| 单词 | Mercury |
| 例句 | “Mercury isn’t really airless,” explained Powell, in absentminded fashion. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Curse you and your voice made of sad rainbows, Freddie Mercury!” Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The Mercury broadcast simulated news bulletins, which radio listeners trusted. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z His favorite companion on these tours was Mercury, the most entertaining of all the gods, the shrewdest and the most resourceful. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z “Thirty-six and you throw in the Mercury dime for my little sister.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The draft of the script was passed out to the Mercury actors chosen by Stewart, Welles, and Houseman. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The Mercury team broadcasts a Mercury Theatre on the Air show from the CBS studio. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The future of the network, The Mercury Theatre on the Air, and Welles’s career rested on how he handled himself. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Project Mercury’s first orbital flight was originally slated to take place at the end of 1960, on President Eisenhower’s watch. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The Mercury Theatre on the Air was being carried that night by dozens of stations throughout the United States, and the calls came from all over. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I guess Mercury Homes are better than the shanties we saw when we passed Manzanar. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z A Republican senator from Pennsylvania called the Mercury capsule-Atlas rocket pairing “a Rube Goldberg device on top of a plumber’s nightmare.” Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z As the hour drew to a close in Studio One, the Mercury mischief-makers were about to find out how much trouble they had stirred up. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z For the Mercury 7 project, men had to be military test pilots, each with at least 1,500 hours flight experience and a bachelor's degree in engineering. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z This was the first transit of Mercury ever observed. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z “Because of. . . erm . Mercury. Why don’t you get stabbed in the back by someone you thought was a friend?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z After school, Jessica followed me home in her old white Mercury so that I could ditch my books and truck. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z As was all this poisonous Mercury, as large in jinx as it was small in size. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The engineers approached Project Mercury the way engineers tackled any problem: they broke Project Mercury down into its constituent parts. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The usual audience for The Mercury Theatre on the Air was about only a tenth of the thirty-five million people who tuned to The Chase and Sanborn Hour. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z When he sees me, he runs over and pulls me into my Mercury Home. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The twenty-three-year-old appeared on the magazine’s cover, disguised by the makeup and shaggy gray wig he wore for the role of an eighty-year-old character in one of the Mercury’s plays. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Glenn rode in the lead vehicle of the fifty-car parade carrying the Mercury astronauts and their families and the top leadership of NASA. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Less than a month later, the US House of Representatives approved House Resolution 421 to honor the Mercury 13 for their service. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z In truth, even the name Mercury 13 was relatively new. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Like the Mercury 13, they also underwent testing for anything they might experience in space. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Ayesha’s mother sits on the steps to their Mercury Home in anticipation. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Einstein’s theories corrected Newton’s errors; they explained Mercury’s wobble, for instance. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Unlike other Mercury Theatre on the Air episodes, this one had no parts for actresses. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I drive a beat-up Mercury Cougar, with the windows down and the music up. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The young woman who helped Koch with The War of the Worlds and other Mercury Theatre on the Air scripts also saw her life transformed by the broadcast. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z As a former lawyer, he had made a smart legal deal when taking the job with The Mercury Theatre on the Air in 1938. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The Mercury 13 were America's first women astronauts. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z No one knows the total number of letters and telegrams sent to CBS, The Mercury Theatre on the Air, or Orson Welles, beginning on the night of the broadcast. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “Well,” she exclaimed, “the colored dishwasher reads the American Mercury/” She walked away, shaking her head. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z I stick close to the Mercury Homes, avoiding the searchlights. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Those space pilgrims, an initial group of forty-five people, gave the country’s first manned space program an operating plan and a name: Project Mercury. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The song changes, and once Freddie Mercury hits the first refrain, I feel like he’s singing right to me: Jealousy look at me now... Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z I gesture down the row of Mercury Homes, and she joins me in a slow walk. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Lovelace had also tested the Mercury 7, but the government came up with the criteria for that testing. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z When a singer came on next, uninterested listeners twirled their dial to find an alternative...and tuned to The Mercury Theatre just as the Martian emerged from the cylinder. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z According to ABC News correspondent Natalie Arnold, who covered the story, the Mercury 13 are the women our country didn't want anyone to know about. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Hovering over the map was a little cutout of a Mercury capsule, suspended on a wire. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z On Mercury, on the other hand, I would be forty-five. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z The city of Hampton changed its official seal to depict a crab holding a Mercury capsule in its claw, adopting the motto E Praeteritis Futura: Out of the past, the future. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Soon after John Mayer put on the Space Task Group jersey, Carl Huss and Ted Skopinski followed suit, making Katherine the natural inheritor of the research report that would describe Project Mercury’s orbital flight. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z For this show, the Mercury team would copy a familiar type of radio broadcast—a dance band performing in a ballroom. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z As well as his stellar cataloguing, Halley had observed a transit of Mercury across the face of the Sun while he was in St Helena. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Although it had been too long in coming, the women of the Mercury 13 were still amazed that the day had finally arrived. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z To the two Mercury partners, a Martian invasion was pure fiction. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Numerous articles and editorials declared that the Mercury broadcast was an illustration of why radio was less trustworthy as a news source than the printed press. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Military Highway, the town’s main drag since Hampton’s days as a war boomtown, got a new name: Mercury Boulevard. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The residents of Building 1244 might have been staying put in Hampton, but despite their concerns, much work remained for them on Project Mercury. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z For that movie, he used actors who had played roles in the War of the Worlds broadcast and other Mercury radio and theatre productions. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “Remember, you were sick so I escorted you to your Mercury Home.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Thirty years after the original Mercury broadcast, it happened again in western New York State. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The Mercury Theatre’s regular actors rounded out the team. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Welles responded that this method didn’t originate with The Mercury Theatre and was, in fact, used by other radio programs. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z He takes my elbow and escorts me back to my Mercury Home. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z To many listeners, the Mercury's Halloween program had been far too real. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Bernard Herrmann’s orchestra begins to play the Mercury’s theme song, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto no. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “You see the poster on Miss Jupiter’s closet? That right there is Freddie Mercury,” Britain goes on. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Each mission presented myriad pathways to disaster, starting with the notoriously temperamental Atlas rocket, a ninety-five-foot-high, 3.5-million-horsepower intercontinental ballistic missile that had been modified to propel the Mercury capsule into orbit. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z This is my sanctuary and these three—my birth mom, Sunnie; my twin brother, Mars; and the illustrious Freddie Mercury—are my spiritual guides. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The reaction to these later broadcasts suggests there was more to the Mercury’s success: the H. G. Wells story itself. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z When the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh honored the Mercury 13, the event made news because the story had been kept fairly quiet for almost 50 years. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Several American women had flown in space, but astronaut Eileen Collins was special to the Mercury 13. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The children of Hermes and Mercury laughed and told stories and brazenly stole things from just about everyone. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The inner planets move rapidly in their orbits—that is why Mercury has the name it does: Mercury was the messenger of the gods. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The women of the Mercury 13 were stunned. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z On one wall he made a scale drawing of the major planets, ranging from little Mercury, represented by a circle about as big as a marble, to Jupiter, as big as a basketball. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z This car had the wings of Mercury I thought, for higher yet we climbed, and dangerously fast, and the danger pleased me because it was new to me, because I was young. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z But he was entirely mistaken about Saturn, Mercury and Venus, and Jupiter has many more moons than Galileo discovered. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Two planets are nearer to the sun than earth, but neither Mercury nor Venus is fit for humans. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z By the time Koch walked into the Mercury office in early fall of 1938, three of his plays had been produced. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z But have you heard of the Mercury 13? Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Convinced that the 13 women deserved more than a brief blitz of media attention, the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh decided to honor the Mercury 13 in 2007. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z We wait, then dash behind some Mercury Homes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Unlike the orbits of Mercury and Mars, the orbits of the other planets depart so little from circularity that we cannot make out their true shapes even in an extremely accurate diagram. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z About 1,400 letters sent to Welles and The Mercury Theatre survive in library archives. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Composed of heat-resistant plastic and chemically treated cork layers, and equipped with a desiccating unit to keep the air bone-dry, the insosuits could withstand the full glare of Mercury’s sun for twenty minutes. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z “Block Two, we will walk back to our Mercury Homes together. Remember, we operate as a team.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z According to the researchers, the Mercury had produced a broadcast that was too realistic. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Years later, Welles acknowledged that Houseman made possible the staging of the Mercury’s theatre productions. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Lovelace also designed the tests that the Mercury 7 astronauts had gone through at his Albuquerque clinic. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z There’s a whiff of the bleach that is in our Mercury Home, but mixed with fried oil and what I used to call eau de cafeteria when I still ate lunch at school. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z In diis way I became acquainted with periodicals like Harper’s Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, and the American Mercury. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z In Ithaca, New York, Hugh had turned to the Mercury program late, too. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z In the full heat of Mercury’s sun, Powell knew it was fizzing like soda water. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z It was a no-win situation for the 13 women who had passed the same testing as the men of the Mercury 7. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z After all, the program had been aired at the regular Mercury Theatre time and was listed in radio schedules. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Here they were, on Mercury exactly twelve hours—and already up to the eyebrows in the worst sort of trouble. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z The two men made their way several blocks to the Mercury’s theatre. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z He dispatched Mercury to Carthage with a stinging message for Aeneas. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z They had been listening to The Mercury Theatre. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Others joined The Mercury Theatre late and assumed the worst. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z We find them throughout the inner solar system—from Mercury, closest to the Sun, to cloud-covered Venus to Mars and its tiny moons, Phobos and Deimos. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z On December 9,1938, under the new name The Campbell Playhouse, the Mercury team presented a drama based on the novel Rebecca. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z One afternoon the boss lady entered the kitchen and found me sitting on a box reading a copy of the American Mercury. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z One is a Mercury dime with a head that looks like it has wings for ears. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The Mercury tracking network in and of itself was a project whose scale and boldness rivaled that of the space missions it supported. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z We peek out from behind the Mercury Home. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z “You’ve been assigned to Mercury Home Number Seventeen, Block Two,” the woman says, and hands us three key cards. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z People quietly shuffle through the dust back to their Mercury Homes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The Galilean satellites of Jupiter are each almost as big as the planet Mercury. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Those twenty seconds were the most experience we had, until Mercury began with Alan Shepard’s fifteen-minute flight. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Immediately after George and his family of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, dialed the radio to The Mercury Theatre, a newsflash came on. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I look down at my Mercury dime and its date, wishing people could last as long as coins. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z Bernard Herrmann, the Mercury Theatre’s orchestra leader, composed and conducted the musical score. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z In 1957, the former Marine test pilot had campaigned fiercely— and unsuccessfully—to be the first of the Mercury Seven to navigate to the heavens. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Somewhere about this time, I left the Gar Wood factory and I went to work for the Ford Motor Company, one of the Lincoln- Mercury Division assembly lines. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes we’d find a buffalo nickel, a Mercury dime, or an Indian head penny. Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z At forty minutes past the hour, the Mercury Theatre’s Dan Seymour announces to the audience that they are listening to a presentation of H. G. Wells’s The War of the Worlds on CBS Radio. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z In a town near Philadelphia, William and his wife switched on The Mercury Theatre several minutes after it began. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Not having an experienced pilot would have meant death in more than one occasion on the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Today, Orson Welles and the talented Mercury team are given credit for producing an exceptional radio program. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I slow down as we approach my Mercury Home. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Using surveys from two polling companies, the researchers calculated that 6 million people across the United States heard the Mercury Theatre broadcast. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Many Americans have heard of the Mercury 7. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z On another, he showed the planets in relation to their distances from the sun, with Mercury the closest and Neptune the farthest away—almost in the kitchen. Cheaper by the Dozen 1948-01-01T00:00:00Z When the Sun, ruddy and bloated, becomes a red giant, it will envelop and devour the planets Mercury and Venus—and probably the Earth as well. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A well-executed suborbital flight would buy the United States a little breathing room; but orbital flight—the end game of Project Mercury— was infinitely more complex. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z That wasn’t exactly a confidence builder for the man preparing to ride it into orbit, but it was the more powerful Atlas that would be required to accelerate the Mercury capsule to orbital velocity. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I can feel Freddie Mercury eyeing me disapprovingly, and I’m tempted to give him the finger. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z One read Welles’s lines, because Orson was at a theatre several blocks away directing rehearsals for the latest Mercury play, Danton’s Death. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z They named it the Mercury Theatre, inspired by a copy of The American Mercury magazine lying around Welles’s rented summer house. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The Mercury astronauts were allowed to name their spacecraft. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When the solar system is all explored, we will probably have evidence for impact catastrophism on all nine worlds, from Mercury to Pluto, and on all the smaller moons, comets and asteroids. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “The general albedo of Mercury is low and most of the soil is gray pumice. Something like the Moon, you know. Beautiful, isn’t it?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Mercury had long been the jinx world of the System, but this was drawing it rather strong—even for a jinx. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Mercury's orbit, for instance, wobbled in a way that disagreed with what Newton predicted, but on the whole, Newton’s theories were tested again and again, and they usually passed. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z After that, it would travel to a solar orbit between Mercury and Venus. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Koch was willing to work for the modest salary the Mercury could afford. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “Do you know there’s a camera in the Mercury Homes?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z I walk past row after row of identical Mercury Homes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The Mercury’s radio dramas weren’t as popular as the programs featuring comedian Jack Benny, ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and his dummy Charlie McCarthy, or Major Bowes and his Amateur Hour performers. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z There were only six planets known in Kepler’s time: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Orson Welles, the Mercury, and CBS faced thousands of dollars worth of lawsuits for personal injury, mental anguish, and damages. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The challenge was to rig the machines position so that the ball—the Mercury capsule- landed as closely as possible to the navy’s waiting racket. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “Is Mercury Home the new euphemism for ‘trailer’?” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Faget put Allen’s insight to work in the design of the Mercury space capsule, six feet wide and nearly eleven feet long, weighing three thousand pounds. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z I’m enclosing a poem by Auden on the death of Yeats cut out from an old London Mercury from last year. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z And the unyielding demands of Project Mercury and the sprawling, still-forming organization that was being built to manage it stretched everyone to the limit. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z The event started on Friday, May 11, with a panel discussion with the Mercury 13 women. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Although Wells had complained earlier about the way his novel was altered for the Mercury broadcast, the resulting publicity increased sales of his books. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Yes, the confession you spent weeks practicing on Freddie Mercury and working up the courage to make just detonated on the tip of your tongue. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z In May 2016, the last surviving member of the Mercury’s War of the Worlds team died at age ninety-nine. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z For example, very accurate observations of the planet Mercury revealed a small difference between its motion and the predictions of Newton’s theory of gravity. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew by hearsay that he was the editor of the American Mercury, but aside from that I knew nothing about him. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z What I should drive, he told me, is a Mercury Mystique because they drive like a much more expensive European sedan. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z He turned and Mercury, visibly the god, stood before him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Few people are alive who remember hearing the original Mercury Theatre program on Sunday night, October 30,1938. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z They could see the Captain, British flagship, stationed between Long and Hancock’s Wharf, and over by Governor’s Island, the Lively, and beyond, the Mercury, the Magdalen, the Tartar. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Ayesha pulls me back behind the Mercury Home, but it doesn’t matter. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z As my face heats, I clear my throat and turn to Freddie Mercury again. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z One widely cited study was conducted by the San Jose Mercury News. