Turnstile Reaches Joe Rogan’s Podcast, Briefly

Turnstile has spent the past few years moving through festivals and late-night stages, but it took a conversation about Psy’s “Gangnam Style” for the band to finally register with Joe Rogan. On episode 2,539 of The Joe Rogan Experience, comedian Shane Gillis noticed Ari Shaffir, wearing a Last Dinner Party shirt, steering the talk toward Turnstile. Gillis called it out immediately.

What followed was a brief, unserious exchange. Gillis claimed affinity for Turnstile’s “old stuff,” citing “Generator” from 2018’s Time & Space. That choice skips earlier material like “Keep It Moving” from the 2013 Step 2 Rhythm EP or “Fazed Out” from 2016’s Nonstop Feeling, which would be the actual old stuff. Rogan, after learning the band was hardcore, asked if they were “cumcore,” and that was about the extent of his engagement. The group then watched the combined “Seein’ Stars” and “Birds” video, which Mark Normand described as the world healing.

For anyone tracking hardcore’s mainstream crossover, this is a small cultural data point. Turnstile did not need Rogan’s approval, and they did not receive it. But the moment captures how the band has become a reference comedians can drop into unrelated conversations—even if the host still doesn’t know what to do with it.