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Turnstile has announced a free show that will take place on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 24 at 3 p.m. The concert, which will be held by the Washington Monument, will be hosted with Human Concern International to raise funds to benefit the organization’s humanitarian efforts in Sudan and Lebanon and for Palestinians living in Gaza. The show will act as both a tour wrap-up to their Never Enough Tour Pt. 2 and hometown show for the group. Speaking about the event, Hassan Wadi, Global Director of Human Concern International shares, “As a Gazan, I cannot be…
Fresh off the release of her shoegaze band Helen’s reunion album last week, Grouper’s Liz Harris has lined up a new record comprising two short-film scores. Paired as Music for Two Films About Water, the untitled scores accompany aquatic shorts by the artists Tanja Engelberts (We Exhale) and Takashi Makino (Constellation). The latter, a 21-minute piece, is out now. Check it out below, ahead of the full release, via Kranky, on November 27.Revisit Ben Ratliff’s profile Grouper’s Liz Harris Explains the Art of the Paradox and the Beauty of Mistakes, in which Harris reflects on her longtime collaboration with the…
Turnstile are hosting a free show in Washington, D.C. later this month. The concert will take place at the Washington Monument at 3 p.m. local time on October 23rd in collaboration with Human Concern International, and will raise money to support the organization’s humanitarian aid efforts in Palestine, Sudan, and Lebanon. Fans can RSVP for the event and are encouraged to donate to the cause. Check out the official poster below.Hassan Wadi, the global director of Human Concern International, shared a statement tied to the event: “As a Gazan, I cannot be prouder of the Turnstile team and community for…
Information continues to trickle out about Grand Theft Auto VI ahead of its hotly anticipated November 19 release. Today, Rockstar Games unveiled details around one of the long-running series’ best features: the in-game radio stations and their respective DJs.GTA VI’s programming will include Cocoteo FM, a modern Latin station hosted by Bad Bunny and RaiNao; the best in African music on AfroBank FM, from Burna Boy and Palms Trax; classic metal on Chamber 106.6, from Kerry King and Tom Araya of Slayer; Flash FM’s “best in pop” led by Robyn and model Alex Consani; Dirty South Classics from Trick Daddy…
The UK government have highlighted the “shared European interest” in solving the ongoing Brexit touring crisis for artists, musicians and crew as they called for more “real progress” at an event in Brussels. See exclusive quotes from DCMS Minister Ian Murray’s speech below. READ MORE: UK touring bands are suffering due to “Brexit fuck-ups and a lack of government control” After the music industry were essentially dealt a “no deal” Brexit with an end to visa-free travel for UK artists and crew wishing to work back in 2020, “catastrophic” predictions of the sector being “screwed over” and facing an existential threat…
Comedian Mary Beth Barone is on the campaign trail. Well, when we talk on the phone she’s in the middle of a blowout. But then it’s right back to the campaign trail. Following the July 28 premiere of her Netflix special Galaxy Brain, the standup, actress, and writer is putting her hat in the ring for Best Comedy Album at the 2027 Grammys. And as a gift to fans, the album version of Galaxy Brain will be available to purchase on vinyl on Nov. 23. “When the tides rise, humanity is completely wiped out, and whatever organism comes to take…
T wo years ago, in the summer of 2024, Harry Styles was strolling down a small cobblestone side street in Rome, when he suddenly noticed a face he recognized. It was Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, one of his biggest musical heroes. He introduced himself — just two stars walking the streets incognito, with no entourage. As Styles confesses to Yorke now, with a shy grin, “You, to me, had always been that person that I was scared of meeting.” Yorke and Styles might seem like they’re from two different worlds — the planet’s most dazzling glam-pop prince versus the high priest…
Paul McCartney has penned some words on how they shot the iconic cover for The Beatles‘ ‘Rubber Soul’ for the re-release of their classic 1965 album. Check them out exclusively on NME below. The Fab Four’s landmark sixth album is currently heading to Number One in the UK charts, 60 years after its original release. Released last week (Friday October 2), the expanded edition comes presented in new stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes, and with a box-set alongside the original mono mix and the original Capitol US Album version mixed by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell. As well…
Andrew Savage has a new band with a new song out today. The Parquet Courts frontman has launched a new group, Iconic Fugues, with a two-pronged track that’s surely relatable to anyone who has a rose and a thorn of the past year. Check out “2025 Dream/2025 Blues” below.According to Savage, “2025 Dream/2025 Blues” is “about a guy who wakes up from a dream only to be confronted with a series of increasingly consequential, harsh realities.” Despite that dire synopsis, he doesn’t see the song as a total bummer. “As I write this all out it sounds bleak, but I…
O N A CRISP DRY DAY in Beckley, West Virginia, last September, 35-year-old litigator Chris Smith wore his lucky purple tie to court. With a wry smile, round face, and piercing blue eyes behind metal-rimmed glasses, Smith enjoyed a hard fight. But as he slid into his seat for defense counsel in a courtroom crowded with lawyers, luck did not seem to be on his side. Smith’s client, the West Virginia Board of Education, faced an uphill battle to save the state’s compulsory-vaccination law, which for 89 years had helped thwart the spread of infectious diseases. The state’s ambitious Republican…
