Latest about Brian May
Sam Ryder delivers an electric guitar-driven rendition of the British national anthem – and somehow stirs up controversy
The guitarist brandished an Ibanez Destroyer during a high-profile English sporting event – and his performance seems to have divided fans
The first time I met Brian May – and we were both wearing clogs
It was 1985, and Brian May was the most high-profile musician our own Neville Marten had yet interviewed. He had a fresh tape. He left in plenty of time. But it didn't quite go to plan... Luckily, the Queen guitarist was a good sport
Brian May on how astronomy, the Everly Brothers and Freddie Mercury influenced his Gibson SJ-200
The Queen guitarist's signature model is a super-rare example of a 12-string Gibson jumbo, replete with May's own aesthetic flourishes. But why is it strung like a Ricky? Here, May explains all
Kurt Cobain's 1989 Takamine expected to fetch up to $500,000 at auction
This year's Music Icons sale – organized by Julien's Auctions – includes over 700 collectible items from some of the world's biggest guitar stars
Nuno Bettencourt recalls Extreme’s rebellious Queen medley at the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
All bands were banned from playing Queen songs, but Bettencourt wanted to pay tribute to “one the greatest composers of all time” in his own way
Brian May with Benson Boone, Green Day with the Go-Gos, and Lady Gaga rocking a Suhr – Coachella’s first weekend delivered the guitar goods
Boone and May’s Bohemian Rhapsody rendition headlined a weekend of high notes from across the festival’s opening installment
“I don’t only think in barre chords – that’s a slightly arrogant statement to make”: Brian May and Roger Taylor disagree about their guitar contributions to Taylor’s Queen tracks
The pair have offered a fresh insight into their songwriting partnership
Brian May on reworking Queen’s regal debut, bad reviews, and Jimi Hendrix’s “Voodoo Magic”
As the new Queen I boxset drags once lost songs into the daylight, May tells us about poverty, parental disapproval, the Red Special’s first runout – and the perils of playing through Jimi’s Marshall stack
