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Freddie’s moustachioed “Castro clone” look

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One of the greatest showmen of the twentieth century Freddie Mercury, was a great pretender, a killer queen and a champion of the world with his searing on-stage energy with an unparalleled unique voice. Behind the musician, lyricist’s glamour and the creative force behind one of the most culturally significant and musically diverse bands the world has ever seen, his former fiancée and confidante Mary Austin recollects in A Life in Lyrics, Mercury could wouldn’t countenance the dreary wastelands beyond Zone 1 when buying a house for himself: “He didn’t want anything that felt suburban. It had to be London”.The … Continue reading Freddie’s moustachioed “Castro clone” look

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Sony Music wants to buy Radio Ga Ga for $1bn

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Sony Music is in talks since last year, to buy the entire music catalogue of the rock band Queen, including hits like Radio Ga Ga, Bohemian Rhapsody , and another One Bites The Dust fir £790 million ( $1bn). If the deal goes ahead it would cover Queen’s songs and all related intellectual property including the rights to logos, music videos, merchandise, publishing and other business opportunities. Universal Music is also said to have been involved, owing to the company’s long standing relationship with the band who signed with the British label EMI in 1972 and remained with the company … Continue reading Sony Music wants to buy Radio Ga Ga for $1bn