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It was a tale that begged to be told, and so the story of the Mercury 13 spread all over campus, inspiring everyone who heard it. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The three of us quietly find our way back to our Mercury Home. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Employees stayed alert to catch a glimpse of the Mercury Seven, who had gone from anonymous military men to among the most recognizable faces in the world. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z By late summer 1938, the Mercury team had settled into a rhythm. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z CBS and The Mercury Theatre received telegrams, phone calls, and letters that supported some of those accounts. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Jerrie wanted to be in the best shape possible when they started the Mercury tests on her. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z They tried in vain until they were worn out, while Jupiter and Mercury watched them greatly entertained. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z He later described his time with the Mercury company as “an experience lasting six months I wouldn’t have missed nor would want to go through again.” Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Fortunately for Welles and Houseman, their lawyer had added a clause to their CBS contract ensuring that they and the Mercury would not be liable for their show’s content. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Powell’s eyes swept the jagged glitter of Mercury to the horizon and winced at the gorgeous brilliance. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z It was a large, clumsy unbeautiful robot, smelling of machine-oil and destined for the projected mines on Mercury.—But it could speak and make sense. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z S. L. and his wife of Los Angeles, California, tuned to The Mercury Theatre in time to hear the newsflash about the meteor. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Every mission involved the Mercury capsule, though the rockets—Scout, Redstone, and Atlas—varied. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Using a stable troupe of actors, the Mercury Theatre presented a series of plays. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Mercury was poured into the tube to fill the U bend at the bottom, sealing off the air in the shorter arm of the tube. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z Each station transmitted data on the craft’s position and speed back to Mercury control, which bounced the data to the Goddard computers. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Project Mercury was designed to do that, but again the Russians got there first, and put the first human being into orbit. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z If Janey and Jerrie thought that a fellow woman pilot and the person who had helped fund their testing would speak up for the Mercury 13, they were in for a shock. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z We explored each planet, in order of increasing distance from the sun: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Pluto. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Several local farmers heard the Mercury Theatre broadcast. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z The photo-cell banks that alone stood between the full power of Mercury’s monstrous sun and themselves were shot to hell. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z But with only one operational success under its belt and with six Mercury missions to go—with the orbital flight still on the drawing board—NASA’s road to the Moon seemed unimaginably complex. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z As powerful as ACD’s computer was, however, the maestros of Project Mercury would require even more electronic horsepower for what was to come next. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z Both were part of the Mercury Theatre on the Air team that created the War of the Worlds program later that month. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z At nine o’clock Monday night, July n, 1938, the Mercury Theatre broadcast its first radio drama. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z I flatten myself against the aluminum siding of a Mercury Home when a searchlight passes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Newspapers from San Francisco to Miami covered the Mercury 13. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z They wrote that Welles and the entire Mercury team had been completely surprised by the public’s reaction. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z They underwent the same tests and indignities that the original Mercury 7 went through, and more. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z But some I did not know; for example, I knew practically nothing about the Atlas booster, the one that was used to put a Mercury spacecraft into orbit. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Since our first moment here, my parents have been painfully cognizant of the camera in the common room of our Mercury Home that captures every second of our lives. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Luce also named the Mercury 13 publicly for the first time. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Mercury brought Psyche into the palace of the gods, and Jupiter himself gave her the ambrosia to taste which made her immortal. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Mercury has almost no atmosphere and a daytime surface temperature that would melt lead. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be the writer’s third script for The Mercury Theatre on the Air, and it would alter his life. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z “Oh, nothing! Just back to Mercury Mines for twenty years. Or maybe Ceres Penitentiary.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z Look magazine wanted to compete against its chief publishing rival, Life, which had paid a half million dollars for the exclusive rights to the story of the Mercury 7 project. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z The reason none of us was doing so was that Project Mercury had ended and Project Gemini had not yet begun. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we heard a car horn and Tag Farmer drove his old Mercury out on the slack. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z Early testing, including with the Mercury 7 men, had taken place in dark rooms with a chair and table for two to three hours. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Then an announcement echoes through the valley: “Return to your Mercury Homes immediately. Await instructions via your media units.” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Down, down, down, you tumble from that cloud as Freddie Mercury croons from the speakers of your laptop: ...sunshine and rainy weather go hand in hand together... Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z The video debuted at the Mercury Prize ceremony in London on Oct. The Next Day Extra: David Bowie’s New Extended Album Includes 5 Unreleased Songs 2013-11-05T16:14:40Z Herrmann’s imprint was palpable from the first moments of the first Mercury broadcast, Dracula, as tolling chimes and a taunting organ create the mood of a church bell heard in a cemetery. Bernard Herrmann at 100: Music of the Fears 2011-10-22T17:52:16Z Stuff that people have never heard of that turns up at the Brits, or records that get nominated for the Mercury. HMV: A tragedy or fresh start? 2013-01-15T14:35:33Z Some collectors voiced concerns that Phillips was owned by two wealthy Russians who also control one of that country’s largest luxury retail companies, Mercury Group. Auction House Owned by Russians Tries to Distance Itself From War 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z It’s no surprise, and it’s altogether fitting, that the film was honored for sound mixing and editing, and for Malek’s uncanny portrayal of Mercury. Perspective | How ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’s’ nominations explain the people-pleasing Oscars 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Another Mercury figure, which survived in fragments, was reassembled in the 19th century with beeswax. 10 Under-the-Radar Art Shows to See Now 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z Those demos, with a youthful brightness in her voice, reached the producer Quincy Jones, who was then an A&R man at Mercury Records. Lesley Gore, Teenage Voice of Heartbreak, Dies at 68 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z When Mr. Mercury led the band, Queen was a voice of lustful anarchy and camp self-consciousness. Queen + Adam Lambert Take On Madison Square Garden 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Glenn Beck is expanding his reach in the publishing world with a new book imprint, Mercury Ink, part of his production company, Mercury Radio Arts, in partnership with Simon & Schuster. ArtsBeat: Glenn Beck Starts New Publishing Venture 2011-06-01T18:32:28Z But Mercury’s clothes that day weren’t a wink. When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z National Public Radio put Redzepova on its list of the world's 50 greatest voices, alongside Ella Fitzgerald, Placido Domingo, Janis Joplin and Freddie Mercury. Macedonia's 'queen of Gypsy music' buried in Skopje 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z On stage, he was a regular with Welles’ Mercury Theater, the groundbreaking 1930s troupe that also featured Joseph Cotton and Agnes Moorehead and formed the basis of Welles’ classic film debut, “Citizen Kane.” ‘Saboteur,’ ‘St. Elsewhere’ star Norman Lloyd dies at 106 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z In 2005, Christie was nominated for the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year. Comedy profile: Bridget Christie 2010-03-26T15:32:00Z Variety said the 37 year-old Egyptian-born American actor “takes on the role of Freddie Mercury as if born to it,” while The Hollywood Reporter said that “taking on a daunting task, he more than delivers.” Freddie Mercury's spontaneity challenged 'Bohemian Rhapsody' star 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Fox News and Beck's company, Mercury Radio Arts, said they will work together to create other projects for Fox television and digital. Glenn Beck's Fox show dropped 2011-04-06T18:09:08Z During the second half of the 1950s the Platters toured the world as "international ambassadors of musical goodwill," a tag created by Mercury, their record label. Herb Reed of vocal group The Platters dead at 83 2012-06-05T18:12:43Z Mercury was known for an electric stage persona that connected with audiences. Freddie Mercury's spontaneity challenged 'Bohemian Rhapsody' star 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Dr. Kaplan, in New York, put it another way: “If someone is pursuing psychological evidence-based therapy while meditating with crystals while Mercury is in retrograde, I’m fine with that.” Now Therapists Have to Figure Out Astrology, Tarot and Psychedelics 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z With fans’ loyalty assured, Mercury is experimenting with purer musical forms. Brazil’s Outspoken Daniela Mercury Is a Swirl of Ideas and Songs 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Some with wings echo Mercury, and others are decorated with chains or bones, and then there are sneakers with contrasting laces. | Video: Bill Cunningham | On the Right Foot 2014-04-25T22:26:42Z And playing the role of Mercury was none other than Taylor, the singer in a Los Angeles bar band with some very colorful spandex tights to fill. Vintage Trouble aims for the imperfections 2013-03-07T21:42:00Z She won a scholarship to the Neighborhood Playhouse in New York, and made her stage debut in 1938 in crowd scenes in Orson Welles's Mercury theatre production of Danton's Death by Georg Büchner. Betty Garrett obituary 2011-02-13T18:19:53Z The Roots How I Got Over Mercury Their ninth album finds the Philadelphia veterans a unique voice in hip-hop. The Roots: How I Got Over 2010-07-01T22:30:00Z Contenders for the Mercury prize … the xx at the Latitude festival. Mercury prize nominations: Brits are back on song 2010-07-20T21:01:00Z As the ultimate outsider, Mercury used his slam-dunk display to personify, and amplify, Live Aid’s broadest message: hope. When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z But on Wednesday, at the Mercury Lounge, up close was the way to view the show. Savages, a London Band, Plays Three New York Clubs 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z In a 2002 documentary, May recalled the moment Mercury suggested the title “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Originally ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’? 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z But that performance also gave rise to Welles’s formative Mercury Theater, and a longtime friendship with Blitzstein. ‘The Cradle Will Rock’ Returns With Its Brazen Politics Intact 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z "Same Trailer" - her first for Mercury Nashville after three independent releases - offers just one facet of a deep songwriting talent he sees as limitless. Newcomer Kacey Musgraves takes Nashville by storm 2013-03-20T20:42:08Z Like Freddie Mercury, they worked to integrate into their new surroundings. Freddie Mercury’s family faith: The ancient religion of Zoroastrianism 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z The award, Canada's answer to the UK's Mercury Prize, recognises the best album of the year by a Canadian artist. Feist wins Canadian music prize 2012-09-26T10:14:01Z Let's hope that unwise counsel doesn't reach the ears of this year's finalists in the prestigious Leicester Mercury comedian of the year contest, who have just been announced. UK comedy in crisis and Ant and Dec to go silent 2013-01-15T17:55:17Z There was also a motorbike challenge to Freddie Mercury, issued live on Radio 1. How Judas Priest invented heavy metal 2010-05-20T20:59:00Z Both films center around productions that involve Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater Company. ArtsBeat: Five Questions About a List About Movies About Theater 2010-12-20T21:00:16Z The script has Mercury use his diagnosis to cement the band’s reformation, but in reality Mercury most likely did not even know he had the disease before Live Aid. “Bohemian Rhapsody” called out for inaccuracies, including handling of Mercury’s HIV diagnosis 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z For 21 minutes, Freddie Mercury undeniably made the world his stadium. When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z In the new book, two jarring stories, “The Electric Joy of Service” and “Mercury in Retrograde,” feature futuristic robot slaves “designed … to look like the grossest blackface caricature.” First He Imagined a Town Founded by Rebel Slaves. Now He’s Exploring the Lives There. 2019-08-20T04:00:00Z Both the Mercury and the stabbing transformed his life, but you sense the latter had the more lasting impact. Ducking and weaving 2010-07-30T23:09:00Z What would an American equivalent of the Mercury prize nominations list look like, and how would it stack up against the UK one? New band of the day ? No 829: DJ Nate 2010-07-20T16:14:00Z "It was the day of reckoning," Keith told Reuters about the day he told Mercury chief Luke Lewis he wanted off the label and demanded his album back. Toby Keith is never one to mince words in songs 2011-10-19T13:27:41Z In 2016, a team of scientists decided to study Mercury's voice. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Her second album, Two Suns, reached number five in the UK album chart in 2009, was nominated for the Mercury Prize and produced her first UK top 40 single, Daniel. Bat for Lashes laid bare 2012-10-12T05:49:46Z When not in training, the Mercury astronauts are on the loose. Review: ‘The Astronaut Wives Club’ Examines the Paper Dolls Behind the Men of Steel 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z According to Cohen, May and Taylor’s idea was that Mercury dies halfway through then “we see the band go from strength to strength”. Is this the real life? Why ‘official’ biopics skip the scandal and keep it safe 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z Rami Malek embodies Mercury onscreen, but as he told The New York Times last year, “No one wants to hear me sing.” He Sounds Just Like Freddie Mercury. And That’s Good for Business. 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Mercury was a true artist who touched the world with his gift. Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z As Freddie Mercury, Rami Malek overcomes a distracting set of prosthetic teeth to project the restless, exuberant artist who defied conventional notions of what rock songs and rock singers could be. Where to Stream ‘Green Book,’ ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ and Other Big Oscar Winners 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z In late 1977, Mercury was the surprise guest of the Royal Ballet at a charity event that took place at the London Coliseum, where they sang and danced to "Bohemian Rhapsody." 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Project Mercury’s mission to blast the first American astronauts into space was fastidiously undramatic. ‘The Real Right Stuff’ Review: A Movie Still Waiting for Liftoff 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Since its inception, the Mercury has always made wildly idiosyncratic choices that often ignore the popular mood. Mercury prize 2010: A dozen of the best 2010-07-17T23:05:00Z My Mercury is in the eighth house, which rules Scorpio and is forming an aspect to Uranus, Rogers said. How app culture turned astrology into a modern obsession 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The Halle Youth Choir appear on the record and, as on the Mercury prize-winning Seldom Seen Kid, the cover art is by Oliver East. Elbow accidently reveal new album title 2010-12-23T12:13:53Z Financed in part by Clare Boothe Luce, the wife of Time Inc. tycoon Henry Luce, Julius Caesar led to a four-play Mercury Theater season that landed Welles, then 22, on the cover of TIME. Norman Lloyd: Hitchcock's Saboteur Is a World-Class Raconteur 2012-05-26T23:41:42Z And probably the nadir of Frank Sinatra’s recording career came after Mr. Miller left Mercury and took over pop production at Columbia in 1950. Mitch Miller, Maestro of the Singalong, Dies at 99 2010-08-02T16:28:00Z But it's also true that there are a lot of them, and it's occasionally difficult to tell your Leicester Mercury comedian of the year from your Bath comedy festival newcomer. An Edinburgh comedy judge's diary: the Dave prize for the fringe's funniest joke 2010-08-23T12:46:00Z But Ford isn't doing that anymore: There's no Mercury Fiesta, the new small car. Killing Mercury 2010-05-27T22:30:00Z Harvey became the first singer on Tuesday to win the prestigious Mercury Prize twice, when she accepted the award for her album “Let England Shake.” ArtsBeat Blog: P.J. Harvey Nabs a Second Mercury Prize 2011-09-06T22:52:07Z He saw rescuers take one person, covered up, from the wreckage of the car, which he thought may be a Mercury Sable. Metra train hits car in Palatine; service halted 2011-12-27T15:36:00Z This, as the Mercury piece explains, is the latest chapter in a long-running saga. Arts cuts in Leicester: plans for new art gallery scrapped 2010-12-01T12:31:00Z When Mercury bought the Birmingham agency Caters News three years later, Blyth moved there, and eventually took over the running of the operation. Gavin Blyth obituary 2010-12-01T21:08:00Z Their job is to get hit by Betsy Kettleman’s car, a Mercury Sable wagon, which drives the same route every day. 'Better Call Saul' Recap: In the Premiere, Plenty Of Nods to 'Breaking Bad' 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z His father is a partner and senior adviser of special situations at Mercury Capital Advisers, a capital raising and investment advisory firm in New York. Sara Loshak, Maxwell Wein 2018-11-11T05:00:00Z But they would buy basically the same vehicle if it said "Mercury." Killing Mercury 2010-05-27T22:30:00Z The group won the Polaris Music Prize, Canada's answer to the UK's Mercury Prize, for their album Allelujah! Godspeed! give away music prize 2013-09-24T16:53:13Z Glimpses of Mr. Malek’s sinuous embodiment of Mercury overlaid with the singer’s soaring voice left some fans in tears, while others fretted that Mercury’s queerness — he was closeted — might have been “straight-washed.” Rami Malek, Catching Mercury 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z The way that the culture has been changed by George Balanchine and Merce Cunningham — the quicksilver Mercurys of 20th-century dance — cannot be overstated. Balanchine and Cunningham: The Titans of 20th-Century Dance 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Three other homeless people were rescued from the rising creek on Monday in two separate incidents, according to the San Jose Mercury News. Five homeless people rescued from flooding as rain inundates California 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z Resembling the legendary musician, he says, “only adds to the level of confidence that one would need to play Freddie Mercury.” Rami Malek Is Freddie Mercury in 'Bohemian Rhapsody' Preview 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Audience members probably saw the real Mercury on stage, rather than the showman. Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Were she to win, she would be only the second posthumous winner of a Brit, following Freddie Mercury, who received the outstanding contribution to music award in 1992 the year after his death. Rolling Stones win Brit award nomination 2013-01-10T18:51:00Z Visitors with a boat can get a view of a lakeside house that Mercury rented for several years — he called it the “duck house,” due to the landlord’s decorating motif. A Queen fan’s pilgrimage to a sleepy Swiss town where Freddie Mercury found tranquility 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z But they wind up bringing something vampiric out of Mercury that I don’t know was ever there. Queen, Ally and the Alchemy of Musical Stardom on the Big Screen 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z As a result, the Daily News’s current owner, Bay Area News Group, began to pare both the Mercury News’s reporting staff and the Daily News, too. What happens to local news when there is no local media to cover it? 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Mercury could visit shops, eat out at local restaurants and move about town without the throng of fans and media following him in Montreux as they did in his home town of London. A Queen fan’s pilgrimage to a sleepy Swiss town where Freddie Mercury found tranquility 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z The end of “Bohemian Rhapsody” — itself a giant gimmick — had 16 minutes of vibrating “beats” as Rami Malek recreated Freddie Mercury’s Live Aid performance. Watch Movies in 4DX and You’ll Get an Education in Filmmaking 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z He reached runner-up last year, with campy, full-tilt performances and a voice with the melodrama and falsetto extension of Freddie Mercury of Queen. Music Review: Adam Lambert?s Message at the Nokia Theater 2010-06-23T22:04:00Z A day after finally admitting he had AIDS, Mercury succumbed to the disease in 1991, at age 45. "Borat" star to play Freddie Mercury in movie 2010-09-17T02:42:00Z Yet, for Mercury — and for all those who appreciated the gigantic challenges in his life — his performance meant more. When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z What seemed to be a point of contention among the populists was Howard's almost stealthy approach to success with his album Every Kingdom, also nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2012. Ben Howard on his 'grand' new album 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z At the same time, Ford confirmed rumors that it will kill its ailing Mercury brand by the end of the year. Mercury's End Means New Life For Lincoln 2010-06-02T22:25:00Z Jimmie Allen opens his debut album, “Mercury Lane,” with “American Heartbreaker,” a familiar kind of country ode. Nashville Embraces Kane Brown and Jimmie Allen, Black Singers Upholding Genre Traditions 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z The fantastical bonnet of flowers and feathers she wears posing in front of Grand Central Terminal echoes the drama of Jules-Félix Coutan’s sculpture of Hercules, Minerva and Mercury atop the clock on the facade. Art Review: Bill Cunningham’s ‘Facades’: The Book as Exhibition 2014-03-13T20:25:16Z On Wednesday night at the Mercury Lounge, he made a quick decision: “Let’s communicate through music,” he said, in both languages. Critic?s Notebook: Musical Ambition, Defying All Barriers 2011-07-08T22:31:28Z The project had the co-operation of Mercury's estate and the three surviving members of Queen, a spokeswoman for GK Films said. Sacha Baron Cohen to play Freddie Mercury in Queen film 2010-09-17T11:41:00Z “For a while after ‘Flower Drum Song,’ things got better for Asians in Hollywood,” he told the San Jose Mercury News in 2006. James Shigeta, an actor mindful of his Asian American roles, dies at 85 He then urged drummer Roger Taylor and Lambert, who tours with the band in the place of late singer Freddie Mercury, to join in. 