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“He was playing this kit that had cushions in it and tape all over it. It didn’t sound like Rodge”: Queen hated Roger Taylor’s drum sound on their debut album so much that they “augmented” every beat for its reissue

Their eponymous debut is a stone-cold rock classic but Queen have never been happy with its sound, especially Taylor’s drums. For its “rebuilt” and renamed reissue, they forensically applied digital tech to transform the sound of each individual drum hit

“I got to meet the new British Rock Royalty tonight”: The Last Dinner Party's Emily Roberts moonlighted as Brian May in a Queen tribute band – now the guitar legend is endorsing her band

“I got to meet the new British Rock Royalty tonight”: The Last Dinner Party's Emily Roberts moonlighted as Brian May in a Queen tribute band – now the guitar legend is endorsing her band

The Queen legend attended The Last Dinner Party's London show at the Eventim Apollo, praising their “good ol' dose of Rock Tonic”

“My original guitar hero has always been Brian May”: The Last Dinner Party’s Emily Roberts on her new (red) special friend

“My original guitar hero has always been Brian May”: The Last Dinner Party’s Emily Roberts on her new (red) special friend

She loves a guitar solo you can sing along to

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Queen star Brian May hails The Last Dinner Party as 'new British rock royalty'

Queen guitarist Brian May has hailed The Last Dinner Party as "new British rock royalty", after they "completely smashed it" at their show at London's Eventim Apollo on Wednesday night (16.10.24).

"I got to meet the new British Rock Royalty tonight" - Brian May praises The Last Dinner party after attending sold-out London show

It turns out Queen's Brian May is a big fan of the Queen-influenced The Last Dinner Party

“Slash’s wife grabbed hold of the steering wheel because he was heading toward a canyon. We were in the back seat going, ‘Nooo!’” Jamie Moses on the wild ride of playing with Brian May, hanging with Slash and his time as Queen’s second guitarist

After telling his school counselor there was no other life plan than playing guitar, Jamie Moses learned his trade playing in pubs, and says it’s easy for him to work out what gear will work best for any given gig

“The moment I said we gotta acknowledge Ed, Dave popped a fuse… The vitriol that came out was unbelievable”: Alex Van Halen reveals the real reason why the Van Halen tribute didn’t happen – and the advice Brian May gave him about the tour

Van Halen says that David Lee Roth's refusal to pay tribute to Eddie during the proposed tour was the straw that “broke the camel's back”

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“What we have in common is that we don’t shred for the sake of it. In my case, it’s because I can’t!” Brian May on his unlikely guitar kinsmanship with Steve Cropper and Billy Gibbons

“What we have in common is that we don’t shred for the sake of it. In my case, it’s because I can’t!” Brian May on his unlikely guitar kinsmanship with Steve Cropper and Billy Gibbons

Recruited for the recent Cropper tune Too Much Stress, May says the three masters fit together better than you might think

“Brian and myself were talking the other day, and we both said that if we feel we have some good material, why not?”: Roger Taylor teases possibility of new Queen music

“Brian and myself were talking the other day, and we both said that if we feel we have some good material, why not?”: Roger Taylor teases possibility of new Queen music

Could there be a new Queen album?

Roger Taylor teases brand new Queen music after almost 30 years: "We can still play. We can still sing"

Roger Taylor reveals Queen's potential plans on releasing new music

Queen hint at releasing new music

Queen hint at releasing new music

Queen's drummer Roger Taylor has revealed there is still a chance he and guitarist Brian May will release new music under the band's name.

“I wanted to sound like Jimi Hendrix on his first album. It was good to have that there for a while”: Brian May reveals the off-the-wall Red Special mod from his pre-Queen days that he ended up removing

“I wanted to sound like Jimi Hendrix on his first album. It was good to have that there for a while”: Brian May reveals the off-the-wall Red Special mod from his pre-Queen days that he ended up removing

The wild electronics upgrade didn't last for very long, but it can be heard on some of May's earliest pre-Queen recordings

“Billy had already played half a solo. The producer said, ‘Can you play the other half?’ I said, ‘Can’t you give him a whole solo and me a whole solo?’” Brian May explains why he was reluctant to share a solo with Billy Gibbons – and what changed his mind

“Billy had already played half a solo. The producer said, ‘Can you play the other half?’ I said, ‘Can’t you give him a whole solo and me a whole solo?’” Brian May explains why he was reluctant to share a solo with Billy Gibbons – and what changed his mind

May and Gibbons were recruited by session icon Steve Cropper to add their guitar star power to his latest release, Friendlytown

“What you guys probably didn't know was that was the first time I've touched that guitar for two months”: Brian May is back on stage following a recent minor stroke

“What you guys probably didn't know was that was the first time I've touched that guitar for two months”: Brian May is back on stage following a recent minor stroke

May attended the Red Special Convention in the UK, and treated attendees to a special performance on his trusty guitar

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“The Allman Brothers were unbelievable. When Duane came to the studio to play on Layla, I was so taken with him that I started ignoring my own band”: How the 1970s became the greatest decade for rock guitar

As big beasts like Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple dominated the era, players such as Steve Howe and Brian May transformed the landscape and the guitar hero cult grew, producing its GOAT by the dawn of the ‘80s

“I would show him the lick. He's like, ‘Why don't you just play it? You sound just like me, anyway!’” Dweezil Zappa says he recorded Eddie Van Halen playing a “greatest hits guitar solo” at 5150 for an unreleased project – and had to give EVH pointers

The session was the result of an unreleased ‘audio movie’ concept of Zappa’s in which he envisioned solo contributions from Brian May and Angus Young

“I could see Brian was thinking about something, and he said, ‘How would you feel about using one of my Brian May guitars?’” Queen’s second guitarist, Jamie Moses, on how Brian May convinced him to switch from a Strat to a Red Special

Jamie Moses toured with Queen for 11 years, and switched up his rig to perform alongside May – and even inspired a new modification for the iconic guitar

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Brian May announces ‘painful decision’ to resign as RSPCA vice president

May has been the RSPCA vice president since 2012 but is leaving after being made aware of the ‘conditions in some farms’

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Brian May's wife Anita Dobson says Queen star has been warned to 'slow down' after stroke

The rocker was rushed to hospital in the health scare

"My God. This is horrific... I'm feeling violated": Real Brian May slams fake Brian May TikTok ticket scam

Brian May voices displeasure after a fan brought the scam to his attention

“I met Brian May and said, You're the reason I used to spend months and months on end in my garage trying to build a f***ing guitar.” How Queen inspired Radiohead's Thom Yorke to follow his dreams

At the age of seven, Thom Yorke decided to become a rock star, thanks to Queen

"This is not just a remaster, this is a brand new 2024 rebuild of the entire Queen debut album": Brian May heads up a new stereo mix project so ambitious, they've given the album a new title

"It is the debut album we always dreamed of bringing to you"

"The debut album we always dreamed of bringing to you": Queen announce Collector's Edition "rebuild" of first album

Newly retitled Queen I, the 2024 edition of Queen's 1973 debut has been remixed, remastered and expanded

“He says, ‘Here you are, my good man’ and he hands me this glass of champagne.” How a wayward flying bass led to Nirvana meeting Queen legend Brian May for the very first time

The 1992 MTV Awards was a memorable evening for Nirvana, in more ways than one

Queen Guitarist Brian May Reveals Minor Stroke

Brian May, lead guitarist of Queen, shares his recent 'minor stroke' experience and recovery journey.

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