Daily entertainment news covering Brian May en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/11/09/queen_still_have_their_eye_on_adam_lambe_1 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:00:09 EST Entertainment News 143574@http://www.starpulse.com/news Queen stars Brian May and Roger Taylor are refusing to reveal who they want as their new frontman - but "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert remains a favorite.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/13/paul_rodgers_no_longer_a_servant_to_quee Wed, 13 May 2009 15:06:33 EST Entertainment News 122468@http://www.starpulse.com/news Paul Rodgers will no longer be kneeling before Queen - he has quit the rock super-group to concentrate on reforming Bad Company.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/19/brian_may_i_didn_t_know_mercury_was_gay_ Fri, 19 Dec 2008 08:18:05 EST Entertainment News 106413@http://www.starpulse.com/news Queen star Brian May did not realize his band mate Freddie Mercury was gay for years - because the flamboyant star had a string of girlfriends.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/02/brian_may_angered_by_tv_snub_ Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:47:51 EST Entertainment News 91660@http://www.starpulse.com/news Queen guitarist Brian May has hit out a British TV network for not broadcasting the group's performance at Nelson Mandela's recent 90th birthday concert in London.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/15/brian_may_becomes_university_chancellor Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:18:01 EST Entertainment News 84399@http://www.starpulse.com/news Queen rocker Brian May has officially begun his tenure as the chancellor of Liverpool John Moore University in England. The "A Kind Of Magic" guitarist, who recently completed a doctorate in astrophysics, became an honorary fellow of the university in 2007 in recognition of his contribution to the arts.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/11/eminem_confirmed_for_nelson_mandela_s_bi Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:58:18 EST Entertainment News 84025@http://www.starpulse.com/news Controversial rapper Eminem is reportedly set to headline Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday celebrations in London this summer. The star is alleged to be making his musical comeback at the charity concert at the capital's Hyde Park on June 27th in celebration of the former president of South Africa, after spending four days in hospital in December suffering from heart problems arising from a bout of pneumonia.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/10/brian_may_didn_t_know_freddie_mercury_wa Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:30:00 EST Entertainment News 77513@http://www.starpulse.com/news Queen guitarist Brian May insists he had no idea bandmate Freddie Mercury was gay - assuming the parading frontman was just flamboyant. May met the late star in 1970 but claims it was not until the 1980s that he realized the frontman's sexuality - because Mercury began to bring men with "that particular Adonis look" backstage.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/30/queen_start_work_on_follow_up_to_musical Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:02:24 EST Entertainment News 76265@http://www.starpulse.com/news Legendary rockers Queen have teamed up with British writer Ben Elton once again to work on a sequel to their hit London musical We Will Rock You.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/07/guitar_signed_by_legends_lost_in_the_mai Fri, 07 Dec 2007 10:01:39 EST Entertainment News 70471@http://www.starpulse.com/news A guitar signed for charity by rock legends Eric Clapton, Brian May, Jimmy Page and Mark Knopfler has been lost in the mail.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/05/check_out_guitarists_that_time_will_neve_2 Wed, 05 Dec 2007 15:20:56 EST Entertainment News 70196@http://www.starpulse.com/news Brian May of Queen "I have spent all my years in believing you, But I just can't get no relief, Lord!" A Composer, a songwriter, an amazing guitarist and he's got the best hair on earth! What do the songs "Tie Your Mother Down," and "I Want It All" have in common? Brian May wrote them both. He made many artistic contributions to Queen and explored different styles of guitar playing.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/11/20/queen_guitarist_named_chancellor_at_live Tue, 20 Nov 2007 08:27:48 EST Entertainment News 68445@http://www.starpulse.com/news Queen rocker Brian May has been named as the next chancellor to Liverpool John Moores University in England. The guitarist, who recently completed a doctorate in astrophysics, will take up his new post early next year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/03/paul_rodgers_wants_to_record_meditation_ Wed, 03 Oct 2007 09:26:53 EST Entertainment News 62246@http://www.starpulse.com/news Singer Paul Rodgers hopes to record a new tune all about his love for meditation - with Queen. The rocker, who now fronts the British super group, reveals his latest composition Take Love was inspired by his passion for meditating, and he's planning on recording it with Brian May and Roger Taylor.