'You Are the Champions': Queen, under lockdown, record health worker anthem 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z When the tour wraps, Mercury goes into hiding and tries to create as much music as he can before he dies. A "Bohemian Rhapsody" sequel? Why stop with just one 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Jack Rael, a saxophonist and band manager, heard her on the air and brought her to Chicago, where she briefly sat in with Benny Goodman before signing a Mercury Records contract in 1947. Patti Page: The Oklahoma Thrush With ‘The Tennessee Waltz’ 2013-01-04T21:54:52Z Their debut album, Lost Souls, was nominated for the Mercury prize and went platinum. Doves: "The band are splitting up? Nobody told me!" | Interview 2010-04-03T23:07:00Z Of particular note will be a screening and reading on Monday of “Too Much Johnson,” a Mercury Theater production for which a pre-“Kane” Welles shot about 40 minutes of footage. Movie Listings for Jan. 30-Feb. 5 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Musically, he and Mercury dovetailed brilliantly, but did he ever feel overshadowed and resentful of his flamboyantly gifted frontman? Brian May: Me and my animal passions 2012-09-28T23:06:37Z The Mercury in Colchester is busy with The History Boys on the main stage and the love story, Our Share of Tomorrow, in the studio. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2013-05-17T14:35:33Z For the past three years, the MPT has held a fundraising party at the Montreux casino around Sept. 5, commemorating Mercury’s birthday. A Queen fan’s pilgrimage to a sleepy Swiss town where Freddie Mercury found tranquility 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Since that scheme was axed, Mercury City has taken on a bronzed hue, a kind of architectural perma-tan, as if forever bathed in a sunset glow. Russia's Mercury City tower cuts the Shard down to size 2012-11-05T16:46:00Z Rami Malek was named best actor for playing Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody, following on from a string of other wins this awards season. Oscars save shocks for last with big wins for Green Book and Olivia Colman 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z The role of Mercury, the god who guides Paris, showed off Dorian Balis’s warmly resonant tenor. Music Review: Eccles’s ‘Judgment of Paris,’ at Washington Square Festival 2013-07-10T19:59:16Z The project has the cooperation of Mercury's estate and the three surviving members of Queen, a spokeswoman for GK Films said. "Borat" star to play Freddie Mercury in movie 2010-09-17T02:42:00Z The Mercury Prize will be awarded on 30 October. Alternative Mercury Prize 2013-09-14T00:21:58Z His debut studio album, “Every Kingdom,” was nominated in 2011 for the prestigious Mercury Prize in Britain; he released the follow-up, “I Forget Where We Were,” this month. Pop & Rock Listings for Oct. 24-30 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z He's released three albums total, and in 2012 he announced he was embarking on a world tour with the surviving members of Queen, replacing singer Freddie Mercury. 'American Idol': Where even the losers were winners 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Nothing like the Mercury collection, of course, yet it's still exhausting, emotional work. Auctioning Freddie Mercury's things: As a fan, I'm heartbroken. As a widow, I understand completely 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z The late Diana, Princess of Wales, Elizabeth Taylor and Freddie Mercury have all worn her clothes. Day-Lewis knighted in Honours list 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z “To me, there are two types of composers,” he told The San Jose Mercury News in 2004. Benjamin Lees, Versatile Composer, Dies at 86 2010-06-04T05:51:00Z A Showbox SoDo concert, Sasquatch! performance and the UK's Mercury Prize later, and now The xx is a more mainstream concern. Concert review: The xx at the Paramount 09/25/10 2010-09-27T00:54:00Z Mercury Insurance will sponsor the broadcasts, as well as a series of documentaries about the festivals produced by the network. AEG to televise Coachella, Stagecoach, more festivals on AXS TV next year 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z "When we're backstage and the lights go out and the manic roar of the crowds begins it doesn't affect me the way in which it did for Freddie Mercury," Cobain wrote . 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z In corporate settings, there’s no uniform policy on minders, says Ben Feller, a managing director of Mercury, a New York-based media-strategy company. And minder makes three: For White House interviews, it’s never just one-on-one But as was clear at the Mercury Lounge early on Thursday evening, this music requires sweat. Music Review: Mauro Remiddi?s Porcelain Raft at Mercury Lounge - Review 2011-09-26T22:05:20Z Mercury, who was born in Zanzibar to parents from India, moved to England with his family as a teenager. Rami Malek wins best actor Oscar for ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Better late than never After 18 years and four albums, Elbow were finally rewarded with the Mercury prize this week - and it was well worth the wait. Elbow accidently reveal new album title 2010-12-23T12:13:53Z As for Mercury, this was how he used his mouth, shook his hips, pumped his fists, moved his everything. Perspective | Here’s the problem with ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ (and every musical biopic ever made) 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Given all the good will toward the band, and Rami Malek, who plays Freddie Mercury, that might have been enough to make it a populist cause célèbre, despite middling reviews from critics. A Pocket Guide to the Oscars’ Beefiest Controversies 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z Despite being musicals, both “A Star is Born” and “Bohemian Rhapsody,” starring Rami Malek as the late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, will compete in the more prestigious best movie drama category. Hollywood ready to party in (possibly) Trump-free Golden Globes 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Another resident told Mercury News “they shouldn’t be here,” claiming she was “worried about the customers it attracts.” Latest location of California bikini-barista coffee shop encounters criticism: 'Just disgusting' 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z But he shouldn’t be forgotten: He was a powerful, often daring interpreter, and Mercury’s experiments with recording technology meant that he was captured from 1951 to ’53 in some of the finest mono around. 5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now 2021-07-29T04:00:00Z Mercury experimented with costumes and looks even before Bohemian Rhapsody, often breaking rules in fashion at the height of the counterculture revolution. Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Some owners, including Michael Swier, the founder of the Bowery Ballroom and the Mercury Lounge in New York, were initially denied aid because the program mistakenly believed they were dead. As New York Reopens, It Looks for Culture to Lead the Way 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Last week she was also shortlisted for this year's Mercury Music Prize. Mobo 2012 nominations announced 2012-09-17T21:02:05Z I Am Kloot, one of twelve nominated artists, at the Mercury Prize nominations. Mercury Prize 2010: Every Mercury Prize winner, ever, and all the 2010 nominees 2010-07-21T12:15:00Z Rami Malek has collected accolades for his role as Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody,” and he may just win his first Oscar for it on Sunday. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘O.G.’ and the Film Independent Spirit Awards 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z The turnout will have pleased the Mercury nominees, who admitted to suffering from a bad case of the jitters before they went on stage. Triumphant Kasabian close Glastonbury 2014-06-29T04:00:00Z The Mercury will have contributed to either destiny, but it won't have been directly responsible. Paul Morley on music: the Mercury music prize 2010-09-03T16:02:00Z Had fate unfolded in another direction, Baron Cohen would now be starring in the endlessly delayed Freddie Mercury biopic, a story of debauchery and excess he was signed up for and born to play. Is it cos I is wack? The rise and fall of Sacha Baron Cohen 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z Today's Mercury customer is almost identical to Ford's, Fields says, and the pricing and profit margins are about the same too. Mercury's End Means New Life For Lincoln 2010-06-02T22:25:00Z A red, flowered kimono that belonged to the late Freddie Mercury was displayed behind him in a glass frame. Gilberto Gil, South Africa's "Voice" premiere Viramundo 2012-07-10T22:05:07Z It’s impossible to watch Mercury perform and not think, He was built for this. A Truly Perfect Thirty Seconds of Queen 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z The SummerStage concert and a well-chosen lineup of lesser-known bands at the Mercury Lounge on Wednesday night covered all of those and more. Music Review: Latin Alternative Music Conference: Politics and Hybrids 2010-07-08T22:15:00Z She performed in August, but skipped several high-profile performances in September, including a televised spot on the Mercury Prize show. ArtsBeat Blog: Adele Undergoes Surgery on Her Vocal Cords 2011-11-07T21:41:28Z By 1962, Preston's recording career was over at Mercury, but he released further singles on the Imperial, ABC and TCF Hall labels, culminating in a revised version of his big hit, Running Bear 65. Johnny Preston obituary 2011-03-06T18:49:00Z Through his balletic gait and florid presentation, Mercury rubbed the nose of Live Aid’s global audience in a powerful brand of effeminacy, seducing them into adoring something they might otherwise view with contempt. When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z This “Right Stuff” is far more suited to the drama of domestic dust-ups than portraying the historic momentum that put the Mercury Seven in space. Review | Whatever ‘The Right Stuff’ is, this Disney Plus adaptation could use more of it 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z When I was 10, I made a decision to lie for the sake of a very powerful man in Mercury, my small hometown in western Pennsylvania. The sex crimes I kept secret 2014-10-19T04:00:00Z Today Mercury is in your sign dancing with dreamy Neptune, which makes you more sensitive and aware of the subtler aspects of the world around you. Search Menu Menu The Washington Post ProfileSolid ProfileSolid The Washington Post Wp ArrowRight Comment GiftOutline Loading... 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z She was nominated for the Mercury prize and her songs were featured in the TV coverage of our golden summer of sport. Best albums of 2012, No 3: Jessie Ware – Devotion 2012-12-12T12:36:00Z Walker, born in 1979, was trained in opera while growing up in London, then scored an acclaimed neo-soul hit in 2003 with the "Untitled" album, later nominated for a Mercury Prize. Lady and the road back for 2 soul singers 2013-03-22T16:13:00Z The thing's immobile, too heavy to be theatrically manhandled like Mercury's mic stand, too expensive to smash up like Townshend's Rickenbacker. Tom Odell: 'Having your heart broken makes for good songs' 2013-03-24T00:06:37Z In the Barbican arts centre in London, lurking around the foyer, we find a Mercury prize-nominated pop star. About Group: Alexis Taylor swaps Hot Chip for jazz improv 2011-03-31T21:29:00Z Anyone acquainted with Mr. Ridley’s plays, which include the apocalyptic shocker “Mercury Fur,” understands that bad things happen to good people in his world. Review: ‘Radiant Vermin,’ Newlyweds on a Dodgy Path to a Dream House 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z The San Jose Mercury News reports a public hiking trail that links visitors to popular tourist attractions in south Big Sur opened on Saturday. Isolated part of California’s Big Sur opens to public again — by trail 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z Among the highlights are guitarist Brian May soloing with himself on “Son and Daughter” and singer Freddie Mercury camping his way through “Big Spender.” Queen box set captures first flush of fame | New recordings 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z In reality, Mercury wasn’t even the first Queen member to make a solo album. “Bohemian Rhapsody” called out for inaccuracies, including handling of Mercury’s HIV diagnosis 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Miller began in the recording business with Mercury Records in the late '40s, first on the classical side, later with popular music. Conductor Mitch Miller dies at age 99 2010-08-02T18:27:00Z This means more time watching Malek struggle with dental effects meant to bring his mouth into more realistic alignment with Mercury’s. Queen, Ally and the Alchemy of Musical Stardom on the Big Screen 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z “Jupiter” maybe wasn’t as jolly as he might have been and “Saturn,” standing for old age, was proved one weighty dude, but Dudamel lightened up, with “Mercury” and “Uranus” full of mischief. Gustavo Dudamel taps into the power of sound at the Hollywood Bowl 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Beck is a nostalgist; his vast Mercury Studios complex is a veritable museum of his collections of old-time radio microphones, manual typewriters, seltzer bottles, clocks and Disney paraphernalia. Glenn Beck wants to heal the America he divided — one hug at a time 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z As Don Johnston, he recorded “Born to Love One Woman” and other songs for Mercury, Dot, Chic and other labels. Bob Johnston, 83, Dies; Produced Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash Albums 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z It would take a stony heart to begrudge Manchester trio I Am Kloot their 2010 Mercury nomination and modest commercial success after more than a decade's toil. I Am Kloot: Let it All in – review 2013-01-20T00:05:52Z Two-thirds of the members of the Los Angeles band Cherry Glazerr are too young to be customers at the Mercury Lounge. Cherry Glazerr at Mercury Lounge 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Ms. Mercury and her producers melt down genres and eras. New Music: New Music by Daniela Mercury and Gilad Hekselman 2011-09-12T23:40:30Z Rami Malek – who won an Oscar last month for his performance as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody – is reported to be in final negotiations to take on the role of the chief villain. James Bond to drive electric Aston Martin in new movie 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z Yet the hard-charging first movement, “Mercury,” was more than capable of standing on its own as a sizzling orchestral piece. Review: A ‘Fake News’ Opera on the Streets of Los Angeles 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z But they had been seeing Queen’s piano all day long; Mercury let the other acts use his Steinway. When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z A blue plaque now marks the home where a young Mercury reportedly spent hours in the bathroom styling his hair. In London, Blue Plaques Mark the Noted and Notorious 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z Thirty years after a blowout Freddie Mercury tribute concert was held at Wembley Stadium, the CW will air a documentary about the planning and execution of the event. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Better Call Saul’ and a Freddie Mercury Tribute 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z If all goes as expected, it will also be the highest valued collection it has offered since Mercury Group, a Russian real estate and retail conglomerate, took over Phillips at the end of 2008. Sotheby’s to Team Up With Drake 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z To celebrate Mercury's 72nd birthday, several of British Airways's Heathrow baggage handlers took time out of their day on September 5, 2018 to entertain travelers with a choreographed tribute to their former co-worker. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Last year's Mercury Award winner James Blake is nominated for best contemporary song for Retrograde in a shortlist that includes Kemosabe by Everything Everything and Latch by Disclosure featuring Sam Smith. London Grammar vie for top Novello 2014-04-24T10:56:16Z But as proclaimed by Murphy, a sort of singing Tilda Swinton with a Mercury Prize nomination and a genuine, enduring love for club life, it’s passionate and honest. Róisín Murphy, a Disco Queen Ruling Her Own Galaxy 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z “Bohemian Rhapsody” offers nothing of Mercury’s childhood in Zanzibar, his schooling in Bombay, his lifelong devotion to rock and roll. In “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Freddie Mercury Is More Interesting Than His Music 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z And Larry Magid, who covered Apple as a syndicated technology columnist for The San Jose Mercury News, wrote in Fortune that the movie was “not about the man I knew.” ‘Steve Jobs’ Flops at Box Office, and Silicon Valley Cheers 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z On one page, Mercury wrote the words “Mongolian Rhapsody” near the top. Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Originally ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’? 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Taylor is played by Ben Hardy in the film and is made to appear as Mercury’s biggest adversary in the group. “Bohemian Rhapsody” called out for inaccuracies, including handling of Mercury’s HIV diagnosis 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Before running Bloomberg News’ Washington bureau, she had been the editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the San Jose Mercury News. National Geographic explores new frontiers with Gary Knell at the helm Mercury was entranced by the blocos afro, Salvador’s socially minded neighborhood drum groups. Brazil’s Outspoken Daniela Mercury Is a Swirl of Ideas and Songs 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z “Freddy Mercury was a big deal in my life, as he should be in every male singer’s life,” says Taylor, who passed on the spandex to wear a gray suit and tie for the occasion. Vintage Trouble aims for the imperfections 2013-03-07T21:42:00Z They were never really finished, although a version of "There Must Be More to Life Than This" was released on Mercury's 1985 solo album, "Mr Bad Guy." 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Before Kinkade's Media Arts Group went private in the middle of the past decade, the company took in $32 million per quarter from 4,500 dealers across the country, according to the Mercury News. Popular painter Thomas Kinkade dies in Calif. 2012-04-07T17:46:03Z The sculpture, painted as Queen frontman Mercury, was removed on Monday after a copyright complaint. May to investigate Mercury gorilla 2013-07-09T16:50:51Z Randy Goldberg, an Arlington astrologer, advises clients to avoid signing contracts during periods of Mercury Retrograde — this one lasts until Feb. 11 — and otherwise suggests that people use the time for personal reflection. Has your life gone haywire? It’s probably Mercury Retrograde. 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Both of her previous albums, “Alas I Cannot Swim” from 2008 and “I Speak Because I Can” from 2010, were nominated for the Mercury Music Prize. Laura Marling?s British Folk CD ?Creature I Don?t Know? 2011-09-04T04:25:17Z At the Mercury Lounge, the Latin Alternative Music Conference presented the first United States performance by the Mexican band Furland, which may well be the only Latin alternative band to include a banjo. Music Review: Latin Alternative Music Conference: Politics and Hybrids 2010-07-08T22:15:00Z The two acts were also conspicuous by their absence from the Mercury prize shortlists. If you're not on the list: the BBC Sound Of ? poll 2011-01-06T22:00:01Z The concert also raised seed money for the Mercury Phoenix Trust, a global charity dedicated to funding AIDS-related endeavors and initiatives. Beyond “The Joshua Tree”: Here are 10 more big music milestones to celebrate in 2017 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z The Mercury loves the traditional album, and what it can still mean. Paul Morley on music: the Mercury music prize 2010-09-03T16:02:00Z There was only one Freddie Mercury; there can never be another. The Top 10 Movie Performances of 2018 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z The xx won the Mercury Prize in September 2010 They're reminiscing over a photograph they recently discovered - it's them performing together aged four. 'We're in our favourite band now' 2012-09-03T05:32:00Z First at Mercury Records and then at Columbia, he helped define American popular music in the postwar, pre-rock era, carefully matching singers with songs and choosing often unorthodox but almost always catchy instrumental accompaniment. Mitch Miller, Maestro of the Singalong, Dies at 99 2010-08-02T16:28:00Z Would Mercury have approved or authorized them, or would he have come up with some entirely different direction? Fresh Releases by Pink Floyd and Queen 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Established in 1992 and open to acts from Britain and Ireland, the Mercury Prize often favors the eclectic and the innovative over better-known performers. Arlo Parks wins Mercury Prize for ‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’ 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z “We always wanted to play the Living Room, or Pianos, or the Mercury Lounge, but we never got anywhere close to that,” Mr. Fraites said. The Lumineers’ Strange Road to the Top 10 2013-02-06T13:01:48Z What to buy: Normal Human Being is released on April 18 by Mercury. New band of the day - Dot Rotten (No 1,001) 2011-04-08T16:28:56Z Two years ago you may recall that I live blogged the Mercury Music Prize. Mercury Prize 2010: Live blog 2010-09-06T23:35:00Z If the Mercury goes to the most profound, nuanced record this year, she will be a shoo-in. I'll Be Your Mirror ? review 2011-07-25T17:25:01Z Demoralized by rounds of job cuts, journalists at San Jose’s Mercury News and East Bay Times in Oakland, Calif., took their case to the public last month. As a secretive hedge fund guts its newspapers, journalists are fighting back 2018-04-12T04:00:00Z Analysts say the carmaker ought to be able to hold on to most of its customers since Mercury cars are usually just gussied-up Fords. Mercury's End Means New Life For Lincoln 2010-06-02T22:25:00Z His bed wasn't the only unusual place Mercury wrote. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Excerpted in H. L. Mencken’s The American Mercury, the book became a cause célèbre when the New England Watch and Ward Society banned the issue in which it appeared. The Forgotten Crime Novels of Herbert Asbury 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z Starring Mr Robot’s Rami Malek as Mercury, the band’s exuberant lead singer who died in 1991, anticipation had been stoked on Monday with a short teaser on Queen’s official Youtube channel. Bohemian Rhapsody: first trailer of Queen and Freddie Mercury biopic released 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z The trio released the follow-up to their Mercury Prize-winning debut album earlier this month. xx 'excited' about orchestra gig 2012-09-10T05:11:46Z But from there Mr. Lacombe navigated a sure course, charting a luminous “Venus,” a sprightly “Mercury,” a hearty “Jupiter” and a “Saturn” in which the remorseless tread of time was powerfully conveyed. Music Review: New Jersey Symphony Orchestra at Prudential Hall 2013-01-06T21:57:01Z After months of the ups and downs of being in the public eye, the Mercury 7 wives had to contend with a new set of heroines in the mix. ABC's 'The Astronaut Wives Club' Episode 4 "Liftoff" Does The Same In Ratings 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Mercury in 1991 was one of the first British celebrities to die from AIDS, at age 45. Freddie Mercury's spontaneity challenged 'Bohemian Rhapsody' star 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z On a more musical tip, Smith's currently looking forward to the Mercury prize awards. The record exec who drew all the big stars 2011-07-24T19:00:02Z The fashion collections featured demonstrated designs resembling some of the legendary sparkles, shoulder pads and provocative costumes Mercury originally wore. Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Mercury being in retrograde is not why you were late to work this morning. What were we thinking? The worst trends of the decade – ranked! 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Of course, the Mercury prize's primary aim is to get a debate going about music. Mercury prize and Mobo awards: music's judgment week begins 2012-10-28T17:54:00Z SAT 250 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Community calendar 2011-08-17T23:00:57Z On working with Mercury, Clark said the star preferred recording in the evening, going “100 miles an hour”. Freddie Mercury returns in release of stripped-back version of 'Time' 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Read Jude Rogers' 2008 interview with the London "post-jazz" band after they had just received a Mercury prize nomination for their debut album Knee-Deep in the North Sea. Womad 2012: festival preview 2012-07-24T11:05:00Z Mercury was the least common, found in roughly one-third of the baby foods tested. 