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Queen and De Niro Hope Britain Goes Ga-Ga for Musical


Hollywood legend Robert de Niro and British rock giants Queen have promised “We Will Rock You” when their futuristic new musical packed with the band’s greatest hits opens in London this week. De Niro teamed up with Queen’s surviving band members and British comedian Ben Elton to produce the $10.7 million show named after one of the supergroup’s best known anthems and set in a futuristic world where musical instruments are banned. “I think it is going to be terrific,” De Niro told reporters in the run-up to Tuesday’s premiere in London’s West End. The star, best known for his… Read more »

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Queens Of The Stone Age (With Dave Grohl) Line Up Tour


While their new album remains months away, Queens of the Stone Age are preparing to hit the highway to test drive some new material, and they’re taking Dave Grohl along for the ride. A month after their performance at this weekend’s Coachella Festival, the Queens will use the roadwork that begins May 27 in Atlanta to rouse anticipation for their third album, Songs for the Deaf, due in mid-July. Dave Grohl, who has put off finishing the fourth Foo Fighters opus to tour with Queens, rounds out a lineup that also includes singer Josh Homme, bassist Nick Oliveri and guitarist… Read more »

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Grohl Puts Foos On Hold, Returns To Drumkit With Queens


Work on the Foo Fighters’ new album has been put to rest while frontman Dave Grohl plays drums for Queens of the Stone Age. “After four months, three studios and who knows how many foosball games, we decided to take a break from it,” Grohl wrote in a post on the Foo Fighters’ official Web site. “We thought it might be a good idea to sit back and chill out a little bit. I mean, I can’t wait to release this stuff, it’s really kick-ass, but I think we’re going to relax… [and] record some more.” The band had several… Read more »

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Sex Pistols Bail On Queen's Golden Jubilee Gig


Sex PistolsThe Sex Pistols have pulled the plug on a planned gig for the Queen’s Golden Jubilee celebrations in London in June, according to Reuters. “They simply did not want to play that weekend and it will not go ahead,” said John Giddings, managing director of London-based music promotions company Solo, which is organizing the event, as quoted by Reuters. Instead, plans are in the works for the Sex Pistols to get together for another gig, possibly at London’s Crystal Palace National Sports Stadium on July 21, although nothing had been confirmed at press time. Over 2 million people have… Read more »

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De Niro, Queen Members To Bring 'We Will Rock You' To London Stage


Two of the surviving members of legendary rock band Queen have teamed with actor Robert De Niro to answer the venerable questions: Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Fantasy, apparently. On May 14 at the Dominion Theatre in London, the futuristic new musical “We Will Rock You” will bring the music of Queen to the stage, producers Brian May and Roger Taylor – the former guitarist and drummer for Queen, respectively – and De Niro announced in a press conference Tuesday (March 26). Rather than tell the story of Queen, which came to an end when singer… Read more »

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UK's Sex Pistols to Reissue 'God Save the Queen'


British punk legends the Sex Pistols are to reissue their anarchic song “God Save the Queen” to mark Queen Elizabeth’s 50 years on the throne, their record company said Thursday. “(The record) is to be reissued around the Golden Jubilee celebrations on May 27,” Virgin Records said in a statement. “It will feature the original artwork.” The single’s anti-royal lyrics and cover image of the queen with a safety pin through her nose caused outrage on its first release in 1977. The song includes the verse: “God save the Queen/She ain’t no human being/There is no future/In England’s dreaming.” While… Read more »

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Aaliyah 'Queen' of Box Office


“Queen of the Damned,” co-starring the late pop singer Aaliyah as an ancient vampire, debuted as the top weekend movie with $14.8 million. The hospital-hostage drama “John Q” slipped from first place to second with $12.5 million in its second weekend. Kevin Costner’s supernatural love story “Dragonfly” opened at No. 3 with $10.2 million. The top 20 movies at North American theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. and ACNielsen EDI Inc. are: 1.… Read more »

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Foo Fighters Get Royal Treatment From Queen's Brian May


Former Queen guitarist Brian May recorded two tracks with the Foo Fighters recently at Conway Studios in Los Angeles. “Yes, I put a few brush strokes on two tracks for the forthcoming Foos album,” May revealed on the Queen website. May elaborated, “One track is very aggressively rhythmic, and I contributed some ‘Get Down Make Love’-type guitar as well as some soloing…For this session we improvised with more modern equipment to get a similar effect-in fact slightly different-so it was inspiring and seems to work well with the track…Of course it was all experimental and I did it purely because… Read more »

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Jordan's Queen Gives Sting Arab American Award


Jordan’s Queen Noor made a surprise appearance in Washington to present British rock star Sting with an award for promoting cross-cultural understanding, calling him one of “the heroes of our time.” The Arab American Institute Foundation gave Sting one of its 2001 Kahlil Gibran Spirit of Humanity awards to honor what it said was his “commitment to indigenous people and the environment, as well as his efforts to promote cross-cultural understanding.” Noor, the wife of the late King Hussein, praised Sting for his activism on issues such as saving the rain forest. “I think we can count Sting among the… Read more »

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12 New-Age Protest Songs To Listen To This 4th of July


For Americans across the nation, this July 4th might not feel like one worth celebrating. In Trump’s first six months in office, he’s sent the military on U.S. citizens in Los Angeles. ICE arrests have broken innocent families apart, and in most cases, those being deported have no criminal record (or are actual American citizens). Countless pieces of legislation were introduced or passed that take direct aim at the LGBTQ+ community. Federal workers were laid off en masse, the genocide in Palestine rages on, and this is merely scratching the surface. Refer back, even further, to 2023 when SCOTUS overturned… Read more »

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