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A. G. Cook and Danny L Harle mark 13 years of PC Music by returning as Dux Content by announcing remastered album ‘Lifestyle’ with medieval title track
The album will be available digitally and on vinyl via PC Music on 10 July The post A. G. Cook and Danny L Harle mark 13 years of PC Music by returning as Dux Content by announcing remastered album ‘Lifestyle’ with medieval title track appeared first on NME .
HorsegiirL reveals she took Billie Eilish to Berghain: “She ended up staying until 7am”
Eilish was in Berlin last year for her 'Hit Me Hard And Soft' tour The post HorsegiirL reveals she took Billie Eilish to Berghain: “She ended up staying until 7am” appeared first on NME .
“Like Ghosts I’ve Always Known” — Leipzig’s Kalte Steine Shares Desolate Darkwave Single “Crying Out”
Flickering lights beneath the rain Blur the city into grey. Loneliness is not always silent; sometimes it sounds like a city answering in static. Rain turns windows into mirrors, neon… The post “Like Ghosts I’ve Always Known” — Leipzig’s Kalte Steine Shares Desolate Darkwave Single “Crying Out” appeared first on Post-Punk.com .
The Strange World of… GLARC
Stewart Smith offers ten points of entry – including Still House Plants, Quinie & Harry Gorski-Brown – into the strange world of Glasgow label, Greater Lanarkshire Auricular Research Council GLARC (Greater Lanarkshire Auricular Research Council), has been documenting the weirder fringes of Glasgow's music scene and beyond for a decade now, carving out a distinctive space that has little to do with the city’s established indie scene. In addition to introducing the world to woozy post punk trio Still House Plants and folk singer Quinie, the tape label has been home to the medieval prog pop conceptions of Max Syed Tollan aka Horse Whisperer, Harry Gorski-Brown’s futurist bagpipe music, and the absurdist noise rock of L. They’ve also ventured into sound art with... The post The Strange World of… GLARC appeared first on The Quietus .
Watch Skunk Anansie bring out the umbrellas to join Garbage on stage for ‘Only Happy When It Rains’ at end of co-headline tour: “This is what true sisterhood and fraternity looks like”
Skin called the run of joint dates "incredible" and "mindblowing" The post Watch Skunk Anansie bring out the umbrellas to join Garbage on stage for ‘Only Happy When It Rains’ at end of co-headline tour: “This is what true sisterhood and fraternity looks like” appeared first on NME .
‘Hot Hot Hot!!!’ – The Cure bring the hits through the heatwave as 2026 UK tour arrives in Cardiff
Robert Smith performed in all-black as Cardiff experienced its hottest June day (33 degrees) The post ‘Hot Hot Hot!!!’ – The Cure bring the hits through the heatwave as 2026 UK tour arrives in Cardiff appeared first on NME .
Olivia Rodrigo fans hit out at Cigarettes After Sex drummer’s “weird” comment about her all-female festival
The band's frontman Greg Gonzalez has responded by saying he has "only complete adoration" for Rodrigo The post Olivia Rodrigo fans hit out at Cigarettes After Sex drummer’s “weird” comment about her all-female festival appeared first on NME .
Charli XCX teases collaboration on upcoming album; says you “won’t be able to guess” who it is
"I'd bet money on you not guessing" The post Charli XCX teases collaboration on upcoming album; says you “won’t be able to guess” who it is appeared first on NME .
Low Culture Podcast: Altar by Sunn O))) and Boris
In this month’s pod, John Doran and Luke Turner discuss witnessing the glorious evolution of the doom titans in the early 2000s, and how it led to the formation of The Quietus Sunn O)))’s original name Mars tells you something, it being both the name of a massive planetary body but also a piece of music by Gustav Holst which is a an Ur-text in the history of heavy metal, given that it is the direct musical influence on ‘Black Sabbath’ by Black Sabbath. And this is what the band did, guiding heavy metal to an irreducible, super heavy core of skull crushing riffs stretched out to absurdity and beyond. Boris are a transcendent experimental heavy rock band from Japan, named after a... The post Low Culture Podcast: Altar by Sunn O))) and Boris appeared first on The Quietus .
Leonard Cohen’s estate hit out at Donald Trump’s use of ‘Hallelujah’ at rally
Trump previously used a Rufus Wainwright cover of 'Hallelujah' at a 2024 rally, which Wainwright called “the height of blasphemy” The post Leonard Cohen’s estate hit out at Donald Trump’s use of ‘Hallelujah’ at rally appeared first on NME .