95 percent of baby foods tested contain toxic metals that could harm brain development, study finds 2019-10-19T04:00:00Z The show was put together less than a year after Mercury’s death, and was meant to promote awareness of H.I.V. and AIDS. What’s on TV This Week: ‘Better Call Saul’ and a Freddie Mercury Tribute 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z Whatever Mercury taps into in those moments, it doesn’t feel like an intellectual exercise. A Truly Perfect Thirty Seconds of Queen 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Named Project Mercury, it was America’s first human spaceflight program, and would see Alan Shepard become the first American in space in 1962. Mercury 13: the untold story of women testing for spaceflight in the 1960s 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z The event kicked off Saturday, but players should expect serious changes on the second day, Mercury Press reports. Popular Pokemon Go Fest goes virtual for 2020, gets taken over by bad guys 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z An early draft of the song by Freddie Mercury, Queen’s frontman, suggests that he once considered giving the anthem a different title: “Mongolian Rhapsody.” Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Originally ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’? 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z She was careful to buy her new phone before this period of Mercury Retrograde began in January. Has your life gone haywire? It’s probably Mercury Retrograde. 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z “The Earth goes around the sun faster than Mercury goes around the sun, so as we pass it, it looks like Mercury is losing ground,” he says. Has your life gone haywire? It’s probably Mercury Retrograde. 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z "Rock Dust Light Star," which will be released worldwide outside of North America on November 1 on Mercury/Universal. Jamiroquai returns after lengthy break 2010-10-22T22:52:00Z Yes, Malek has all of Mercury’s clothes, a few of Mercury’s dance steps and 130 percent of Mercury’s overbite. Perspective | Here’s the problem with ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ (and every musical biopic ever made) 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z Hosted by Carter Emmart, director of astrovisualization at the museum, the show utilizes information from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s context camera and the Mercury Messenger to transport viewers to the surfaces of each planet. Spare Times for Jan. 24-30 2014-01-24T00:43:56Z Mr. Lambert is this decade’s touring replacement for Mr. Mercury; in 2005-2006, Queen toured and recorded with Paul Rodgers, the singer from Free and Bad Company. Queen + Adam Lambert Take On Madison Square Garden 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Queen and Mercury were the stars of that fantasy. Auctioning Freddie Mercury's things: As a fan, I'm heartbroken. As a widow, I understand completely 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z The title track had been written with the intention of using it as the theme to the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, but Mercury died the year before. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z But one day in the future some other Ford CEO will probably decide that Ford needs a new upscale brand with its own dealers, and New Mercury will be born. Killing Mercury 2010-05-27T22:30:00Z Among the individuals it describes are Mercury and Ryan White, an American boy who became a "poster child" for HIV/AIDS after he was banned by a school because of his condition. Elton John to pen personal story about AIDS 2012-01-09T15:07:20Z In April, the favourite for this year's Mercury prize told Dorian Lynskey in an interview for the Observer that she was bowled over by the reaction to her eighth studio album. Mercury prize shortlist 2011: what Guardian and Observer critics said 2011-07-19T13:07:52Z Michael Hann's trip to Massachusetts was paid for by Mercury Records. The Gaslight Anthem: 'Fans look up to us. That's creepy' 2012-08-09T19:00:00Z The latest rumours are that Rami Malik, who recently won an Oscar for his Freddie Mercury, could play the evil Blofeld. Phoebe Waller-Bridge brought in to liven up new Bond script 2019-04-14T04:00:00Z Singer Daniela Mercury called Gilberto a “genius who revolutionized popular Brazilian music. He taught us now to sing in the most beautify way in the world.” Brazilian bossa nova pioneer Joao Gilberto dies at 88 2019-07-06T04:00:00Z When the Mercury News publishes the "Dark Alliance" story in August 1996, it explodes like the bombshell that journalists like Webb hope for their entire lives. 'Kill the Messenger' a cautionary tale for crusading reporters 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z It went gold in the UK, earning Ware both Brit award and Mercury Prize nominations. Jessie Ware: 'I sing like a dolphin!' 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z Mercury Press also reports that there are rumors that a new feature for the game will be revealed later in the day. Popular Pokemon Go Fest goes virtual for 2020, gets taken over by bad guys 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z It was all the elements...like there was Lead, Tin, Gold, Platinum, and Mercury. Bruce Willis likes it when he sees "RED" 2010-10-13T22:28:00Z There is no Plan B.” The challenge is to make the quality of the music eclipse Ms. Love’s tabloid celebrity, said David Massey, the president of Mercury. Music: Courtney Love?s Improbable Second Act 2010-04-15T18:37:00Z Before Mercury died, however, he told Montserrat Caballe he always wanted to sing the aria from Phantom of the Opera with her. Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z As it happens, Mercury Theater’s first production, for which Blitzstein wrote the incidental music, was a provocative adaptation of “Julius Caesar” in 1937. ‘The Cradle Will Rock’ Returns With Its Brazen Politics Intact 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z The Dublin band's 2010 debut album, Becoming a Jackal, picked up a Mercury nomination. Other Voices: a bigger stage for the mighty little Irish festival 2012-11-11T00:06:05Z The album of the year category recognises Mercury Prize winners Alt-J for their debut, An Awesome Wave. Albarn nominated for producer award 2012-12-12T15:05:02Z The A-ha talent grant is like the Mercury prize or Arts Council funding, except that, er, it's financed, administered and partly judged by the people who made Take On Me. A-ha invest millions in Norwegian talent contest 2010-07-07T10:42:00Z The xx receive their award on stage at the Mercury prize awards. The xx win Mercury prize 2010 2010-09-07T23:38:00Z Her debut album On A Mission was nominated for a Mercury Prize and was released in 2011. VIDEO: Katy B to play new songs at festival 2013-05-17T10:40:21Z What to buy: The single The Endless Field of Mercury is released by Something in Construction on 22 November, followed by debut album Stay Kids in spring 2011. New band of the day ? No 895: ANR 2010-10-26T15:39:00Z With the recent spate of David Bowie tribute concerts — not to mention George Michael’s sudden passing — the massive Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium feels ripe for a remembrance. Beyond “The Joshua Tree”: Here are 10 more big music milestones to celebrate in 2017 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z The idea of singing Freddy Mercury songs in front of all those people, it didn’t scare me. Vintage Trouble aims for the imperfections 2013-03-07T21:42:00Z These days, fans of Mercury and Queen can tour Mountain Studios, located on the top floor of the town’s casino. A Queen fan’s pilgrimage to a sleepy Swiss town where Freddie Mercury found tranquility 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z As she painted, onlookers took pictures, and one found its way onto the front page of The Mercury News. What is the fate of BLM protest art? 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z But when most 20-year-olds freak out, I venture, they don't have two Mercury Prize nominations to assure them of their significance. Mercurial Marling 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z Thanks to a degree in art and graphic design from Ealing Art College, Mercury was able to be more than just the face of the band — he also helped to brand them. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Ford's president of the Americas, Mark Fields, said the time was right to kill Mercury and concentrate the company's product development resources on rebuilding Lincoln. Mercury's End Means New Life For Lincoln 2010-06-02T22:25:00Z The crossover path between experimental voyagers and indie-rock darlings is well trodden, and from Spiritualized to Mercury Rev it's studded with groups opting to refine their sound, not quest for a new one. Animal Collective: Centipede HZ – review 2012-08-23T14:31:01Z Tempest has recorded three albums and received a Mercury Prize nomination, but she has also written novels, plays and poetry collections, so you could argue that words, not music, are this British polymath’s true medium. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z In the early days of writing Phantom of the Opera, Andrew Lloyd Webber had only one person in mind to play the Phantom, and that was Freddie Mercury. Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z They won Britain’s prestigious Mercury Prize for album of the year. Unwelcome Sound on Germany’s Stages: Musicians Who Boycott Israel 2018-07-01T04:00:00Z Mercury Now, in sharp contrast to his gambit with Odd Future, Ocean is letting his old label release his first studio album the old-fashioned way. Frank Ocean: Channel Orange – review 2012-07-14T23:05:46Z Nick Hasted, writing in the Independent, said what was most "depressing" about the BRITs was how they were dovetailing with other awards like the Mercury Prize and the BBC's "Sound of..." poll identifying up-and-coming talent. UK's BRIT Awards slammed as celebration of bland 2013-02-21T13:05:27Z Queen opened its Live Aid set with “Bohemian Rhapsody,” which Mercury wrote in 1975, for the band’s fourth record, “A Night at the Opera.” A Truly Perfect Thirty Seconds of Queen 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z "I didn't particularly enjoy his performance at the Mercury Awards," he says. Jake Bugg on beating follow-up blues 2013-11-14T06:44:40Z He signed instead with Mercury, then a small independent label based in Chicago. Tony Martin, Debonair Pop Baritone, Dies at 98 2012-07-30T20:29:58Z Another took the opposite position: “A new #HarperLee book! Maybe this whole Mercury in retrograde thing isn’t that bad after all.” Has your life gone haywire? It’s probably Mercury Retrograde. 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Yes, Mercury did often wear a satin cape. The All-TIME 100 Songs 2011-10-24T09:00:29Z Bryony Lavery's Stockholm is revived at the Mercury, which later in the month also has the third, and most overlooked, Hamlet of the autumn: a production hailing from Macedonia. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2010-09-17T16:05:00Z “This is astrological Mercury, who ruled over scholarly and artistic pursuits,” a wall label notes. Art Review: ‘Antico,’ at the Frick Collection 2012-05-31T22:20:33Z Meanwhile, in contrast to Mr. May’s orderliness, Mr. Mercury’s lyrics were testaments to abandon, decadence, passion and triumph, summed up by his succinct vow: “We Will Rock You.” Queen + Adam Lambert Take On Madison Square Garden 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Freddie Mercury and Princess Diana used to hang out and watch "The Golden Girls" together. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z While she named no names, internet writers tagged Mercury as the target of those statements, which Luz denied. Brazil’s Outspoken Daniela Mercury Is a Swirl of Ideas and Songs 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z It ought to have won the Mercury prize: it's ambitious, intelligent, wide-ranging and often crackers. Field Music: Rock around the crockery 2010-11-22T21:46:00Z In no way are we suggesting that this surge in bets reflects anything untoward in the Mercury camp. Mercury prize: Paul Weller at centre of 'biggest turnaround in music betting for 40 years' 2010-09-06T12:08:00Z Last year, he was nominated for a Grammy for best new artist, while “Overgrown” recently won Britain’s prestigious Mercury Prize. James Blake plays it both ways at the Roxy 2014-12-10T05:00:00Z Still, two and a half minutes into the second section, when Mercury sings, “I don’t wanna die / Sometimes wish I’d never been born at all,” the song reaches another plane. A Truly Perfect Thirty Seconds of Queen 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Similarly, questions that science and medical reporter Lisa Krieger gets are fodder for features and consumer tips published in the Mercury News of San Jose, California, and partner newspapers in the Bay Area News Group. Journalists sought for personal help by the COVID-19 curious 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z There’s reason to trust that the same dynamic will govern the band’s shows this week, on Tuesday at the Mercury Lounge and on Wednesday at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. New Music: New Albums From Bad Plus and the Dave King Trio 2012-09-24T21:53:19Z Mr. Swier still controls the Bowery Ballroom and the Mercury Lounge, and in a complex working relationship he and the Bowery Presents share some resources, like marketing and office space. Bowery Ballroom Leader Plans Music Club in Los Angeles 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z It's at the Junction in Cambridge this weekend, and then heads to the Theatre Royal in Bury St Edmunds, followed by the Mercury in Colchester next Thursday, and finally London's Soho theatre. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2013-07-12T16:03:25Z “Freddie Mercury had to pretend to be straight to be a rock star,” Hoffman said incredulously. Lance Loud Was an Early Reality Star. He Was Also a Gay Punk Pioneer. 2021-05-31T04:00:00Z Liverpool launches its first jazz festival from 28 February to 3 March with a classy programme including 2012 Mercury prize candidates Roller Trio, and Mercury contenders of earlier years including Kit Downes and Led Bib. Take five: John Fordham's month in jazz – January 2013-01-24T14:39:00Z A key Fox executive, Joel Cheatwood, is joining Mercury Radio Arts later this month. Glenn Beck's Fox show dropped 2011-04-06T18:09:08Z Trust that what happened in Mercury isn’t going to stay in Mercury. One More for the Road: Mary Pols? Top 10 Films of 2011 2011-12-30T14:20:36Z The video is also meant as a tribute to the work of the Mercury Phoenix Trust, set up after Mercury’s death to help support projects worldwide in the fight against HIV and AIDS. New video animation aims to raise AIDS awareness on Freddie... 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z The opening rock performance featuring Queen with Adam Lambert stepping into the Freddie Mercury role was an interesting choice, and their medley of selections made five minutes last for quite a while. 2019 Oscars: Cringe-worthy "Green Book" Best Picture win marred an otherwise successful night 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z On a distressingly hot night earlier this summer, I saw them play a late show at the Mercury Lounge, in Manhattan. Our Favorite Songs of 2018 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z What was it like, performing with Mercury again, albeit in the form of a hologram? Brian May: Me and my animal passions 2012-09-28T23:06:37Z The old Mercury News bureau is long gone, replaced by the News’s staff of six. What happens to local news when there is no local media to cover it? 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z The group’s debut album, “For the First Time,” was nominated last year for a Mercury Prize, Britain’s most important music award. Black Country, New Road, a Breakout Band, Starts Over (Again) 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z The president of Beck's company, Mercury Radio Arts, says the move doesn't mean the company will be abandoning its studio and offices in New York. Ex-Fox personality Glenn Beck is moving to Dallas 2011-07-11T18:44:08Z Jenkins, the Queen biographer, said he was sure “Bohemian Rhapsody” would have been a hit regardless of its title, but Mercury’s final choice was better. Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Originally ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’? 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z He still seems a little shocked by his hiring as Mercury’s stand-in, however. Adam Lambert leads a cross-generational Queen through the hits at Merriweather Of course, it's nearly impossible to be human and not feel some stirring of legitimate emotion when Freddie Mercury sings "We Are the Champions," and the film makes ample use of those powerful moments. We will (almost) rock you: Rami Malek is marvelous in “Bohemian Rhapsody”; it’s not quite e... 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Young Fathers, an experimental Scottish hip-hop group, was the upset winner of this year’s Barclaycard Mercury Prize on Wednesday in London. Young Fathers Win Britain's Mercury Prize 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Freddie Mercury wore black polish, too, but only on his left hand. Man-icures: How male celebrities are popularizing painted, polished nails 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z Queen's poorly received reunion, replacing the late Freddie Mercury with the gruff blues-rock singer Paul Rodgers, was widely panned and didn't last. The show must go on: when bands replace their dead stars 2011-01-27T22:59:01Z Among the characters in “Mercury” are a trio of rowdy, fatalistic Italian spinsters, Maria’s great-aunts, whose house is full of plastic figurines of saints who are expected to answer their prayers or face their wrath. Using Fiction to Summon the Glittering, Golden Age of Hollywood 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z On the Web site of the local alt-weekly The Portland Mercury, anonymous readers recently aired their frustrations over restricted diets. R.S.V.P. P.S: No Gluten, Fat or Soy, Please 2012-06-29T18:17:12Z “In about five billion years, the Sun will swell to its red giant phase, engulf the orbit of Mercury and perhaps Venus, and leave the Earth a charred, lifeless, magma-covered rock.” 13 Books to Watch For in August 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z Mercury once said that the song's style was not "typical of my work, but that's because nothing is typical of my work." 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z By the time Mercury was 18 years old he was demonstrating the idiosyncratic style that would later revolutionise the music industry. Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Just what this party involves is better left undescribed both for those planning to see “Mercury Fur” and for those now eating their breakfasts. In Philip Ridley’s ‘Mercury Fur,’ It’s the World’s End, and the Party’s Here 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z "I loved it because I was now the star," he told the San Jose Mercury News in 1997. Actor who played Boy in 'Tarzan' movies, dies at 79 2010-10-19T00:45:00Z Cult sci-fi series that was supposed to tour the solar system but got cancelled after Mercury. This week's new DVD & Blu-ray 2013-02-23T06:00:16Z “This is our last dance,” we hear Mercury and Bowie sing in Queen’s recording of “Under Pressure” — the two muses of the evening, eerily joined. With ‘Bowie & Queen’ Washington Ballet brings solace to goodbye 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Tell us what you think: Rate and review this album Northampton's finest pop export since 1980s goths Bauhaus, James Chapman won many friends and a Mercury nomination with his 2007 electronic debut, We Can Create. Maps: Vicissitude – review 2013-07-11T21:00:12Z In fact, the decline of Mercury over the years is one reason for the business collapse of Ford company sales in the U.S. over the last decade. Killing Mercury 2010-05-27T22:30:00Z The Sotheby’s sale includes some of Mercury’s drafts for other Queen hits including “Somebody to Love,” “We Are the Champions” and “Killer Queen.” Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Originally ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’? 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z One sign quoted from the Charleston Mercury in 1862: “As a people, we are fighting to maintain the heaven-ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race.” Amid the Monument Wars, a Rally for ‘More History’ 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Among the singles and extended EPs were Frank's Firm Favourites and The Magic of Freddie Mercury & Queen, for which Frank struck a cover pose in white vest and thick black moustache. Chris Sievey obituary 2010-06-22T14:16:00Z May and Queen drummer Roger Taylor will oversee the musical content of the film, which will feature both original Queen music and Mercury solo music. Sacha Baron Cohen to play Freddie Mercury in Queen film 2010-09-17T11:41:00Z In fact, the Mercury has more in common with Webster's other big idea than it would like to think. Mercury prize 2010: The xx were a safe choice, but the right one 2010-09-08T08:59:00Z She is a previous winner of the Mercury prize with 2001's Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea. Mercury prize shortlist 2011: what Guardian and Observer critics said 2011-07-19T13:07:52Z One of Mercury's songs was used as the theme for the 1992 Olympics. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Mercury's former fiancée and forever friend Mary Austin received 50 percent of his wealth and future earnings upon his death. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Although he had one purebred cat, Tiffany — given to him by Mary Austin, his onetime fiancée-turned-lifelong confidante — the rest of Mercury's cats were all shelter rescues. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z “And then comes this,” he added, of the Mercury role. Walking Through the Whitney Museum with Rami Malek 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Her music teacher made some demos that got to Quincy Jones, then a fledgling producer at Mercury Records. Remembering Lesley Gore, a '60s Queen of Teen Angst 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z Dizzying spirals delineate the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. 20 Art Exhibitions to View in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Mercury is both an element and a planet and named after the winged Roman god of travel. Russian scientist created a chemistry tool with room for discovery 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z Mercury’s long-rumored duet with Michael Jackson, “There Must Be More to Life Than This,” was initially written and recorded for Queen’s 1982 album “Hot Space,” but never completed. Fresh Releases by Pink Floyd and Queen 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z “Six Dots” and “Roberts Motel” focus on accidentally stylish architectural details, while “Red Mercury” shows a car at the edge of an American landscape that can’t be entered, because it’s a painted mural. In the galleries: Playful piece will keep you on your toes at Flashpoint Gallery 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z And Mercury had recently cast doubt on the band’s future by releasing a solo album, “Mr. Bad Guy,” to a lukewarm reception. When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Their 2008 LP The Seldom Seen Kid was already their biggest success even before it won the Mercury prize. The best pop for 2011 2011-01-03T08:00:03Z In 1983, Mercury visited Michael Jackson's home in Encino, California, to work on three demos: "There Must Be More to Life Than This," "State of Shock," and "Victory." 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z In contrast to the Mercury prize, the Brits simply reward success. Baffling Brits go all Hinda Hicks 2013-01-10T18:53:24Z The Times editor Mekado Murphy gains some behind-the-scenes insight on the film by speaking with the technical wizards who created the teeth for Rami Malek, who played Mercury. What to Read About ‘Green Book’ and the Other Best Picture Nominees 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z "The Mercury list tries not to be tokenistic, but there is another side to all this mixing up," he said. Is music tribalism dead? 2011-07-23T23:07:50Z And then, at the appointed minutes, Beck breaks from his new hymnal and reads the commercials that pay for his vast and beautiful Mercury Studios, a former movie soundstage outside of Dallas. Glenn Beck wants to heal the America he divided — one hug at a time 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z He speculated that ten years ago a white actor would almost certainly have been cast to play Mercury. Walking Through the Whitney Museum with Rami Malek 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z In the 1950s he was in charge of artists and repertoire for Mercury Records and made several instrumental records as a leader. Richard Hayman, Pops Conductor, Dies at 93 2014-02-07T01:11:04Z The movie won’t stop telling us things — about the music business and the songs, about Mercury’s tortured sex life. Queen, Ally and the Alchemy of Musical Stardom on the Big Screen 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z He's large, froglike and a Titan, she's thin and from Mercury; neither of them is really a he or a she, of course. 