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Confetti – The early days (a Queen history parody)

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 Phil ChapmanUncategorizedLeave a Comment on Confetti – The early days (a Queen history parody)
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I’ve just found a short parody piece I wrote back in 2017, whilst researching the early history of Queen. It reimagines the Queen formation story, setting it in the 1980s and 1990s and features characters loosely based on those who…

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Queen’s first US tour: The Start is the End

April 5, 2020April 5, 2020 Phil ChapmanBands, Books, Concerts, Music, Research, WritingLeave a Comment on Queen’s first US tour: The Start is the End

Whilst checking details of Queen’s first US tour this morning (for a Quora answer: What year did Queen first tour the US?), I spotted another error in This Day In Music’s Guide To Queen. Drat! I think the last one…

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Hot Space: Queen’s most divisive album

August 6, 2019October 27, 2019 Phil ChapmanAlbums, Bands, Books, Music, Writing2 Comments on Hot Space: Queen’s most divisive album
Queen Hot Space cover design with 70s hair

This article about Hot Space by Queen is an extract from This Day In Music’s Guide To Queen by Phil Chapman (July 2019, This Day In Music Books). It first appeared in a slightly different form in Queen Song by…

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This Day In Music’s Guide To Queen published

July 17, 2019January 7, 2020 Phil ChapmanBands, Books, WritingLeave a Comment on This Day In Music’s Guide To Queen published

. It’s taken a while to get to this point but I can now confirm that The Dead Straight Guide To Queen has been picked up by This Day In Music Books. They have published the second edition, under its…

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This Day In Music Books website

April 10, 2019September 6, 2021 Phil ChapmanBooks, WebsitesLeave a Comment on This Day In Music Books website
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This Day in Music Books have launched their new website. You can view details on This Day In Music’s Guide to Queen and order a signed copy here. The This Day In Music Books website includes their full book catalogue,…

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Revolutions In Music: The Story Of Queen

October 29, 2018December 21, 2018 Phil ChapmanBands, Interviews, MusicLeave a Comment on Revolutions In Music: The Story Of Queen
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Pete Mitchell, of Virgin Radio, interviewed me at the end of September for the documentary Revolutions In Music: The Story Of Queen. The documentary was produced to coincide with the UK release of the Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody. The hour-long…

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Bohemian Rhapsody biopic interview

September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 Phil ChapmanBands, Books, Interviews, Music, WritingLeave a Comment on Bohemian Rhapsody biopic interview
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Yesterday I was interviewed by Pete Mitchell again, this time for a Virgin Radio documentary on the Bohemian Rhapsody biopic, which premieres at the end of October. We talked about the period of Queen’s history covered by the film, from…

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Digital edition of ‘The Dead Straight Guide To Queen’

May 15, 2018May 15, 2018 Phil ChapmanBooksLeave a Comment on Digital edition of ‘The Dead Straight Guide To Queen’
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The digital edition of ‘The Dead Straight Guide To Queen’ is now available from: Amazon – The Dead Straight Guide to Queen (Dead Straight Guides) Kindle Edition Apple iTunes – The Dead Straight Guide to Queen iBook Google Play /…

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Hairfred guitar: a tale of torn labels

February 28, 2018March 30, 2020 Phil ChapmanResearchLeave a Comment on Hairfred guitar: a tale of torn labels
Hallfred guitar / Hairfred guitar label study

Hairfred guitar? I first started researching the Hairfred guitar, Brian May’s enigmatic instrument, towards the end of 2011 (see Getting in on the app business), whilst working on a project for This Day in Music. Brian May’s interview for the…

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I’m going slightly Radio Ga Ga!

February 9, 2018October 30, 2024 Phil ChapmanArtists, Bands, Books, InterviewsLeave a Comment on I’m going slightly Radio Ga Ga!

I’ve had a busy few days doing radio interviews to promote The Dead Straight Guide To Queen. I did fourteen interviews on Wednesday at Media City Salford, recorded another podcast with Pete Mitchell yesterday and three interviews at BBC Radio Sheffield…

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