Brian May: Last News

Brian May‘s wife Anita Dobson has shared another update on the musician after he suffered a stroke earlier this year.The Queen guitarist, 77, told fans about the health scare in a post on social media in September, but assured his followers that he was on the road to recovery.May explained that the “minor stroke” came on “all of a sudden, out of the blue”, and left him without any control over one of his arms. He said the incident was “a little scary” before recalling the “fantastic” medical care he had received.“The good news is that I can play guitar after the events of the last few days,” May said at the time.Later, actor Anita Dobson (EastEnders) explained that her husband was “doing great” and said the couple were “very pleased” with the progress he was making. She went on to say she was “completely confident” that May would “make a full recovery”.Now, Dobson has spoken about his health again during a new interview with The Mirror.

Brian May has explained why he revamped his guitar parts on Queen‘s debut album for the new reissue.The legendary band released a newly mixed, mastered and expanded edition of their 1973 self-titled first record last Friday (October 25). It contains a selection of alternative takes, demos and rare live tracks.‘Queen I’ was remixed and restored by recording engineers Justin Shirley-Smith, Joshua J Macrae, and Kris Fredriksson “to sound the way the band always wanted it to”.During a recent interview with MOJO, May said he reworked all of the guitar parts on the LP in an effort to give fans “the debut album we always dreamed of bringing to you”.“I’m not saying the original version was bad – it just wasn’t what we dreamed of,” he told the outlet.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Queen’s 1973 debut album has always been an outlier in the group’s catalog. Yes, it’s a vivid opening statement that set the stage for the glorious creativity and bombast — the heavenly voices, snarling guitars and baroque flourishes — that would peak with “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “A Night at the Opera” just over two years later.

Queen‘s Brian May has revealed ex-bassist John Deacon “still has a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ say” in the band.The guitarist made the revelation to Mojo in a new interview, where he told them Deacon still had input in Queen’s decisions – despite Deacon officially retiring in 1997 (and having only performed periodically with the band since Freddie Mercury‘s death in 1991).“John still has a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ say,” he told Mojo. “We get messages that he’s happy with what we’re doing, but he doesn’t want the stress of being involved creatively, and we respect that.“Freddie [Mercury] we can’t talk to, sadly.

Jimmy Page 1964 SJ-200 guitars, as well as a Collector’s Edition, to celebrate their 130th anniversary. Check out all the details below.The collaboration pays homage to the guitar that Page played on Led Zeppelin‘s self-titled 1969 debut album – the iconic mid-60s Gibson SJ-200.

Queen guitarist Brian May was in for a shock when he failed to recognise his own wife, Anita Dobson, after her radical makeover for the new zombie series, Generation Z.

In the gruesomely satirical drama Generation Z, a bunch of elderly care home residents turn into flesh-eating zombies following a chemical mishap, developing a particularly nasty craving for teenagers.The six-episode series features acting legends Sue Johnston, 80, Anita Dobson, 75, and Robert Lindsay, 74, as the zombified pensioners, marking their first foray into the world of zombie antics. Anita, who portrays Janine in the show, confessed, "I’ve never done anything like this before," and shared how she decided to embrace new experiences: "I thought, at my age, I should give everything a go.

The Last Dinner Party covered a Lana Del Rey classic at the Hammersmith Apollo.During the final night of their three-night Hammersmith Apollo residency on October 19, the band performed a rousing cover of ‘Ride’ from 2012’s ‘Born To Die – The Paradise Edition’, as well as a rendition of Chris Isaak’s ‘Wicked Game’ earlier in the night.It comes after the band recently released ‘Prelude To Ecstasy: Acoustics and Covers’, which they previewed with their version of Sparks’ ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough For The Both Of Us’, and elsewhere on their UK tour have performed ‘Nothing Matters’ in Simlish.Check out fan-shot footage of ‘Ride’ their cover below.The Last Dinner Party reminding us that Ride is indeed the best “big” Lana song pic.twitter.com/NpkK0Oyd2x— Poppie Platt (@poppieplatt) October 19, 2024the last dinner party covering ‘ride’ by lana del rey in london…. don’t talk to me pic.twitter.com/3sM8SxWhmV— amika (@paprikamusix) October 21, 2024‘Burn Alive’‘Caesar on a TV Screen’‘Second Best’‘Beautiful Boy’‘Wicked Game’ (Chris Isaak cover)‘On Your Side’‘Gjuha’‘Sinner’‘Portrait of a Dead Girl’‘The Feminine Urge’‘Mirror’‘Big Dog’‘My Lady of Mercy’Encore:‘The Killer’‘Ride’ (Lana Del Rey cover)‘Nothing Matters’Queen‘s Brian May was in attendance at one of their other Eventim Apollo gigs last week (October 16), and went on to share post of himself with former NME cover stars, dubbing them “the new British Rock Royalty“.Elsewhere, the band recently spoke to NME at the 2024 Mercury Prize, and discussed their approach to building a “sense of community” among their fans.