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson – review 2012-06-14T07:00:03Z In the film, Mercury learns he is sick shortly before the band reunites for Live Aid. “Bohemian Rhapsody” called out for inaccuracies, including handling of Mercury’s HIV diagnosis 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Let England Shake, Harvey's eighth studio album, won the 2011 Mercury prize. PJ Harvey contributes two new songs to Mark Cousins documentary 2012-05-17T10:37:33Z Mercury and Jackson recorded together at Jackson's California home in 1983, but the material was not released. Mercury-Jackson 1983 duets could get release 2013-07-30T12:49:30Z Freddie Mercury was luxuriating in every gesture I spent years studying to edit. Growing Up Gay to a Glam Rock Soundtrack 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Dave is in the running for his single “Location” and the album “Psychodrama”, for which he won the Mercury Prize last year. Rapper Dave and singer Capaldi lead BRIT Award nominations 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z Long before he became one of the most celebrated singers in music history, Mercury held a slightly less glamorous position: baggage handler at Heathrow Airport. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Heaton said the page appeared to be Mercury trying out options for the operatic section of “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Originally ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’? 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Rapper Plan B and Mercury Prize winners Alt-J are also cited in two categories. Emeli Sande up for two Novellos 2013-04-17T09:32:57Z Grohl jokingly asked the audience to cut them a little slack on the funky “Under Pressure,” noting that, “It’s me and Taylor singing, not Freddie Mercury and David Bowie!” Foo Fighters’ ‘Sonic Highway’ takes them to Seattle’s Showbox | Concert review 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z And for some reason, this particular Mercury Retrograde is getting more widespread attention than ever before. Has your life gone haywire? It’s probably Mercury Retrograde. 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z But organizers managed for the most part to keep the exhibition a secret until Thursday morning, when a local newspaper, The Weston, Worle & Somerset Mercury, formally announced it on Twitter and ran a front-page article. Banksy’s ‘Dismaland’ in England: It’s a Strange World, After All 2015-08-23T04:00:00Z Moscow's Mercury City tower, which topped out on Thursday, now rises to 339m, making it 29m taller than London's own crystalline pyramid. Russia's Mercury City tower cuts the Shard down to size 2012-11-05T16:46:00Z And how often are Mercury and Venus trine? Astrology Is Hard, Even if It’s Fake 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z But Clark said he always remembered that first rehearsal of Mercury singing alongside keyboardist Mike Moran on the piano. Freddie Mercury returns in release of stripped-back version of 'Time' 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z The Mercury prize winner will release Swanlights on 5 October, accompanied by a 144-page book of his art, photography and writing. Antony and the Johnsons announce new album 2010-05-07T10:46:00Z Top Girls is a top play at the Mercury in Colchester. What to see: Lyn Gardner's theatre tips 2012-11-09T16:10:44Z His first album Boy In Da Corner won the Mercury Prize in 2003, but it took another five years for a real commercial breakthrough. BBC Sound of 2003: Where are they now? 2012-12-28T08:09:27Z There were also stretches when Mr. May and Mr. Taylor sang or shared lead vocals, including the most open tributes to Mr. Mercury; they were only adequate. Queen + Adam Lambert Take On Madison Square Garden 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Musicians sometimes report that ideas come to them in dreams, and Mercury was prepared to capture inspiration at any time. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z “Gauntlet Hair Buzz on Twitter” on Storify The two bands are back on a Mercury Lounge bill on Friday night. ArtsBeat: A Couple of Good Bands Buoy CMJ's Opening Night 2011-10-19T19:00:01Z Mercury also wrote such Queen hits as "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "We are the Champions." "Borat" star to play Freddie Mercury in movie 2010-09-17T02:42:00Z Spend some time examining “Mercury After Pigalle,” from 1890 or so, one of countless drawings the artist made after neoclassical sculpture. The Cézanne We’ve Forgotten How to See 2021-06-27T04:00:00Z The program includes his final piece for the troupe, a suite inspired by the writings and illustrations of Edward Gorey, with live music by Trio Solaris, and “Mercury Half-Life,” to the music of Queen. Dance Listings for June 27-July 3 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z This is a marvelously complex performance, one that captures Mercury’s emotional fragility as well as his magnificent, beyond-the-rainbow swagger. The Top 10 Movie Performances of 2018 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z According to the San Jose Mercury News, Brown told fans he was uninjured following the incident, tweeting “I’m 100.” 5 Shot at Chris Brown Concert in San Jose 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z The second major factual inaccuracy is the film’s handling of Mercury’s HIV diagnosis. “Bohemian Rhapsody” called out for inaccuracies, including handling of Mercury’s HIV diagnosis 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z The once-mighty San Jose Mercury News is down to 39 Guild-represented journalists, according to the Los Angeles Times — a shocking fall from the 1990s, when its newsroom boasted well over 400 members. Perspective | Once a pregnant teen, an editor takes on a new challenge: Saving local news in her home town 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z As host of a discussion series devoted to artists he finds interesting, he will interview the poet Ariana Reines, whose books include “Mercury” and “Coeur de Lion.” Spare Times Listings for Nov. 14-20 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z Signed to Mercury Records, she watched her singles stall in the chart’s cellar. Reba McEntire never needed to be the best. She simply had to want it most. 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z "I'm a warrior for light," Kinkade, a self-described devout Christian, told the San Jose Mercury News in 2002, in reference to the medieval practice of using light to symbolize the divine. Artist Thomas Kinkade dies in Calif. at age 54 2012-04-07T04:56:37Z As he pounded out the Young Rascals’ hit “How Can I Be Sure?,” shading his voice from a high tenor into a hard falsetto, he recalled Freddie Mercury of Queen. Music Review: Broadway Cowboy of Australia 2010-12-01T05:15:00Z The Mercury Phoenix Trust was unavailable for comment. Freddie Mercury gorilla 'must go' 2013-07-08T10:14:18Z It’s likely that Blake felt slightly less jubilant earlier in the evening, when the Mercury Prize ceremony host accidentally introduced him as “James Blunt,” the British crooner, who’s known for his easy radio hits. James Blake Wins Mercury Prize at London Ceremony 2013-10-31T12:38:44Z I feel no disdain for her decision to part with Mercury's belongings. Auctioning Freddie Mercury's things: As a fan, I'm heartbroken. As a widow, I understand completely 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z What led to your appointment as president of Mercury? Breaking Down ‘Those Color Lines’ in a Music Industry That Drew Them 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Ford does especially well in the quality category: Of 51 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury products tested by Consumer Reports, 46 of them earned average or better ratings for predicted reliability. America's Best Car Brands 2010-08-25T20:45:00Z Essential to this project is “Nobody’s Daughter,” her coming album made with a new version of her 1990s band Hole, to be released on Mercury/Island/Def Jam on April 27. Music: Courtney Love?s Improbable Second Act 2010-04-15T18:37:00Z He was 19 and had just won the Mercury prize for his first album, Boy In Da Corner, when he was stabbed six times while in the Cypriot holiday resort of Ayia Napa. Ducking and weaving 2010-07-30T23:09:00Z The Route 66 Theatre Company production of "A Twist of Water" is transfering to the Mercury Theatre. 'A Twist of Water' moving to re-opened Mercury Theatre 2011-03-28T15:37:52Z The company, owned by the Moscow-based Mercury Group, will hold its inaugural contemporary art sale in its gleaming new European headquarters in Berkeley Square, in London’s West End, on the evening of Oct. Auction Houses Gear Up for Frieze Week 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z To long for 1995 may not be the most ambitious of yearnings, but it’s all anyone at the Mercury Lounge early Wednesday night was doing. Music Review: Power of La La La and Lures of Ooh, Ooh 2011-03-25T22:53:49Z But after she was dropped by Mercury, she worked on becoming a songwriter. Lesley Gore, Teenage Voice of Heartbreak, Dies at 68 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z ABC’s period drama about the Space Age and the lives of the seven wives of NASA’s Project Mercury astronauts got off to a respectable, but not rocket propelling start last week. ABC's 'The Astronaut Wives Club' Second Episode Sputters In Ratings But Captures Key Historical Era 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z The prospect of portraying Mercury delighted Mr. Malek but also kicked up qualms. Rami Malek, Catching Mercury 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z Freddie Mercury even called his band Queen, and no one knew. Earth to Bret Easton Ellis: you needn't be straight to play a lady-spanker 2012-08-08T15:25:58Z "Devotion," her Mercury Prize-nominated U.K. full-length debut album, will be released April 2 in America. Review: Jessie Ware strikes right chords on EP 2013-01-14T17:17:08Z Jon Caramanica This month, THE XX won the Barclaycard Mercury Prize, the British award that each year goes to the album that best combines the ideals of forward thought and populism. The Week Ahead: Sept. 26 ? Oct. 2 2010-09-24T16:00:00Z Perhaps that is what cost them a Mercury nomination, despite across-the-board praise for their new album. Alternative Mercury Prize 2013-09-14T00:21:58Z Kit Downes, pianist, composer, Mercury prize nominee 2010 It was a couple of years ago when I was with Empirical and we played the Newport Jazz festival. Corinne Bailey Rae, Sir Mark Elder and other musicians' greatest on-stage moments 2010-08-05T20:30:00Z The band members knew they were recording on borrowed time; Mercury worked as much as his diminishing energy would allow, with the other three members accommodating his scheduling needs. A Queen fan’s pilgrimage to a sleepy Swiss town where Freddie Mercury found tranquility 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Dressed as an ersatz Freddie Mercury and surrounded by a tableau vivant version of the predella, Ms. Warren performs the song with hilarious, operatic commitment. Review: Jaimie Warren, at American Medium, Mashes Up Freddie Mercury and Saints 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z A local newspaper, The Weston, Worle & Somerset Mercury, confirmed the rumors in a tweet. Banksy's Latest: 'Dismaland' Theme Park 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Mercury’s pinnacle bow at “Live Aid” was charged by a poignant sense of subversion. When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Working in his teens on the “The March of Time,” he met Orson Welles, who invited him to join his new company, Mercury Theater. Elliott Reid, Sleuth in ‘Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,’ Dies at 93 2013-06-26T03:51:38Z The deceased musicians Michael Jackson and Freddy Mercury, two of the greatest performers of their generation, are about to release three songs they sang together. AUDIO: Jackson and Mercury duet to be heard 2013-07-31T12:55:19Z Learn the exact diameter of Venus — as well as what your yoga teacher means when he or she says that Mercury’s in retrograde. Cocktails, crafts, rap, Bob Ross, yoga and cats: Great stocking stuffer books 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z The Mercury Group, which they founded in 1993, is one of the largest distributors of high-end clothing, jewelry and other luxury goods in Russia, and it operates dozens of boutiques around the country. Auction House Owned by Russians Tries to Distance Itself From War 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z That there are no rules here equally applies – for happier reasons – to Wild Beasts, whose Mercury nomination for Two Dancers isn't the only sign of their ascendancy. Blink 182 and a day of old relics at Leeds festival 2010 2010-08-29T10:33:00Z Simon Frith, who chairs the judges at the Mercury Music Prize, said there is "an interesting divergence between musicians continuing commitment to album making and audience reluctance to buy albums". AUDIO: Does the LP have a future? 2012-09-13T08:18:21Z Though it is set in a dystopian future, much of what occurs in “Mercury Fur” recalls recent and historical accounts of lives in countries ravaged by civil war and genocide. In Philip Ridley’s ‘Mercury Fur,’ It’s the World’s End, and the Party’s Here 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z How unfortunate, then, that such similar performers should emerge so closely together, although Azalea's people at Mercury must have concluded that Banks's album no-show provides an opportune moment to announce their charge. New band of the day – Iggy Azalea (No 1,476) 2013-03-21T16:44:00Z On leaving Tarleton high school in 1985, he joined his father's Mercury Press Agency in Liverpool as a sports journalist, then switched to photography. Gavin Blyth obituary 2010-12-01T21:08:00Z Because the average August temperature in the South falls just short of that on the surface of Mercury, you may wonder if it's a good idea to buy a crepe myrtle now. Size Up Your Crepe Myrtles 2012-08-07T02:20:01.717Z The first words on the screen herald him with astounding bravado: ‘A Mercury production by Orson Welles.’ Fraud at the Polls: The Best Film of All Time Is NOT Citizen Kane!? 2012-08-06T12:00:19Z Just two weeks after Johnson’s announcement, Freddie Mercury would be dead of AIDS. Here’s what Magic Johnson’s done, Donald Sterling 2014-05-13T14:15:00Z This “new” performance fuses Queen’s original backing track with Mercury and Jackson’s separate vocals, all of which has been produced and remixed by William Orbit. Fresh Releases by Pink Floyd and Queen 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z The ceremony will open with a performance by ageing rockers Queen, with Adam Lambert standing in for Freddie Mercury. Oscars gift bags to include cannabis skin cream and grinning toilet brush 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z One is the fact that Singer’s movie makes Mercury seem like a villain for cashing in and wanting to make a solo album. “Bohemian Rhapsody” called out for inaccuracies, including handling of Mercury’s HIV diagnosis 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Mercury's onstage persona was probably a demonstration of a man trying to "break free" of his own human limitations. Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z There's usually quite a lot of controversy over the Mercury winner in the press the next day. Elbow: Mercury follow-up 'easy' 2011-03-10T09:54:53Z Fox ended the night with six awards including best actor for Rami Malek as Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Universal's 'Green Book' beats Netflix entry for top film prize 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z A play whose extreme luridness is matched, and even trumped, by its intelligence, “Mercury Fur” is sensational in pretty much every sense of the word. In Philip Ridley’s ‘Mercury Fur,’ It’s the World’s End, and the Party’s Here 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z Last year PJ Harvey became the first act to win the Mercury Prize twice, when her album Let England Shake took the prize. Alt-J album claims Mercury Prize 2012-11-02T10:55:28Z As of Tuesday, the San Jose store already “appeared to be doing a brisk business” the Mercury News reports; it will hold its official grand opening Thursday. Amazon opens a brick and mortar bookstore in Silicon Valley — plus another — this week 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z Mr. Herz, who worked on other radio and theater productions as stage manager and casting director for Welles’s Mercury Theater company, staked one additional claim to fame. Bill Herz, Last of ‘War of the Worlds’ Broadcast Crew, Dies at 99 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z These different art forms constructed a full creative package and made Mercury an icon. Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Tidy cabins with en suite bathrooms and electric heat have replaced canvas tents warmed with wood-burning stoves; four-stroke, 60-horsepower Mercury outboards have supplanted the Russian-made engines that were maddeningly prone to breaking down. On a remote Russian peninsula, one of the world’s most celebrated Atlantic salmon fisheries 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z It was the first in a series of beers inspired by the poet Dante Alighieri; the second installment, Mercury, contains blood oranges and was released last week. Beer: Citrus brews, however they’re made, taste like refreshment A brass plate marks the spot where Mercury stood to record his final songs. A Queen fan’s pilgrimage to a sleepy Swiss town where Freddie Mercury found tranquility 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z You once teamed up with Russell Watson to cover Freddie Mercury's Barcelona, a song that was later used for the 1992 Olympics. Shaun Ryder: 'Peppa Pig World was really good. We went on the teacup ride' 2012-07-26T11:39:24Z A video to accompany the song was also released and includes unseen performance footage of Mercury. Unheard song from Queen frontman Freddie Mercury released 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z So instead of a comedian delivering a monologue, there was a mini-medley from Queen — whose original singer, Freddie Mercury, was celebrated in “Bohemian Rhapsody” fronted by the former “American Idol” contestant Adam Lambert. Nobody Hosted the Oscars. And They Did a Fine Job of It. 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Here he is in 1992, singing Queen’s “Somebody to Love,” very satisfyingly, in a rehearsal for a Freddie Mercury tribute, with David Bowie observing in the background. George Michael’s Pop Paradise 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z This is South Yorkshire parlance for: "Hello, my fanbase – one pleasantly swollen since the release of my latest album, Standing at the Sky's Edge, which has recently been nominated for the Mercury music prize." Richard Hawley – review 2012-10-06T23:05:53Z The xx, the band whose eponymous debut album won the Mercury in 2009, and whose latest, Co-exist, was released to praise this autumn, is to undertake a residency at the festival. Kenneth Branagh to play Macbeth among church-goers 2012-11-14T19:50:19Z “The Things That You Do” audio sample and video clip: Mercury. Missy Elliott’s “Supa Dupa Fly” Came From The Future 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z This year, the 25-year-old was nominated again for the Mercury prize and named best male solo artist at the Brit awards. Ducking and weaving 2010-07-30T23:09:00Z And yet I confess to being slightly puzzled by events at the recent announcement of nominees for the Mercury prize, which goes to the year's best album. Alexis Petridis on heavy metal and the Mercury prize 2011-07-22T21:30:03Z The band members assume their instruments; Mercury sits down at the house piano. A Truly Perfect Thirty Seconds of Queen 2018-10-31T04:00:00Z Fifty-years later, the Mercury would merge with the Post, while the company under the leadership of Alexander Grigor Jeans had grown in stature and reputation launching its sister evening title the Liverpool Echo. Newspaper marks 50,000th edition 2013-09-23T06:32:35Z Four days ahead of what would have been Freddie Mercury’s 70th birthday, the Queen singer’s first home in England was given an honorary blue plaque to indicate he once lived there. Freddie Mercury Honored for His 70th Birthday 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Rami Malek, whose parents immigrated from Egypt to the United States, took home the best actor prize for his turn as Freddie Mercury in “Bohemian Rhapsody.” Oscars not so white? Academy Awards winners see big shift 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z It was discovered in 1991, the same year Mercury died, is around 2 miles across and was found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Queen's Freddie Mercury Has An Asteroid Named After Him 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z It coincided with a posthumous birthday celebration for Mr. Mercury in Montreux, Switzerland. Freddie Mercury Now Races Around the Sun 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z “The first major change was that they liquidated anything that wasn’t nailed down,” said Robert Salonga, a Pulitzer winner for the San Jose Mercury News who represents the paper’s guild. Heath Freeman is the hedge fund guy who says he wants to save local news. Somehow, no one’s buying it. 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z “There was no way I was going to sign them,” says Steve Greenberg, a Mercury talent scout. Is there life after ‘MMMBop’? Hanson — yes, that Hanson — turns 25. 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z In the early 1950s, Mr. Rugolo was a staff composer and arranger for MGM studios and the West Coast musical director of Mercury Records. Pete Rugolo, Arranger and Composer, Is Dead at 95 2011-10-19T04:53:00Z What to buy: Habits is released by Mercury on 21 February. New band of the day ? No 936: Neon Trees 2010-12-22T16:55:26Z Bigness — grand pronouncements, operatic dynamics, Mercury’s soaring voice and Brian May’s titanic guitar buildups — was the cornerstone of Queen’s music. When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Why have a snitch sing when he can be “doing his best Freddie Mercury imitation for D.E.A. right now”? There is cop. ‘The Border’ Is a Stunning and Timely Conclusion to Don Winslow’s Drug-War Trilogy 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z It displays rock music as the one place where a total outsider such as Mercury could completely belong. In “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Freddie Mercury Is More Interesting Than His Music 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z At the Freddy Mercury tribute concert, his final appearance," Maggi says, "the Guns N' Roses guys all said to him: 'Don't you get free guitars from all these different companies?' Mick Ronson: sideman and Starman 2013-04-25T11:24:51Z The Show Must Go On Bohemian Rhapsody ends with the group’s triumphant set at Live Aid in 1985, but they left out a ton of the actual Freddie Mercury story. A "Bohemian Rhapsody" sequel? Why stop with just one 2019-03-11T04:00:00Z Sixty years have not dimmed the Mercury crew’s courageous, telegenic appeal. ‘The Real Right Stuff’ Review: A Movie Still Waiting for Liftoff 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z Jonathan Kaplan, a clinical psychologist in New York, recently noticed that more and more of his clients are referring to Mercury being in retrograde. Now Therapists Have to Figure Out Astrology, Tarot and Psychedelics 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z “They were great songs, but the problem was time — as we were both very busy at that period,” Mercury recalled of the 1983 session. Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury: Three Duets Coming Out This Fall 2013-07-29T17:55:25Z Streaming over her head, they call to mind an East End funerary horse, or Mercury bringing seriously bad tidings. PJ Harvey ? review 2011-03-06T00:09:25Z Johnson was one of three female African-American mathematicians known as the “computers in skirts” who worked on the Redstone, Mercury and Apollo space programmes for Nasa. How three black women helped send John Glenn into orbit 2016-12-10T05:00:00Z New Group’s season will open this summer with “Mercury Fur,” a play by Philip Ridley in which two brothers plan gruesome parties for high-paying, and high, guests. Ed Harris and Amy Madigan Join New Group's 'Buried Child' Revival 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Just this week, the Mercury News reported that working people are being priced out of apartments in Vallejo, an outer-ring city that people used to be displaced into. “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” and the Fear of Being Erased 2019-06-07T04:00:00Z The temples have stunning color combinations, like the lavender marble entablature with garnet swags on the Temple of Mercury. With a Centerpiece Like This, Who Needed Cake? 