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In 2019, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour auctioned his treasured guitars in a $21.5 million sale; the proceeds went to environmental lawyers working to tackle climate change and protect nature
Los Angeles, Oct 19 (IANS) The Pink Floyd guita…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #Christie’sauction #ClientEarth #ClimateChange #DavidGilmour #environment #environmentallaw #guitarauction #musicalinstrumentssale #PinkFloyd #rockhistory #Science #TheBlackStrat #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/798593/
https://www.europesays.com/uk/1247692/ In 2019, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour auctioned his treasured guitars in a $21.5 million sale; the proceeds went to environmental lawyers working to tackle climate change and protect nature #Christie'sAuction #ClientEarth #ClimateChange #DavidGilmour #Environment #EnvironmentalLaw #GuitarAuction #MusicalInstrumentsSale #PinkFloyd #RockHistory #Science #TheBlackStrat #UK #UnitedKingdom
In 2019, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour auctioned his treasured guitars in a $21.5 million sale; the proceeds went to environmental lawyers working to tackle climate change and protect nature
Los Angeles, Oct 19 (IANS) The Pink Floyd guitarist and the…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #AU #Australia #Christie'sauction #ClientEarth #Climatechange #DavidGilmour #Environmentallaw #guitarauction #musicalinstrumentssale #PinkFloyd #rockhistory #Science #TheBlackStrat
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/923351/
In 2019, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour auctioned his treasured guitars in a $21.5 million sale; the proceeds went to environmental lawyers working to tackle climate change and protect nature
Los Angeles, Oct 19 (IANS) The Pink Floyd guitarist and the ps…
#NewsBeep #News #Environment #CA #Canada #Christie'sauction #ClientEarth #climatechange #DavidGilmour #environmentallaw #guitarauction #musicalinstrumentssale #PinkFloyd #rockhistory #Science #TheBlackStrat
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/928072/
In 2019, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour auctioned his treasured guitars in a $21.5 million sale; the proceeds went to environmental lawyers working to tackle climate change and protect nature
Los Angeles, Oct 19 (IANS) The Pink Floyd guitarist and t…
#Climate #ClimateChange #Climate-Change #Christie'sauction #ClientEarth #climatechange #DavidGilmour #environmentallaw #globalwarming #guitarauction #musicalinstrumentssale #PinkFloyd #rockhistory #TheBlackStrat
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https://www.europesays.com/3302160/ In 2019, Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour auctioned his treasured guitars in a $21.5 million sale; the proceeds went to environmental lawyers working to tackle climate change and protect nature #Christie'sAuction #ClientEarth #Climate #ClimateChange #DavidGilmour #EnvironmentalLaw #GlobalWarming #GuitarAuction #MusicalInstrumentsSale #PinkFloyd #RockHistory #TheBlackStrat
In memory of Marc Bolan, singer, songwriter and musician, who would have turned 79 today
Photo by Kevin Cummins
#glamrock #punkrock #marcbolan #trex #history #rockhistory #punkrockhistory #otd
Rock Guitar Before Rock Was Supposed to Exist
Sister Rosetta Tharpe was combining gospel singing with amplified electric guitar long before rock and roll...
#SisterRosettaTharpe #ElectricGuitar #Gospel #RockHistory
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Rock Guitar Before Rock Was Su...
Watch the full interview, tell us your favourite unexpected David Bowie moment, leave a comment, share the video and send it to someone who would never have imagined Bowie performing nursery rhymes at home.
More music news at https://audiartist.com
#DavidBowie #Bowie #MusicInterview #RockHistory #ConanOBrien
Bowie’s Wildest Transformations
From Ziggy Stardust to the surreal Corn Cob era, David Bowie turned reinvention into high art. Every look, sound, and strange twist became part of the legend.
R.I.P. Clive Davis 🎶 🕯️ 🙏
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/clive-davis-arista-dead-obituary-203584/
A giant in the history of pop music....
Just look at the list of artists he brought us, and imagine a world without them.
Or him. A giant who bred legends.
#Music #MusicLegend #RockHistory #MusicHistory #CliveDavis #RIP #Obit
#musica #musique #musik #passings
Rest in Peace... the heart of Chicago's "rock and wind" genius
Walter Parazaider 🎶 🙏 🕯️
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/chicago-walter-parazaider-dead-1235579437/
#WalterParazaider #RIP #RockLegend #Chicago #music #musica #musique #musik #obit #RockHistory #MusicLegend #HornSection
Aww… 👏 🏆 🙏
Seen on X (so you don't have to!)
https://x.com/historyrock_/status/2056011863322710333?s=20
75yo Phil Collins - 81yo Rod Stewart
#RockLegends #Music #RockHistory #musica #PhilCollins #RodStewart #musique #music #rock #legends
On May 15, 1986, Run-D.M.C. released Raising Hell; an album that didn’t just change hip-hop, it changed popular music itself.
