Latest articles by Daniel Griffiths
Gene Simmons wants you to be his assistant… but there’s a catch
Simmons is heading out on the road and one lucky fan per gig has the opportunity to get up close and personal. For a price...
Calvin Harris goes country for his first step back behind the mic in a decade
Looks like the EDM superstar is back on lead vocal duties in a teaser for his new track, Smoke The Pain Away
Edwyn Collins ponders his career, Orange Juice break-ups and the single that was an “unstoppable force”
As the source of one the UK’s best-known but misnomered ‘one-hit wonders’ an Edwyn Collins return is always welcome
"I don’t want to burst the Edge’s bubble”: Midge Ure talks The Edge missing Band Aid and Thin Lizzy
Plus nearly joining the Sex Pistols and why Lizzy didn’t play Live Aid
deadmau5 just cashed out, selling his entire back catalogue for $55 million
The deal also includes the content from his mau5trap label including tracks by Skrillex, Noisia, Rezz and more
The next World Cup final will have a Super Bowl-style half-time show… And Coldplay are in charge
An extended half-time? And Coldplay picking the bands? Has FIFA dropped the ball? The fans are certainly kicking off…
Has Damon Albarn got Noel Gallagher and Paul McCartney in the studio on a new Gorillaz collab?
That’s the word coming from Gorillaz guitarist Jeff Wootton who just posted some sneaky snaps of what's going on behind the scenes
AI finds champions in strange places as Slayer’s Dave Lombardo reckons we've never had it so good
The music biz is up in arms about the state of streaming and the advent of AI. But Slayer's ex-drummer reckons we've got it all wrong
The Las Vegas Sphere was just the beginning… Are we about to see a new global wave of mini Spheres?
With London’s Sphere scotched in planning and only Abu Dhabi’s venue in progress, is dramatic downsizing the answer?
How Mix Master Mike landed the gig with The Beastie Boys gig and kicked off one of their best tracks
Thought that the 3 MCs and One DJ intro was some in-studio scam? Nope. That’s the real deal right there
“It’s a lot easier now that I’m sober”: Stephen Stills has been on the wagon for three years
In a new interview the 80-year-old legend contemplates his career and the possibility of new tour
"There are red flags all over the place”: Bad news for Fyre Festival 2 ticket holders
They shocked the world with the original… Then baffled us all with a sequel… Is Fyre Festival 2 on the brink of disaster again?
"Who cares if it has four or 40,000 notes?”: Tom Morello pays his respects before Black Sabbath supergig
And as the event’s musical director and a Sabbath superfan, Morello proves perfectly placed to tease a few behind-the-scenes secrets…
Dolly Parton’s husband-stealing, walk-out classic Jolene was inspired by her recently departed partner
Parton’s husband Carl Dean died yesterday, aged 82, with her desire to hold on to him having fuelled her biggest hit
“I'll be back”: Diane Warren just DIDN’T win Best Original Song Oscar for a record-equalling 16th time
Yes. We really are telling you that I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing DIDN’T win the best original song Oscar in 1998…
"The hardest, loudest band in the world”: An 8ft bronze of Lemmy from Motorhead is about to manifest
With a design ready, and plans approved the project now just needs your funding to get it over the line
Stressed? In a panic? Need ambient music in a hurry? Apple’s iOS 18.4 has got an app for that
New Control Centre additions place mood-soothing dedicated chill music just a finger tap away…
Perfect for pancake day – grab a free PanCake auto-panning plugin courtesy of Cableguys
You'll flip over its much-loved stereo modulation doodad – but be sure to grab this one-day-only offer while it's hot
The Brit Award results are in… already. Yup, AI just predicted all of 2025’s winners and losers
It’s the Brit Awards tonight, but why wait for some human ‘Academy’ to pick when science has got an app for that?
Lizzo is back!… With a Prince/Keane/Ramones/Frank Sinatra mash-up?
Whatever the influences on her new track are, it’s safe to say that this is not the Lizzo comeback that you were expecting…
Seiki Kato, president of Korg and the inspiration behind 1988's M1 smash has died, aged 67
As eldest son of Ksutomu Kato, Korg’s founder, Seiki joined at the company in 1980 and worked his way to the top
“If you had told me I'd be part of the first all-female crew in space… I would have believed you”: Katy Perry is going to be blasted into space as part of an all-female Jeff Bezos rocket crew
We know that her last album wasn’t great, but do they really have to eject her from the planet?
“Our love is blood love and as different as we are we just plough through.”: Nancy Wilson talks Heart
Together with her sister and lead vocalist Ann, the duo fronted one the the 80s biggest soft rock hit machines
“Ozzy's tassels were touching me, so I don't know if that was something about the future, saying, 'You can do it, man'”: Billy Idol ponders Rock and Roll Hall of Fame membership and reveals a trio of new-album collabs
The Rebel Yell rocker is on the promo trail for a new single and his first album in over a decade
