Vinyl Confessions: Mighty Mercury’s Underrated Magic
|The late, phenomenal – great isn’t strong enough a word – Freddie Mercury would have turned 70 this past Labor Day. Even though it’s been almost 25 years since his death, … Read more
The late, phenomenal – great isn’t strong enough a word – Freddie Mercury would have turned 70 this past Labor Day. Even though it’s been almost 25 years since his death, … Read more
Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon and Roger Taylor have arrived just in time to bring you some Christmas cheer. No, this isn’t a holiday DVD, but it was recorded … Read more
UK folk-punk singer Frank Turner is releasing The Third Three Years, a compilation of non-album rarities. The compilation covers a period in Turner’s career during which his album Tape Deck Heart became … Read more
Freddie Mercury gave Queen its majesty, but Roger Taylor gave the band its edge. Seated behind the drums, Taylor would usually get one opportunity per album to sing his heart … Read more
In an interview with the BBC, Queen guitarist Brian May revealed that the band plan to release an album of songs using unreleased vocal tracks from Freddie Mercury. The album, … Read more
The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ mimed performance at the Super Bowl may be the “scandal” du jour, but they’re certainly not the first—or the last—group to lip sync or pantomime … Read more
Greatest hits albums have a poor reputation among the record-collecting elite. To some, owning a greatest hits record is akin to dismissing an artist’s oeuvre; it’s a big, fat sign … Read more
TGIF! It’s Friday, the blessed day on which you become liberated from your cubicle/desk/work cave and fly off into the joy and freedom of the weekend. And whether you’re planning … Read more
You’d think that no one could overshadow the flamboyance and celebrity of Freddie Mercury, but it looks like Sacha Baron Cohen is too much for even the late Queen singer. … Read more
The long-gestating Freddie Mercury biopic was dealt a crushing blow when lead actor Sacha Baron Cohen left the project. Now, screenwriter Peter Morgan claims that the movie is all but … Read more