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Queen's May Calls Singing Competition Shows Stupid

Jeff Giles — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:43:55 +0000

Singing competition shows have been popular for decades, and they've proliferated all over the TV dial since 'American Idol' debuted over a decade ago. But don't expect to find one playing on Brian May's set anytime soon.

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Queen, Sabbath-May Supports Geezer

Crash — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 13:32:00 +0000

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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Queen: May Will Guide You

Crash — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:19:27 +0000

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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Queen's Brian May, Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Working on 'Riffs' Album

Billy Dukes — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 20:51:54 +0000

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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Brian May New Host of BBC Astronomy Show?

Jeff Giles — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:48:31 +0000

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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Brian May Reveals Plans for Queen eBook

Chad Childers — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 22:33:26 +0000

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: 40 Years In Your Mobile Device

Crash — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 02:04:04 +0000

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: Goodbye Dear Friend

Crash — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:16:18 +0000

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 Goes Under The Knife

Crash — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 01:14:58 +0000

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

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Eddie Van Halen Named Greatest Guitarist Ever In New Poll

Crash — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 12:16:30 +0000

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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