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z What the city thinks might get it back on track is an amnesty program to bring both readers and missing books back, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Unpaid library late fees in San Jose total $6.8 million 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z As you may have noticed, on Tuesday this week there will be a new Mercury album of the year, the 19th. Paul Morley on music: the Mercury music prize 2010-09-03T16:02:00Z There is no doubt that the Manchester band still looks back on their 2008 win at the Mercurys as a turning point in their 21-year career. Elbow: Mercury follow-up 'easy' 2011-03-10T09:54:53Z Queen's 1975 song, Bohemian Rhapsody, which was written by Mercury, introduced beautiful melodies, operatic elements, and classical storylines into the rock song. Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z His intention was clear - to undercut the Liverpool paper of the time, the Mercury, by producing the very first one-penny regional newspaper in Britain. Newspaper marks 50,000th edition 2013-09-23T06:32:35Z Mercury, who played piano and guitar, is of course depicted as being possessed of a formidable vocal technique, a remarkable near-operatic voice—but it’s presented as a natural gift that’s also a curse. In “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Freddie Mercury Is More Interesting Than His Music 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Arts Council England has begun funding musical theatre recently, and organisations such as Mercury Musical Development, Perfect Pitch and my own are working to develop strong new British work. Blood, sweat and tears can still produce great musicals | Response 2010-03-30T23:05:00Z It was on the shortlist that year for the Mercury Prize, Britain’s award for musical quality. A Band ‘About Being Messy and Chaotic’? Porridge Radio Finds Its Moment. 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Rami Malek has made history by becoming the first actor of Arab heritage to win the best actor Oscar, after taking the Academy Award for his performance as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. Oscar winner Rami Malek: the first best actor of Arab heritage 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z Rather than adhere to the accelerated pop of their Mercury Prize-winning Myths Of The Near Future album, for their second, they've enlisted hard rock producer Ross Robinson and a sound vaguely reminiscent of Enter Shikari. This week's new live music 2010-07-09T23:06:00Z Miguel, who is black and Mexican, said he's been influenced by a number of acts, including James Brown, Freddie Mercury, Van Morrison and Jimi Hendrix. Adorned by the Grammys: Miguel has breakthrough 2013-01-16T15:17:10Z I think we all felt a twinge of sadness that Freddie Mercury is no longer around so we can’t actually see his facial expression upon hearing that news. Bryan Singer joins Kevin Spacey and the rest of sleazy Hollywood’s usual suspects 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z Mercury Rev found a psychedelic haze in “Evening of Light”; Yeasayer brought an insistent synthesizer hook to “Janitor of Lunacy.” Critic’s Notebook: Two John Cale Programs at the Brooklyn Academy of Music 2013-01-20T23:06:32Z The LSO used to record for the Mercury label at Watford Town Hall which was close by us so some of them would come back at lunchtime. Oliver Knussen: 'It never occurred to me that not everybody thought music was the most important thing in life' 2012-06-06T16:50:00Z Alt-J walked away with the prestigious Mercury Prize for the same record in November. BRIT Awards hand posthumous nomination to Winehouse 2013-01-10T21:23:37Z Both an interior and exterior wall at the building are covered in signatures and handwritten tributes to Mercury. A Queen fan’s pilgrimage to a sleepy Swiss town where Freddie Mercury found tranquility 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z A Mercury colleague slipped Greenberg a tape, which included a rawer version of “MMMBop.” Is there life after ‘MMMBop’? Hanson — yes, that Hanson — turns 25. 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z What if the Mercury judges took the time to explore the genuine diversity of modern Irish pop, in particular its burgeoning electronica scene? Celebrating St Patrick's Day? Don't do it with the Pogues ... 2010-03-17T10:24:00Z “He’s absolutely a pioneer,” Allan Alcorn, a creator of the granddaddy of video games, Pong, said in an interview with The San Jose Mercury News in March. Gerald A. Lawson, a Pioneer in Video Games, Dies at 70 2011-04-14T02:00:48Z Freddie Mercury and Princess Diana once spent the night hanging out at Royal Vauxhall Tavern, a legendary gay bar in South London. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z While “Minsk” summons a city suffocating beneath an oppressive state, Philip Ridley’s savage and utterly gripping “Mercury Fur” imagines another European capital as a land of lawlessness. Critic’s Notebook: In London, ‘Minsk, 2011’ and ‘Mercury Fur’ 2012-06-29T22:09:31Z On Episode 3 “Retroattitude”, the seven Mercury Project wives are told they must relocate to Houston. ABC's 'The Astronaut Wives Club' Episode 3 Holds Steady On Slow Pre-July 4th TV Night 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z “They beat the system,” says Danny Goldberg, who signed Hanson while chairman of Mercury Records, and both praises them and laments that they didn’t listen to him more. Is there life after ‘MMMBop’? Hanson — yes, that Hanson — turns 25. 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z Visitors can also see some of Mercury’s performance costumes, handwritten lyrics and a wide variety of memorabilia. A Queen fan’s pilgrimage to a sleepy Swiss town where Freddie Mercury found tranquility 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z “It didn’t just come out of thin air,” Mercury once said according to “Freddie Mercury: A Life, in His Own Words,” a collection of interview excerpts. Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Originally ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’? 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z It's fair to say that Mumolo didn't appreciate hearing about this significant change, recalling to Mercury News, "I was like: 'I'm going to throw up. Something's going on inside my body.'" 20 surprising facts about "Bridesmaids" 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z To San Jose Mercury News reporter Webb, who's spent his entire career believing in the value of searching for and then fearlessly reporting the truth, that query is a nonstarter. 'Kill the Messenger' a cautionary tale for crusading reporters 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z She calculated rocket trajectories for the Mercury and Apollo missions, and last year President Obama personally awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom for her life’s work. On Being Black Female Math Whizzes During the Space Race 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z Winners of the Mercury in 2008 ago with The Seldom Seen Kid. Mercury prize shortlist 2011: what Guardian and Observer critics said 2011-07-19T13:07:52Z The Enterprise’s uniforms have made lots of changes over the years, but none quite so Freddie Mercury as those! Star Trek Beyond: 10 things we learned from the trailer 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z The reason why metal bands never get nominated for the Mercury is the same reason why metal bands never appear on Later With Jools Holland. Alexis Petridis on heavy metal and the Mercury prize 2011-07-22T21:30:03Z At the waterfront institution Mercury’s, the live music on weekends does its best to channel the hometown hero Freddie Mercury, who was born in Zanzibar in 1946. 36 Hours in Zanzibar, Tanzania 2014-05-01T19:34:05Z A 2006 Mercury was changing lanes on the ramp when it cut off a white Ford. Lake County teen girl killed in I-355 crash 2012-04-08T21:09:00Z Brought together by the death of Alex, one of the system's upper management team, they witness a terror attack on Mercury's rolling capital city and crisscross the system in search of answers. 2312 by Kim Stanley Robinson – review 2012-06-14T07:00:03Z Mercury subsequently recorded Jackson singing the song at his home studio in Los Angeles. Fresh Releases by Pink Floyd and Queen 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Clash went as far as branding 2014's Mercury Prize contest "the best in ages". Were Young Fathers the right winner? 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Visitors include U.S. astronauts training in celestial navigation for Mercury, Gemini and Apollo missions. There’s more in Chapel Hill than the Tar Heels, a family finds 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z The band, who won the Mercury for their debut in 2006, said they did not expect to win. Mercury Prize won by James Blake 2013-10-31T10:17:57Z Whatever the fallout, Mercury retains tremendous support; last year an estimated 1.5 million people saw her at Carnaval in São Paulo. Brazil’s Outspoken Daniela Mercury Is a Swirl of Ideas and Songs 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Friends have sent the Sotheby's catalog to me, thinking, as the biggest Mercury fan they know, surely, I must want to peruse every page. Auctioning Freddie Mercury's things: As a fan, I'm heartbroken. As a widow, I understand completely 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Diamond Mine, the duo's album that was a hotly tipped contender for the 2011 Mercury prize, was on the receiving end of effusive praise from critics and readers alike. Camp Bestival 2012: festival preview 2012-07-24T12:02:00Z Mercury had given it the pop-rock touches and the sex appeal it needed to conquer Brazil’s broader pop market and to dominate the music market in Bahia, which it does to this day. Brazil’s Outspoken Daniela Mercury Is a Swirl of Ideas and Songs 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z The brilliant Drum in Plymouth and the Mercury in Colchester would be unable to make theatre for and about their local communities. Adam Smith Institute's proposals could mean curtains for UK theatre | Lyn Gardner 2010-03-17T16:51:00Z In “Mercury Half-Life,” his dancers whipped themselves into mini rainstorms of sweat, their red-and-white jackets flapping around them like nets. Trey McIntyre Project bids farewell with final local dance performance Yet to give credit where credit is due, the poetry of Lambert preserving Mercury’s legacy is not lost on me. Adam Lambert is back on tour with Queen 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z While vocally equal to the crescendos and curlicues, he was unable to compete with Mercury's memory – something vividly proved during Love of My Life, when 1980s footage of Mercury unexpectedly flashed on screen. Queen and Adam Lambert – review 2012-07-12T16:51:35Z “Mercury Half-Life” was more typical of McIntyre: an energetic rock ballet, performed to songs by the British band Queen. Trey McIntyre Project bids farewell with final local dance performance Mr. Swier has had discussions with Live Nation in the past about working with that company in some capacity in the running of the Bowery Ballroom and the Mercury Lounge. Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge Split From Concert Promoter Bowery Presents 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z Kiwanuka said he had followed the Mercury Prize as a teenager. Plan B, Hawley tipped for Mercury 2012-09-13T09:45:59Z Among the many facts they concluded was that Mercury's vocal cords moved faster than the average person's. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z When Mercury announces his solo plans, Taylor scoffs at the idea, which is ironic given what went down in real life. “Bohemian Rhapsody” called out for inaccuracies, including handling of Mercury’s HIV diagnosis 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z The three tracks eventually surfaced in other forms, but the demos that Jackson and Mercury made were never completed. Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury: Three Duets Coming Out This Fall 2013-07-29T17:55:25Z After acting in “The Mercury Theater on the Air,” Mr. Anderson was cast in 1937 as Lucius, the herald to the 22-year-old Welles’s Brutus, in a Broadway production of “Julius Caesar” set in Fascist Italy. Arthur Anderson, Voice of Lucky Charms Cereal’s Leprechaun, Dies at 93 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Jeff Shesol’s “Mercury Rising” highlights this fragility in a refreshing narrative that captures the sometimes dispiriting realities of America’s debut in space. Was the Space Program Worth the Cost? 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z My uncle Richard took photographs for the Leicester Mercury, specialising in sports photography and pop concerts like the Beatles, so the house was also littered with his shots. Snap happy 2013-05-19T18:30:00Z The albums in contention for this year's Mercury Prize, which is given to the best British or Irish record of the last 12 months, are to be named later. Music world awaits Mercury shortlist 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z While pundits have often railed against the Mercury Prize for an alleged middle-class bias, some now accuse it of attempting "to cover the waterfront". Is music tribalism dead? 2011-07-23T23:07:50Z Mercury 13 shows one clip from a television interview in the early 1960s that particularly illustrates the opposition the women faced. Mercury 13: the untold story of women testing for spaceflight in the 1960s 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Arctic Monkey's fifth album, AM, went to number one earlier this year and was nominated for the Mercury prize. Arctic Monkeys announce outdoor gigs 2013-11-15T09:47:42Z During the performance sequences in “Bohemian Rhapsody,” the movie sometimes employs Mercury’s actual vocals from the Queen archives, but that wasn’t always practical — some scenes demanded a stunt vocal-cord performer. He Sounds Just Like Freddie Mercury. And That’s Good for Business. 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z In 1987 she released the song “Barcelona”, an anthem to her native city, with Freddie Mercury, lead singer of British rock group Queen. Mourners bid farewell to legendary Spanish soprano Montserrat Caballe 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z All show Mercury searching for words to make his lyrics sing, sometimes trying out multiple lines. Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Originally ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’? 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Already on an upward trajectory, you can imagine the profile boost of the Mercury finally pushing the xx firmly into the mainstream. Mercury prize 2010: The xx were a safe choice, but the right one 2010-09-08T08:59:00Z It was surely no fluke that the band, which plays the Mercury Lounge on May 26, was mostly recorded in a single room. Review: In Michaela Anne’s New Album, a Lovelorn Resignation 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Queen’s famous set at the behemoth charity concert Live Aid plays a central role in the Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody.” When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z Almost all of the lyrics are written on stationary from a defunct British airline, British Midland, and some of the pages are festooned with Mercury’s abstract doodles. Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Originally ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’? 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Other machines in the museum’s space gallery include the Apollo-Soyuz Command Module and the Mercury MR-2 and Gemini 11 space capsules. You can get married under a space shuttle at this California science museum 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z She took professional voice lessons from an early age, was signed to Mercury Records after its president spotted her singing at a hotel, and was guided at Mercury by Quincy Jones. Lesley Gore, 1960s pop star, dies at 68 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z His camp is a flawed tribute to Mercury’s own, but a tribute remains preferable to cheap appropriation. Adam Lambert is back on tour with Queen 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z The Bowery Presents was founded in 2004, but the company’s origins trace back to the opening of the Mercury Lounge in 1994 and the Bowery Ballroom four years later. Brooklyn Steel, the Bowery Presents’ Latest Project, Cements Its Presence 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Though Mercury died 25 years ago this month, a visitor today need only go slightly beneath the surface to find his spirit throughout the town. A Queen fan’s pilgrimage to a sleepy Swiss town where Freddie Mercury found tranquility 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z He would go on to stage a number of groundbreaking productions as a director, cofounding the Mercury Theater company along the way. Teenage flicks: the youngest film-makers ever 2019-11-13T05:00:00Z They said Kane had consumed six "tall glasses" of vodka and water at West End bar within two hours of taking the wheel of her 2008 Mercury Sable. Woman charged in crash that hurt cyclist 2011-09-04T19:32:00Z When Freddie Mercury wrote Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody,” he originally seemed to have toyed with another title, which he then scratched out. Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Originally ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’? 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Bowie has not promoted the album in person - and he is unlikely to attend the Mercurys - but it gave him a number one anyway, his first since 1984. Mercury Prize 2013: The nominees 2013-09-11T17:04:21Z But Philip Ridley's "Mercury Fur," which ended its limited run at Trafalgar Studios last weekend, offers the most merciless vision of a self-devouring Britain since Sarah Kane's "Blasted" rattled audiences here in 1995. ArtsBeat: Britain Devours Itself Onstage: 'Mercury Fur' in London 2012-06-26T15:36:49Z Another page looks like a word cloud, with Mercury scrawling dozens of words and phrases including “fandango,” “thunderbolts and lighting” and “belladonna.” Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Originally ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’? 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z Why were Gomez, of all the nearly forgotten Mercury prize winners, headlining the second stage? Hard Rock Calling 2010-06-27T20:31:00Z But better was the gag that back in art school Mercury considered his greatest talent to be “flipping straights.” ‘Ted Lasso,’ Season 3, Episode 11 Recap: Home 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z "Our priority is that the event is a success for the charities involved, while respecting the wishes of copyright owners and fans of Freddie Mercury." May to investigate Mercury gorilla 2013-07-09T16:50:51Z And I said, “No, I literally grew up climbing on the Mercury capsule — hitting all the buttons, trying to launch myself into space.” “It’s very topical”: “Hidden Figures” screenwriter on her breakthrough blockbuster 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z The armband matched the belt, and in matching it — with his hair slicked back and that full mustache and the chest hair — Freddie Mercury took “simple” to “daring” to “gay.” When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z The Freddie Mercury estate and representatives of May are yet to comment. May to investigate Mercury gorilla 2013-07-09T16:50:51Z Certainly it differs from other prizes like the Mercury and the Booker, in that it doesn't present immediate merchandising opportunities, though presumably the cachet and therefore the saleroom price of the winner rises. I've got chronic prize fatigue 2010-10-09T10:00:00Z To be at the Mercurys together meant a lot to both of us. Jessie Ware: stars of 2012 2012-11-24T14:18:01Z When they colonize the planet Mercury, save me a spot on the bus. Play: Chill out! Winter can be fun! 2011-01-06T06:00:00Z Beyond a climactic cover of “We Are the Champions,” Mercury’s band looms over the entire series in a subtle way. Freddie Mercury and Virginie Despentes: What ‘We Are Lady Parts’ Is Made Of 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z "The Mercury Awards puts us in the hall of fame for sure, because it's such a well respected award," said frontman Joe Newman backstage. Alt-J album claims Mercury Prize 2012-11-02T10:55:28Z Mercury died before it became the theme to the 1992 Olympics. Unlikely pop duos 2013-06-15T18:00:00Z He had just returned from Europe, where he’d been on tour to promote his most recent film, “Bohemian Rhapsody,” in which he plays a wildly different role: the lead singer of Queen, Freddie Mercury. Walking Through the Whitney Museum with Rami Malek 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Welles' Mercury Theatre company eventually staged Too Much Johnson without the shorts at the Stony Creek Theatre in Connecticut in August 1938. 'Lost' Orson Welles short recovered 2013-08-08T13:25:23Z Hole Nobody's Daughter Mercury Hole's first album in 12 years has come with the usual serving of controversy, this time incited by the fact that Courtney Love is the only original member present. Hole: Nobody's Daughter 2010-04-29T22:30:00Z The remaining members of Queen raised millions for research and, in 1992, the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert for Aids Awareness was broadcast live to 76 countries, reaching an audience of up to 1 billion people. The Sheen effect: breaking the HIV taboo, one celebrity at a time 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z I knew our man had arrived, still un-rechristened, when he drives the twins to the home of the Kettleman’s, to show them what that Mercury Sable looks like. 'Better Call Saul' Recap: In the Premiere, Plenty Of Nods to 'Breaking Bad' 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z Talking of splashes, Alt-J made the biggest one of all when they won the Mercury prize. Trends of 2012: New artists make a mark 2012-12-19T12:52:57Z Last year's Mercury winners, the xx, another act who've prospered without any leg-up from the Sound Of … poll, would probably agree. If you're not on the list: the BBC Sound Of ? poll 2011-01-06T22:00:01Z This kind of curse isn't dependent on whether you win the Mercury. Alt-J album claims Mercury Prize 2012-11-02T10:55:28Z She was the trainer and spokesperson for the Lincoln Mercury "Sign of the Cat" cougars Chauncey and Christopher, featured in ads. Pat Derby, animal trainer for "Flipper" and "Lassie", dies at 69 2013-02-19T00:08:01Z Mercury, a humble, pocked sphere, was an animated speck streaking across the sun’s fiery face. Music Review: New York Philharmonic’s ‘The Planets’ Builds on Holst’s Work 2013-07-07T21:26:23Z There's no Mercury Taurus or Mercury Mustang, and they'll be no Mercury version of the new Explorer. Killing Mercury 2010-05-27T22:30:00Z Solomon's impulsive decision to buy Mercury Fire is an attempt to thwart that sense of disquiet and to rebut the idea that one must "race or get erased." Omar Musa brings Australian hip-hop, poetry and subculture to the US in 'Here Come the Dogs' 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z You are ruled by winged messenger Mercury — who flies! Sign Language: Horoscopes for people oblivious to Astrology 2016-10-22T04:00:00Z Another Fox studio going to Disney is behind “Bohemian Rhapsody,” starring Rami Malek, who received a best actor nomination for his toothy performance as Freddie Mercury. ‘A Star Is Born’ and ‘Vice’ Lead the 2019 Golden Globes Nominations 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z Perhaps this arty remove is precisely the kind of thing that endeared them to the judges of the Mercury prize, which they won with their album An Awesome Wave in 2012. This week's new live music 2013-01-12T06:00:12Z Freddie Mercury left the bulk of his fortune to Mary Austin. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Encouraged by Clyde Otis, the director of artists and repertoire at Mercury, he found work as a pop producer at Kapp Records and later moved to New York to run Mr. Otis’s music publishing business. Bob Johnston, 83, Dies; Produced Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash Albums 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z “It’s inexplicably perverse that the movie retcons Mercury’s HIV diagnosis as the band’s motivation for Live Aid,” IndieWire’s own David Ehrlich added in his review. “Bohemian Rhapsody” called out for inaccuracies, including handling of Mercury’s HIV diagnosis 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Mercury is a perpetually busy mythical figure, associated with commerce, speed and movement — everything his namesake wants to escape. ‘Down With the King’ Review: A Rapper in the Wilderness 2022-06-28T04:00:00Z I may have closed my spell book for good, but at 29, I still have my tarot read and write off bad weeks when Mercury is in retrograde. Witch ways: knowing your heart’s desire is modern witchcraft 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z The grand dame of Montreux where Mercury and Queen often stayed. A Queen fan’s pilgrimage to a sleepy Swiss town where Freddie Mercury found tranquility 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Kinkade's commercial successes did not endear him with the art establishment, who criticized him for appearing to appeal to the widest possible audience, his brother told The San Jose Mercury News. Coroner: Valium, alcohol killed painter Kinkade 2012-05-09T02:31:06Z Welles, known for his spellbinding stage and radio productions with the Mercury Theater in New York, was making a much-watched arrival in Hollywood, having signed at age 24 to direct his first picture. Who Wrote ‘Citizen Kane’? It’s No Mystery 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z Two years later I Speak Because I Can, her second album, was also nominated and on both occasions Marling performed at the Mercury ceremony looking down, up, left, right – anywhere but out at the audience. Laura Marling: 'Americans – they're just a lot more poetic' 2013-04-27T23:04:02Z The band members grew to appreciate the town so much that Mercury rented homes there. A Queen fan’s pilgrimage to a sleepy Swiss town where Freddie Mercury found tranquility 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z The xx won the 2010 Mercury prize ... but who deserves the honour this year? Who should win the Mercury prize? 