Queen made some incredible music videos over the decades, but did you know that two of them were deemed so controversial that they were banned from airing on MTV? In 1982, the band’s Body Language video – which was released 42 years ago this week – became the first ever to be censored from the … Read more
Back in 1971, the world’s first Hard Rock Cafe opened in Mayfair London and quickly became one of the hottest places in town for rock stars to hang out and even perform impromptu gigs. Today they have hundreds of venues around the world with amazing music memorabilia hung on the walls, but this is the … Read more
Freddie Mercury was one of the biggest rock stars in music history, but even those at the top idolise other performers. In an unearthed interview from the 1980s, the Queen singer who died in 1991 aged 45, was asked: “If there was anyone in history, living or dead, who you could meet and speak with, … Read more
Freddie Mercury’s home is for sale: The elegant hallway (Image: KNIGHT FRANK) Freddie Mercury barely had a decade in the home of his dreams. He lost his life on November 24, 1991, in bed at Garden Lodge with his dearest friends and beloved cats around him. Last September, the Queen legend’s ex-girlfriend Mary Austin auctioned … Read more
It’s been over four decades since Queen released their experimental and funky Hot Space album. And now one of its hidden gem B-sides is due to be launched as a single for the very first time. The limited edition 7-inch pink vinyl of Cool Cat is set to go on sale for Record Store Day … Read more
Queen and Adam Lambert have now arrived in Sapporo for their third show on the Japanese tour tomorrow night. Sir Brian May has been posting highlights from the trip on his Instagram including his daily fitness regime. The sprightly rocker who turns 77 this year shared a video of himself on an exercise bike from … Read more
Since Freddie Mercury’s death in 1991, the singer has continued to remain in the hearts and minds of the band in every Queen show. The penultimate episode of Queen the Greatest Live dives into two specific tributes to the rock icon in their live concerts As shared by the band: “First, we join a Queen … Read more
Queen and Adam Lambert kicked off their 2024 Japanese tour last night in Nagoya’s Vantelin Dome. In the run-up to the band’s first show since last year’s trek across North America, Sir Brian May documented rehearsals, his excitement and worries on social media. Being driven to the concert venue he also shared a little-known Freddie … Read more
Queen’s back catalogue is full of household name hits, but some of them almost didn’t happen. Back in the early 1980s, Roger Taylor heard his son utter the words “radio ca-ca” while listening to a bad song on the radio. The drummer then spent three days in the studio, locked away working on what would … Read more
Express.co.uk recently spoke with Walt “Wally” Versen, Queen’s Head of Security during their US tours of the late 1970s and early 1980s. Fans will know him for being the strapping young man who famously dressed up as Darth Vader, carrying Freddie Mercury on his shoulders for a rendition of We Will Rock You during concerts. … Read more
