Latest articles by Daniel Griffiths
“For those about to rock… best try another genre”: New stats show that bands are dead, solo and collabs are the way to go and rock has well and truly rolled…
Want to make it in music? Take a few hints from UK chart performance data from 1980 to the present day…
“4 of Drake’s shows in Australia and New Zealand will be postponed:” Drake quits his Down Under tour early
The Anita Max Win Tour just left town for good with Drake choosing to make good on an undisclosed “scheduling conflict” instead
“Live music’s important, it’s ingrained in our soul, click the link”: Take 15 minutes to save the future of live music – take the Music Fans Voice survey today
Kate Nash, Shirley Manson, Lambrini Girls, Edgar Wright, Danny Dyer and more want you to help save the UK music scene
Spotify fights back: Think that artists aren’t getting enough cash? Spotify says there's a good reason for that
After a stream of anti-Spotify sentiment, the supersized streaming service wants to set the record straight
Mankind is about to broadcast the first ever music from the moon. Any guesses as to which band has really made the grade?
A little piece of history is about to be made. But which song will be the first ever to be broadcast from another celestial body?
“The solos were not planned, they were spontaneously playing off of each other. We were really good at that": Joe Walsh tells the story of the Hotel California solo
Trading lines and working their way towards immortality… All live… All once-in-a-lifetime… All magic
"I was having regular panic attacks about not being in control and being exploited": James Blake on how ditching his label and going independent has revitalized his career
The Grammy-winning electro-crooner sings the praises of innovative platforms that are helping musicians take control of their finances
“We want your subscription to go to the artist you listen to. Nobody can fraud that”: Deezer's CEO takes on streaming giants with fairer royalties for artists
Alexis Lanternier positioned Deezer as an ethical alternative to Spotify and Apple Music in a recent interview with The Guardian
“They’re absolutely going to kill all that was good with the Pistols by eliminating the point and the purpose of it all”: John Lydon writes off Sex Pistols tour as "karaoke"
As the band prepare to head out on tour without their original frontman, Lydon has a few things to say about it
“Without small venues you wouldn’t have Depeche Mode, which is a world not really worth living in”: Kelly Lee Owens worries that clubs could be dead within the decade
Appearing on the Sidetracked podcast, the artist/producer spells out the latest stats and her concerns for the future of the UK's electronic music scene
Native Instruments heads east for Scene: Lotus, its latest cinematic instrument
Designed for producing, stunning, project-ready sounds fast, NI’s Scenes just got a Japanese-inspired new addition
“What if we made a record with guitars?”: Charli XCX teases new “Lou Reed” rock direction for her next album
After taking over the world with Brat’s hard-edged pop/electronic sound, is it time for something new?
“I want to shout from a mountain top about this incredible technology”: Is Dreamtronic's Synthesizer V Studio 2 Pro really the first artificial vocalist to finally nail the fake factor?
Its makers claim to have reached “the holy grail of vocal synthesis” with MIDI/text singers that are indistinguishable from the real thing
“I owe it to my brethren in metal not to have a Spotify account”: Dani Filth’s anti-Spotify sentiment
Update – Spotify responds: "£20!? Spotify has paid out around a million dollars in revenue to Cradle of Filth’s rightsholders."
Purple Rain gets new Dolby Vision and Atmos audio makeover for a one-night-only cinema rerelease
On 5 March fans can relive Prince’s 1984 heyday in 8K video and multi-channel Atmos audio at select US and UK cinemas
“He is the only one who knew when his songs were finished…”: Avicii collaborator slams posthumous release
‘New’ posthumous material from Avicii has appeared, but the track’s vocalist Sandro Cavazza isn’t happy
"A great drummer whose innovative patterns helped shape our songs": Rick Buckler of The Jam dies aged 69
The drummer, alongside Paul Weller and Bruce Foxton was the essential power behind the 1970s pop/punk/new wave 'fire and skill' triumvirate
“You know I’m putting my heart and soul into new music”: Madonna teases new music as Confessions Pt.2 becomes a reality
New social posts show the superstar back with producer Stuart Price for a 20-years-later sequel
“He’s fighting as hard as he can”: Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon delivers an update on guitarist Andy Taylor
Their founder member was diagnosed with incurable prostate cancer in 2018
“Not a single person paid. No one came in. I think I got a Diet Coke out of it”: Joe Bonamassa dishes the dirt on his worst gig ever
You’d think that Bonamassa live in Memphis would draw quite the crowd… Think again
“The world’s leader in cast iron cookware”: Primus get a thorough panning for the 35th anniversary of Frizzle Fry
Simmer down. Their cast-iron classic now comes with matching bespoke 10.5" skillet…
“Labels, we got you, but do you got us?”: Universal Music cave in to Chappell Roan and launch the Music Industry Mental Health Fund
Two weeks after her Grammys call-to-action it looks like at least one major label was listening
“I don’t want to be trapped again, with the same musicians making the same sound”: New John Lennon documentary sheds light on his dark, tragic, final decade
Could Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade be the most honest, revealing and surprising Beatles documentary ever?
