Posts Tagged ‘queen’

Biffy Clyro, Queen win at 2013 Kerrang Awards

Posted on 14 Jun 2013 at 4:22am

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

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Queen’s Brian May brands The Voice ‘absolutely the most depressing programme on TV’

Posted on 21 May 2013 at 7:17am

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.

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Queen’s Brian May and Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi planning ‘riffs’ album

Posted on 15 Feb 2013 at 3:51am

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

Video: The Flaming Lips cover Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

Posted on 08 Feb 2013 at 3:53am

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.

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The Beatles, Queen, Oasis among bands Britons are ‘most proud of’

Posted on 15 Jan 2013 at 6:00am

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.

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The Beatles, Queen among UK’s biggest selling singles of all time

Posted on 05 Nov 2012 at 5:36am

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.

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Queen to re-release classic 1986 Budapest gig

Posted on 18 Oct 2012 at 6:43am

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.

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The Beatles, Arctic Monkeys, Queen included on Olympics opening ceremony album

Posted on 30 Jul 2012 at 9:25am

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.

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Queen’s Brian May, The Who urge government to do more on illegal downloading

Posted on 24 Jul 2012 at 9:58am

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.

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Soundbites: Pete Doherty is Ace Ventura, Bruce Springsteen performs in a police state & more!

Posted on 21 Jul 2012 at 7:52am

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.