Latest articles by Daniel Griffiths
“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?
50 years of Phaedra: Tangerine Dream’s forward-thinking, futurist, synth classic is now an antique
One of the pioneering works of electronic music is getting a 50th anniversary six-disc anniversary re-release
Chappell Roan’s Grammy speech triggers celebrity pile-on as pop’s big names pledge charity cash
Her scathing speech was aimed to push the majors into revising their attitude, but so far it’s only the stars themselves who’ve stepped up
10cc's Graham Gouldman and Kevin Godley on creating a classic anti-love song
We caught up with the band's Graham Gouldman and Kevin Godley for the inside track on one of the 20th century’s greatest but most unconventional ballads
INXS classic album Listen Like Thieves gets the Giles Martin treatment for 40th Anniversary remix
New releases feature an entirely new album mix, outtakes and demos and the first airing of a lost live recording
Clash of the Liams: Prodigy’s Howlett misses out on Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nom, while Oasis’ Gallagher tells fans not to “waste your time”
Oasis get a nomination but don’t want it, while The Prodigy get snubbed again. And both Liams aren’t happy…
"Mentally disturbed": Here are all of the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees
And with everyone from Oasis to Billy Idol on board you need vote to make sure your fave makes the grade
“Charts, shmarts, man”: After being beaten by Sabrina Carpenter, Travis Scott is down for a collab
Likewise Scott wants to get musical with Taylor Swift too. “I have some Ill ideas…”
Psst… Paul McCartney MIGHT be playing a secret gig tonight
Are you in New York right now? Know where the Bowery Ballroom is? Keep an eye on Macca’s Instagram…
Kendrick Lamar scored the biggest Super Bowl half-time audience ever but Noel Gallagher isn’t impressed
133.5 million people watched Kendrick Lamar tease Drake to death. Noel Gallagher wasn't one of them
DrumCraft’s Urban Beats delivers pro-quality looks and sound for the compact stage and budget
Their new kit comes ready made to make magic in a whole range of rhythm duties
"I love them, they just sing, they’re absolutely gorgeous:" Mike Portnoy just crashed Sabian’s party
The Dream Theater maestro just MAX’ed out the cymbal collection for his favourite brand
This Valentines Day, say it with… strings, plectrums and some bargain-priced software bundles?
Music store giant Thomann’s Valentines Day sale has just what you need to win the heart of any sweet music maker
Strum is a deconstructed, accessible guitar that anybody can play
Arcana Instruments have taken apart guitar playing and reimagined the basics with the latest tech
“Jimmy Page arrived carrying a Waitrose bag. I thought he’d brought sandwiches with him”
Turns out that getting the ever illusive rockers on the record required more than a little gentle persuasion
“How do musicians and young bands get paid? I can’t work it out”: Turns out that Gavin Rossdale doesn’t have the answers
In an age where musicians are struggling, the Bush frontman airs his fears for the future
"I’m not sure that journey is fully understood. And frankly, we probably haven’t done a very good job of explaining it": Spotify just posted their first-ever year of profit
All those subscriptions, all those ads, all those penny payouts and they still couldn’t make a buck?
Beyoncé to tour Cowboy Carter in 2025: Here are the global venues and dates - and how to get tickets
It’s time for Queen Bey to hit the rodeo…
"I aggravated it so I could drive back to London and go to the match": Bill Wyman once faked toothache to skip the Stones and watch the cup final
The famously laconic ex-Rolling Stones bassist reveals just how far he’d taken his eye off the ball
Here are all the winners in the 2024 Drumeo Awards. Did your favourite sticksmith make the cut?
The drum and percussion learning platform just announced its big winners from last year’s votes
“We used to play that song faster…”: Slipknot’s Eloy Casagrande reveals the secret lessons he gave his Sepultura replacement
The drummer dishes the backstory on his Slipknot switch and what he really thinks of Greyson Nekrutman…
