Posts tagged Queen

Freddie Mercury Straddles the Dark Side -- Picture Book

Freddie Mercury sits on the shoulders of Darth Vader during a show on Queen's tour to promote their album 'The Game.' ... Read More »

Queen Reissue First Five Albums in Honour of 40th Anniversary

Queen guitarist Brian May announces a whole slew of reissued goodies are on the way this spring for fans of the iconic British rockers. ... Read More »

15 Songs Inspired by Martin Luther King, Jr.

It was perhaps the greatest hit of the '60s -- not ... Read More »

Queen's Brian May Says Freddie Mercury Biopic 'Fully Under Way' for...

Queen guitarist Brian May confirms the Queen film is "now fully underway" with Sacha Baron Cohen primed for the lead as Freddie Mercury. ... Read More »

Queen Enters 'New Phase' With New Record Label, Reissues

Ian Gavan, Getty Images Formed in 1971, Queen had an undeniably illustrious, storied career right ... Read More »

Phish's Mike Gordon Thinks Halloween Show Will Be 'Best One Yet'

Tim Mosenfelder, Getty Images It's the last week of October which means, naturally, that Phish ... Read More »

Nine Inch Nails Reissuing 'Pretty Hate Machine'

'Pretty Hate Machine,' the debut full-length from Trent Reznor's Nine Inch Nails and a landmark recording that merged industrial and pop music, will finally receive the reissue treatment it has deserved for years. ... Read More »

Jackson Browne and Natalie Merchant Highlight Elektra Records' 60th...

Although they represent two different musical decades, Jackson Browne and Natalie Merchant appeared together onstage to pay tribute to the legendary record label that launched their careers. ... Read More »

Elektra Records Celebrating 60th Anniversary With All-Star Event

In 1950, a 19-year-old named Jac Holzman started a record label called Elektra in his St. John's College dorm. What began as a company specializing in folk music became one of the most legendary record labels in pop and rock music. ... Read More »

Posies Test 'Blood/Candy' in Brooklyn

The Posies don’t usually rehearse before tours, but they did for the one that starts next week in Spain. ... Read More »

Sacha Baron Cohen to Play Freddie Mercury in Queen Biopic

PA Photos Following biopics of the Doors, Joy Division and the Runaways, pomp rockers Queen are ... Read More »

College Rankings of Rock: Top 20 Universities Rated for Their Musical...

It's college rankings time, so we at Spinner evaluated universities near and far, ... Read More »

Linda Perry Wonders Where the Hard-Rocking Women Are

When Courtney Love was working with Linda Perry on the album that would eventually become 'Nobody's Daughter' -- though not the version produced by Perry -- the Hole singer wanted to put an all-female band together. ... Read More »