2011-07-12T13:37:28Z They share an e-mail address, and both work at Studio Mercury, a design company in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Noticed: Kirk and Nate Mueller Capitalize on Being Twins 2012-01-13T22:15:44Z He recalled the Mercury Lounge show on the band’s first New York City visit and addressed fans in the balcony as “a million miles away.” Music Review: Xx at Paradise Theater 2012-10-28T17:23:15Z Your Mercury prize win coincided with the terror attacks in the US on 11 September - while you were still in Washington. Mercury revisited 2011-08-04T07:17:27Z He began showing up to open-mike nights at C-Note in the East Village and playing gigs with his own country combo at Mercury Lounge and the Knitting Factory. Mark Seliger’s Career as Frontman of Rusty Truck 2013-08-05T21:20:25Z This, of course, isn’t Lambert’s first pairing with Queen nor is it Queen’s first tour sans Mercury. Adam Lambert is back on tour with Queen 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z When one of his Mercury discs, “To Each His Own,” became a million seller, RCA Victor, one of the major labels, offered him a contract. Tony Martin, Debonair Pop Baritone, Dies at 98 2012-07-30T20:29:58Z What he lacks is authority, an essential part of Mr. Mercury’s presence. Queen + Adam Lambert Take On Madison Square Garden 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z The Mercury Lounge was its second stop here, between shows at Pianos and the Bowery Ballroom. Music Review: Stripped Down to a Bigger Sound 2011-05-04T23:49:08Z A glancing touch of hands between Mercury and a man follows a little later still. Freddie Mercury biopic trailer: killer Queen or queerwashed cop-out? 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z A year after its release, she performed at the Mercury prize ceremony. A losing game 2011-07-24T18:15:01Z Le was promoted to captain last fall, ending her eligibility to head the union, Mercury News reports. Sheriff's captain placed on leave for having inmates build a grill 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Mercury Prize managing director Dan Ford said the plans would generate "more interest in the shortlisted artists and albums than ever before". Mercury Prize moves to Channel 4 2012-05-22T15:39:21Z Her first session was with Sheffield's Richard Hawley, a former member of Pulp and a multiple Mercury nominee, as well as a connoisseur of American roots and blues. Lisa Marie Presley: Why I left LA 2012-10-19T06:49:01Z Some say the Mercury curse struck M People. Paul Morley Showing Off ... Ms Dynamite, M People and Portico Quartet 2010-09-03T15:56:00Z A good enough reason for swinging from Streisand to Freddie Mercury, not wanting to become the figurehead of just one group of people. Michael Jackson: 'Magic is easy if you put your heart into it' – a classic interview from the vaults 2012-11-20T12:40:54Z Like the Mercury prize, the Scottish album of the year award is bestowed by a small jury. RM Hubbert wins Scottish album of the year award 2013-06-21T13:51:41Z Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro followed a nomination for the Mercury award last year with a prize for best live band., won by Arctic Monkeys in 2010, and Muse in the two preceding years. NME awards: My Chemical Romance win twice as music's stars come out 2011-02-23T22:15:01Z Ford also raised prices on several of its Mercury brand vehicles by eliminating lower-end style levels. Car Prices Make A Comeback 2010-03-25T18:45:00Z But there was a disconnect to Mercury Soul that couldn’t be solved, no matter how clean the cross-fade between DJ and orchestra. The good and the bad of mixing classical music and electronica 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z There is no doubt that Freddie Mercury was a genius: it's clear in his music, his theatrical performances, and his eccentrically stylised persona. Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z As on his 2015 debut, which won that year’s Mercury Prize, Mr. Clementine uses his striking tenor voice to convey a vision of life on Earth that’s equal parts unsettling and lovely. Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 66 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z The acting categories are slightly more open to upset, with Vice star Christian Bale the main contender to Rami Malek, whose portrayal of Mercury has won him many fans. Oscars gift bags to include cannabis skin cream and grinning toilet brush 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z "I am a huge fan of Queen and Freddie Mercury," he said. May to investigate Mercury gorilla 2013-07-09T16:50:51Z “What Michael did with the Mercury and the Bowery was start a revolution in New York,” said Frank Riley, an agent for alternative stars like Yo La Tengo and My Bloody Valentine. Bowery Ballroom Leader Plans Music Club in Los Angeles 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z Tucked away on the top floor of the Mercury mall, it's perfectly placed for visitors to attend after a busy day's shopping. Cine-files: Premiere Cinemas, Romford 2013-04-30T13:30:00Z The Mercury Lounge showcase included five other groups, mostly offering Spanish translations of Anglo styles; two were promising. Ana Tijoux and Danay Suárez at Latin Alternative Music Conference 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z They were found in a black 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis that belonged to Estrada, who was 24, according to Mexican news reports. Killings stir fears in Mexican community 2011-12-28T06:01:00Z Even those who binge on apocalyptic splatter movies are going to be rattled by “Mercury Fur,” Philip Ridley’s pitch-dark portrait of the day after tomorrow in the big city. In Philip Ridley’s ‘Mercury Fur,’ It’s the World’s End, and the Party’s Here 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z The film hadn’t been funded yet, but each night Malek would go home and watch archival footage of Mercury. Walking Through the Whitney Museum with Rami Malek 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z He first emerged from the New York underground scene with Antony and the Johnsons in 1998 and shot to prominence with the Mercury Prize-winning album I am a Bird Now. Listen to an Antony Meltdown 2012 playlist on Spotify 2012-05-19T16:47:33Z It was almost a further decade before they finally made it big with the Mercury prize-winning The Seldom Seen Kid. Elbow's Guy Garvey attacks 'pay to play' live gigs 2010-10-14T11:01:00Z Malek was unsure about how quickly he could get into a Mercury frame of mind. Walking Through the Whitney Museum with Rami Malek 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z The stage teems with dancers in billowing Afro-Brazilian garb; a battery of drummers pounds out the rhythms of axé, the densely percussive pop native to Salvador that Mercury made famous. Brazil’s Outspoken Daniela Mercury Is a Swirl of Ideas and Songs 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z There were moments when I thought the Mercury was bang on, like in the late-90s with Roni Size, but then Radiohead's Kid A wasn't even nominated for an award and that was their biggest album. SBTRKT Q&A, plus listen to an exclusive remix 2011-08-16T15:10:00Z Ford would not say how much it will cost to discontinue Mercury--including payments to dealers who will lose the franchise--but said the company is healthy enough to absorb the short-term costs. Mercury's End Means New Life For Lincoln 2010-06-02T22:25:00Z They’ve also been nominated for Britain’s esteemed Mercury Prize three times. Foals Are Writing the Soundtrack to an Apocalypse 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z Mercury's music never faltered during his career, and part of his continuing popularity can be accredited to the reinvention of his stage fashions to suit and illuminate the music. Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z But at the Mercury Lounge on Wednesday night, their first performance in New York, they looked outward. Music Review: In Thrall to the 1980s: Put 16 Candles on That Hunk of Frosted Yearning 2011-03-03T23:00:06Z The demand for food banks is up ten times in some areas in the Bay Area, The Mercury News reported. San Francisco food banks receive $2M worth of Wagyu steak donation 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z There was no string section at the Mercury Lounge, which ended up helping the band’s cause. Music Review: Stripped Down to a Bigger Sound 2011-05-04T23:49:08Z When the xx first emerged in 2009 with their Mercury prize-winning debut, their music soon became so ubiquitous that you couldn't avoid it, but this special 18-show residency is the opposite. The xx – review 2013-07-07T17:30:00Z That suggests the two are in it for more artistic reasons -- except that this production seemed determined not to alter the idea of Queen as it has existed since Mercury’s death. Queen + Adam Lambert are overcome by Freddie Mercury at the Forum 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z To be sure, Shesol’s account of Project Mercury, the United States mission to put a man into orbit around the Earth, exudes admiration for the technical achievements that led to success in February 1962. Was the Space Program Worth the Cost? 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z The production was directed by Mr. Welles at the Mercury Theater, the New York repertory house he had co-founded. Directing the Beatles Was Just One Part of His Long and Winding Career 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z Mercury Theater’s radio writers typically didn’t get credit, and Mankiewicz had waived his claim to authorship of “Kane” in a contract with the company. Who Wrote ‘Citizen Kane’? It’s No Mystery 2020-12-06T05:00:00Z Ford sold all but its core Ford, Lincoln and Mercury brands, cut factory production to match demand and reined in profit-sapping incentives--all while improving the appeal and quality of its vehicles. Ford's Rebound Is For Real 2010-04-27T17:17:00Z “I was a writer long before I performed, and my work is very much for the page as well as the stage,” she told The San Jose Mercury News in 1994. Maggie Estep, Slam Poetry Performer, Dies at 50 2014-02-13T01:06:41Z Kitty Jay, delivered with just fiddle and stomping foot, is a thrilling justification of his 2005 Mercury nomination. Seth Lakeman 2010-07-11T20:46:00Z Comparing Lambert to Mercury is as pointless as it is inevitable, a reality Lambert’s never hidden from. Review: Queen + Adam Lambert conquer Tacoma Dome with blockbuster panache on Rhapsody tour 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Two other people from the 2006 Mercury, both male, also were injured in the crash, with at least one of them ejected. Lake County teen girl killed in I-355 crash 2012-04-08T21:09:00Z Yet none of this pageantry was pushing any boundaries that Mercury didn’t push decades ago. Queen + Adam Lambert are overcome by Freddie Mercury at the Forum 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z Organisers of Go Go Gorillas, a public art trail in Norwich, were contacted by the Mercury Phoenix Trust, an Aids charity set up in memory of the Queen singer who died in 1991. Freddie Mercury gorilla 'must go' 2013-07-08T10:14:18Z First came the Tom Wolfe book in 1979, then the film adaptation in 1983 and now a TV adaptation of Wolfe’s story about the Mercury 7 astronauts and the nascent American space program. How Much Watching Time Do You Have This Weekend? 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z The movie leads viewers to believe it was Mercury who wanted to go solo and caused friction among the band, although Taylor had already made the same move twice. “Bohemian Rhapsody” called out for inaccuracies, including handling of Mercury’s HIV diagnosis 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Freddie Mercury onstage at Live Aid: 'one of the most extraordinary days in postwar history.' The Eighties: One Day, One Decade by Dylan Jones – review 2013-07-08T09:00:02Z Their label, Mercury Nashville, ran an ad in the Billboard Country Update, a web newsletter, welcoming the singers and thanking "Country Radio for a great start." 'Idol' winner, runner-up play like a country duo 2011-06-02T11:57:12Z In the old days Ford made good money by building a fancier version of Fords and calling them Mercurys, which added extra volume to the basic platform. Killing Mercury 2010-05-27T22:30:00Z Mercury died in 1991 aged 45 due to complications from AIDS. 'Freddie Mercury Close': London street named after Queen singer 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z The band’s growing audience, particularly after its debut won the Mercury Prize as the best album of 2009, made them only more self-conscious. The xx Lets the Sunshine In 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z From a scientific standpoint, the earthly effects of Mercury Retrograde are, as astronomer Rick Fienberg put it, “a whole lot of bunk.” Has your life gone haywire? It’s probably Mercury Retrograde. 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Canada's equivalent of the UK Mercury prize, Polaris is guided by a jury of around 200 music professionals, including journalists, broadcasters and radio programmers. Polaris music prize 2012: Drake and Grimes among nominees 2012-07-18T10:32:39Z His debut studio album, “Every Kingdom,” was nominated in 2011 for the prestigious Mercury Prize in Britain; he released the follow-up, “I Forget Where We Were,” last year. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Jan. 30-Feb. 5 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Richardson was already a Mercury recording artist, and in the summer of 1958 he had a national hit with Chantilly Lace. Johnny Preston obituary 2011-03-06T18:49:00Z Winehouse was again nominated for the Mercury Prize and went on to be named artist of the year at the MTV Europe Music Awards in November. Obituary 2011-07-23T17:32:58Z Premiere and Beck's company, Mercury Radio Arts, also extended their deal under which Premiere represents Beck's Web properties - streaming video network GBTV, news and information site TheBlaze.com, e-commerce marketplace Markdown.com and fan portal GlennBeck.com - to advertisers and sponsors. Glenn Beck signs new, $100 million radio contract 2012-06-11T20:13:16Z So their omission from the Mercury shortlist took many by surprise. Alternative Mercury Prize 2013-09-14T00:21:58Z He also wrote incidental music for Orson Welles’s Mercury Theater. Elliott Carter, Composer of the Avant-Garde, Dies at 103 2012-11-06T03:06:19Z Queen was noncommittal, but not because, as the movie “Bohemian Rhapsody” suggests, they had split from Mercury for several years. When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z As head of the artists and repertoire department at first Mercury Records and then Columbia Records, Miller discovered, signed, mentored and produced some of the most popular singers of the 1950s. "Sing Along" star Mitch Miller dies, age 99 2010-08-02T21:48:00Z Bohemian Rhapsody is 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. Bohemian Rhapsody: first trailer of Queen and Freddie Mercury biopic released 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z Taylor is here not with Hot Chip, the electronic pop group who took geekery to the dancefloor and received that Mercury nomination. About Group: Alexis Taylor swaps Hot Chip for jazz improv 2011-03-31T21:29:00Z The band continued touring and recording even as Mercury's health deteriorated. "Borat" star to play Freddie Mercury in movie 2010-09-17T02:42:00Z She conveys, with great energy and verve, the glory and danger of its missions — from Mercury, Gemini and Apollo, on through the final flights of the space shuttle. The Top Books of 2015 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Mercury Prize winners Alt-J were placed in tenth spot with An Awesome Wave. Frank Ocean wins album of year 2012-12-17T06:38:06Z "It would be a whole different level of financing with me, but I wouldn't say no," says Thomas, whose doc features a duet between Mercury and Michael Jackson. Trailer trash 2013-07-27T23:05:26Z Mercury was born a Zoroastrian and practiced the ancient religion as a child. 'Freddie Mercury Close': London street named after Queen singer 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Electronic musician James Blake won the Mercury Prize on Friday for his second album Overgrown. James Blake Wins Mercury Prize at London Ceremony 2013-10-31T12:38:44Z She also picked up Q magazine's best album trophy, and was nominated for that year's Mercury prize. Amy Winehouse obituary 2011-07-23T19:08:11Z Malek isn’t all that impressive in his execution of Mercury, but he is insanely brave for accepting the job — something he appears to have done in good faith. Perspective | Here’s the problem with ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ (and every musical biopic ever made) 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z The group, based in Edinburgh, won the Mercury Prize, one of Britain’s most prestigious pop music prizes, in 2014. What's on This Week Around the World 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Last year, PJ Harvey became the first act to win the Mercury Prize twice, for her album Let England Shake, after previously winning in 2001. Plan B, Hawley tipped for Mercury 2012-09-13T09:45:59Z He left the auction house in 2012 when his shares were bought by the Mercury Group, a Russian luxury conglomerate, and the company reverted to the name Phillips. Insiders Dish on the Art Market 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z I took the tape to record companies: Mercury said they'd release it if Mike added vocals, which he didn't want at all. How we made: Richard Branson and Mike Oldfield on Tubular Bells 2013-05-20T16:44:32Z For “Mercury — Act 1,” the Dragons leaned on superstar producer Rick Rubin, who urged the band to go deeper into the darkness and not worry if what they found would alienate fans. Imagine Dragons dive into the darkness with brave new album 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Lambert layered and traded his sterling vibrato and striking holds with Mercury’s piped-in vocals during the onset of a pre-encore “Bohemian Rhapsody,” later turning Mercury’s masterpiece over to one of May’s most electrifying solos. Review: Queen + Adam Lambert conquer Tacoma Dome with blockbuster panache on Rhapsody tour 2019-07-13T04:00:00Z Watching a clip of the real-life Mercury on a train platform’s entertainment system clarifies the shortcomings of Bryan Singer’s film for the critic Wesley Morris. What to Read About ‘Green Book’ and the Other Best Picture Nominees 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Can it be a coincidence that a week ago the San Jose Mercury News reassigned its music critic to the real estate beat? S.F.'s Other Minds concerts create some otherworldly sounds 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z An excellent debut solo album, “Devotion,” followed in 2012; it went to No. 5 on the British album chart and was nominated for the esteemed Mercury Prize. How Jessie Ware Cooked Her Way Into a Musical Fantasy 2020-06-22T04:00:00Z The xx, who won the Mercury Prize in 2010, will play orchestral arrangements of songs from their first two albums, while guitarist Hawley will perform with an orchestra for the first time. The xx team up with BBC orchestra 2012-08-16T15:41:52Z Photograph: Dean Chalkley is now the favourite to win the Mercury prize after bookmakers William Hill said the singer was at the centre of the "biggest turnaround in music betting for the last 40 years". Mercury prize: Paul Weller at centre of 'biggest turnaround in music betting for 40 years' 2010-09-06T12:08:00Z Mercury sang two songs, the title track and “In My Defence”, recorded in 1985. Freddie Mercury returns in release of stripped-back version of 'Time' 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z When I was 23 years old in 1995, my Seattle rock band the Lemons signed to Mercury Records. Breaking Down ‘Those Color Lines’ in a Music Industry That Drew Them 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Ghostpoet is a former Mercury prize nominee whose style is someplace between MC and a performance poet. Ghostpoet: Some Say I So I Say Light – review 2013-05-09T21:15:02Z That reputation only grew when he began touring three years ago as the frontman of Queen, filling in for perhaps the most reliable glamazon of them all, the late Freddie Mercury. Adam Lambert on new album 'The Original High': 'I know who I am now' 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z The six space tourists will launch aboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket, 60 years after its namesake’s pioneering Mercury flight. High wind delays Michael Strahan’s space trip with 5 others 2021-12-08T05:00:00Z She is the league’s top shot blocker and averaged 15.6 points last season, leading the Mercury to its third W.N.B.A. championship. For Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson, a Complicated Match Made on the Hardwood 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Will Dean Villagers I Saw the Dead Just one reason why Villagers' debut has been nominated for the Mercury. F&M playlist 2010-08-19T22:55:00Z A 1986 interview shows Clark and Mercury discussing the song, with Mercury saying he wanted to put his stamp on it. Freddie Mercury returns in release of stripped-back version of 'Time' 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z As a child in Salvador, Mercury — born into a middle-class family of seven — was steeped in dance. Brazil’s Outspoken Daniela Mercury Is a Swirl of Ideas and Songs 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z The unmasking of Mercury Prize hopeful Burial last year shone a spotlight on this most penumbral variant of inner-city music; recently, renowed pirate radio station Rinse FM got its licence. Top 10 albums of the autumn 2010-09-04T23:06:00Z Queen with Mercury recorded a number of hits including “Another One Bites the Dust,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “We Will Rock You,” and “We Are The Champions.” Queen and Adam Lambert tour coming to Seattle's KeyArena 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z I don't want to let anybody down, but it's also important for me not to mimic and a bad impression of Freddie Mercury would be really tacky. Adam Lambert: Ready to rock the UK 2012-06-13T07:12:24Z As a tween, Mercury collected stamps from Zanzibar, the UK, New Zealand, and Monaco. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Women in space also feature prominently, including a new exhibit entitled “This is Mission Control…Women in Mission Control,” featuring NASA’s female mission controllers, and a permanent display on the Mercury 13 Women. 5 feminist history reasons to visit Cleveland — whether you’re protesting, attending or working the Republican National Convention 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z The newly named Ms. Page broke away from her radio career to tour with Jimmy Joy’s band and was shortly signed by Mercury Records. Patti Page, Singer, Dies at 85 2013-01-02T20:29:12Z The band continued touring and recording as Mercury's health deteriorated. Sacha Baron Cohen to play Freddie Mercury in Queen film 2010-09-17T11:41:00Z Caballe and Mercury became very close friends during his last few years and he confided with her concerning his illness – as she explained. Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z He eventually resigned from the San Jose Mercury News, and in 2004 he took his own life. Jeremy Renner reflects on an unexpected Hollywood trajectory 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z The trio roots for Mercury Fire, a one-eyed greyhound that's set to retire. Omar Musa brings Australian hip-hop, poetry and subculture to the US in 'Here Come the Dogs' 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z In 1991, Mercury was one of the first British celebrities to die from AIDS, at age 45. Rami Malek wins best actor Oscar for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z And so she arrives in Mercury intent on breaking up his marriage, a plan she justifies to herself in the romantic language of destiny, soul mates and following your heart. | 'Young Adult': Charlize Theron in ?Young Adult? - Review 2011-12-08T13:00:01Z The Mercury suits were originally a standard Air Force green until someone painted them silver. Elon Musk’s SpaceX Suit Is Like a Tuxedo for the Starship Enterprise 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z Viv’s desire to control Mercury although he is owned by someone else changes her calculus about everything, including money management and emotional commitments. Books by Melanie Finn, Alexandra Kleeman, Robert Seethaler and Margot Livesey 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Miller went to work for Mercury Records in the late ’40s, initially as a producer of classical music and then as head of artists and repertory in the pop division. Mitch Miller, Maestro of the Singalong, Dies at 99 2010-08-02T16:28:00Z Between his costume changes and vocal gymnastics, Mercury performed lifts and impressively high kicks alongside the ballerinas. