2022: A few of my favourite things

I think I’m getting much better at doing a wide variety of things these days (I’m not content to just do theatre night after night after night), so I’m back with a bit of a round-up of things other than theatre again. Having become a County Championship/Royal London Cup member at Surrey – and travelled […]

A Night At The Kabuki

“Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?” For people like me, who are both massive Queen fans and Shakespeare nerds, a dream crossover has now arrived: A Night At The Kabuki. Inspired by a combination of Romeo & Juliet and Queen’s famous 1975 album, Hideki Noda has created a brand new piece of theatre that […]

“I Can Hear Music” – News of the World

Hot Stats Release date: 28 October 1977 UK chart peak: #4 Running time: 39:10 Singles: We Are The Champions/We Will Rock You (#2), Spread Your Wings (#34), It’s Late A perennial fan favourite, News of the World managed to reach the top 10 in most territories across the world: the Netherlands & France (#1), Germany […]

“I Can Hear Music” – Hot Space

Hot Stats Release date: 21 May 1982 UK chart peak: #4 Running time: 43:29 Singles: Under Pressure (#1), Body Language (#25), Las Palabras de Amor (#17), Calling All Girls, Staying Power, Back Chat (#40) Though it’s often looked back on unfavourably, Hot Space still managed to reach the top 10 in most territories across the […]

#MindTheBand 2021: round-up

As seems to be the norm for my challenge weeks now, here’s an incredibly belated round-up… It’s a good thing I was pretty good at updating the daily diary entry, as well as eventually getting a few proper posts done – though not as many as I had planned. To be honest, given how inconsistent […]

#MindTheBand: “I Can Hear Music” – Innuendo

Hot Stats Release date: 4 February 1991 UK chart peak: #1 Running time: 53:48 Singles: Innuendo (#1), I’m Going Slightly Mad (#22), Headlong (#14), These Are The Days Of Our Lives (#1), The Show Must Go On (#16) Queen’s first output of the 90s garnered a lot of top tens: #6 in Australia & New […]

#MindTheBand: “I Can Hear Music” – A Kind Of Magic

Hot Stats Release date: 2 June 1986 UK chart peak: #1 Running time: 40:42 Singles: One Vision (#7), A Kind of Magic (#3), Friends Will Be Friends (#14), Who Wants To Live Forever (#24) After their triumphant set at Live Aid in 1985, their 1986 return provided the band with many top tens across the […]

#MindTheBand: “I Can Hear Music” – A Day At The Races

Hot Stats Release date: 10 December 1976 UK chart peak: #1 Running time: 44:24 Singles: Somebody to Love (#2), Tie Your Mother Down (#31), Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy (#17) Following on from smash hit A Night At The Opera, Queen’s 1976 album hit the top ten in most countries: #8 in Australia, Austria & Sweden, […]

#MindTheBand 2021: Diary

I should be out and about pretty much every day of this extended challenge week, so I thought I might as well keep a diary of sorts – even if half of it will probably end up being a whinge about work! There will at least be some nice things going on to balance this […]

Challenge Week 2021: Mind The Band (Extended Play)

Better late than never: a sneak attack challenge week! I’ve had the kernel of an idea for this week for a little while, but it’s been difficult to firm a few things up – whether it was getting a show ticket confirmed, making the final decision to book a gig ticket, or just have time […]