July 26, 2003 – Nicko McBrain of Iron Maiden is arrested after hitting a parking attendant with his car at the Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, N.Y., where the band is performing that night. McBrain was asked for his backstage credentials by the parking attendant, and when the attendant couldn’t see them clearly he asked to view them again.  Instead, … Continue reading CDJ Today: July 26 in Classic Rock →

Queen drummer Roger Taylor has released a new solo single. “We’re All Just Trying To Get By” features guest vocals by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall and is accompanied by a new lyric video. You can watch and listen to the song in the player below. “I love what she did, I think it really adds … Continue reading Hear Roger Taylor’s New Solo Single “We’re All Just Trying To Get By” →

Roger Taylor has shared a new video to accompany his recently released solo single “Isolation”. You can watch the video in the player below. The Queen drummer released “Isolation” last month after writing and recording the tune in his garden shed during the COVID-19 lockdown. Taylor played all of the instruments on the track and … Continue reading Watch: Queen’s Roger Taylor Releases Video for New “Isolation” Single →

Queen have released a brand new animated video for their hit 1984 holiday single “Thank God It’s Christmas.” A rare songwriting collaboration between Brian May and Roger Taylor, the song was released as a non-album single in November 1984, spending six weeks on the UK charts that holiday season. It enjoyed a second wave of … Continue reading Watch Queen’s New Animated Video for “Thank God It’s Christmas” →

Earlier this year Queen put out a call to fans asking them to help create new music videos for the band’s iconic songs “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Don’t Stop Me Now,” and “A Kind of Magic” and the results are, well, kind of magic. More than 10,000 fans from over 120 countries responded, submitting their own unique … Continue reading Watch: Queen Shares Three New Fan-Created Music Videos →

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins and his band the Coattail Riders have released the second single “Get the Money” from their forthcoming album by the same name. The new offering from Hawkins’ band is a star-studded affair with The Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde on backing vocals and The Eagles’ Joe Walsh on guitar alongside Guns N’ … Continue reading Listen: Foo Fighters’ Taylor Hawkins Drops New Single feat: Chrissie Hynde, Joe Walsh, and Duff McKagan →

Drummer Roger Taylor has fired back at critics of the 2018 Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, stating that much of the flak he and guitarist Brian May have received is because they are “too f*cking popular, and a lot of the media just hate that.” “But f*ck you, actually,” adds the Rock and Roll Hall of … Continue reading Roger Taylor Doesn’t Care If You Didn’t Like the Queen Biopic →

Universal Music Group announced that “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the iconic single by Queen, has officially became the world’s most-streamed song from the 20th Century, as well as the most-streamed Classic Rock song of all time. On December 10th, the original song and official video for “Bohemian Rhapsody,” from the group’s epic 1975 album “A Night at … Continue reading Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” Is the Most-Streamed Song from the 20th Century →

Riding high on the box office success of the Queen/Freddie Mercury movie Bohemian Rhapsody – now the highest grossing music biopic ever – Queen has revealed that they will be teaming up with frequent collaborator Adam Lambert for 2019 North American tour. Queen + Adam Lambert announced that the 23-date trek, called Rhapsody, will feature a … Continue reading Queen + Adam Lambert Announce 2019 North American Tour →

Today the audio tracks from Queen’s epic Live Aid performance at Wembley Stadium (July, 1985) are being released for the first time ever as part of the soundtrack for the highly anticipated biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. Alongside the show-stopping Live Aid performances of “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “Radio Ga Ga,” “Hammer To Fall” and “We Are The Champions,” … Continue reading “Bohemian Rhapsody” Movie Soundtrack Released Today →

On October 5, 2018 PBS in collaboration with the Recording Academy will air GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends® as part of the “Great Performances” series. This third annual all-star concert pays tribute to the Academy’s 2018 Special Merit Awards recipients which include such legends as Queen, Tina Tuner, Neil Diamond and Emmylou Harris. The celebration … Continue reading ‘GRAMMY Salute to Music Legends’ Concert to Air Next Month →

For the first time ever, audio tracks from Queen’s legendary performance at Live Aid are being released as part of the soundtrack album to Bohemian Rhapsody, the forthcoming feature film which hits screens November 2nd. Watch the Bohemian Rhapsody film trailer > The film soundtrack is due out October 19th on CD and digital formats. In … Continue reading Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody Soundtrack Due Out Next Month →