Latest articles by Will Simpson
“C’mon bro... It could generate $2M for teen cancer”: Zak Starkey pleads with Axl Rose to give the go-ahead for charity cover of Bolan classic
Axl sang on an all-star version of Children Of The Revolution
“Crazy winds” wreak havoc at Nevada’s Burning Man festival
Site has been hit by dust storms, thunder and rain
"He made so many of those songs better with just one little nudge”: Daron Malakian on Rick Rubin
He’s the ultimate sounding board, guitarist argues
The Weeknd is looking to raise $1 billion using his back catalogue as collateral
Move would mean he'd keep his publishing stake
Sting sued by ex-Police colleagues for a share of Every Breath You Take royalties
Summers and Copeland believe their contributions deserve co-credits
“Gaming stations, giveaways, live game streams and DJ performances”: Gorillaz announce Fortnite pop up event
It’s at House Of Kong exhibition until next week
Coming like a ghost town: The UK has lost a quarter of its clubs and late night venues since 2020
Towns are becoming “night-time deserts” warns Night Time Industries Association
“It’s kind of gothic post-punk”: Spandau Ballet drop a lost early track from new box set
Everything Is Now 1978 - 1982 covers band’s early New Romantic years
“This book truly conveys what it felt like to be a member of the Smiths”: Mike Joyce’s memoir to be published in November
The Drums will be a “no-holds barred” autobiography, publisher promises
“He kind of approaches records like a plumber…”: Bartees Strange on super producer Jack Antonoff
Antonoff co-produced singer songwriter’s Horror album
“There’s a lot of good music left”: Springsteen releases Born To Run out-take onto streaming platforms
Lonely Night In The Park has been a bootleg for decades
“Who wants to tell him?” Busking drummer unknowingly performs Chili Peppers song in front of Chad Smith
Busker performs RHCP song in front of an audience of one: Chad Smith
“A strange new land with a human living and feeling its way through its mysterious spaces”: Welcome to Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe’s new album
Apparently, new album contains 11 new ‘nongs’ "exploring an intimate and unfamiliar new sonic world"
What’s on Josh Homme’s to-do list when Queens Of The Stone Age play Sheffield next week?
You might see him lurking around High Green
“We decided that our audiences would come along with us”: Paul McCartney on how the avant garde influenced the Beatles
I Am The Walrus drew from John Cage
The Who are forced to postpone Philly date on final US tour due to “illness”
Though it’s not known who exactly is ill
“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
