Latest articles by Will Simpson
Is this the most English piece of band merch of all time?
Pet Shop Boys now have their own fine bone china tea set
“The need for philanthropic support is urgent”: Burning Man fest is in financial trouble
Burning Man organisers have embarked on fundraising drive
"It has been a bit bewildering for us": Primus left “in complete shock” by drummer’s sudden departure
Primus drummer quits, for the third time
Ticketmaster clamps down on unauthorised resales of Oasis tickets as 50,000 for next year’s tour are cancelled
Ticketmaster carry out threat to cancel Oasis tickets resold on unauthorised sites
“The drummer broke his snare-drum skin, Gilmour’s guitar wasn’t working properly…”: Bryan Ferry remembers Slave To Love’s chaotic live debut
Bryan Ferry on how difficult Slave To Love was to get right
“I would love to do another album and I may try to bully him on that": Pete Townshend on future Who plans
The Who will definitely "do something" in 2025, according to Townshend
“She actually gives me so much advice on taking care of myself”: Olivia Rodrigo has been getting advice for Chappell Roan
Chappell Roan has been advising Olivia Rodrigo
“It was nerve-racking”: Mike Portnoy on his Dream Theater live return
Mike Portnoy had first night nerves on his first gig back with Dream Theater
If a tree falls in a forest and no-one hears it, should it receive a royalty payment?
A forest in Ecuador could be credited as the co-author of a song
"No second album any time soon”: Raye’s songwriting book is stolen - on her birthday
Raye's car is stolen, with her songwriting books
"You could not say that I did not give him more than 300 million chances": Why Stevie Nicks cut Lindsay Buckingham out of her life
Stevie Nicks reveals why she finally cut Lindsay Buckingham out of her life
“He never got to see GPS”: Helen Mirren feels “sad” for Kurt Cobain
Helen Mirren feels sad Kurt Cobain never saw GPS
“I’ve got lots of ideas": Kate Bush is getting ready to start a new album
In the meantime she’s made a short film in aid of War Child
“It’s his message, to let the world know how he feels about all the things that’s going on in the world”: Kool and the Gang drummer spent twenty years on a solo album
George Brown, Kool and the Gang drummer, spent 20 years on a solo album, but didn't see its release
"She can be compared to some of the great poets”: Academics debate Taylor Swift at university event
Academics debate Taylor Swift at University of Birmingham
"There's no heart there. David was the centre”: Graham Nash says he won't play with Stills and Young again
“It just would be a much colder scene,” he says
“I don’t usually get nervous, but I was feeling some kind of way following Eminem”: So Barack Obama raps the opening lines of Lose Yourself
Watch Barack Obama rap Eminem's Lose Yourself
“I can’t open my mouth wide enough for a strip of spaghetti, let alone to sing”: John Farnham on why his voice is now silenced
Throat surgery means that John Farnham has lost his voice
"I've gone two years without writing": Springsteen reveals he’s currently suffering from writers’ block
Springsteen is currently suffering from writers' block
"He'd get angry about it, and call them ‘the Rolling Pebbles’”: Lennon’s competitive streak revealed
Elliot Mintz was one of the few people who knew Lennon during the late 70s
"This is weirdly hilarious and also pathetic”: Fans see the funny side of festival merch typo debacle
New Found Glory becomes ‘New and Glory’
"I don't really give a flying...": Thom Yorke’s blunt riposte to speculation about new Radiohead activity
Frontman says band have earned the right to do “what makes sense to us without having to explain ourselves”
Martin Scorsese confirmed to direct film of Robbie Robertson tribute concert
Scorsese to direct Robbie Robertson concert film