Anita Dobson has reflected on the "ups and downs" of her career which included a period of time on benefits and "a tough change" post-marriage. Recalling the earlier stages of her career as a single woman, the 75-year-old reminisced about being able to say yes to more opportunities before her relatable life change.

Queen‘s Brian May has shared praise for The Last Dinner Party – see what the rock legend had to say below.On Wednesday night (October 16), May shared a post of himself with former NME cover stars The Last Dinner Party backstage at the latter’s concert at the Eventim Apollo in London.He wrote: “I got to meet the new British Rock Royalty tonight – The Last Dinner Party – and they completely smashed it tonight at the Eventim Apollo. What a great show! What a joy!!! Thanks Emily for inviting me.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Following the death of his brother Eddie Van Halen in 2020, drummer Alex Van Halen had plans with Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth to stage a tour. But, according to an interview with Rolling Stone, Alex claims that it came crashing down after Roth refused to incorporate a tribute to Eddie in their set.

Queen guitarist Brian May is back onstage after suffering a stroke in late August.On Sunday, the 77-year-old posted a video to Instagram of himself playing the guitar and talking to the crowd about the type of equipment he likes. At one point, he asked the audience, “Do you endorse what I’m saying, though?” as they erupted in laughter.

Queen‘s Brian May has announced that he has made the “painful decision” to resign from his role as RSPCA vice president.The legendary guitarist and Queen bandmember had been serving as the vice president of The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) since 2012 and yesterday (September 27), May took to his official Instagram account to share a statement explaining his resignation.“It is with profound sadness and not without massive soul-searching that today I have to offer my resignation as a vice-president of the RSPCA,” began the statement. “You have kept me informed through the Save-Me Trust of complaints that have been levelled in recent months at the RSPCA over appallingly bad standards of animal welfare in member farms of the RSPCA Assured scheme.”A post shared by Sir Brian May (@brianmayforreal)He continued: “I have understood that the RSPCA needed time to evaluate the evidence and make decisions on action to be taken.

Brian May‘s wife Anita Dobson has shared an update on the musician after he recently suffered a stroke.The Queen guitarist, 77, told fans about the health scare in a post on social media earlier this month, but said he was on the road to recovery.May explained that the “minor stroke” came on “all of a sudden, out of the blue”, and left him without any control over one of his arms. He said the incident was “a little scary” before recalling the “fantastic” medical care he’d received.“The good news is that I can play guitar after the events of the last few days,” May told his followers, assuring them that he was doing “OK”.Now, the guitarist’s wife – actor Anita Dobson (EastEnders) – has given an update on May’s current condition.

Queen have announced a newly mixed, mastered, expanded reissue of their 1973 self-titled debut album.Arriving on October 25, the reimagined version of the band’s breakthrough record comes over half a century after its initial release. It has been remixed and restored by Justin Shirley-Smith, Joshua J Macrae and Kris Fredriksson to fit in with the sound that the members always wanted it to have.Having formed in 1970 with vocalist Freddie Mercury, guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor, bassist John Deacon joined the line-up the following year, and they began work on the debut record.“The first three years were really faith and fumes.

Stereogum, Smith may face roughly 60 years in prison.As per Variety, the musician was accused of creating thousands of bot accounts on streaming services such as Spotify and used them to stream music he owned and allegedly discovered ways around the platform’s fraud-detection programs all while creating as much AI music as possible.His indictment claimed that Smith emailed two co-conspirators and wrote: “We need to get a TON of songs fast to make this work around the anti fraud policies these guys are all using now.”The indictment also claimed that at the beginning of 2018, he worked with an AI music company as well as a music promoter to generate hundreds of thousands of songs.

Don’t fret: He will rock you again.

Queen guitarist Brian May, 77, has revealed he's suffered a stroke and was rushed by ambulance to hospital. It left him unable to properly use his left arm.The musician made the announcement on his personal website and Instagram page this morning (Wednesday, September 4). "I hope you’re all well out there.

Brian May had a medical setback, suffering a “minor stroke” that left him unable to “control” his arm.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Queen lead guitarist Brian May is on the road to recovery after he suffered a “minor stroke” last week where he lost temporary control over his arm. In a video posted to his website, the 77-year-old said that he was taken to the hospital after he began experiencing stroke symptoms, but that he’s on the mend thanks to help from his healthcare team.