Tag Archives: Queen

More stars added to the Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts in London and Los Angeles

Posted by on June 17, 2022

    Breaking news on the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert scheduled to be held, first in London, then in Los Angeles! In London, additional performers will include Nirvana’s Krist Novoselic, Led Zeppelin’s John Paul Jones, P!nk, Nandi Bushell, Nile Rodgers, Greg Kurstin and LeAnn Rimes. In Los Angeles Gene Simmons will join new additions, Krist […]

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Members of Rush and Queen among others to perform at Taylor Hawkins tribute concerts in London and LA

Posted by on June 16, 2022

      The long list of rock’s mightiest heroes performing at the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert in London is long and growing. Hold on to your hats! Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson of Rush, Liam Gallagher of Oasis, Roger Taylor and Brian May of Queen, Stewart Copeland of The Police, Chris Chaney of Jane’s […]

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Queen, Metallica, Tool among highest paid musicians of 2020 says Billboard

Posted by on July 23, 2021

  Queen tops the list of highest paid hard rock and heavy metal acts of 2020 according to Billboard’s highest-paid musicians of 2020 list. Reaching the no. 7 spot on the list of highest paid musicians overall, Queen tops the hard rock and heavy metal category with $13.2 million in earnings for 2020. Reaching no. […]

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Metal By Numbers 2/10: Steven Wilson takes a bite out of the charts

Posted by on February 10, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   Steven Wilson’s new album was supposed to come out last June, but the pandemic messed that plan up, and I was left with a gaping hole where a new album from Mr. Wilson […]

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Metal By Numbers 1/6: Welcome to 2021, enjoy your stay (hopefully)

Posted by on January 6, 2021

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   Hello and welcome to 2021, or, as some like to call it, 2020 New Game Plus. Yes, the outlook, for this year is a mix of “let’s hope this year is better” […]

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Metal By Numbers 12/16: Merry Christmas 2020, ya filthy animal

Posted by on December 16, 2020

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   This will in all likelihood be the final edition of Metal By Numbers for 2020. I want to thank you all for reading, putting up with my little soapbox rants, and for […]

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Metal By Numbers 12/9: Hatebreed bear the weight

Posted by on December 9, 2020

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   This is usually the time of year where I’m listening to album after album, searching for any gems from the year that I might have missed (and believe me I miss a few) […]

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Metal By Numbers 12/2: Maiden made it in Mexico City

Posted by on December 2, 2020

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   The purpose of a live album is, arguably, to give the listener the next best thing to seeing the band in person. I don’t need to tell you that 2020 has been devoid […]

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Metal By Numbers 11/25: AC/DC power up to number one

Posted by on November 25, 2020

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   I certainly wasn’t expecting to be writing about a new AC/DC album at some point in this year, but I guess you can’t say everything about 2020 is bad. That said, tomorrow […]

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Metal By Numbers 11/18: Fates Warning had a good day on the charts

Posted by on November 18, 2020

  Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week.   Find your favorite albums of the year yet? I’m still sorting through a sizable backlog where new bands are added each day. Like the new Fates Warning, which I somehow did not […]

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