Former Hertfordshire home of Queen's first manager for sale for £3.5m Norman Sheffield lived at the house in the 1970s during his short and turbulent time as Queen’s manager Evening Standard · Jun 20
A Teddy Bear With A Teen’s Heartbeat Helped A Grieving Dad Find The Man Who Received His Son’s Heart When John Reid pressed the paw of a teddy bear, he heard a sound he never expected to hear again. It was his son Dakota’s heartbeat.Dakota was 16 when a car crash changed his family’s world seven years ago. Bored Panda · Jan 20
"We owed everybody money. We knew that if the next album didn't succeed, the ship would sink": The inside story of the album that saved Queen Fifty years on, Brian May and Roger Taylor reveal the vision, precision and daring behind Queen’s A Night At The Opera, the album that rewrote rock’s rules Louder · Nov 21, 2025
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“I’m not sure why the tour ended so abruptly. I never got a bunch of my gear returned. People don’t get sacked from Sabbath – they just don’t get spoken to again!” Ask Jo Burt about Freddie Mercury, Brian Setzer and The Troggs – just not Black Sabbath The veteran bassist on his Queen and Led Zeppelin links, love for fretless, fighting with a Music Man EQ, and Tony Iommi’s smile when Geezer Butler’s Ampeg rig made a bass feel like an animal Guitar World · Nov 4, 2025
“I’ll never forget it – the three of us were almost in tears. We’re getting to sing this, Elton and Bernie’s whole history up to that point”: Davey Johnstone on the making of Elton John’s 1975 masterpiece, Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy It began aboard the high seas, a concept record about Elton John and Bernie Taupin's early days, and when the band got to Caribou Ranch, they'd turn out one of the greatest albums of the '70s MusicRadar · Oct 31, 2025
“You actually had to be good at your instrument – that doesn’t seem to be a necessary requisite these days”: Roger Taylor and Brian May remember Bohemian Rhapsody We were taking up “where the Beatles left off”, says May MusicRadar · Sep 26, 2025
30 Intriguing Stories Behind Historical Mugshots You’ll Want To Read Twice From minor offenses to darker, more sinister crimes, every mugshot has a story behind it. This list covers the interesting, fascinating and sometimes chilling stories behind 30 historical mugshots. Bored Panda · Aug 7, 2025
John Reid dead: Nightcrawlers DJ dies 'suddenly' aged 61 as music stars pay tribute to 'incredible' talent The DJ, producer and prolific songwriter rose to fame as the frontman of Nightcrawlers Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2025
Push the Feeling On hitmaker John Reid has died DJ-and-songwriter John Reid - who created the Nightcrawlers house hit Push the Feeling On - has passed away at the age of 61. BANG Premier · Jun 16, 2025
GOP nominee for Virginia governor tries to distance herself from anti-abortion past Winsome Earle-Sears has called abortion ‘genocide’ and suggested equivalence between consenting to sex and consenting to pregnancy The Guardian - US · May 30, 2025
Former NI Secretary rejects reports he ‘turned a blind eye’ to IRA crimes Lord Reid said the transition from war to peace is ‘not always easy’. Evening Standard · May 21, 2025
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Virginia GOP candidate for lieutenant governor says he won't exit race despite governor's push Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin is asking his party’s candidate vying to be Virginia’s next lieutenant governor to step aside The Independent UK · Apr 25, 2025
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Louder · Apr 15, 2025 "People started to leave. I was terrified": The story of Elton John's favourite Elton John album and the calamitous stadium show that followed Gold even before its release, Captain Fantastic And The BrownDirt Cowboy was worth the hard work. But the album markedthe end of Elton John’s imperial period – and his band
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Louder · Dec 22, 2024 “People have slammed Bohemian Rhapsody but who can you compare it to? Tell me one group that’s done an operatic single?”: The epic story of A Night At The Opera, the album that turned Queen into superstars “People have slammed Bohemian Rhapsody but who can you compare it to? Tell me one group that’s done an operatic single?”: The epic story of A Night At The Opera, the album that turned Queen into superstars
BANG Premier · Dec 13, 2024 Sir Elton John was 'crushed' by cheating ex Sir Elton John has admitted he was "crushed" when he found out his ex was cheating on him and he "fell apart" when the relationship ended.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024 Elton John: Never Too Late review – few surprises but plenty of joy in official life story On the eve of his retirement, the much-loved musician revisits his rise to stardom and his evolution as a gay man in a flashback-filled documentary
The Guardian - US · Sep 8, 2024 Elton John: Never Too Late review – thin portrait of a musical genius The superstar’s husband and documentarian RJ Cutler have assembled a documentary that benefits from access but provides a limited view
Louder · Aug 15, 2024 "The thought of being in jail in tights didn't appeal to Freddie at all": Queen and the struggle to make Day At The Races After A Night At The Opera, Queen had the world at their feet. But how on Earth do you follow such an album?