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Kings Will Be Crowned: Queen’s ‘Queen II’ at 50

Kings Will Be Crowned: Queen’s ‘Queen II’ at 50

Queen’s 1974 sophomore album, Queen II is an overlooked progressive rock masterpiece that predicted so much of their later work. It’s also still enormous fun.

The 10 Greatest Classic Rock Performances on YouTube

The 10 Greatest Classic Rock Performances on YouTube

Only invigorating, blood-pumping, sledgehammer slabs of rock need to apply. So if time travel is ever invented, here are ten shows to hit first out of the gate.

Funk Rock and Synthesizers in Munich: Queen’s ‘The Game’ at 40

Funk Rock and Synthesizers in Munich: Queen’s ‘The Game’ at 40

For their eighth studio album, The Game, Queen ushered in the 1980s with a streamlined sound and an instrument they formerly took great pains to avoid.

20 Timeless Songs of Summer

20 Timeless Songs of Summer

Whether you're at the beach, hanging out in the park, or stuck in a tiny flat, these 20 timeless summer classics are sure to make the summer sun shine a little bit brighter.

The 10 Most Awesome Queen Songs

The 10 Most Awesome Queen Songs

Let them entertain you... here are ten songs of Queen at their hard-rocking and overblown best.

Can Jukebox the Ghost Be More Queen Than Queen?

Can Jukebox the Ghost Be More Queen Than Queen?

We endeavor to find out in this HalloQueen interview with Jukebox the Ghost's Ben Thornewill.

Highlights from the 2019 Global Citizen Festival

Highlights from the 2019 Global Citizen Festival

The 2019 Global Citizen Festival featured Queen + Adam Lambert, Alicia Keys, Pharrell Williams, and more for an event that drew thousands of attendees who won tickets through social activism.

Royal Vulnerabilities and Regal Strength in ‘Mera: Queen of Atlantis #1’

Royal Vulnerabilities and Regal Strength in ‘Mera: Queen of Atlantis #1’

Royalty, duty, and civil war throughout Atlantis gives Mera a chance to show why she's a worthy queen.

​​Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ Gives Us Insight Into Our 20th Century Sins

​​Netflix’s ‘The Crown’ Gives Us Insight Into Our 20th Century Sins

For reasons as much aesthetic as intellectual, The Crown can proudly take its place among the highlights of TV's current golden age.

Freddie Nelson – “Hey Doll” (video) (premiere)

Freddie Nelson – “Hey Doll” (video) (premiere)

Freddie Nelson, sometime Paul Gilbert collaborator, offers up the first single from debut solo album Shake the Cage and reflects on its various points of inspiration.
‘Freddie Mercury’: The Stories, Fables, Parables, and Odysseys of the Man and the Band

‘Freddie Mercury’: The Stories, Fables, Parables, and Odysseys of the Man and the Band

Nearly anyone who picks up An Illustrated Life will have a predefined idea of Freddie Mercury; Blake's book is a marvelous document of how we came to accept that idea as truth.
Queen: Queen on Air – The Complete BBC Radio Sessions

Queen: Queen on Air – The Complete BBC Radio Sessions

An early collection of BBC radio sessions show Britain's glam rock kings taking their painstaking technique to a looser environment, with often winning results.

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