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Queen's Brian May Calls Singing Competition Shows a 'Stupid, Stupid Idea'

Jeff Giles — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:43:55 +0000

Singing competition shows have been popular for decades, and they’ve proliferated all over the TV dial since ‘American Idol‘ debuted over a decade ago. But don’t expect to find one playing on Brian May‘s set anytime soon. The Queen guitarist is particularly disdainful of NBC’s hit series ‘The Voice,’ as he explained in a recent [...]

Queen's Brian May, Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Working on 'Riffs' Album

Billy Dukes — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:51:54 +0000

Few bands would turn down having Tony Iommi backing them up, and soon more bands will get the chance. The Black Sabbath guitarist has a treasure trove of riffs laying around, unused, in his studio. Queen's Brian May has inspired Iommi to put them to good use.

Queen's Brian May Rumored as New Host of BBC Astronomy Show

Jeff Giles — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:48:31 +0000

The death of beloved British television personality Sir Patrick Moore has left his long-running astronomy series, 'The Sky at Night,' searching for a new host -- and Queen guitarist Brian May is reportedly in the running for the gig.

Brian May Reveals Plans for Career Encompassing Queen eBook

Chad Childers — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:33:24 +0000

Queen have enjoyed one of the more prolific and entertaining careers in music and fairly soon fans will be able to enjoy a new multi-touch electronic edition of the band’s ’40 Years of Queen’ book that provides fans extra media components. Guitarist Brian May recently showed off the eBook during a London media session, explaining, [...]

Queen Guitarist Brian May Joins The Darkness On Stage

Karen 'Gilly' Laney — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:30:16 +0000

Queen guitarist Brian May joined The Darkness during the encore of the last date of the retro-rock outfit’s comeback tour at the Hammersmith Apollo last month — and now high-quality footage of the joint performance is available online. May joined the band for the Darkness tunes ‘Bareback and ‘I Believe In A Thing Called Love,’ plus a cover of Queen’s own ‘Tie Your Mother Down.’