
Daniel Griffiths
Daniel Griffiths is a veteran journalist who has worked on some of the biggest entertainment, tech and home brands in the world. He's interviewed countless big names, and covered countless new releases in the fields of music, videogames, movies, tech, gadgets, home improvement, self build, interiors and garden design. He’s the ex-Editor of Future Music and ex-Group Editor-in-Chief of Electronic Musician, Guitarist, Guitar World, Computer Music and more. He renovates property and writes for MusicRadar.com.
Latest articles by Daniel Griffiths

Tick, tick, tick, tick, boom! Camtronome is the essential musical metronome app that you didn’t know you needed
By Daniel Griffiths published
It’s the next-level performance assistant whose time signature jumps, tempo changes and audible queues will keep you on point through your entire gig

“I’ve taken inspiration from the UK dance music scene": Mixwave put Sleep Token’s drummer in a plugin
By Daniel Griffiths published
Get the distinctive sound of Sleep Token’s drums on your track, whatever your music style or DAW

Neil Peart called him 'the Wood Whisperer' and now he's blended metal and timber in DW's new SonicPly shells
By Daniel Griffiths published
Fusing up to 12 plies of wood with two plies of aluminum they promise presence and power like no other

"They’ve got 13 songs they’re happy with”: The Rolling Stones are recording a new album in London
By Daniel Griffiths published
No UK or Euro tour this year (or ever?) so how about some new material instead?

“Let’s go nefew!”: Snoop Dogg’s biopic is flying high with young star to step into the rapper’s sneakers
By Daniel Griffiths published
After years of planning, it’s all systems ‘yo’ at Universal Pictures

“He's making up lies”: Did Sharon Osbourne just boot a band off the Black Sabbath megagig?
By Daniel Griffiths published
A new interview with Sharon Osbourne reveals that she had to give one act the boot. And fans have been quick to speculate as to who’s out of favour

"I was just, like, shocked:” Scooter Braun says he didn’t see the Taylor Swift feud coming
By Daniel Griffiths published
"When I bought Big Machine, I thought I was going to work with all the artists on Big Machine. I thought it was going to be an exciting thing.”

"From the moment his music reached me in the early 1970s, it became a part of my soul": Music stars align to pay homage to Sly Stone who died yesterday, aged 82
By Daniel Griffiths published
Music stars align to pay homage to Sly Stone who died yesterday, aged 82

"I’m not just producing tracks anymore. I’m producing stars from scratch": Timbaland just created an AI artist
By Daniel Griffiths published
"I’m not just producing tracks anymore. I’m producing stars from scratch"

It lives… Madonna just dropped a remix album of Ray of Light 27 years after it was released
By Daniel Griffiths published
Following decades of rumour and suggestion, we finally get to hear an alternative take on her '90s classic

AI-BBA – Björn Ulvaeus is using AI to write a new musical but admits “it usually comes out with garbage"
By Daniel Griffiths published
The new project comes via Pophouse Entertainment, the company that put together ABBA: Voyage

“The baritone Tele was made uniquely for me, and Paul’s mandolin has been with him for decades. We’re heartbroken": Someone just stole Heart’s gear on the eve of their comeback tour
By Daniel Griffiths published
The Wilson sisters are offering a reward for “their safe return – no questions asked”

“You can tell people 'I’m not dying'”: Howard Stern gives Billy Joel fans a good-news update
By Daniel Griffiths published
The two friends met up earlier this month to celebrate Joel’s birthday

“It's not for an Apple card… It's for you”: Joe Bonamassa just posted a creepy deepfaked love letter
By Daniel Griffiths published
Someone just used his likeness to fake a passionate love letter to ‘Lizzie’…

“We didn’t just want to tack on everything that we ever did”: Spotify got your Wrapped 2024 wrong
By Daniel Griffiths published
Hot topics such as Wrapped, possible price increases, a new ‘Pro’ tier and AI music just got aired at their Open House event

Glastonbury 2025 line-up times: Who's on when and where. And who the hell are Patchwork?…
By Daniel Griffiths published
Here are all your favourites and where you can see them, plus details of a few mystery slots still to be filled...

Are Talking Heads about to announce a reunion 50 years to the day since their first gig?
By Daniel Griffiths published
That’s the enticing prospect being dangled via the band’s social media

“Each time I pressed Enter I saw my life changing”: Air’s Nicolas Godin reveals the secrets of Sexy Boy
By Daniel Griffiths published
Here’s how the band used a talkbox and a Leslie effect to create their '90s trip-hop masterpiece

“We never imagined that we’d still be in London three years on”: Abba: Voyage just got four new songs
By Daniel Griffiths published
New fan favourites join the virtual gig’s all-hits line-up following an all-star anniversary party

“Nobody ever asks Pet Shop Boys if they can play the piano”: Pop masterminds Saint Etienne have great news for anyone who can’t play an instrument
By Daniel Griffiths published
About to release their last album, the band reminisce on their 13-album career and why not being able to play is actually “an asset"

“We're gonna do Glastonbury together”: Rod Stewart just confirmed who’ll be joining him on stage
By Daniel Griffiths published
With a history of duets as long as his list of exes, Stewart has no shortage of superstars to pick from

"Throwing back": Oasis just paid homage to themselves with the reveal of retro-inspired tour merch
By Daniel Griffiths published
If their dynamic pricing took the shirt off your back, they’ll gladly sell you a new one…

"And the finalists are…" It’s time to vote on which band gets to play at the Montreux Jazz Festival
By Daniel Griffiths published
Thomann and Shure have revealed their shortlist. Now it’s time for you to pick your winner.
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