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The Latest Breaking News from Freddie Mercury

“I remember my dad saying, ‘There’s no ambience, Brian. I don’t feel like I’m in the room with you playing next to me’”: Why Brian May and Queen were unhappy with their debut album – and how the newly revamped version fixes the “very dry” guitar parts

Queen just released a remixed version of their iconic 1973 debut, and Brian May reveals that “every instrument has been re-examined from the bottom up”

Guitar World

Freddie Mercury's 'dreadful singing' sounded like a 'goat'

Freddie Mercury's "dreadful" singing sounded like a "goat", according to his Queen bandmate Roger Taylor.

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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

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‘Art and music have always been like friends to me’: painter to the stars Jack Coulter

The Irish artist talks about his synaesthesia and being mutually inspired by musicians such as Elton John and Paul McCartney

The Guardian - UK

Pete Townshend: 'Who the f*** has the right to say the arts don't matter?'

As the Townshend studio opens at the University of West London the legendary guitarist talks about the importance of arts funding, the Oasis reunion and what next for The Who

Evening Standard

The best TV shows and films based on real-life stories - from The Crown to Hustlers

From The Crown to Hustlers, here are the best films and TV shows based on true events

Woman & Home

Queen freaked out party guests with meat covered man

Queen did far stranger things than have dwarves with cocaine on their heads at their parties, says Roger Taylor.

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"When I listen to him it's like: Why am I even playing?” Paul Gilbert reveals the guitarist who blows his mind as he unveils the soundtrack of his life

Mr. Big guitarist and solo artist Paul Gilbert picks his records, artists and of lasting significance

Louder

“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

Guitar World

“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”

Guitar World

Sir Elton John to receive 'gravity defying' figure at Madame Tussauds

Sir Elton John’s was the first talking wax work at Madame Tussauds in the 1970s

Evening Standard

Alex Van Halen says reunion was canceled because David Lee Roth refused to pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen

Van Halen wanted to emulate Queen’s tributes to their late singer Freddie Mercury

The Independent UK

“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?

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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

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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.

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Prodigy wins piano award, but prize itself in doubt

Young pianist Joshua Han has won Australia's National Piano Award but without more funding, the prestigious prize's future is in doubt.

The Guardian - UK

Anwar Hussein obituary

Photographer whose work helped to transform the public image of the royal family

The Independent UK

Tickled pink! First-time flamingo foster dads raise chick at San Diego zoo

The same-sex couple and their chick are reported to be thriving

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Reunion gigs have never been hotter or more lucrative, but have we already hit the peak?

The big comeback is making a big comeback. Having owned the culture section news cycle — and your gobby uncle’s wallet — for weeks, the Oasis reunion is now expanding into North America, Asia, Australia and South America, en route to a rumoured £400 million rake-in. Meanwhile, rap metal titans…

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'I find rainbow interiors very restful': Zandra Rhodes' on a life lived in full colour

The design icon collects famous friend like she collects their art, and every piece in her Bermondsey penthouse has a story to tell

The Conversation

Linkin Park reform with a new singer – three other bands that have successfully done the same

Linkin Park have announced that they are reforming, seven years after disbanding due to the death of lead singer Chester Bennington.

TechRadar

Your K-Pop favorites may be illicit AI voice clones

AI-created songs and voices are streamed millions of times, especially K-Pop

Louder

“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

The Guardian - UK

Holly Johnson on orgasmic pop and his second coming: ‘It’s a miracle of modern science I’m still here’

His band, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, ruled the charts in the 1980s with their libidinous, unapologetically queer songs. Then he was told he had months to live. As a new exhibition celebrates Johnson’s art and influence, he tells the hidden story

Evening Standard

Sorry tourist-haters — Barcelona is the perfect break for families

You won’t feel the anti-tourist heat so much if you step away from the usual crowds, says Martin Robinson. Here’s how to nail a trip to the Spanish capital with kids

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