Latest articles by Beth Simpson
“He saved my life”: Teddi Mellencamp pays tribute to her dad at iHeart Radio Awards
John turned up to accept the Icon Award
“Projects like these are so important”: Sam Fender has raised £50,000 for youth music charity
Singer recently claimed his first UK Number One
“That thing’s got great breaks”: Anderson .Paak rides through LA… playing a drum kit on wheels
It was for a Visa commercial, apparently
Freaky Style-AI: Hillel Slovak’s voice on new Chili Peppers documentary has been AI-generated
Film looks at the band’s early years
“We’ve got these little satellites”: Ed O’Brien says Thom Yorke will release solo album this year
And says they can all “co-exist”
“I had vocal polyps. It was really intense. But I learned how to talk and sing again”: How Snail Mail's Lindsey Jordan made her comeback
“The craziest thing about it is that people could hear I’d had polyps on my previous albums”
"Apparently it was the one song that got John recording again’”: The story of the last entry in Lennon and McCartney’s musical conversation
Track apparently inspired Lennon to record Double Fantasy
“He’ll tell people to f*** off if he has to”: Phil Daniels on Blur, Quadrophenia and his solo album
Album is “a cross between Ian Dury and a sort of theatrical night out”
“Songs and listeners were fake, the millions of dollars Smith stole was real": Man pleads guilty to industrial scale AI fraud
Michael Smith stole over $10 million in royalties
Shares in BTS parent company Hybe fall 15% after ‘disappointing’ attendance for Seoul comeback gig
A mere 104,000 fans showed up
“It didn’t seem like it was going to benefit anybody”: Why the reasons for Josh Freese’s sacking from Foo Fighters were kept vague
But Freese says “no one should feel sorry for me”
“The little idiot”: Dave Davies hits back at Moby calling Lola “unevolved” and “transphobic”
And he quotes Jayne County’s thoughts about the song
“George didn’t want it to be so overtly serious”: The story of the Traveling Wilburys, the supergroup that made it all look fun
Their first single was recorded in Bob Dylan’s garage
“We support the Government’s decision”: Plans to let AI firms pilfer copyrighted material are dropped
Consultation found only 3% supported government plans
“Is NOT going to happen”: William Orbit has written Ray Of Light sequel but Madonna hasn’t responded
But “zero hard feelings” says the producer
“Me and Bez would just walk in, skin up and have a laugh”: Shaun Ryder on life in the Happy Mondays
Singer has a new memoir out this month
I said, ‘Hey, you guys want to jam on some Isley Brothers?’ Nobody laughed”: Les Claypool on his audition for Metallica
Now he’s made a concept album with Sean Lennon
Unwatched and unloved: Two thirds of recorded footage from UK gigs is never played back
Yet 77% of us still take videos at gigs
Would you buy “one of the greatest rock albums of all time” from this man for $2 million?
It’s a “classic” called Guitarmaggedon
“Fans are consuming music in more ways than ever”: US vinyl sales hit $1 billion for the first time since 1983
It’s the 19th consecutive year of growth
“We’re going to do 20 shows each year”: Radiohead suggest they’ll play short term residencies in other continents
But not until 2027, says Ed O’Brien
“I urge them to reconsider”: Minister’s message to Live Nation over £1 arena and stadium levy
Otherwise, the government will legislate, says Ian Murray
“It took me one second to understand that she's a survivor”: Melissa Auf der Maur on why she’s “proud” of Courtney Love
She has a memoir out this week
