Latest articles by Beth Simpson
"He touched many of your lives. He will be missed": John Lennon and Aerosmith producer Jack Douglas has died
He also produced Cheap Trick, Patti Smith and Supertramp
“We’re playing with tension and release”: Meet Angine de Poitrine, the polka-dotted alien ambassadors of math rock
Duo have been playing together for 20 years
“We just couldn’t make it work”: Adam Jones reveals that Tool were meant to open the Sphere in 2023
Instead, U2 took their place
Keep On Dancing: New study shows it provides “vigorous” exercise and lowers stress
The DJ is “guiding the nervous system” says academic conducting the research
Apple Corps to throw open the doors (and roof) of the Beatles' London HQ as a visitor attraction
The Beatles At 3 Savile Row will open sometime in 2027
“Within a few minutes, we’d sampled our first fart”: The mistakes and choices that made New Order’s Blue Monday
Still the biggest-selling 12-inch of all time
How the Cranberries bucked '90s trends and made the surprise hit that's become huge once again
The song has recently been given a boost by TV show Love Story, but as befits its title, it never really went away
“There are no humans in the creative or operational chain”: An AI run record label? Are the robots taking over?!
Or is it a hoax?
Mike D of the Beastie Boys breaks silence with debut solo single, Switch Up
It was co-produced by his two sons
“Even though it was crazy, it was home to us”: Paul McCartney talks about his nostalgic duet with Ringo
Home To Us also features Chrissie Hynde and Sharleen Spiteri
“I think this is the one, after years of toiling in obscurity”: Stones launch new album in NY with Conan O’Brien
It’s out July, but no news yet on live dates
“It turned into like a scavenger hunt”: Dave Grohl talks about hiding CDRs of the new Foos album in stores
Plus band’s music knowledge is tested by Track Star
“These songs are played a lot. They’re often not played well”: Guitar Center reveal the Top Ten riffs played at their stores
And Stairway To Heaven is conspicuous by its absence
“I don’t recognise that name”: Kacey Musgraves goes undercover as an armadillo, looking for her album in Walmart
It’s what album promotion is in 2026, kids
“I asked Sean and he said, ‘Oh, he would’ve wanted to engage.’”: Steven Soderbergh on his John Lennon doc and its use of AI
It won’t try to bring Lennon back to life, he insists
“A testament to the essential goodness of humanity”: The story of Be My Baby, the emblem of pop’s lost age of innocence
The last surviving Ronette Nedra Talley Ross passed away this week
“Get ready to turn the speakers up”: Chase And Status sign up for new James Bond video game
007: First Light is out at the end of May
“It was a culture shock for him to see such brainless violence”: Inside the early days of the Arctic Monkeys
New book about Sheffield’s indie scene is out next week
“She's redefining what songwriting can be": Rosalia to be honoured at the Ivor Novello Awards in May
She’s International Songwriter Of The Year
Thomann launch Montreux Jazz Festival competition with hour long slot plus €3,000 performance fee up for grabs
Applicants can be different genres that ‘make up the festival’s varied palette’
London High Court throws out Hendrix royalties lawsuit from estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell
Relatives argued they were owed streaming revenue
The Primitives' PJ Court on his live TV guitar tone fail during a performance of hit single, Crash
The song had a "second life" after it was reworked and included in Dumb and Dumber
Taylor Swift moves to trademark her voice and likeness in a bid to shake off the bots and protect her big reputation
There will be no unauthorised Life of AI Showgirl, it seems
