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"It's a little over-heroic. But it's fun. It's colourful. And there is also a little undercurrent of something deeper in the lyrics”: Brian May reveals the inspiration for one of Queen’s greatest hits

It was the movie theme that almost got rejected

MusicRadar

"Freddie’s ideas were off the wall and cheeky and different, and we tended to encourage them, but sometimes they were not brilliant.” Queen's Brian May reveals one of Freddie Mercury's grand ideas that got vetoed by the rest of the band

"We all looked at each other and said, Well, maybe we should think about it, Freddie."

Louder

"What happens next, you give everyone a hard-on and then go around the room with a bat like Al Capone?!” Ginger Wildheart's wild tales of Lemmy, AC/DC, Guns N' Roses, Cheap Trick and more

Meet Ginger Wildheart, the multi-tasking musical superhero who's shared stages with Cheap Trick and Motörhead and drinks with Axl Rose, Tony Iommi and Liza Minnelli

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Sex Pistols at the Royal Albert Hall review: 'excitement threatening to explode'

4/5 The Teenage Cancer Trust gigs kick off with Sex Pistols storming the venerable Hall with Frank Carter replacing John Lydon up top

Evening Standard

Thank you Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor – how my 1990s teenage self found somebody to love

In her new book, music writer Kate Mossman looks back at her favourite type of encounter – interviews with charismatic, ageing, male rockers. Here she remembers the band – and specifically drummer – who electrified her as a girl growing up in Norfolk

The Guardian - UK

'Some of the most exciting things could still be yet to come...' Singer Kim Wilde doesn't want biopic - yet

British pop icon Kim Wilde doesn't want a biopic made on her life and career, because her story isn't finished yet.

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“I think it could happen... I could have the beginnings of a Queen song right there in front of me now": Brian May speaks about the possibility of new Queen music

Just get on with it, lads

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'I think it could happen': Queen legend Brian May hints at new music

Sir Brian May and Roger Taylor are "constantly" working on new material and could put some new tunes out under the Queen moniker.

BANG Premier

"I could have the beginnings of a Queen song right there in front of me now": Brian May says that he and Roger Taylor are "constantly writing"

"It’s whether that seed can grow," May says

MusicRadar

Queen, Herbie Hancock and Barbara Hannigan awarded the 2025 Polar Music Prize

For only the second time in its history, three acts have been awarded the Polar Music Prize. Queen, Herbie Hancock and Barbara Hannigan have received the prestigious award, known as the “Nobel Prize of Music”.

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“We wanted to feel that we weren’t in a rush – even though we were. That’s how you end up singing in a sleeping bag”: From a mountain monastery to a cold bus in a snowstorm, the Von Hertzen Brothers’ Nine Lives was tough work

The Finnish brothers created a different working method for their fifth album, but to their surprise the results weren’t much different from the previous four. Which was no bad thing

Metal Hammer

“It was that fusion of funk and rock. It gave birth to Michael Jackson doing his incredible stuff!”: Brian May on a killer Queen song that blew away the King of Pop - and Kirk Hammett!

“It was designed to be uniquely a dance track"

MusicRadar

"Bruce Dickinson, if you read this: call me!" Avantasia and Edguy frontman Tobias Sammett is a legend to power metal fans - so we got them to interview him for us

Avantasia frontman Tobias Sammet takes fan questions on power metal, dream guests and more

Metal Hammer

Swiss roll: a scenic tour of Switzerland by train

The best way to explore the country’s fabulous valleys and vistas is with a choose-your-own-adventure rail pass

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“I played lots of rhythm guitar on it, and Freddie said, ‘No, no, no, no - it’s a piano song!’”: How Brian May had to fight to get himself heard on a Queen classic

May calls it “a massive Queen song”

Louder

“In that song Freddie is very naked. He’s singing from his heart”: The blockbusting Queen ballad that changed Von Hertzen Brothers frontman Mikko Von Hertzen’s life

When Von Hertzen Brothers’ Mikko Von Hertzen has control of the playlist, these are the songs you’re going to hear

MusicRadar

“Freddie Mercury got me in a half-nelson. I couldn’t move!”: A rock legend’s backstage antics at Live Aid - and his beef with a fellow star

Bowie was “a nice guy”. Elvis Costello, not so much…

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80 Historical Pictures That Feel Like A Treasure Chest Of Forgotten Lore

We’re truly fortunate to be able to get a glimpse of trillions of real moments that happened in the past. The post 80 Historical Pictures That Feel Like A Treasure Chest Of Forgotten Lore first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Tom’s Guide

Majority Elias review: I knew £99 for a Dolby Atmos soundbar was too good to be true

The Majority Elias is a super-budget soundbar. Priced at just £99, it claims it has Dolby Atmos — but it doesn’t. It has decent sound quality for TV, though.

Motor1

Volkswagen Played 'Under Pressure' At a Car's Debut

The reveal event of a new car is organized down to the smallest detail, especially when you've been in the car-making game as long as Volkswagen has. There's no room for hiccups when rolling out what could be a vital model for the company's future. Although the ID. Every1 concept's…

Guitar World

“I had doubts about the Red Special – I knew it sounded different from what everybody else was using, from a Strat and a Gibson. But hearing it back was thrilling”: Brian May on reworking Queen’s regal debut, bad reviews, and Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Magic”

As the new Queen I boxset drags once lost songs into the daylight, May tells us about poverty, parental disapproval, the Red Special’s first runout – and the perils of playing through Jimi’s Marshall stack

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95 Interesting Photos That Explain History In A Unique Way

Pages like Flashbak give us an opportunity to get a glimpse of life before our time by keeping the spirit of old photography alive. The post 95 Interesting Photos That Explain History In A Unique Way first appeared on Bored Panda.

Guitar World

“That’s a little nod to a friend of mine. Freddie’s always with me”: Brian May’s new Gibson 12-string signature guitar has a subtle tribute to Freddie Mercury that you might have missed

The artistic easter egg helps carry the singer’s spirit into future live shows

Marie Claire

Charli XCX partied under bejewelled bananas at last night’s BRIT Awards after-party

Inside Warner Music x Hennessy’s takeover of Claridge’s

TechRadar

7 Oscar-winning movies new to Hulu in March 2025

The 2025 Oscars are closer than you think. Here are seven Oscar-winning movies new to Hulu in March 2025 I think you should stream before the ceremony.

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