According to Australia's Herald Sun, Brits have dubbed Queen frontman Freddy Mercury the greatest rock legend of all time in a new survey out today.Elvis Presley narrowly missed out on the rock n' roll crown coming in second, while Woodstock veteran Jimi Hendrix was hot on his heels in third place.Other contenders include Brit rockers Mick Jagger and Eric Clapton.The research commissioned to co...
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queen - another one bites the dust songs Download free music | Download free mp3 By DAVID ESPO, AP Special Correspondent David Espo, Ap Special Correspondent WASHINGTON - In the quiet of a Capitol elevator, one of Edward M. Kennedy's fellow lawmakers asked whether he had plans for a family Thanksgiving away from the nation's capital. No, the Massachusetts senator said with a shake of his head,...
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Voyageur Press has joined forces with renowned British rock journalist Phil Sutcliffe (Mojo, Los Angeles Times) for QUEEN: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Crown Kings of Rock. This beautifully packaged book, a perfect balance of photos and text, arrives on Nov. 15, 2009, and retraces the history of this ...
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Artist: QueenTitle: Absolute GreatestRelease Date: November 16, 2009 (Europe), November 17, 2009 (U.S.)Label: Hollywood RecordsFormat(s):1-CD2-CDs with audio commentary by Brian May and Roger TaylorLimited Edition Book Version with 2-CD set, 52-page book with unseen photos, memorabilia and handwritten lyrics, access to streaming of 20 live performancesLP Box Set with 3 LP's, 16-page soft photo ...
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Adam Lambert may have come in second in this year's American Idol, but he may be fronting an offer from a big name.Brian May told Rolling Stone that the members of Queen "are definitely hoping to have a meaningful conversation with at some point. It's not like we, as Queen, would rush into coalescing with another singer just like that. It isn't that easy. But I'd certainly like to work with Adam.
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Artist Beryl Cook, known for her colourful and comic paintings of larger-than-life ladies, has died at the age of 81.She died peacefully at her home in Plymouth on Wednesday with her husband and family at her side.Cook had no formal training and did not take up painting until her 40s, but her work went on to become hugely popular.Cook's paintings document familiar social situations like girls o...
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Author Walter Isaacson can testify to the nearly scientific validity of the Colbert Bump.While it might not rank with gravity, E = mc2 or any of the other laws of physical nature outlined in Isaacson's best-selling biography of Albert Einstein, the Colbert Bump is based on the generally reliable proposition that a guest appearance on The Colbert Report, the late-night TV show hosted by mock con...
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Unless you have your head buried deeply under the sand, there's no way you missed that the New York Giants are the Super Bowl victors. On Super Tuesday / Mardi Gras and the eve of Chinese Lunar New Year (which actually begins today), there was a Victory Parade complete with ticker tape and all the fanfare in the Canyon of Heroes in Manhattan's downtown financial district... quite a LOT of whoo...
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From "Nature":http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v448/n7151/full/448234a.htmlFormer Queen guitarist Brian May has finally completed the astrophysics PhD he abandoned 33 years ago after becoming distracted by international superstardom. He has submitted his thesis to Imperial College, London, and is set to become Dr May in May next year. Rock 'n' roll.Brian is actually writing posts about his ...
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From TheDigitalBits.com...Here's a bit of great news: at long last, Universal has finally announced the "Flash Gordon: Saviour of the Universe" Edition! The single-disc DVD release will street on 8/7 (SRP $26.98). The film will be presented in anamorphic widescreen with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio. There will be at least some special features and the title will come in "premium" packaging."Flash!...
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Queen + Paul Rodgers will release their new album, "The Cosmos Rocks", in Europe on September 15 and the U.S./Canada on October 14 via EMI. A single, "C-lebrity", will precede the album on September 8."C-lebrity" was written and produced by Brian May, Paul Rodgers and Roger Taylor.Many of Queen's best-known songs have been written in humor, and "C-lebrity" follows in this pattern; it is a comme...
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Brain May announced some ??really?? good news. His old band, Queen recently went x14 Platinum (over a million copies) in Australia with their ??Greatest Hits?? compilation.Brain May: It's not everyday we achieve amazing milestones such as this, so many people have worked this album over so many years but in particular our Sales Team, whom have gone in year after year and sold it in like it's a ...
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but, if anyone wants to get me something for my birthday... the stars have aligned for a very special dvd release. for some reason, they are not playing any of the music in the ad though! so in honor of my dad's birthday, which actually is today... go buy yourself a copy of flash gordon. and relive my childhood. on amazon, apparently people are recommending the european silver anniversary disk bec
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This Sunday (November 22nd) at 5 PM, Rock Radio (UK) will have a special program profiling one of the most prolific musical acts of the 20th Century; QUEEN.Rock Radio’s website posted this information on the special documentary broadcast:They’re one of the UK’s most successful bands of the last four decades having sold over 300 million [...]
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Hi, all. I was flipping thru Vanity Fair recently and read that Sacha Baron Cohen is seriously considering a script for a film in which he would star as Freddie Mercury. THIS would be fantastic, not because I'm a much of a Queen fan, but because I think Cohen is a truly brilliant performer.
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