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Queen guitarist and animal rights activist Brian May is applauding the efforts of Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler in his fight to stop the production and distribution of foie gras, which is made from the liver of a duck or goose that has been specially fattened.

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Brian May is giving rock fans a quick tutorial on that asteroid that passed within 17,000 miles of Earth Friday.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Queen's career-spanning 40 Years of Queen book is now available as an eBook, designed specifically for the iPad.

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Brian May is mourning the loss of his friend and fellow astronomer, Sir Patrick Moore, who he co-wrote the 2006 book with, Bang! The Complete History of the Universe. Moore died Sunday in England. He was 89.

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Brian May is going to be spending the holidays on crutches after undergoing knee surgery Tuesday morning.

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Van Halen guitarist Eddie Van Halen has been named the greatest guitarist of all time in a new poll sponsored by Guitar World magazine. Almost half a million votes were cast in the survey, which was the first ever commissioned by Guitar World on this subject. The tournament-style poll began in April with a total of 132 guitarists that were gradually winnowed down to the final match-up between Van Halen and Queen axeman Brian May, with Van Halen beating out May with 62 percent of the vote.

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Brian May says that the upcoming Freddie Mercury biopic featuring Borat star Sacha Baron Cohen will begin filming in the spring of 2013 and will be ready for release in early 2014.

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