Latest articles by Will Simpson
Robert Smith confirms existence of ‘companion’ album to Songs Of A Lost World
And there’s a third in the works too
“Yes we can!”: How Barack Obama almost facilitated a Bob The Builder and Bruce Springsteen collab
Sadly, it was nixed for being ‘too political’
Taylor Swift gives away $197 million away in bonuses to her Eras tour crew
Sunday’s Vancouver show marks the end of Swift's record-breaking tour, in which she spent a total of 484 hours on stage
President Joe Biden presents Grateful Dead with Kennedy Center Honor
And outgoing president suggests he might actually be a Deadhead...
“The best two weeks I’d had for years!”: Geezer Butler on the time Black Sabbath briefly sacked him
They’d forgotten that they'd fired him
“You could have mistaken them for a band from York”: The night The Killers played a pub in Lincoln
They were reportedly “amazed” by the fog in the cathedral town
“It’s high and low, it’s poetry meets drugs, it’s earnest meets arrogance”: Which classic album could Charli XCX be talking about?
She namechecks its influence at Variety’s Hitmakers awards
“Like something Paul and Linda cooked up while smoking”: The Asimov–McCartney alien musical that never was
Treatments revealed in new McCartney biography
"SID WAS THE PISTOLS": Liam Gallagher hits back at Sex Pistols bassist Glen Matlock’s criticism of Oasis
The Pistols bassist had compared Oasis to Status Quo and called the band's live shows "boring"
"They tell the real story of what led to one of the best-selling bands in history splitting up": Legal documents relating to The Beatles' break-up to be auctioned off
The papers, used by lawyers during the legal battle that led to the band's split in 1974, are expected to fetch up to £8000
Elton John tells audience at Devil Wears Prada premiere that he’s lost his sight
Elton says he's now unable to see a lyric sheet, and it's affected his ability to record new music
So what do you think is the highest earning TV theme of all time?
Earnings through streams that is, not physical sales
"We had to ban cowbells": Blue Oyster Cult’s Buck Dharma on that SNL sketch and its aftermath
“It’s a tiny cross to bear”, says the guitarist
"It’s going to cost me a fortune to do it”: Rod Stewart spills the beans on the price of playing Glastonbury
$300,000 to bring his band over from America, he claims
"It’s a sad day for every MCR fan. He was so pivotal to their sound for so long": Tributes paid to My Chemical Romance’s Bob Bryar
Drummer found dead in his Tennessee home, aged just 44
“I couldn’t process playing any familiar songs but strummed chords. The whole experience was fascinating”: Guitarist plays acoustic… during brain surgery
He survived, and is back playing with his church band
“A portal to think about history and politics”: New course in Beyonce studies launched at Yale
Numbers of pop-related courses in US academia are growing
“A devastating period for the UK’s festival organisers”: More than 200 UK events have disappeared since Covid
Promoters are campaigning for reduction of VAT on tickets
“He loved the relaxed environment - and he loved the view”: Lemmy’s ashes return to his favourite club
They’ll be on display at Stringfellows from December 18
Ringo Starr wryly suggests that Barry Keoghan is set to play him in the upcoming Beatles biopics
"I’m not making this up": Billy Corgan thinks that comedian Bill Burr might be his half-brother
But an unearthed video suggests that Burr was no great fan of The Smashing Pumpkins
Newly unearthed John Lennon letter to Eric Clapton reveals plans for supergroup
Ex-Beatle hoped group would “bring the balls back in rock 'n’ roll”
"Some crazy kind of sci-fi Irish folk music”: The Edge confirms new U2 activity is afoot
Band haven’t released a new album for seven years
