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The Good The Bad and The Queen - S/T
From the first listen The Good, The Bad and The Queen is strikingly complete. It seems to show the best facets of all assembled (though, sadly, Tony Allen doesn't seem to shine until 'Three Changes') with such ease that their identities hardly matter anymore, despite the hype the
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Depp linked to Freddy Mercury role
Johnny Depp could be in line to play famed performer Freddie Mercury, according to recent reports.
The Hollywood star, who was also recently linked to a biopic about hard rocker Ozzie Osborne, is said to be the first choice to play Mercury in a biopic financed and produced by
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Queen: Not 'cashing in' with new vocalist
Roger Taylor speaks frankly to VH1.
Roger Taylor has spoken out about his band's new frontman, and it's future, in a candid interview with VH1 today (October 23)
Currently touring in support of their new CD and DVD "Return of the Champions", the drummer says Rodgers
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Wolf Parade - Apologies to the Queen Mary
Considering the amount of pre-release exposure - and hype - that this release has garnered (on the back of two very successful eps) it is no wonder that the Wolf Parade have been constantly touted as this year's success story. Fellow Montreal art rockers The Arcade Fire are a good
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Mandela bringing AIDS concert to Europe
The 46664 event heading to Scandinavia this summer.
Nelson Mandela's hugely popular 46664 AIDS fundraising and awareness event is to decamp for the first time this year for a one-off show in Norway.
The event, which is in it's third year in South Africa, has been dubbed
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Queens of the Stone Age - Little Sister
A huge embrace is required for the return of QOTSA - perhaps with a slightly inquiring look as to how Josh Homme contends with the loss of fellow founding member Nick Oliveri.
All apprehension is dispelled as soon as the first chimes of the cowbells kick into action. Following
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Queen rock again: London show confirmed
Queen are to play a one-off show later this year at London's Brixton Academy.
Guitarist Brian May confirmed the show, scheduled for March 28, will be the first UK concert for the new look band - which reformed last year with ex-Free/Bad Religion frontman Paul Rodgers taking the
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Drill Queen - Born Depressed
This Anglo-American five piece band include a Haitian ex-model as their lead singer and a fetish poker player!
Reliant on a heavy echoed guitar sound and the sassiness of lead singer, Vee, "Born Depressed" is a real catchy number that resembles Skunk Annansie in their
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Queen Musical Moves To Vegas
The hit London stage show
"We Will Rock You" is to take up residence in Las Vegas, soundgenerator can report.
The rock spectacle, which dramatises the highs and lows of rock legends Queen, will features 20 of Queen's greatest hits and will take up residence at the Paris Las
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Nelson Mandela's 46664 Concert
46664
"A tragedy of unprecedented proportions is unfolding in Africa. Aids today in Africa is claiming more lives than the sum total of all wars, famines and floods and the ravages of such deadly diseases as Malaria"
"We must act now for the sake of the world"
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Queen Latifah Fined For Driving Offence
In what seems to be a familiar and reoccurring problem amongst the stars rapper/actress Queen Latifah pleaded no contest on Tuesday (14thJan) to dangerous driving in order to avoid facing trial on two charges of driving under the influence relating to arrest last November in Los
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Toktok Vs Soffy O - Missy Queen's Gonna Die
In a similar vein to Fisherspooner's 'Emerge', 'Missy Queen's Gonna Die' by Toktok Vs Soffy O is an Electro-dancefloor crossover that's accessible, infectious and drives straight to the heart of skussed-up basement party music.
More of a hybrid car crash of electronic punk and
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Queen Adreena - Drink Me
With a real sense of bombastic, doom laden-purpose, Queen Adreena's second effort both rocks and cradles the soul.
Released on the 8th of August 2002 on Rough Trade Records, Drink Me is the second album release from Queen Adreena, produced by Morgan Nicholls, Ken Thomas and Queen
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LISTEN: Queen Adreena - Drink Me
Released on the
5th of August 2002 on Rough Trade Records, Drink Me is the second album release from Queen Adreena. The album was produced by Morgan Nicholls, Ken Thomas and Queen Adreena with mixing and additional production by Peter Reardon (Clawfinger, insane Clown Posse)
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Queen Join Rock Royalty
At a ceremony in New York, Queen have been inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 10 years after the death of singer Freddie Mercury. His mother was present to collect the award on behalf of the band. The surviving members of Queen were honoured alongside Aerosmith, Michael
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