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“It still buzzes”: Brian May reveals the mods he made to his £10 acoustic for Queen’s debut album
By Jonathan Horsley published
Recently reissued and “rebuilt”, Queen’s 1973 debut was a time of learning and experimentation for the band, with May customising a cheapo acoustic for one of the coolest tones on the record

Queen hated the drum sound on their debut so much that they “augmented” every beat for its reissue
By Jonathan Horsley published
Their eponymous debut is a stone-cold rock classic but Queen have never been happy with its sound, especially Taylor’s drums. For its “rebuilt” and renamed reissue, they forensically applied digital tech to transform the sound of each individual drum hit

“My guitar hero has always been Brian May”: The Last Dinner Party’s Emily Roberts salutes Queen
By Paul Elliott, Amit Sharma published
She loves a guitar solo you can sing along to

“If Brian and I feel we have some good material, why not?” Roger Taylor teases new Queen material
By Will Simpson published
Could there be a new Queen album?

Brian May heads up a new stereo mix 'rebuild' of Queen's debut album
By Rob Laing published
"It is the debut album we always dreamed of bringing to you"

Megan Thee Stallion and Queen combine for a new version of We Will Rock You
By Ben Rogerson published
It features in a new Gladiator-themed Pepsi ad that pays homage to Britney Spears, Beyoncé and Pink’s Roman epic from 2004

"Out of the blue, I didn't have any control over this arm": Brian May reveals he's suffered a stroke that left him unable to use his left arm
By Will Groves published
Queen reveals 'health hiccup' on his website

Queen live keyboard player Spike Edney on ‘80s tech and streamlining his rig
By Ben Rogerson published
“I suppose what I think is that Queen is quite a demanding musical adventure, and there are lots of things that can be done to make their sounds more realistic for the audience,” he says
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