Their collaboration with Aerosmith on “Walk This Way” shattered the wall between rock and rap, proving the two genres could collide and create something bigger than either one alone. The ripple effects are still felt today.
I explored that genre-blurring moment here:
https://sonicpulsereviews.com/whats-in-a-music-genre/
#RunDMC #RaisingHell #WalkThisWay #Aerosmith #HipHopHistory #RockHistory #Music
12 Most Controversial Metal Album Covers Ever - And Why They Were Banned Worldwide #HeavyMetal #MetalHeads #MetalCommunity #AlbumArt #MusicHistory
#ControversialCovers #BannedArt #RockHistory #MetalCulture
#MusicFacts #DidYouKnow #UnbelievableButTrue https://www.gsnsp.com/controversial-heavy-metal-album-covers/
🇬🇧 David Bowie "Rock ’n’ Roll Star!" – 2024
A curated release focusing on Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust era, capturing the explosive rise of his early-70s breakthrough period. The release compiles studio material, live recordings, and alternate takes that document the transition into one of his most iconic artistic phases...
#davidbowie #glamrock #archiverelease #rockhistory #vinylcommunity #vinyl #music #vinylrecords #nowspinningonvinyl #nowspinning #nowlistening
Vinylsamstag: @mc5alive - Kick Out The Jams! 1966–1970 (2012) 🇺🇸
#vinylsamstag #semmehorcht #vinylsaturday #vinylmatinee #mc5 #kickoutthejams #detroitrock #protopunk #garagepunk #highenergyrocknroll #punkbeforepunk #rocknrollrevolution #vinylcollection #vinylcollector #vinylcommunity #vinyligclub #vinyljunkie #nowspinning #spinningnow #recordcollection #ontheturntable #albumoftheday #classicrecord #americanrock #70srock #punkrockhistory #loudrecords #detroitmusic #rockhistory #vinylpost
🎤✨ Ah, the Ramones: the band that brought us #punk and the eternal lesson that it's not the #music that matters, but the merch! 😆🎸 Fifty years later, their greatest hit was apparently a T-shirt cannon. 🛍️🔥
https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-17/the-uncomfortable-truth-that-will-always-haunt-the-ramones-they-sold-more-t-shirts-than-records.html #Ramones #Merchandising #TShirtCannon #RockHistory #HackerNews #ngated
The truth that haunts the Ramones: 'They sold more T-shirts than records'
#HackerNews #Ramones #TShirts #MusicIndustry #RockHistory #PunkLegend
59 years ago today
The Velvet Underground & Nico is the debut studio album by the American rock band the Velvet Underground and the German singer Nico, releasd March 12, 1967
#punkrock #protopunk #thevelvetunderground #masterpiece #history #rockhistory #punkrockhistory
53 years ago today, Pink Floyd gave us The Dark Side of the Moon.
An album about time, money, madness — and the pressure of being human — that went on to spend 950+ weeks on the Billboard 200.
The prism became iconic. The songs became permanent.
Half a century later, it still feels like tomorrow.
Backstage Burrow Ep2-2026
🎸🐰 From quiet strummer to cultural thunder — how the electric guitar found its voice.
Take a cozy hop into the hidden history of amplification, innovation, and rebellious noise as we trace the guitar’s journey from back‑row rhythm keeper to electrified icon. From Hawaiian lap steels to “broomstick with pickups” prototypes, this episode uncovers how marginalized musicians, bold tinkerers, and a few happy accidents reshaped American sound.
Major source for this episode: Braun, Hans-Joachim. "Music and Technology in the Twentieth Century." Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002.
#electricguitar #musichistory #20thcentury #backstageburrow #rabbithole #rockhistory #musictechnology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uf8fxh6THKo&feature=youtu.be
Dandelion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxOpl37tysw
This is 60s Rolling Stones - but...
Listen to the harmony & you'll hear Beatles.
I just watched a Keith Richards interview where he mentioned the actual good relationship between the band and noted that John & Paul sang the background harmonies here, "because they liked the Rolling Stones too". I'll bet anyone that knows early Stones hasn't heard this in a while!
#RollingStones #Beatles #ClassicRock #RockHistory #music #musica #musique #musik #Dandelion
With Ronnie's role with the Faces now just a memory, the co-founder of both that group and its predecessor the Small Faces, was now striding out into new territory...
