Posts Tagged ‘queen’

Biffy Clyro‘s ‘Opposites‘ was named the Best Album at last night’s Kerrang Awards ceremony, which took place at the London Troxy.

Queen guitarist Brian May has labelled the BBC talent series The Voice as ‘absolutely the dullest, dumbest, most depressing programme on TV’ in a blog on his official website.

Two of the most celebrated rock guitarists of their generation are planning a special album which will celebrate the art of the riff.

The Flaming Lips have uploaded a studio cover of Queen‘s enduringly popular 1975 single ‘Bohemian Rhapsody‘ – interlaced with some not-particularly-SFW sun bathing footage – to their YouTube page. Check it out below.

The Beatles, Queen and Oasis are among the bands the British public ‘are most proud of’ according to a survey conducted by the home broadband provider Plusnet.

Singles released by The Beatles and Queen are among the biggest selling in the UK’s chart history according to new figures released by the Official Charts Company.

Queen‘s legendary Budapest gig in 1986, widely regarded as one of the band’s very best, is to be released on Blu-ray and DVD in deluxe editions for the first time next month.

Arctic Monkeys‘ cover of The Beatles‘ 1969 track ‘Come Together‘ is proving popular on the iTunes singles chart after being included on the London Olympics’ official opening ceremony album.

High profile members of the music industry including surviving Who members Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend, Robert Plant and Queen guitarist Brian May have put their names to a letter published today by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) which urges the UK government to do more to curb illegal online downloading.

In today’s Soundbites - our look back at the past week’s news, features, videos and tabloid gossip – Pete Doherty returns home from Thailand after behaving not unlike Ace Ventura, The Who spark a collective mad rush to the attics of Rhode Island, there’s a shock result in the search for the UK’s favourite number one, Bruce Springsteen feels the wrath of Middle England and this week’s most popular video is revealed.