Latest articles by Will Simpson
“Back At It”: Are the rump Jane’s Addiction recording an album without Perry Farrell?
No clues as to what name they might use
Beatles Anthology comps, documentary and book all restored, revamped, repackaged and reissued this autumn
But still no Carnival Of Light
“I actually don’t know who this is” Some Fortnite players have never heard of Gorillaz
Others think they’re a “late 90s band”
“We didn’t want a clone”: Bruce Dickinson on why Maiden chose a drummer with a different feel
Plus singer isn’t keen on The Sphere
“I didn’t feel the compassion, let’s put it that way”: Al Jardine criticises Mike Love’s speech at Brian Wilson’s funeral
He says his bandmate has some “serious megalomania problems”
Ozzy Osbourne BBC documentary mysteriously is moved from tonight’s schedules
Doc will show that “Iron Man wasn't really made of iron"
“I’m doing what I love doing the most: Being in front of an audience”: Why Chubby Checker is skipping his Hall Of Fame induction
It’s to show he’s “alive and well”, apparently
“It embodied what John and I strongly believed in – Rock for Peace and Enlightenment”: New Lennon box set announced
Power To The People covers early New York years
“I’m just an adventurer coming back to the homeland”: John Fogerty on the long struggle to own his songs again
“I’m just an adventurer, you know, like an explorer coming back to the homeland,” Creedence Clearwater Revival man explains
“I love this band, I love the people and the music": Colin Brittain on life behind the kit with Linkin Park
Drummer was previously a producer and composer
“I don’t know anything about what’s going on in that world now”: Why Robert Plant didn't appear at the Back To The Beginning show
“It’s just I found these other places that are so rich,” frontman says
“We have a business need to become more efficient”: Redundancies loom at struggling acoustic firm
But MD says “no decisions have been made”
Slipknot eyeing up a £120 million catalogue sale to investment firm
Deal wouldn’t cover future releases
“Festivals are being cancelled due to extreme weather”: Brian Eno and others urge government to cancel new oilfield
New Rosebank field will “accelerate the climate crisis”, they argue
“It was a dark time in so many ways”: Radiohead to release new live album
Hail To The Thief (Live Recordings 2003 – 2009) is out now
“Incredibly powerful, efficient, and fast”: Ascendo Immersive unveil the largest subwoofers in the world
Bass: how low can you go?
“The installation mirrors the song’s structure”: Wembley unveil a new Coldplay-related artwork
Look at the steps, look how they shine for you
Aerosmith’s Joe Perry and Brad Whitford on the support act who completely upstaged them
It happened at a Central Park festival
“Steven just doesn’t want to tour, and he can’t tour”: Joe Perry confirms no more touring for Aerosmith
... Though he still has his eye on one final show
“One of the executives said, ‘David, you are your own Yoko Ono’”: David Byrne on alienating his audience
Plus when Lou Reed was gorging himself on ice cream
“It can actually increase human creativity”: There I Ruined It creator argues for a more nuanced view of AI in music
Dustin Ballard has given a TED talk
“A spontaneous and what I thought would be a fun thing”: Chrissie Hynde to release a new album of duets
Brandon Flowers, Shirley Manson and Julian Lennon have also joined her in the vocal booth
They can for that: Hall and Oates appear to have reached a settlement in their legal dispute
Arbitration has worked for the blue-eyed soul duo
