SHOCKING: 3 | Mind Blowing Facts

“My newest creation”: A luthier has made a headless version of Brian May’s Red Special, and it’s dividing opinions online

It’s a Brian May tribute like no other

Guitar World · May 18

Celebrities call for permanent end to gnome ban at Chelsea flower show

Bill Bailey and Alan Titchmarsh paint gnomes for king’s garden at event, in one-off to raise funds for RHS campaign

The Guardian - UK · May 18

Stars show off their gnomes at Chelsea Flower Show as Chelsea in Bloom gets underway

Queen guitarist Sir Brian May, comedian Bill Bailey and presenter Dame Floella Benjamin were among those showing off their cheery garden ornaments.

Evening Standard · May 18

Gnome-coming at Chelsea Flower Show as stars decorate garden favourites

The Royal Horticultural Society has lifted its Chelsea gnome ban for only the second time in the show’s history.

Evening Standard · May 14

“He called me the night before he passed to tell me how much he loved it”: Posthumous Steve Cropper album announced, featuring some of electric guitar’s biggest names

The late Stax guitar legend has touted the star-studded affair as “the best record he’d ever made”

Guitar World · May 7

“He got the same sound. It’s the way he played – it wasn’t his gear”: What happened when Brian May recorded with Black Sabbath – and played through Tony Iommi’s rig

The Black Sabbath legend weighs in on the ‘gear versus player’ debate

Guitar World · May 7

"He called me the night before he passed to tell me how much he loved it." Eric Clapton, Brian May, Billy Gibbons, Ronnie Wood guest on posthumous album from the late Steve Cropper

Watching The Tide, the forthcoming album from Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour, will feature a host of guitar legends

Louder · May 7

A night at the planetarium – Queen hits to be played during immersive dome show

The event, titled Queen Heaven, will take place at the National Space Centre in Leicester on May 29.

Evening Standard · May 6

“What started as a joke turned into a track that Steve knew had magic in it”: Eric Clapton recorded a song with Steve Cropper before the session legend’s passing – and it will be part of his final body of work

The six-string veteran passed away aged 84 last year, but it turns out he sparred with another guitar legend in the studio before he left us

Guitar World · May 6

"Freddie said, Darling, leave it to me. I believe in this." The story behind Another One Bites The Dust, Queen's best-selling single ever

"A lot of people bought the single and came to our shows thinking we were a black act"

Louder · May 4