A stripped-back version of Freddie Mercury performing the song “Time” is released on Thursday, the result of a long search for the 1986 recording made at London’s Abbey Road Studios. Accompanied by just a piano, the late Queen frontman sings a simpler version of the track he recorded as a solo artist with British musician,…
In a remarkable evening at London’s Sotheby’s auction house, fans and collectors gathered as the piano once played by the legendary Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, the very instrument that gave birth to his greatest hits, along with the original manuscript of the iconic “Bohemian Rhapsody,” found new homes, collectively selling for a staggering sum of…
John Lennon pulled no punches about how much he detested the Beatles’ 1964 knockout photo shoot with Muhammad Ali … that’s according to the guy who snapped those iconic images. Famed Beatles photog Harry Benson spilled the tea on the tension between the legends while celebrating 60 years of snapping pics of the band, telling…
Freddie Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara on September 5, 1946, was a British singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the legendary rock band Queen. He was born in Zanzibar (now part of Tanzania) and raised in India before moving to England with his family in his late teens. Mercury formed Queen…
LONDON (AP) — Freddie Mercury’s sanctuary in London, where he lived the last decade of his life, is on sale for the first time in nearly half a century — minus his “exquisite clutter.” Garden Lodge, as the neo-Georgian brick home in the posh Kensington neighborhood is known, is for sale by Knight Frank for…
IVE FUTURO.CL NEWS The Beatles: 55 years ago they tried to return, without success, to their roots On January 2, 1969, rehearsals began for what would be a live album that would be called “Get Back”. History wanted something else. By Hector Muñoz | Jan 02, 2024. 10:40 hrs The Beatles were in free fall…
As the fathers of modern rock, all roads seem to lead back to The Rolling Stones. Sure, there was The Beatles’ vital contribution to rock through their experimentation. And yes, they had peers like The Who and Led Zeppelin, who also pushed the genre to new places. But when it comes to mixing blues, rock…
The Beatles have never found it difficult to sell albums in the U.K. In fact, they’re perhaps the most successful musical act of all time in that nation when looking at sales. Even in the streaming era, the group still manages to consistently move huge numbers of full-lengths. This week, one of the most popular…
The discovery of Elvis Presley was a monumental wake-up call for John Lennon, who was first introduced to The King thanks to his hit song ‘Heartbreak Hotel’. Although their relationship was strange, with The Beatles knocking the American off his mountain of relevancy, which created a sense of bitterness towards the group, he was also…
After spending years in character as Elvis Presley, Austin said he knew he needed to “protect” others as he embarked on his most villainous role yet. If there’s one thing we know for sure about Austin Butler, it’s that he’s gonna give his all for a movie role. “My body just started shutting down the…