(Credits: Far Out / Carol Lee / Alamy) Sat 3 January 2026 11:08, UK Although Freddie Mercury was a frontman, he appreciated showmen of all shapes and sizes across the entertainment industry. While they may not have been traditional rock vocalists of a comparable mould to himself, the Queen singer could extract their most desirable […]

(Credit: Alamy) Fri 2 January 2026 11:23, UK In the world of guitars, there are good players, there are great players, there are icons, and there are magicians. Eric Clapton sits between a few of those categories. One of the founding members of the British blues movement, Clapton’s work on the guitar should certainly be […]

(Credits: Craig ONeal / Ryanhuntmuzik) Fri 2 January 2026 11:05, UK Alex Van Halen has announced that he is due to begin work on a new album with Toto guitarist Steve Lukather. Speaking on Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain’s Metal Sticks podcast, the musician revealed, “I’m getting ready to do this record with Lukather and a […]

(Credits: Sony Music Entertainment) Fri 2 January 2026 11:00, UK There will never be another artist with half the career that Ozzy Osbourne had. ‘The Prince of Darkness’ was certainly a lot more eccentric than the average rock and roll frontman, but while it’s easy to see him as either a sinister figure or the […]

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Thu 1 January 2026 11:00, UK Since taking on the role of Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tom Holland has established himself as one of this generation’s biggest action stars. Although his fourth Spider-Man is in production, there have been rumours that it could well be his last. […]

(Credits: Far Out / Queen Productions) Thu 1 January 2026 10:00, UK It took Queen two records to finally crack the sound they’d stake rock royalty with. Not that they were a completely different band. Frontman Freddie Mercury’s penchant for highfalutin lyrics still gleams with literate indulgence, proggy expanses shape their rock attack into hefty […]

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Thu 1 January 2026 9:00, UK 2025 was probably the biggest yet in the lives of the Safdie brothers. Not only did Josh Safdie direct the Oscar-tipped table tennis movie Marty Supreme, but Benny Safdie came out with The Smashing Machine, likely to also be in the mix next […]