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/12/paul_mccartney_donates_guitar_to_charity Wed, 12 Sep 2007 16:41:47 EST Entertainment News 59656@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rocker Paul McCartney has donated a 10-foot tall guitar sculpture to charity. The former Beatle signed the towering Gibson Les Paul at London's South Bank on Wednesday for the Gibson Guitartown campaign, which raises money for British charities The Prince's Trust, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy and Teenage Cancer Trust.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/30/queen_members_to_celebrate_nelson_mandel Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:38:51 EST Entertainment News 58084@http://www.starpulse.com/news Queen rockers Brian May and Roger Taylor will mark the 90th birthday of Nelson Mandela with a charity concert next year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/24/queen_guitarist_brian_may_awarded_astrop Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:33:47 EST Entertainment News 57137@http://www.starpulse.com/news LONDON (AP) - Guitarist and songwriter Brian May has completed his doctorate in astrophysics - three decades after he put academia on hold to form the rock group Queen.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/03/q_magazine_lists_top_guitar_solos Fri, 03 Aug 2007 09:38:51 EST Entertainment News 54321@http://www.starpulse.com/news David Gilmore's guitar work on Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" has topped a new poll of rock solos. The searing solo beat out Brian May rocking on Queen's "Killer Queen," while Jimmy Page and Jimi Hendrix tie for third place with instrumental segments on classics "Stairway To Heaven" and "Purple Haze" respectively.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/31/brian_may_slams_andrew_lloyd_webber_s_bb Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:18:51 EST Entertainment News 53752@http://www.starpulse.com/news Queen rocker Brian May has blasted Andrew Lloyd Webber's use of TV talent shows to find new recruits for his stage shows. The guitarist, who penned long-running Queen musical We Will Rock You, which runs on London's West End, is angered by the music impresario's approach to his search for new stars - branding the American Idol-style contests unfair.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/26/brian_may_brings_search_for_stars_to_spa Thu, 26 Jul 2007 12:10:57 EST Entertainment News 53256@http://www.starpulse.com/news Queen guitarist Brian May has traveled from England to Spain's Canary Islands to seek support material for his thesis. The We Will Rock You star, 60, announced earlier this month he had completed his thesis for his PhD in astronomy, but needed some extra material.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/25/brian_may_to_complete_doctorate_he_aband Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:54:29 EST Entertainment News 53022@http://www.starpulse.com/news LONDON (AP) - Brian May is completing his doctorate in astrophysics, more than 30 years after he abandoned his studies to form the rock group Queen.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/19/celebrity_birthdays_july_52 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 46682@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to "ER" star Anthony Edwards (1962), Queen guitarist Brian May (1947), singer Vikki Carr (1941), animator/producer Max Fleischer (1883; d. 1972), and French Impressionist painter Edgar Degas (1834; d. 1917).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/10/yusuf_islam_receives_honorary_degree Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 50868@http://www.starpulse.com/news Yusuf Islam was awarded an honorary degree for his humanitarian work from England's Exeter University on Monday. The artist formerly known as Cat Stevens was praised for his charity work and efforts to improve understanding between Islam and western cultures, and received the honorary doctor of law degree at the university's Devon campus.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/29/joss_stone_snubbed_by_brian_may Fri, 29 Jun 2007 09:08:16 EST Entertainment News 49439@http://www.starpulse.com/news Joss Stone has reportedly been snubbed by former Queen guitarist Brian May - after the musician pulled out of a duet with the young star to concentrate on his studies. The pair was due to perform together at the Concert For Diana on Sunday, as a tribute to the late British royal Diana, Princess of Wales.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/27/queen_guitarist_praises_passionate_innov Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:55:31 EST Entertainment News 49078@http://www.starpulse.com/news Aerosmith have been given a huge boost by Queen guitarist Brian May, who is raving about the rockers on his website. May caught Aerosmith onstage at the Hyde Park Calling festival over the weekend and admits their performance made him realize there's still "greatness" and "passion" in rock 'n' roll.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/26/may_aamp_rodgers_ready_harmonic_new_quee Tue, 26 Jun 2007 09:40:06 EST Entertainment News 48843@http://www.starpulse.com/news Queen are planning a return to the charts in 2008 after recording nine new songs with singer Paul Rodgers. The "Show Must Go On" rockers are said to be delighted with the progress they're making on their first studio album since frontman Freddie Mercury's death in 1991.

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