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Brian May playing a Gibson Flying V onstage during the Hot Space Tour 1982

Brian May has officially teamed up with Gibson – but what will their collaboration involve?

By Jonathan Horsley published 23 February 24

No, the Queen guitarist is surely not going to start playing Les Pauls but a signature acoustic might not be beyond the realms of the imagination, nor would a Gibson-built Red Special

“I never liked it, to be honest, the way it was mixed. But I do recognise that it works”: Brian May says Under Pressure sounded like The Who before David Bowie took out the heavy guitar parts

By Jonathan Horsley published 13 February 24

Brian May said he was “beaming” about the guitar on the early versions of Under Pressure. David Bowie was not

Brian May of Queen attends the press conference ahead of the Rhapsody Tour at Conrad Hotel on January 16, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea. The band Queen is in Seoul for their Asian leg of 'Rhapsody' tour, and is scheduled to perform on January 16 and 18 joined by Adam Lamber

"I don't think it ever really goes away" – Brian May admits he still suffers with imposter syndrome

By Rob Laing published 5 December 23

The Queen legend is candid on Rosie Bennet's new podcast

Brian May’s guitar tech Pete Malandrone reveals that the Queen guitarist has added a mastering EQ to his 2023 live rig to cut out “spurious, horrible RF noise”

By Jonathan Horsley published 3 October 23

In a new rig tour video, Malandrone reveals that he has opened up a new front in war against RF noise with the deployment of the Bettermaker mastering EQ unit

10 famous rock guitar solos and what you can learn from them

By Leigh Fuge published 21 September 23

From Queen to Cream and Hetfield to Harrison

Freddie Mercury Yamaha C2 baby grand piano

Freddie Mercury’s Yamaha C2 baby grand piano sells for £1.74m at auction, but Brian May says he “can’t look”

By Ben Rogerson last updated 7 September 23

Handwritten Bohemian Rhapsody lyrics fetch £1,370,000

“We might look back on 2023 as the last year when humans really dominated the music scene”: Brian May warns of AI threat to musicians

By Jonathan Horsley published 4 September 23

The Queen guitarist says music is probably the least of our worries when it comes to worst case AI scenarios but voices concern over authorship in a industry transformed by tech

Unlock Josh Homme’s QOTSA tones with the Skeleton Key, the new £99 drive pedal from Funny Little Boxes

By Jonathan Horsley published 29 August 23

Is this the pedalboard solution that Queens Of The Stone Age fans have been waiting for?

View of musicians including, from third left, Bono, Paul McCartney, and Freddie Mercury as they perform onstage during the Live Aid benefit concert, Wembley Stadium, London, 7/13/1985

Who is the greatest of all time: The Beatles or Queen? Producer Steve Lillywhite has an interesting take

By Rob Laing published 10 August 23

"I would never say anyone is better than The Beatles, but…"

"It was the antithesis of Bohemian Rhapsody and on the same album" – Brian May on the Queen deep cut that doesn't get the love it deserves

By Rob Laing published 20 July 23

"It just sits on an album there, and people who really want to get into Queen are aware of what that was and what it is"