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Turnstile: “When the stars align for things to happen, we follow them”

How the Baltimore harcore band became the live act of the summer

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‘Ms. Marvel’ star Iman Vellani: “I don’t care about the haters!”

New song ‘Part Of The Band’ finds The 1975 ripping up their own rule book

RAYE: “I became a ‘rent-a-verse’. People knew my songs, but they didn’t know me”

The best albums of 2022… so far!

Taika Waititi: “I love ‘Stranger Things’ – but as a Kate Bush fan I’m really annoyed!”

LATEST NEWS

Watch The Killers debut new song ‘Boy’ at Mad Cool Festival 2022

‘The Godfather’ star James Caan has died aged 82

Guns N’ Roses’ Axl Rose shares health update after postponing show

Watch aespa’s powerful music video for new single ‘Girls’

‘GTA Online’ is finally getting one of its most-requested features

‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ ranked as one of Marvel’s worst films following early reviews

ALBUM REVIEWS

Metric – ‘Formentera’ review: indie icons approach life’s ups and downs with Balearic bliss

Katy J Pearson – ‘Sound Of The Morning’ review: realism and rose-tinted fantasy

Viagra Boys – ‘Cave World’ review: a grimy time capsule of a truly bizarre era

Burna Boy – ‘Love, Damini’ review: an eclectic, emotional exploration of afro-pop

FEATURES

Check out NME’s exclusive, intimate portraits of famous faces at Glastonbury 2022

James Caan – 1940-2022: a top-tier talent whose greatest roles echoed his own life

The art of storytelling: How 20 years spent making narrative games led Caroline Marchal to ‘As Dusk Falls’

Jack White confiscated my phone – and I’m here for it

How your new favourite bands are changing British guitar music by embracing the rave

The story of Glastonbury 2022 in glorious photos

GIG REVIEWS

Here’s how The Killers delivered the indie disco of our dreams at Mad Cool 2022

Mad Cool Festival 2022 Day Two: The Killers, Foals and many more take Madrid by storm

Mad Cool Festival 2022 Day One: relive the best bits as music shines again in Madrid

Wireless Festival 2022 – review: uneven billing saved by a resplendent Tyler, The Creator

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Kraftwerk’s Karl Bartos

Modest Mouse at Mad Cool 2022 on writing with Johnny Marr – and why you should never fight The Cribs

Megane Mercury: “There’s no content on being a Black person in Spain”

Soundtrack Of My Life: Keane’s Tom Chaplin

The Killers at Mad Cool 2022: “Our new song ‘Boy’ is in the gutter, looking at the stars”

Deaf Havana: “I’ve never known what we are, but now I’m comfortable with that”

THE BIG READ

Turnstile: “When the stars align for things to happen, we follow them”

Glastonbury: your favourite artists on why it matters

Billie Eilish: “I owe it to everyone to put on a good Glastonbury show”

Sky Ferreira: “I’m starting to realise: I’m glad that I sound like me”

MORE NEWS

Chvrches considering full album shows to celebrate 10 years together

‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ post-credits scene: here’s what happened and what it means

Burna Boy “sorry” for cancelling Wireless Festival appearances this weekend

The HU share details of new album ‘Rumble Of Thunder’

Megane Mercury: “There’s no content on being a Black person in Spain”

Dave Chappelle speech addressing backlash to trans jokes is released on Netflix

The Mars Volta share second song after ending 10-year hiatus, ‘Graveyard Love’

Fiona Apple appears on new Watkins Family Hour song ‘(Remember Me) I’m The One Who Loves You’

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

The best debut albums of 2022… so far!

Renforshort: “This album is the honesty I needed to hear growing up as a young woman”

Been Stellar: New Yorkers writing their own chapter in their city’s storied guitar scene

454: the Florida rap star being championed by Frank Ocean and Denzel Curry

FILM & TV NEWS

David Harbour says method acting is “silly and dangerous”

Ricky Gervais has garbage truck named after him in his hometown

Christian Bale says people “laughed” at idea of a “serious” Batman

‘Thor: Love And Thunder’ post-credits scene: here’s what happened and what it means

Dave Chappelle speech addressing backlash to trans jokes is released on Netflix

Doja Cat criticises ‘Stranger Things’ star Noah Schnapp for sharing private messages on TikTok

Steven Yeun joins Robert Pattinson in cast for Bong Joon-ho’s next film

Damian Lewis unveils live dates and details news of debut solo album

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘Thor: Love and Thunder’ review: Marvel’s most metal movie yet

‘Black Bird’ review: Ray Liotta’s final TV role is moving and majestic

‘Hello, Goodbye and Everything In Between’ review: a tacky teen romcom you won’t miss

‘Brian and Charles’ review: weird robot comedy filled with human emotion

GAMING NEWS

‘Final Fantasy 7 Remake’ devs weren’t sure if series needed 2 or 3 games

Players won’t need a Facebook account to use the Meta Quest VR from August

Footage of a ‘Halo’ VR project has been shared on Twitter

‘Stray’ is Steam Deck verified as it tops wishlist chart

343 is working with modders to restore the ‘Halo 2’ Earth City demo

‘Hearthstone’ is randomly giving away hundreds of packs to players

‘Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt’ ditching seasons, adding team deathmatch

Roguelike deck-building game ‘Inscryption’ is coming to PlayStation

GAME REVIEWS

‘Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak’ review: a tough, meaty expansion if not as groundbreaking

‘Witch Strandings’ review – an experimental ‘strand’ game that fails to deliver

Steam Deck review: a marvel of a miniature gaming PC

‘Cuphead – The Delicious Last Course’ review: a real high-class bout