#ClassicRock #RockMusic #70sMusic #MusicHistory #UKCharts #1970s #RetroMusic #BritishRock #RockHistory #Vinyl #SmallFaces #RonnieLane #SlimChance #HowCome #FacesBand #ModRock #FolkRock
#Pouetradio 🤩
David Bowie - Scary Monsters (Live @ NPA - 17/02/1997)
Morceau extrait de l'album Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) pour l'émission Nulle Part Ailleurs, un grand moment 💙
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FwemvJU8j4&list=RD3FwemvJU8j4&start_radio=1&pp=ygUPTlBBIGRhdmlkIEJvd2lloAcB
#DavidBowie #80s #RockHistory #Live_music
¿Te imaginas a ZZ Top sin sus míticas barbas? En los años 80, la banda rechazó una oferta de un millón de dólares por miembro ...
#zztop #billygibbons #rock #classicrock #rockhistory #musicnews #rocklegends #barbas #imagenrock #rockandroll #80srock #rockculture
1975 was, on many levels, a very good year.
For #Music #culture #civilization #peace #hope & many a legend, in film, literature, sports, science, rights...
HAPPY 50th ANNIVERSARY!
Coincidentally reminded of a favorite band in that era - and I know many 'here' weren't alive! Maybe 'new'.
Good times. Then and now (for some?)
But sometimes,
"It Just Ain't Your Moon"
#Music #RockHistory #1975 #ClassicRock #AtlantaRhythmSection #musica #musique #musik #DogDays
Iron Maiden’s “Aces High” never lands—it lives in the loop between story and song. A four-minute dogfight where tension replaces resolution, and history becomes adrenaline. ✈️⚡️
#IronMaiden #AcesHigh #Powerslave #HeavyMetalHistory #MusicAnalysis #Songwriting #RockHistory #BattleOfBritain #BruceDickinson #SteveHarris #ClassicMetal #MusicEssay #MetalCulture
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2025/10/28/the-loop-of-combat-form-and-function-in-iron-maidens-aerial-anthem/
In memory Lou Reed 🖤
March 2, 1942 - October 27, 2013
Lou Reed - A Walk On The Wild Side (Live at Farm Aid 1985)
#punk #protopunk #loureed #thevelvetunderground #history #rockhistory #punkrockhistory #otd
If "Custard Pie" is what Page and Plant stole from American blues, they can keep it.
#LedZeppelin #PhysicalGraffiti #RockCriticism #MusicWriting #ClassicRock #RobertPlant #JimmyPage #RockHistory #MusicAnalysis #Essay
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2025/10/20/bakers-of-the-blues-how-custard-pie-spoils-physical-graffiti/
Andy Warhol, Annie Lennox, Tommy Shaw, Frank Zappa and Paul Stanley !
#rock #art #rockhistory
Remembering Christa Päffgen aka Nico, born on this day in 1938, Cologne, Germany.
Photo by Cordon Press
#punk #punkrock #womenofpunk #nico #thevelvetunderground #history #rockhistory #otd
Explore Yes's remarkable journey beyond Jon Anderson in Preston Frazier's new book 'Yes Indeed,' revealing the band's resilience and musical transformation through shifting lineups and creative challenges. A must-read for progressive rock fans. #YesMusic #RockHistory
From Memphis to Kabusa – The Cadillac Band: The Group That Performed with Elvis' Musicians
https://blazingminds.co.uk/the-cadillac-band-the-band-that-rocked-with-elvis-musicians/
Explore the journey of The Cadillac Band, a group that shared the stage with the legendary musicians who played alongside Elvis. This band offers a unique connection to the King of Rock 'n' Roll, bringing a taste of musical history from Memphis all the way to Kabusa. #CadillacBand #ElvisPresley #RockHistory
When Judas Priest wrote “Brain Dead,” they must have thought, “Well, our new lead singer is already ripping off our old lead singer, so we might as well halfheartedly rip another band off while we’re at it.”
#JudasPriest #Metallica #HeavyMetal #MusicCriticism #RockHistory #MusicEssay #SongAnalysis #Neuroscience #PhilosophyOfMusic #90sMetal #Borges #MusicWriting #CulturalCritique
https://pablohoneyfish.wordpress.com/2025/10/07/judas-priests-brain-dead/
They Sabotaged Their OWN Concert As Punishment #shorts - YouTube
https://m.youtube.com/shorts/I5K8doc5fIA
#Nirvana vs #Misogynist Audience
RIP Guitar Legend,Edward Lodewijk Van Halen 1955-2020!
