Lee.
“Where drumming got really serious for me was after my mom passed, so it was therapy,” he says, reflecting on his childhood. “It’s like my life. It’s like oxygen to me.”
It's also a kind of sport. Barker has long been a dedicated, athletic percussionist, and he likens it to a boxer's meditative state. “It’s like when you see a fighter and he just goes for broke the first round. There’s sometimes where I just feel like that,” he says. “Something just takes over my body.”
Many events in life threatened that euphoria, but none quite as physically as the plane crash. “I was in a burn center for six months on morphine and I had 30 surgeries,” he recounts. “Seventy percent of my body was burned.” At one point, he didn't only fear if he would be able to drum again — even walking was a question mark.
Even before the crash, Barker's life — as marked with musical triumphs as it has been — offered lessons in resiliency.
“Whether it was my mom passing away or my plane crash, I learned — and through watching friends of mine and just living life — I’ve seen traumatic experiences either destroy someone or define them,” he says. “Every loss I had, or every everything I took to the chin, it made me stronger. At the time, I can’t realize it, right? I can't like really wrap my head around it. But ... that’s why I went so hard and I was so determined to play music and so determined to succeed. Plan B was only making Plan A work. You know? There was no Plan B.”
The same tenacity can be applied to his sobriety and dedication to flying again — a journey emboldened by his family. “I fly all the time now and I feel turbulence and I can’t even tell you what’s going on in my head. And I just look over and my wife’s perfectly OK,” he says. “My son loves airplanes and plays with airplanes and it’s so innocent. It’s so beautiful.”
“They’ve been my greatest joy,” he says of his children, who grow up on screen across the film's near-decade of filming.
As someone who has lost a lot and thought about what it would be like to lose even more, when it comes to the topic of legacy, Barker has a simple dream. “I think I’d want to be remembered for my music and my drumming and being a great father, husband, and son and brother,” he says.
As for the doc? “Maybe my story helps somebody,” he pauses. “I don’t love how everything happened. I don’t like the losses that happened. But I like how hard I had to work. I like that I wasn’t born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I liked that I had to navigate and find my way. And the journey was awesome.”
FILE - Kourtney Kardashian, left, and Travis Barker appear at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
Travis Barker poses for a portrait in New York on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)
Travis Barker poses for a portrait in New York on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)
Travis Barker poses for a portrait in New York on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)
Travis Barker poses for a portrait in New York on Thursday, June 11, 2026. (Photo by Matt Licari/Invision/AP)
