It seems that no matter how many years pass by, and as the world becomes a more inconsistent and scary place, the one thing you can always rely on is people’s love for Queen. Ever since that band originally laid music on wax, there has been a mass of fans flocking to see what they […]
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Anyone who has ever practised guitar can only hope to do a fraction of what Brian May could do when working with Queen. Although he isn’t going to be the same kind of ferocious player that Steve Vai or even Eddie Van Halen was, his strong suit was always in writing the best hooks for […]
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For all his stage moves, it’s easy to forget how much of a phenomenon Freddie Mercury was as a musician. Even though he may have been able to deliver Queen’s music to any crowd that would have them, Mercury was just as proficient behind any instrument that he tried, penning classic musical passages throughout ‘Bohemian […]
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Queen axeman Brian May surely sits in the top ten of UK guitarists? There’s stiff competition, Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and David Gilmour all likely to muscle their way to the front of any such list, but May’s melodic playing style and flair for grand harmonic wield proved an essential binding agent to Queen frontman […]
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Can you allow yourself to imagine a night so improbable that it feels closer to memory than anticipation? A single evening when the architects of modern rock stand side by side, not to compete with their past, but to gently close a chapter that shaped entire lives. In August 2026, at the legendary Hollywood Bowl, […]
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Recently, the song ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ celebrated its 50th anniversary, and fans of Queen everywhere came out to praise the classic. You can’t blame them either. How often do you find yourself talking to fans of a certain band, hearing them ramble on about the so-called classics they adore, only for you to think, “It’s not […]
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Brian May has hit out against Sam Mendes’ upcoming set of biopics on The Beatles, describing it as “pretty invidious”. Rather than telling the story of the Fab Four in one film, Mendes is making four movies, which will explore their iconic tale from the perspective of each member. Sony has hailed it as “the […]
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The Guitarist Brian May Said Was Better Than Jimi Hendrix There is a near-universal cultural agreement that Jimi Hendrix stands as the greatest guitarist in history—a status cemented not only by his revolutionary sound but also by the tragic fact that he died at just 27, leaving behind only three studio albums. Hendrix’s legacy is […]
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A woman who claimed to be the alleged secret daughter of Freddie Mercury has died aged 48. She didn’t make her identity public and used the pseudonym ‘B’ when making the claims about Mercury being her alleged biological father. Little is known about her, apart from the fact that she is said to have worked […]
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The Beach Boys are celebrated as one of the greatest bands of all time, but their songs didn’t come easily. Look at a track like ‘Good Vibrations’, while we listen to it pretty gleefully, getting the actual track down on wax was a painful process. The band needed to stay in the studio for days, […]
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