#EddieVanHalen #VanHalen #EdwardVanHalen #GuitarLegend #RockHistory #EVH #rockroulettepod
Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake & Palmer performs in Copenhagen in June 1972. #rock #art #rockhistory
Queen Open Up on the Making of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
Cover image by ©Mick Rock/Estate of Mick Rock. Motion design by Sara K. Afridi. Image within video by Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty Images; Andrew Putler/Redferns/Getty Images; Watal Asanuma/Shinko Music/Getty Images, 7; © Queen Productions Ltd; Johnny Dewe Mathews/© Queen Productions Ltd‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ at 50! Brian May and Roger Taylor on Queen’s Masterpiece
Making the most-streamed song from the 20th century took ambition, hard work, and a dash of opera
September 24, 2025
Their real life was about to slip into fantasy, which was pretty much the plan. At the tail end of the 1960s, Roger Taylor and Freddie Bulsara would lie on the floor together, head to head, getting lost in Electric Ladyland, talking about their future.
Maybe they’d share a bottle of wine, nothing stronger. “Fred and I were no good at smoking weed,” Taylor says, more than five decades later. “I used to think my head was on fire at the back. It never did agree.”
Even before Bulsara joined the band that became Queen and renamed himself Freddie Mercury, he and Taylor shared a velvet-heavy fashion sense, a passion for Jimi Hendrix, and some fat-bottomed ambitions. “We wanted to be the best,” says Taylor. “We both really wanted success.” Queen’s drummer is, at the moment, sitting in a vast living room on his 18th-century estate in the British countryside, amid 48 wooded acres. He might not have made it here without the song we’re here to discuss, the moment Queen reached as far as any band ever dared, then went a bit further, and then added a few more “Galileos” for good measure: “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which is about to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
The track, first played on U.K. radio in October 1975 and squeezed onto a seven-inch single at the end of that month, has become the most-streamed song from the 20th century, with more than 2.8 billion plays on Spotify alone. “Incredible,” Brian May says when I visit him the next day. “‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ doesn’t get old, does it? And I suppose that’s the magic for us. We’re lucky that we don’t get old.” He pauses and makes a slight correction. “The music doesn’t seem to get old.”
The statistic leaves little doubt: Queen’s biggest song is on its way to becoming the rock era’s most lasting artifact, Figaro, Beelzebub, and all. “Bohemian Rhapsody” is a five-minute-and-54-second remnant of a brief slice of time when musicians could afford to spend weeks slathering overdubs onto a single track, when engineers made edits with a razor on magnetic tape, when bands raced to push the limits of song structure and recording technology, and maybe when, as Taylor caustically argues, “you actually had to be good at your instrument — that doesn’t seem to be a necessary requisite these days.” Even as Queen labored over “Rhapsody” and the rest of their fourth album, A Night at the Opera, the clock was ticking. Two weeks before the album’s release, the Sex Pistols played their first show in London.
(To hear an audio documentary version of this article on our Rolling Stone Music Now podcast, press play above, or go to Apple Podcasts or Spotify.)
The song is also, of course, an eternal encapsulation of the brilliance, wit, and pain of its lead voice and composer, Freddie Mercury, who died of complications from AIDS in 1991 when he was just 45. “In certain areas, we feel that we want to go overboard,” he said. “It’s what keeps us going really, darling.… We’re probably the fussiest band in the world.”
On a pleasant late-spring morning, Taylor’s side doors are flung open to his sprawling garden. Somewhere out there, not quite in sight, is a 20-foot-high fiberglass statue of Mercury that once advertised the We Will Rock You musical.
Taylor is positive his late friend would’ve found its new home hilarious. Elsewhere among the greenery is the very same 60-inch gong we hear Taylor strike in the final seconds of “Rhapsody.” “I remember Led Zeppelin had a gong,” Taylor says with a smirk. “So we had a much bigger gong. Pathetic one-upmanship, really.”
Editor’s Note: Read the rest of the story, at the below link.
Continue/Read Original Article Here: Queen Open Up on the Making of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’
#1975 #2025 #20thCentury #50thAnniversary #BohemianRhapsody #Education #FreddieMercury #History #Libraries #Music #Queen #RockHistory #RockMusic #RogerTaylor #Spotify #UK_ #YouTube
How One Song Made Stars But Left Its Creators Forgotten - YouTube
Trigger Warning : 13.06 min mark & 13.46 min mark, mention of s**c*de. Please take care. ☮️
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2sWKUno5VPU
#RockHistory #MusicIndustrySUCKS #Badfinger #WithoutYou #Music #musicians
Ever wondered what a Steve Vai–Ozzy Osbourne album might’ve sounded like? Apparently, they recorded enough material in the ’90s to fill a full record—then it was shelved. Now that’s a “what if” for the ages.
🔗https://zurl.co/GCtJE
#rockroulettepod #RockHistory #Vai #Ozzy