Review: Queen + Adam Lambert bring ‘The Rhapsody Tour’ to Madison Square Garden

Queen + Adam Lambert

Queen + Adam Lambert. Photo Credit: Bojan Hohnjec On Friday, October 13, Queen + Adam Lambert performed at Madison Square Garden in New York City. This marked their second consecutive show at The Garden as […]

Killer Queen sale: Freddie Mercury’s possessions go up for auction | Freddie Mercury

Yamaha baby grand piano

A black lacquered baby grand piano at which Freddie Mercury composed and developed some of Queen’s biggest hits, including Bohemian Rhapsody, is the centrepiece of a sale of the singer’s possessions next month. The Yamaha […]

Remembering the Slip: the Manhattan street that birthed a generation of artists – then was demolished | Art and design books

woman works with yarn

The cover of Prudence Peiffer’s new book, The Slip, features the kind of photograph New York City dreams are made of. In the 1958 shot, taken by Hans Namuth, a bohemian-looking group – many of […]

Lance Gurisik: Cull Portal review – drones, drums and disruptive drama | Music

The artwork for Cull Portal

Cull Portal slowly mutates in various directions. Analogue synths burble; intense meditative improvisations develop on the piano; pastoral string sections fade in and grow more harmonically complex; wispy saxophones spray modal jazz riffs over coruscating […]

Doja Cat is done making ‘palatable, marketable and sellable’ music – Music News

Doja Cat is done making 'palatable, marketable and sellable' music - Music News

Doja Cat has vowed to stop making “palatable, marketable and sellable” music. The ‘Say So’ hitmaker has vowed that all her future music will be “authentic” after she channelled all the “rage” she felt toward […]

#BossipSounds Flyana Boss Is The Viral Duo You Need To Know

Flyana Boss

The last Fresh Face Friday of Black Music Month wouldn’t be complete without Flyana Boss. Their hit song “You Wish” is taking over the streets, social media, and this summer. Source: SJ Spreng / Courtesy […]

Freddie Mercury’s notes reveal ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ almost had different name

A draft of the hit song "Bohemian Rhapsody" is included in the Sotheby's auction, and appears that the original lyrics were supposed to be "Mongolian Rhapsody."

Is this the real life, or is this just fantasy? It turns out that Queen’s famous 1975 hit, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” was almost named “Mongolian Rhapsody” when frontman Freddie Mercury first wrote it. The inside intel […]

Why Mike Myers Fired “Wayne’s World” Director From Sequel

Penelope Spheeris at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences "Wayne's World" reunion in 2013

Wayne’s World went from being a recurring Saturday Night Live sketch to one of the most popular comedy movies of all time. And while Mike Myers created the main character (Wayne Campbell originated on the […]

Gordon Lightfoot Canadian folk singer dies at 84

Gordon Lightfoot

Gordon Lightfoot, Canada’s legendary folk singer-songwriter known for “If You Could Read My Mind” and “Sundown” and for songs that told tales of Canadian identity, died on Monday. He was 84. Representative Victoria Lord said […]

Freddie Mercury’s personal items including rare song lyrics to be auctioned

Freddie Mercury's personal items including rare song lyrics to be auctioned

Freddie Mercury’s Personal Items To Be Auctioned Off, Queen Frontman’s Rare Song Lyrics, Stage Costumes & More Up For Sale ( Photo Credit – IANS ) More than 1,500 personal items belonging to Queen frontman […]

Coachella 2023: A (Frank Ocean-free) guide to Weekend 2

Music fans -- seen through tinted windows -- stand en masse on the lawn at Coachella 2023

Coachella 2023‘s second weekend is starting out with heartbreak. Frank Ocean announced this week that he will not be performing his headlining set on Sunday due to a leg injury. His much-anticipated performance last weekend, […]