Latest articles by Beth Simpson
“You don’t have to worry what they think”: Boy George on why he prefers writing songs with AI than humans
“I have fantastic conversations with ChatGPT” he insists
“Music is just such a sweet shop”: Jonny Greenwood to release album with Qawwali musician Shye Ben Tzur
Ranjha is the follow up to 2015’s Junun
“Dylan didn’t tell you what the answer was”: Jack White on why he doesn’t write protest songs
He has a book of his lyrics out now
“I was told to take it off": Damon Albarn reveals that Lou Reed’s voice on The Mountain is a ‘replica’
His estate wouldn’t give permission
“What Africa is capable of when vision meets excellence”: Record broken for Largest Orchestra at an Afrobeats concert
The cream of the genre plus an 80-piece ensemble
“It was such a special moment”: Marianne Faithfull's last performance captured in new doc
Broken English is out in a couple of weeks
“I can play up to 20 hits per second”: Meet Jason Barnes – the AI-assisted one armed drummer
He’s broken record for most bpm with a prosthetic
“A concrete first step toward transparency”: Apple announces new tagging system for AI-generated music
But it’s only voluntary...
“Afterwards he sent David an invoice for $10,000”: Tony Visconti on Dave Grohl’s “ludicrious” Bowie session fee
He guested on the Heathen album
“Some people assert that the CIA was involved”: Billy Corgan thinks that rock was “purposely dialled down”
He says rock stars don’t have “a voice in the culture”. Er...
“You get requests like, ‘Can you make it more green?’”: Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter on his life as a session player
And how to make steel guitar not sound like steel guitar...
Hello Old Friend: Clapton heads out to Midwest for September tour
Jimmie Vaughan is supporting
“This is a love and friendship story I have with Mexico”: Shakira plays largest gig in Mexico City’s Zócalo
She played free show to 400,000
“We’re from North Hollywood! What do we have to sing about Africa?”: How Toto crafted their deathless classic
Song has streamed over a billion times
“If they want to jump on stage, great”: Could Billy Joel make a live comeback at his own tribute night?
It’s at Carnegie Hall on March 12
Lights Up: Harry Styles one-off cut price Manchester show is to be made into a Netflix Special
... To be released two days later
“Ignore the Hall Of Fame drummer sitting next to you”: Chad Smith is replacement drum teacher for the day
One young student doesn’t initially recognise him
“Like raising my kids, and honouring my parents”: Brandi Carlile on helping Joni Mitchell return to the stage
Her new album includes a tribute to her friend and influence
“I guess I wasn’t surprised”: Pete Tong admits he has to wear a hearing aid these days
DJ has become an ambassador for Boots Hearingcare
“Fans still love these games. Just start by making a guitar”: There’s a sequel to Guitar Hero on the way
Stage Tour is set to land this autumn
“An inspiration to millions and an incredible human being who will be deeply missed”: Neil Sedaka has died, aged 86
He wrote for Elvis, Tom Jones and the Monkees
“Definitely one of the biggest highlights of my career”: The Cadburys ad gorilla remembers his “dream job”
Garon Michael was a huge Phil Collins fan
Thomann are on the look out for customers of theirs whose stories “move people and spark inspiration”
There’s a €1,000 voucher in it for you...
