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Queen + Adam Lambert Rock The 91st Annual Academy Awards

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As you read this, the 91st Annual Academy Awards are underway and it was an awesome surprise to learn that the legendary members of Queen + Adam Lambert were going to open up the ceremony. The band delivered their seminal hits “We Will Rock You” and “We Are The Champions” from their classic album “News Of The World”. Let’s take a look.

As you know by now, the film “Bohemian Rhapsody” broke all sorts of box office records and has won numerous awards already. Let’s see how it does during the ceremony. If it wins the “Best Picture of the Year” award, I will surely return and raise a glass to its honor. It’s my hope that you’ve seen this film by now and if not I highly recommend it because I loved it and couldn’t wait to own it on Blu-ray and the soundtrack on CD. I’ve embedded links to Amazon.com for you to do that purchasing stuff if you haven’t already. Right now I am flipping back and forth between the broadcast while trying to finish watching a screener of another film that I will be discussing here on the website. No, I am not telling you which one so please be patient. Now, may I have the envelope please…..The Oscar goes to……

Official Websites:
Queen: http://www.queenonline.com/
Adam Lambert: https://www.facebook.com/AdamLambert/

Film and Television, Pop Culture

Queen Biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” Wins Big @ 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards

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Last night, the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards were given out for excellence in film and television. I shared the complete winners list over on “The Chronicles” of Piercing Ken which you can explore HERE when the time permits but right now I am here to help celebrate and raise my fist in the air to two of the big wins across the program and the film “Bohemian Rhapsody” which we have discussed at some length over the last few months here on the website.

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The first celebration goes to actor Rami Malek who won “Best Actor In A Drama”. Malek as you might have surmised portrayed the late great Freddie Mercury and I had to admit I thought that he was terrific in the role. I never saw Queen in concert and only have the numerous videos from MTV and concert footage from Eagle Rock Entertainment to show me what it was like and I must say that Malek seemed pretty spot on. Congratulations Rami.


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Queen & Adam Lambert Announce “The Rhapsody Tour” For 2019

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The tour announcements don’t end with the ones about Judas Priest and the returning “Return To Rockville” my friends, so sit down and prepare for an audience with their majesties – Queen & Adam Lambert!!!!

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The Press Release:
The soaring success of Bohemian Rhapsody – the Freddie Mercury/Queenmovie that is set to become the biggest grossing music biopic of all time – has proven that the public’s love for Queenremains as strong as ever. Longtime fans and recent converts will be thrilled to discover then, that Queen – original band members Brian May and Roger Taylor, teaming up once more with longtime front man Adam Lambert on lead vocals – will return to North America next year. Produced by Live Nation, the epic 23-date arena and stadium Rhapsody tour is set to run from mid-July through late August with an all new concert experience.

Tickets for the Rhapsody tour go on sale to the general public starting December 7th at LiveNation.com at 10AM local time. Queen and Adam Lambert Fan Club Presales will run from 10AM local time through 10PM local time on Thursday, December 6th.

Going under the Rhapsody header, the six-week tour will debut a brand new larger-than-life production. StufishEntertainment Architects’ set designer Ric Lipson says: “Queen + Adam Lambert’s Rhapsody tour will, once again for them, expand the parameters of what a live music experience can be. This new show promises to be their most spectacular yet, an innovative and interactive celebration of the continued power of Queen’s music.”

The tour follows an acclaimed run of 10 sold-out shows at the MGM Park Theater, Las Vegas in September 2018 and will kick off July 10th at Vancouver Rogers Arena. Stop-offs include some of the most history-packed venues in the US and Canada, including The Forum in Los Angeles (the last venue the original line-up played in North America on September 15, 1982) and New York City’s Madison Square Garden (the site of past
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Film and Television, Pop Culture

Opening: “Bohemian Rhapsody” in Theaters Everywhere (11/2/2018)

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By now you’ve seen all of the commercials for the film and maybe some of you were lucky enough to be a part of the advance screenings in NYC earlier in the week but if not, today is the day that “Bohemian Rhapsody” opens up in theaters everywhere. Let’s take a look at the Official Theatrical Poster along with some premise and casting. If you missed the Final Trailer for the film, please click HERE to check that out as I’ve also included some of the other posters that accompany the promotion of the release.

Synopsis: Described as a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, who defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound, their near-implosion as Mercury’s lifestyle spirals out of control, and their triumphant reunion on the eve of Live Aid, where Mercury, facing a life-threatening illness, leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. In the process, cementing the legacy of a band that were always more like a family, and who continue to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day.
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20th Century Fox: “Bohemian Rhapsody” Final Trailer

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With the film opening up in just about a week, I was very surprised to find them waiting to release the Final Trailer at this time. Usually we have a few weeks of lead in to absorb it and find the clip making the rounds on television and on websites such as this one but here we are. If you’ve been under a rock for the last few months, “Bohemian Rhapsody” is a film about the Rock Legends Queen and the late, great Freddie Mercury. I’m following the clip with the premise and casting for good measure and I’ll toss some closing thoughts in as well. Let’s take a look.

Synopsis: Described as a foot-stomping celebration of Queen, their music and their extraordinary lead singer Freddie Mercury, who defied stereotypes and shattered convention to become one of the most beloved entertainers on the planet. The film traces the meteoric rise of the band through their iconic songs and revolutionary sound, their near-implosion as Mercury’s lifestyle spirals out of control, and their triumphant reunion on the eve of Live Aid, where Mercury, facing a life-threatening illness, leads the band in one of the greatest performances in the history of rock music. In the process, cementing the legacy of a band that were always more like a family, and who continue to inspire outsiders, dreamers and music lovers to this day.
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