Plastic Alphabet: Actual Earth Music – Volume 3 & 4 by EarthBall
Exploratory Canadians capture lighning in a bottle, marshalling their transcendent free rock into a package that feels joyful, communicating effortlessly At first glance the sleeve’s photo shows an overhead shot of a manhole cover, with a pair of lace-up boots next to it. Closer inspection shows the pattern on the sewer grate could come from a Vasarely painting: a grid of raised metal circles of carefully ordered sizes form a globe-like image in its centre, seeming to pulsate or spin. This manhole cover was photographed by EarthBall in Geneva. Maybe they felt the primeval force that its image suggested was coming up to meet them at the gig. Do EarthBall make music that mirrors Vasarely’s idea of the “plastic alphabet” where geometrics... The post Plastic Alphabet: Actual Earth Music – Volume 3 & 4 by EarthBall appeared first on The Quietus .
Morrissey shares lengthy attack on Johnny Marr, accusing him “dividing” The Smiths audience into “factions”
"He has devoted his entire life to killing Morrissey in whatever way available" The post Morrissey shares lengthy attack on Johnny Marr, accusing him “dividing” The Smiths audience into “factions” appeared first on NME .
Gamut Inc – Radiating
Gamut Inc Radiating Marion Wörle and Maciej Śledziecki subvert the august pipe organs of Germany's sacred spaces radiating by gamut inc Musical Instrument Digital Interface (aka MIDI) has such a pervasive presence in the musical landscape that it’s easy to take it for granted. Yet, when it first appeared in the early 1980s, the standard felt miraculous. Back when technology was more meaningful, MIDI’s ability to bridge physical and digital domains meant that devices like synthesizers and keyboards were suddenly able to talk both to each other and to computer programs. The protocol has countless applications today, many of them purely software-based, but this particular facet remains its most fascinating, even serving as a core aesthetic principle for acts like Berlin’s Gamut Inc. Since the... The post Gamut Inc – Radiating appeared first on The Quietus .
Ony Godfrey Reigns Over a Gilded Game in Video for Baroque Synthpop Proclamation “The World Is My Chess”
No truth shall outlive what my doctrine suppresses, I am the king and the world is my chess. Power prefers a board to play its game. From a throne, people… The post Ony Godfrey Reigns Over a Gilded Game in Video for Baroque Synthpop Proclamation “The World Is My Chess” appeared first on Post-Punk.com .
Tour news: Nicole Atkins, Hot Mulligan, John C Reilly (Mister Romantic), Frog / Woods, The Snuts, more
Plus beabadoobee, The Killers’ Brandon Flowers, Geordie Greep, Russian Circles, Kamasi Washington, Mike D, and more tour and show news.
“Bad Girls Take What They Want” — Chicago Duo Bellhead Revisit the Scene of the Crime in Video for “Threats”
She’ll make you beg and plead Make you dance to the gunshots She whispered me a threat I won’t soon forget Some people leave a relationship with memories; others leave… The post “Bad Girls Take What They Want” — Chicago Duo Bellhead Revisit the Scene of the Crime in Video for “Threats” appeared first on Post-Punk.com .
Sesame Street Gives Chappell Roan, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, and KPop Demon Hunters the “Weird Al” Treatment
Sesame Workshop's new album Parody Party LP transforms modern pop hits into family-friendly sing-alongs about cookies, recycling, sharing, and potty training. Sesame Street Gives Chappell Roan, Taylor Swift, Bruno Mars, and KPop Demon Hunters the “Weird Al” Treatment Alex Krinsky
Erykah Badu Announces 2026 Fall North American Tour
The Alchemist, De La Soul, and Smino will support on select dates. Erykah Badu Announces 2026 Fall North American Tour Eddie Fu
The Killers’ Brandon Flowers announces first solo album in over 10 years & tour
’THRASHER’ arrives on August 21, and the first single is out this Friday.
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett: “Right Now, Songwriting and Pop Music Is Crap”
The metal guitarist laments the state of contemporary pop music. Metallica’s Kirk Hammett: “Right Now, Songwriting and Pop Music Is Crap” Spencer Kaufman
Leonard Cohen Estate Slams Use of “Hallelujah” at Trump Rally
"This use is not authorized, and the Estate does not support or approve of this or any similar usage." Leonard Cohen Estate Slams Use of “Hallelujah” at Trump Rally Wren Graves
Línea Personal Announce First-Ever US Headlining Tour
The rising música mexicana quartet will showcase tracks from their sophomore LP, TODO Ø NADA. Línea Personal Announce First-Ever US Headlining Tour Alex Krinsky
Sam Smith announces new album ‘Hazel Eyes’ with romantic single ‘My Guy’
“I tried to capture the glow and the warmth of love in this one, it makes me cry, maybe it will make you feel a little love too” The post Sam Smith announces new album ‘Hazel Eyes’ with romantic single ‘My Guy’ appeared first on NME .
Geordie Greep Announces 2026 North American Fall Tour
The tour comes in continued support of his 2024 debut solo album, The New Sound. Geordie Greep Announces 2026 North American Fall Tour Eddie Fu