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Queen’s Roger Taylor Releasing Solo Album ‘Outsider’ 10/1; Shares “We’re All Just Trying To Get By” ft. KT Tunstall
Queen drummer and founding member Roger Taylor debuted a music video for his upcoming album’s lead single, “We’re All Just Trying To Get By,” a heartfelt tune featuring KT Tunstall. Said Taylor: “I’ve had a bit of a creative spurt…
“Queen Behind The Hits – Roger Taylor”
As well as being recognised for their individual skills as incredible musicians and performers, perhaps less often documented is the considerable writing talents of all four members of Queen: Mercury, May, Taylor, and Deacon each individually contributing a significant portion of the extensive Queen song…
Queen + Adam Lambert Share Live Performance of “The Show Must Go On”
Queen + Adam Lambert, featuring founding members Roger Taylor (drums) and Brian May (guitar), are releasing a live performance video of the song “The Show Must Go On” from their upcoming album Live Around The World, which comes out on…
Duran Duran’s Roger Taylor and John Taylor Collaborate with At-Risk Youth on New Track
Duran Duran drummer Roger Taylor and bassist John Taylor collaborated with at-risk youth from the charity Road Recovery to produce, mix, and record an original dance-rock song, “No Rewind.” The song is available to purchase exclusively at CrowdRise through a…
Roger Taylor Discusses Duran Duran’s Paper Gods Track by Track
Roger Taylor By Mandarine Montgomery By Billy Amendola Roger Taylor and the hit-making British “new romantic” band Duran Duran are back on the road, promoting their fourteenth album, Paper Gods. Taylor, who originally joined Duran Duran in 1979—replacing a drum…
VIDEO - In the Studio With Actor/Drummer Michael Chiklis
In this video, drummer/actor Michael Chiklis takes Modern Drummer into his state-of-the art recording studio and performance space, which will be the hub for all his musical projects in the future. MD sat down for a two-part series…
Queen's Roger Taylor And Brian May To Perform With American Idol's Top 6 On Wednesday, April 25th
Official Tribute Group The Queen Extravaganza Set To Play Hit Show On Thursday, April 26th In Advance Of North American Tour Kick Off American Idol audiences are in for a treat this week, with a double-dose of the music of…
Queen Extravaganza Finalist Nico Saavedra
The Queen Extravaganza competition has been a great experience. I first heard about it through the Queen website, which is a place I tend to visit often since I’m a big fan. Then a friend of mine texted me about…
Queen Extravaganza Finalist Zach Mullings
Hey, everyone! My name is Zach Mullings, and I’m from Miramar, Florida. I’m one of the four drummers who were picked to audition for the Queen Extravaganza in L.A. First off, let me say how thrilled I am to be…
Queen Extravaganza Finalist Billy Orrico
Hello, MD readers! First, congrats to Tyler Warren on winning the drum chair in the Queen Extravaganza band! What a thrill it was to be part of the finals and to meet Roger Taylor. I’ve been a lifelong Queen fan…
Queen Extravaganza Winner Tyler Warren
It’s more than a thrill to be announced as the drummer for Queen Extravaganza! Roger Taylor, one of my favorite and most inspirational musicians, picked me as their new drummer! It’s insane. And I found out while I was on a…
Roger Taylor “Extravagantly??? Presents the Music of Queen
If anyone deserves to rest on his laurels, it’s Roger Taylor. The superlative drummer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist is one of the prime reasons that Queen are as relevant today as they were in 1973, when he and bandmates Brian May…
Roger Taylor Reveals Finalists for the Queen Extravaganza Tour
Over the course of the past ten weeks, vocalists, guitarists, drummers, bassists, and keyboard players from across the U.S. and Canada have auditioned online at www.queenextravaganza.com, hoping to become part of the Queen Extravaganza Tour, a major production launching in…
David Phillips: "A Drummer’s Perspective???
You can probably guess I dabble a bit on the old drumkit myself, and it is always difficult trying to explain to someone what it looks like sitting on that throne—the best seat in the house. With my images in…
