Posted in Funny Stuff Separated at Birth? (Bennett from ‘Commando’ and ’80s Freddie Mercury) Chris Holmes posted on April 19, 2012October 8, 2012 Comments Off on Separated at Birth? (Bennett from ‘Commando’ and ’80s Freddie Mercury) Which one is Bennett from Commando, and which is Queen's Freddie Mercury? Let off some steam and play the Read More
Posted in People Happy 65th birthday Freddie Mercury Chris Holmes posted on September 5, 2011September 5, 2011 1 Comment Google's latest logo doodle pays tribute to Queen frontman and music legend Freddie Mercury, on the occasion of what would have been his 65th Read More
Posted in Featured Posts, Music, People “Hope I die before I get old” — Do famous musicians really die young? Chris Holmes posted on August 9, 2011February 4, 2013 11 Comments Amy Winehouse is the latest member of the 27 Club. She joins a host of other musicians who have died young. But are they the rule or the Read More
Posted in Featured Posts, Music 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Kiss Chris Holmes posted on August 3, 2011February 4, 2013 1 Comment Kiss has been around for nearly 40 years and is a world famous rock & roll band. But I bet I can think of 10 thing you probably don't know about Read More
Posted in Listening Booth, Music Listening Booth — Queen, “High Voltage” (London 1974) Chris Holmes posted on April 28, 2011November 5, 2013 Comments Off on Listening Booth — Queen, “High Voltage” (London 1974) The listening booth offers up a gem of a bootleg concert from Queen's early days. It captures the band live in London, 1974, on their Queen II Read More
Posted in Movies Movies That Defined My Youth, Part 3 Chris Holmes posted on March 22, 2011March 21, 2011 1 Comment Chris Holmes offers the third in a seemingly endless series dedicated to exploring the movies of his youth (aka The Read More
Posted in Listcruft, Music Platters that matter: 20 albums that changed my life (#20-#11) Chris Holmes posted on August 16, 2010June 16, 2014 2 Comments The first part of a countdown of the Top 20 albums that have made a huge impact on my life, feat. Queen, Iron Maiden, Rush, and Miles Read More
Posted in Music Deep Cuts: Queen Chris Holmes posted on March 27, 2007April 27, 2011 2 Comments In this edition of Deep Cuts, Chris Holmes compiles a list of 11 great Queen songs that only fans may Read More