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Crash — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:07:31 +0000

There's no denying the popularity of Queen, at least in their native England, as they've topped yet another poll there.
This one was Absolute Radio's Icon poll. James Curran, the station's Head of Music, says, "The poll was all about celebrating the iconic artists that feature on our playlists across our network of decade stations. Queen have yet again proved themselves as one of the U.K.’s most iconic bands by topping this poll of absolute music greats.”

Here's the whole Top 10:

1.Queen
2.David Bowie
3.The Beatles
4.Pink Floyd
5.Led Zeppelin
6.Oasis
7.Bruce Springsteen
8.The Rolling Stones
9.Foo Fighters
10.Paul Weller
The rest of the Top 100 -- which includes AC/DC, Elvis Presley, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, The Who, Eric Clapton and The Clash -- can be found at Absolute Radio.co.uk.

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Queen Releasing Expanded 'Live at the Bowl'

Jeff Giles — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:11:47 +0000

There really isn't much in the way of unreleased material in the Queen archives at this point, but fans hoping for an expanded edition of the band's 'Live at the Bowl' album and concert film are in for a treat.

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21 Years Ago: Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert in London

Eduardo Rivadavia — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:57:44 +0000

The death of Queen singer Freddie Mercury due to AIDS-related complications on Nov. 24, 1991, left his legions of fans and fellow members of rock's ruling aristocracy thoroughly shell-shocked.

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Freddie Mercury's Royal Secret

Crash — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 12:00:22 +0000

It has been revealed that Freddie Mercury took a great story to his grave.

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Queen's 'You're My Best Friend' Covered by the Melvins

Matthew Wilkening — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 15:33:04 +0000

The first classic rock song from the Melvins' upcoming cover album has arrived in the form of their take on 'You're My Best Friend' by Queen. 'Everybody Loves Sausages,' due April 30th, also finds the band tackling the Kinks and David Bowie, among others.

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Recently Discovered Freddie Mercury Cemetery Marker Missing

Billy Dukes — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 22:02:37 +0000

A plaque that until this year few knew existed has gone missing. The marker is believed to represent the the final resting place of Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury, who died in 1991. For over 20 years no one knew where Mercury's ashes were scattered, and now the plaque believed to represent just that spot has seemingly blown away in the wind.

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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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Freddie Mercury Found?

Crash — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:11:36 +0000

The late Queen frontman was cremated in 1991, but where his ashes ended up remained a mystery...until now.

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Queen Gets The Classical Treatment

Crash — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 14:06:40 +0000

Queen has been given the classical treatment on We Will Rock You: Queen Classics by the 1966 Quartet -- four women from Japan.

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Led Zeppelin – Most Influential Ever

Crash — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:16:29 +0000

A recent U.K. poll has overwhelmingly named Led Zeppelin as the most influential rock act ever.

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