Latest articles by Will Simpson
"Upgrade any post-life experience": Liquid Death and Spotify launch the Eternal Playlist Urn
Now you can groove beyond the grave
“She carved out her own path”: Tributes paid to electronic music pioneer Éliane Radigue
She worked with Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry
It’s funny because it’s true: Soulseek is suddenly full to the brim of crazy Homer Simpson covers
All created via AI
“I have never been to the Grammys… it means nothing”: John Mellencamp isn’t impressed by awards
He plays the hits again this summer
“Shows those incredible men and women": New U2 video features footage taken from behind the frontline in Ukraine
But new album contains “more songs of celebration than lamentation”
“I don't see it as a sad thing”: Mike Patton on feeling closure at the end of Faith No More
Band haven’t played live since 2016
“I’m out of tiles. I'm out of wood”: Tobias Forge explains why Ghost are about to go on hiatus
Band play last show of their Skeletour tonight
“A fun, unique way to express yourself”: Google add their AI music creation app Lyria 3 to their Gemini assistant
But questions remain over its training
Jigsaw Falling Into Place?: Radiohead fans speculate as band form a new limited company
Move indicates new band activity
“We are going to move on and find another drummer”: Dave Grohl says that Josh Freese’s exit from the Foo Fighters wasn't complex
His face just didn’t fit
“The single biggest leap we ever made”: Queen II to be given big reissue treatment
Its five CDs will include demos, BBC sessions, outtakes and more
“Digs deep into his emergence as a prototypical punk rocker”: Billy Idol doc to be released next week
Plus, Idol to perform acoustic sets at LA and New York premieres
Damon Albarn suggests that Gorillaz helped to lay the groundwork for the success of KPop Demon Hunters
But they may yet return to the US, he says
“These chemicals may be migrating from the headphones into our body”: Research suggests headphones contain dangerous toxins
And they could be absorbed into your skin via sweat
“Know you’re about to have the time of your lives”: Pitbull fans will attempt to break a world record in July
A bald attempt to generate publicity and drum up ticket sales, you might say
Michael Stipe returns to Springfield to sing a rewritten version of one of REM's biggest hits
It’s his second appearance on the show
Tributes paid to Billy Steinberg, one of the defining songwriters of the '80s and '90s, who has died
A “pure genius”, says Cyndi Lauper
The UK’s shock Eurovision 2026 entrant is none other than Look Mum No Computer
Yes, that would be synth-loving YouTuber Look Mum No Computer
After going viral on TikTok, Labi Siffre is returning with his first new album this century
First single Far Away is out now
“One day it was nothing but laughs. Then it was over": Josh Freese is still puzzled why he was fired from Foo Fighters
He’s now back behind the kit for Nine Inch Nails
"Extraordinary resilience, but resilience is not a policy”: New report into UK electronic music brings mixed news
The North of England is at the forefront of that resilence
“We’re the perfect band for that. We’ve been talking”: Tool are looking into a 2027 Sphere residency
Shows will coincide will a new album, says drummer Danny Carey
“Kylie Minogue, Natalie Imbruglia and Sinead O’Connor in wigs...”: Dave Stewart recalls a bonkers TFI Friday appearance
“I was always doing wonky ideas” he tells Chris Evans
