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Krist Novoselic: “The bass got caught in the TV lights – and then boom!”
By Joel McIver published
At the 1992 MTV Awards, Nirvana bassman Krist Novoselic threw his Gibson 25 feet in the air, forgetting it would come down again shortly afterwards

Brian May on unearthing an unreleased Freddie Mercury track and how The Beatles: Get Back inspired the reissue of Queen's 1989 album The Miracle
By Andrew Daly published
May dubs it “Queen's most cohesive album of the '80s” – here, he explains why the rock legends chose to reissue The Miracle some 33 years after its original release with a massive boxset featuring lost tracks, outtakes, live cuts and loads more

Brian May says a boxset for his Eddie Van Halen Star Fleet collaboration is coming next year – and it will be full of never-before-heard outtakes
By Matt Parker published
“You’ll hear us in the studio, trading licks,” says May

Jimmy Page recalls the time he played with Brian May, Iron Maiden and parody metallers Bad News
By Matt Parker published
Page says his amp “mysteriously cut in and out” during his performance with the British comedy band

Queen share “lost” track featuring Freddie Mercury, Face It Alone, recorded over 30 years ago
By Matt Owen published
The rediscovered single was committed to record during the band's 1988 sessions for their 13th studio album, The Miracle, but never made the cut

Brian May and 10cc’s Graham Gouldman release new single inspired by the James Webb Space Telescope
By Matt Owen published
The pair released Floating in Heaven to celebrate the first pictures from the most powerful telescope ever launched into space

Foo Fighters to be joined by Brian May, Wolfgang Van Halen, Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson and more at Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts
By Jackson Maxwell published
Josh Homme, Stewart Copeland, Chris Chaney, Omar Hakim, Mark Ronson, Hawkins' side band Chevy Metal, and many more are also slated to appear at both concerts

Brian May recalls his “odd” experience recording on-off contributions for Guns N’ Roses’ Chinese Democracy
By Matt Owen published
The Queen guitarist had originally recorded guitar parts for Catcher in the Rye, but his tracks were ultimately cut from the final mix
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