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10 famous rock guitar solos and what you can learn from them
By Leigh Fuge published
From Queen to Cream and Hetfield to Harrison
“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
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
"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
"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"
"I don’t think anyone else had ever attempted something like that" – Brian May chooses his best performance from the Queen back catalogue
By Rob Laing published
And it's not Bohemian Rhapsody
Brian May-approved guitarist Arielle returns with new single '73
By Rob Laing published
The gifted singer-guitarist from Austin, Texas also has a new finish for her signature model with Brian May Guitars
Brian May explains how Queen rewrote the guitar recording rulebook when tracking their self-titled debut – but they were not happy with the album's sound
By Jonathan Horsley published
The sessions found an ascendant band learning to make their own rules but May admits too many overdubs and a "dead" studio detracted from his eureka moment for recording guitar harmonies
Brian May on Jeff Beck: "He was a hero to me all along"
By Rob Laing published
In a moving and candid tribute video May also names the Beck composition he considers the most beautiful piece of guitar music ever recorded
Watch Brian May and Graham Gouldman’s cosmic Floating in Heaven music video
By Rod Brakes published
Video The Queen guitarist and 10cc founder celebrate first historic images from newly operational James Webb Space Telescope
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