
Daniel Griffiths
Daniel Griffiths is a veteran journalist who has worked on some of the biggest entertainment, tech and home brands in the world. He's interviewed countless big names, and covered countless new releases in the fields of music, videogames, movies, tech, gadgets, home improvement, self build, interiors and garden design. He’s the ex-Editor of Future Music and ex-Group Editor-in-Chief of Electronic Musician, Guitarist, Guitar World, Computer Music and more. He renovates property and writes for MusicRadar.com.
Latest articles by Daniel Griffiths

Welcome to the bungle… Watch Axl Rose take umbrage when GNR's new drummer plays the wrong song
By Daniel Griffiths published
Just two gigs into a World Tour things didn't go to plan for new sticksmith, Issac Carpenter

“We tried it as a laugh and now it’s our standard setup”: The secret sauce behind Sleep Token’s live drum sound
By Daniel Griffiths published
Because delivering drums for one of rock’s hottest acts requires the breaking of more than a few rules

“Metronome-like precision deemed "soulless"”: Josh Freese delivers 10 reasons for Foo Fighters sacking
By Daniel Griffiths published
Big names from Stewart Copeland to Michael Buble have all waded in to offer Freese their support

Cologne venue Essigfabrik just had its soundsystem stolen in a “Hollywood-worthy” robbery
By Daniel Griffiths published
Welcome to the world's quietest nightclub. Essigfabrik's €100,000 speakers just vanished into thin air

“Mayer on guitar, Grohl on drums…": Ed Sheeran just revealed his multi-star pile-on for the F1 movie
By Daniel Griffiths published
Sheeran joins John Mayer and Dave Grohl on Drive – a song that’s part of the soundtrack for this summer’s fastest movie

It’s Britney, Twitch… 25 years after Oops I Did It Again Twitch is serving up 12hrs of non-stop Spears
By Daniel Griffiths published
Celebrating the album's 25th anniversary, Twitch has commissioned top DJs to perform exclusive 12-hour live mixes of Spears’ classic

From bedroom to billions… Rich List 2025 reveals the wealth and rankings of the UK’s biggest music stars
By Daniel Griffiths published
Who’s going up and who’s going down on the chart that every music star wants to be part of?

“Next time don’t bring a wet sponge to a tech fight”: deadmau5 just beat down DJ James Hype by beating Elden Ring with a Pioneer CDJ-3000
By Daniel Griffiths published
By personally calling out the producer’s “not live” comments Hype has put the ‘Mau5 machine on the warpath

PinkPantheress has sampled the cream of '90s and '00s UK electronic music on new mixtape, Fancy That
By Daniel Griffiths published
It's short on length, but heavy on influences

"Crafted from Heritage. Tuned for Tomorrow": Zultan Cymbals celebrate their 25th birthday with a new high-end 25 series
By Daniel Griffiths published
With 16-hand hammered cymbals across the range, there’s something for every sound and style

Tempo shifts, key changes and nonsense lyrics: Is Eurovision 2025 set to be the most musically weird competition in its history?
By Daniel Griffiths published
Europe’s songwriters and producers have upped their game with more unexpected ear-catching song switch-arounds than ever before

“It would be me blowing £100,000 to give me pleasure": Gary Kemp laments the changing face of touring
By Daniel Griffiths published
The Spandau songwriter appeared on a new podcast to talk new album, social media worries and the unlikeliness of him hitting the road

Roland's V-Drums go wireless for new simple and seamless WT-10 sensor and DH-10 hub DrumLink system
By Daniel Griffiths published
Adding digital elements to your analogue kit (with zero trailing wires) has never been faster or easier

Madonna teams up with Deadpool & Wolverine filmmaker for a Netflix series based on her life
By Daniel Griffiths published
Netflix has put the Queen of Pop together with the Stranger Things producer and director, with Julia Garner rumoured to be starring

"All I wanted to do is hug him”: Someone just paid $12,495 to be Gene Simmons' roadie for a day
By Daniel Griffiths published
After dreaming up the ultimate fan experience and then cancelling 17 gigs, Simmons’ aborted tour finally got its first, paying member of staff

Want a gig at the Montreux Jazz Festival? Thomann and Shure want to gift you your big break
By Daniel Griffiths published
A fresh-for-2025 competition sees them parting with cash, prizes and a spot among the superstars on the festival’s famous stage

Chad Smith just destroyed the Wu-Tang Clan in his latest drum tuition video
By Daniel Griffiths published
Taking to the studio for Drumeo, Smith has just given an old favourite a through beating up

“We were like, ‘Oh, my God’”: Jill Sobule’s final song is entitled JD Vance Is A C__t
By Daniel Griffiths published
The social activist singer songwriter penned one last scathing future classic before tragically leaving us earlier this month

Metallica’s Enter Sandman triggers mini earthquake on its American Football ‘homecoming’
By Daniel Griffiths published
As the walk-out music for the local football team, Metallica nearly brought the house down when they played it for real

“Let’s see if we survive this one”: Is this really your last chance to see The Who?
By Daniel Griffiths published
The Who have just announced another ‘farewell’ tour. And all the signs are there that this one really will be their last

“Keep creating, pushing boundaries”: 12 pieces of Andy Weatherall’s studio gear are up for auction
By Daniel Griffiths published
Fans have the chance to obtain a little bit of history… And bag some highly desirable music gear in the process too

Motörhead’s Phil Campbell prepares to unveil an 8ft bronze of his bandmate, Lemmy Kilmister
By Daniel Griffiths published
This Friday's ceremony will reveal the statue and feature the delivery of a portion of Kilminster’s ashes into its plinth

“It replaced three plugins on my vocal bus - I love it!ˮ: Meet Velvet, iZotope’s new smart vocal smoothing tool
By Daniel Griffiths published
As part of the affordable Catalyst series, Velvet aims to zap the bugs in your most vexatious vocals
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