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z It’s a dirge about inevitable, existential loneliness, set to slow, bare-bones arpeggios and funereal drum thuds, and Mercury’s voice expands it to arena scale as he moves between confidential croon and balcony-rattling rasp. Queen’s Unearthed Lament, and 6 More New Songs 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Last year's winner was Michael Kiwanuka, whose debut album Home Again reached No 4 and was nominated for the Mercury music prize. Haim win BBC Sound of 2013 poll 2013-01-04T10:58:02Z Preston had been playing in local clubs when Richardson discovered him and introduced him to Mercury Records. Johnny Preston obituary 2011-03-06T18:49:00Z "We never seemed to be in the same country long enough to actually finish anything completely," Mercury once said of the King of Pop. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Job done: if In Ghostlike Fading is country, it's the cosmic variety: the Neil Young in outer space vibe achieved by Mercury Rev and Flaming Lips in the late-90s. New band of the day: My Best Fiend (No 1,204) 2012-02-09T16:44:00Z Mercury and family were Parsis and practiced Zoroastrian, one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z I’ve used the neighborhood, or some version of it, in more than one story, including my novel, “The Heaven of Mercury.” This Week in Fiction: Brad Watson 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z After Mr. Mercury’s death, Mr. May became an astrophysicist, a choice presaged by “'39,” a bouncy song, Mr. May explained onstage, about Einstein’s clock paradox. Queen + Adam Lambert Take On Madison Square Garden 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Over the years, Empirical became Millennial, which tussled with an offshoot called Mercury before finally becoming Empirical again. With ‘Younger’ and ‘The Bold Type’ Ending, Will TV Turn the Page? 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z This last one was released in 1997, which, as a pop-cultural benchmark, was the same year the Spice Girls’ debut album was nominated for the Mercury prize. No more Mr Nice Gay: how TV representation changed from Will & Grace to Empire 2016-02-09T05:00:00Z While May denied that, suspicion lingers that Bohemian Rhapsody will dial back on Mercury’s hedonism and life as a closeted gay man, and fade up the contributions of his band. Is this the real life? Why ‘official’ biopics skip the scandal and keep it safe 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z For four hours a day, he watched videos of Mercury with his movement coach. Walking Through the Whitney Museum with Rami Malek 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Stravinsky dominated, most obviously in the merciless barrage of 5/4 time in “Mars,” and the bristling bitonality of “Mercury.” Review: Two BBC Proms More Modern than Pastoral 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z While at Mercury, he recorded several albums under his own name using unusual combinations of instruments, including “Reeds in Hi-Fi,” “Ten Trumpets and Two Guitars” and “Ten Saxophones and Two Basses.” Pete Rugolo, Arranger and Composer, Is Dead at 95 2011-10-19T04:53:00Z However, three years later Baron Cohen ducked out after reported disagreements with the surviving members of the band, who were apparently concerned that Baron Cohen was “too recognisable” and would turn Mercury into “a joke”. From Hank to Hendrix and Joplin to Davis: the new wave of musical biopics 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z That was the effect Freddie Mercury had on his fan base. Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z When Antony Hegarty won the Mercury prize for music in 2005, he memorably remarked: "It's like a contest between an orange and a space ship and a potted plant and a spoon." Hilary Mantel's Bring up the Bodies wins Costa prize after unanimous vote 2013-01-29T20:33:00Z Mercury was far more than just a singer, and early in the show, Lambert occasionally stumbled when trying to entertain the fans in nonmusical ways. Adam Lambert leads a cross-generational Queen through the hits at Merriweather “After careful thought and consideration, the Bowery Presents is parting ways with the Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge,” Mr. Moore said in a statement. Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge Split From Concert Promoter Bowery Presents 2017-08-02T04:00:00Z The band revived the track during sessions for 1984’s “The Works,” and the next year, a version of the song appeared on Mercury’s debut solo album, “Mr. Bad Guy.” Fresh Releases by Pink Floyd and Queen 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z Page last updated at The band were nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2009 Friendly Fires will play a show to raise awareness of male suicide after the death of one of their friends. Band reveal suicide awareness gig 2012-11-23T12:05:49Z Lloyd appeared in one of Welles’s first triumphs: the 1937 Mercury Theatre production of “Caesar,” an updating of “Julius Caesar” to Fascist Europe. The Magnificent Memory of Norman Lloyd 2015-12-04T05:00:00Z She works at a local horse stable and becomes obsessed with Mercury, a charismatic young thoroughbred who rekindles Viv’s younger dreams of competitive equestrian success. Books by Melanie Finn, Alexandra Kleeman, Robert Seethaler and Margot Livesey 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Guitarist Brian May and drummer Roger Taylor will oversee the musical content of the film, which will feature both original Queen music and Mercury solo music. "Borat" star to play Freddie Mercury in movie 2010-09-17T02:42:00Z Mercury may have been shy, but the movie "Bohemian Rhapsody" didn't exaggerate the musician's partying ways. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Ham, a NASA- trained chimpanzee in the Air Force's Mercury Program has a much happier ending, thank God. Motherlode Blog: Home-Schooling, Comic Con Style (Part 1) 2012-10-16T21:33:22Z In a petition for annulment filed June 5, Ms. Griner, a center for the Women’s National Basketball Association’s Phoenix Mercury, said their marriage of less than a month was “void based on fraud and duress.” An Abrupt End to Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson’s Marriage 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z Reminiscent at times of Mercury Rev, there's a wonderful poise to the band's debut. This week's new live music 2010-08-20T23:06:00Z What do you think of the Mercury nominations? SBTRKT Q&A, plus listen to an exclusive remix 2011-08-16T15:10:00Z After retiring in 1984 from the Mercury theatre, he worked in drama schools and colleges in the US and the UK. David Buxton obituary 2011-08-22T15:48:58Z But Montreux has another claim to musical fame: It was where Freddie Mercury, the legendary lead singer and songwriter of Queen, came to find peace. A Queen fan’s pilgrimage to a sleepy Swiss town where Freddie Mercury found tranquility 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z The vocalist and multimedia performer Melanie Charles will take over from Mr. Overall, later this month, and on Friday, during the full marathon, she performed at Mercury Lounge, where Revive curated a stage. At the NYC Winter Jazzfest, Learning How Less Can Be More 2019-01-15T05:00:00Z “Mercury, the Winged Messenger,” is a like a brilliant, scintillating scherzo, with the orchestral colorings of Debussy’s “Jeux” yet ominously spiked with sledgehammer chords. 2010-01-30T13:26:00Z The mustachioed and buff Mercury was never shy about his camp sensibilities even as the band drew part of its musical inspiration from the progressive and hard rock genres. "Borat" star to play Freddie Mercury in movie 2010-09-17T02:42:00Z Last year's Mercury Prize winner James Blake received the best contemporary song trophy for Retrograde. Fleetwood Mac star honoured at awards 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Adam Lambert, best known for his second-place finish on the eighth season of Fox megahit “American Idol,” is a far cry from Freddie Mercury. Adam Lambert is back on tour with Queen 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z “I don’t see going to restaurants as being a separate, discrete activity from the rest of the things that people do,” he told the Mercury News, in 2012. What Jonathan Gold Meant for Food Writing 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z Over the past several decades, Bawden, a former columnist for The Toronto Star, and Miller, a former television editor at The San Jose Mercury News, have conducted a steady stream of interviews with movie actors. Hollywood’s Biggest Stars Seen Inside and Out 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Jackson was also reportedly less than thrilled with Mercury’s behavior during the recording session. Michael Jackson and Freddie Mercury: Three Duets Coming Out This Fall 2013-07-29T17:55:25Z I've always enjoyed the Mercury prize simply because it gets people talking about music. Sleeve Notes: The Mercury prize gets the temperature rising 2010-07-23T14:48:00Z The musicians and Mercury’s estate are donating their proceeds to a World Health Organization fund for health workers. 'You Are the Champions': Queen, under lockdown, record health worker anthem 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z A Los Angeles native of Egyptian descent, Malek took on the role of Mercury, born to etnhic Parsi parents from India who moved their family to England when he was in his late teens. Rami Malek wins best actor Oscar for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z He first emerged from the New York underground scene with Antony and the Johnsons in 1998 and shot to prominence with the Mercury prize-winning album I am a Bird Now. Meltdown 2012: What are you looking forward to? 2012-07-31T14:27:23Z The best-selling vinyl album in the UK last year was Coexist, by Mercury Prize-winners - but it cost £25, more than three times the price of the CD. Crate digging and the resurgence of vinyl 2013-01-22T08:07:57Z Another band hoping to relive their former Mercury prize success are Elbow, who are nominated for Build a Rocket Boys!. Adele leads Mercury prize shortlist 2011-07-19T10:54:24Z In San Jose: There was no reporter on the education beat at the Mercury News when the pandemic started closing schools. Heath Freeman is the hedge fund guy who says he wants to save local news. Somehow, no one’s buying it. 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z Bohemian Rhapsody – the story of Freddie Mercury and Queen – is a surprise entry: thoroughly enjoyable but very much all about Rami Malek’s bravura performance. Golden Globes 2019: who will win – and who should win – the film categories 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z He started the journal American Mercury, the first mainstream magazine to print black writers such as Langston Hughes. House of writer H.L. Mencken remains in disrepair 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z This month, Mercury, 54, is carrying her messages to the world, as she often does. Brazil’s Outspoken Daniela Mercury Is a Swirl of Ideas and Songs 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z “I don’t think anybody really wanted to hear my voice as much as they would love to hear Mr Mercury’s,” he said, after completing the work. Oscar winner Rami Malek: the first best actor of Arab heritage 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z He drank in the greatest game in New York basketball history not at Madison Square Garden but on the north shore of Staten Island in a parked 1961 Mercury Comet. Books of The Times: ?Whore of Akron? and ?When the Garden Was Eden? - Review 2011-12-25T22:22:07Z “Welcome to the Oscars!” shouted Adam Lambert, who has taken over for Mercury as Queen’s frontman in recent years, as a waterfall of sparks fell to the Dolby Theater stage. Oscars 2019: ‘Green Book’ Is Best Picture; Rami Malek and Olivia Colman Win 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Mercury died of an Aids-related illness on November 24 1991 and in this case, the statement "he did not die in vain" is truly apt. Freddie Mercury 30 years on – remembering the theatrical, eccentric genius 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Now 60 years have passed since the selection of the Mercury Seven, who have all died. Review | Whatever ‘The Right Stuff’ is, this Disney Plus adaptation could use more of it 2020-10-07T04:00:00Z He was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 1993 for his album “Portraits Plus.” Stan Tracey, Who Helped Pluck British Jazz From American Shadow, Dies at 86 2013-12-10T04:13:07Z They later sold it to the English rock band Queen, which eventually turned it into “Queen: The Studio Experience,” a museum and exhibition benefiting the Mercury Phoenix Trust. Anita Kerr, an Architect of the Nashville Sound, Dies at 94 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z The award was voted for by festival-goers and Leicester Mercury readers. Ken Dodd wins Legend of Comedy award 2014-03-18T10:08:15Z Jeff Shesol is the author, most recently, of “Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War.” When Freedom Meant the Freedom to Oppress Others 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z A decade ago, Mr. Kinkade’s Media Arts Group, once a publicly traded company, took in $32 million per quarter from 4,500 dealers across the country, according to The Mercury News. Thomas Kinkade, Artist to Mass Market, Dies at 54 2012-04-07T19:47:25Z His vocal range extends from baritone on up, and he is openly gay and willing to be campy, as Mr. Mercury was. Queen + Adam Lambert Take On Madison Square Garden 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z The new ‘Torch Yellow’ and ‘Torch Red Ember’ blanket flowers bloom nonstop even when the mercury tops that on Mercury. 8 Great Plants 2010-05-10T15:13:00Z This is part of the Ford strategy known as "One Ford": getting rid of other brands--Jaguar, Volvo, Mercury--and concentrating on the Ford name. Killing Mercury 2010-05-27T22:30:00Z Mercury held all those aspects together with a performance in which campy and commanding were inseparable. When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z What to buy: Debut single Work is released by Mercury on April 1. New band of the day – Iggy Azalea (No 1,476) 2013-03-21T16:44:00Z Dee Evans, who has transformed the Mercury into a loved local theatre, directs. Theatre picks of the week 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z But this year the Mercury Prize shortlist has confirmed something all music fans can agree on: the range of 12 albums in contention for the 2011 award marks the end of "tribalism" in popular music. Is music tribalism dead? 2011-07-23T23:07:50Z To embrace Mercury’s physicality, Mr. Malek had a costume designer create a set of Freddie teeth that he carried around in a little black plastic container, and popped into his mouth to practice every night. Rami Malek, Catching Mercury 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z There was no word on whether Baron Cohen will try to imitate Mercury's grandiose singing style, but the comedian has appeared in several musicals, including Tim Burton's film version of "Sweeney Todd." Sacha Baron Cohen set for Freddie Mercury biopic 2010-09-17T17:12:00Z Midway through the concert, the singer disappeared for a long, dreary sequence in which May and Taylor performed as old footage of Mercury played on an enormous video screen at the rear of the stage. Queen + Adam Lambert are overcome by Freddie Mercury at the Forum 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z But whereas the Brit winners are decided on days before the event, the Mercury winner is not finalised until the night of the awards itself. Mercury prize: Paul Weller at centre of 'biggest turnaround in music betting for 40 years' 2010-09-06T12:08:00Z Freddie Mercury's teeth are responsible for the rise of The Sex Pistols. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z “I’m a warrior for light,” Kinkade, a self-described devout Christian, told the San Jose Mercury News in 2002, a reference to the medieval practice of using light to symbolize the divine. Thomas Kinkade, Landscape Painter, Dies at 54 2012-04-07T13:35:00Z The catalyst for the conversation is the release of the seventh LP by the platinum-selling Brit and Mercury prize nominee Beverley Knight. UK soul: the sound of the Union 2011-07-07T19:59:00Z She played grunge favorites and a number of songs from her new album, "Nobody's Daughter," which Mercury will release April 27. Courtney Love is back with a vengeance 2010-04-03T00:22:00Z However, most of the singing performances in Bohemian Rhapsody use Mercury’s own vocals, about which Malek is sanguine. Oscar winner Rami Malek: the first best actor of Arab heritage 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z In this one, Trudy discovers the Lovelace program and associated hearings, as her husband gears up for his Mercury 7 flight. ABC's 'The Astronaut Wives Club' Episode 5 "Flashpoint" Rockets in Ratings And Women's Rights 2015-07-18T04:00:00Z “What I wanted to say,” Donald tells us during a conversation with his wife about Mercury, “was that he was too good for her, that he made her want too much.” Books by Melanie Finn, Alexandra Kleeman, Robert Seethaler and Margot Livesey 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Welles’s CBS show “The Mercury Theater on the Air” presented an adaptation of the H. G. Wells novel “The War of the Worlds” for its Halloween episode on Sunday, Oct. Bill Herz, Last of ‘War of the Worlds’ Broadcast Crew, Dies at 99 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z "You can imagine what it was like at school: Here comes the son of Tarzan!," he said in a 1997 interview with the San Jose Mercury News. Actor who played Boy in 'Tarzan' movies, dies at 79 2010-10-19T00:45:00Z James The Night Before Mercury Perhaps wary of the unfortunate trend for reunited bands' albums to fail to match former glories, James have rejigged their entire way of working. James: The Night Before 2010-04-15T21:05:00Z All was froth and pitch at Iceage’s sold-out show on Monday night at the Mercury Lounge, and this felt almost clinically prescribed. Music Review: Iceage?s Punk Sound and Fury at Mercury Lounge - Review 2011-08-24T22:03:06Z Having been buried on the grounds of a temple to Mercury, it included a statuette of the god, which, at nearly two feet tall, is one of the largest such pieces to survive from antiquity. 10 Under-the-Radar Art Shows to See Now 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z It is perhaps the greatest compliment to Freddie Mercury that so much about Queen’s current live show feels like old news. Queen + Adam Lambert are overcome by Freddie Mercury at the Forum 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z “All the girls that work here, they know what they’re signing up for. Go work in an office — there is somewhat of a dress code there too,” Sarah Perrin told Mercury News. Latest location of California bikini-barista coffee shop encounters criticism: 'Just disgusting' 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z "I'm not here to plant a flag for New York," said Michael Swier, a founder of the Mercury and the Bowery. Teragram Ballroom adds to L.A.'s music venue roster 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z But “Bohemian Rhapsody” isn’t a comprehensive bio-pic, nor a full-spectrum consideration of Mercury’s life—it is a clearly and carefully oriented vision of his career. In “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Freddie Mercury Is More Interesting Than His Music 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Not just unscathed but with a new sense of purpose and a deal with Mercury, which is releasing his debut single proper, Normal Human Being, in a couple of weeks. New band of the day - Dot Rotten (No 1,001) 2011-04-08T16:28:56Z There were a few moments of truth during Mountain Man’s austere, engrossing performance at the Mercury Lounge on Thursday night. Music Review: The 3 Women of Mountain Man, in Perfect Harmony 2011-08-01T21:27:08Z Indie band Wolf Alice, who last month won Britain’s respected Mercury Prize for the critically-acclaimed “Visions of a Life” album, took Q Best Live Act. Noel Gallagher scoops two prizes at music Q Awards 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z After the ceremony, he told The San Jose Mercury News, “I came back, I took out the garbage, and life goes on.” Benjamin Lees, Versatile Composer, Dies at 86 2010-06-04T05:51:00Z Dizzying spirals show the orbits of Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. Exploring the Solar System Anew at the Hayden Planetarium 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Mercury was the only record company they met with. Courtney Love is back with a vengeance 2010-04-03T00:22:00Z The album is the band's follow-up to their Mercury Music Prize-winning debut, An Awesome Wave. Jessie J scores third number one 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z "Winning the Mercury was so important to us," he said. Elbow: Mercury follow-up 'easy' 2011-03-10T09:54:53Z Her solo album Everybody Down has just been nominated for the Mercury Prize for the best UK and Irish album of the past 12 months. Tempest storms poetry talent list 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z “A woman drops her iPhone in the toilet and she happens to read the astrology column and reads that Mercury is in retrograde. She’s tuned into an ancient superstition and thinks, ‘Well, that’s it. Has your life gone haywire? It’s probably Mercury Retrograde. 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Before Kinkade’s Media Arts Group went private in the middle of the past decade, the company took in $32 million per quarter from 4,500 dealers across the country, according to the Mercury News. Thomas Kinkade, Landscape Painter, Dies at 54 2012-04-07T13:35:00Z That debut, "An Awesome Wave," went on to win the prestigious Mercury Prize given to the top album of the year in the United Kingdome and Ireland in something of a shocker. Unexpected success for Alt-J brings good and bad 2013-03-22T14:49:08Z The reality of the early 1960s, and of the associated Life magazine encapsulation of the Mercury Project astronauts and wives, or The Astronaut Wives Club as based on the book by Lily Koppel, is complex. ABC's 'The Astronaut Wives Club' Second Episode Sputters In Ratings But Captures Key Historical Era 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z “There was no place else really to buy those wonderful French culinary implements,” chef, restaurateur and cookbook author Alice Waters said in a 2005 interview with the San Jose Mercury News. Chuck Williams, founder of Williams-Sonoma kitchen stores, dies at 100 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z Benjamin Clementine, a pianist, poet, singer-songwriter and former Paris busker, was awarded the 2015 Mercury Prize on Friday in London for the best British or Irish album of the year. Benjamin Clementine Wins 2015 Mercury Prize 2015-11-20T05:00:00Z No Mercury metal ... fans at an Iron Maiden concert. Mercury prize: should there be more heavy metal on the shortlist? 2011-07-22T12:57:00Z His 2005 hit, Mercury Fur, was described as "a vicious kick in the guts", a journey "to hell and back" and "a poisonous piece" - and that was just the Daily Telegraph's review. Folly of banning Moonfleece 2010-03-30T15:20:00Z When I arrived for a three-month stay on Olympus, Mercury told me he would rent his house to me while I was there, at a very low cost. Style Invitational Week 1104: HOW’s this? Compare 2 things with the same abbrev. 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Of all the major cultural awards handed out each year, it is the Mercury Prize that frequently meets with the biggest jeer from its intended public. Is music tribalism dead? 2011-07-23T23:07:50Z But the man who gave us such resplendently titled dramas as “The Pitchfork Disney” and the deeply divisive “Mercury Fur” can always be relied upon to rattle, roil and possibly revolt his audiences. The Week Ahead: Aug. 26 — Sept. 1 2012-08-26T07:00:06Z Based on a memoir by Mr. Webb, who died in 2004, the film never acknowledges the shortcomings of his reporting, though The Mercury News eventually did. When Journalism Catches Hollywood’s Eye 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z It’s been embraced by young people, who jokingly ascribe the inconveniences of life — a delayed train, a broken laptop — to Mercury’s retrograde. How app culture turned astrology into a modern obsession 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Paul Weller discusses his chances of winning the Mercury pr ... Mercury prize 2010: In pictures 2010-09-08T11:45:00Z Mercury made it clear in interviews that “Bohemian Rhapsody” was tough to write. Was Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Originally ‘Mongolian Rhapsody’? 2023-05-31T04:00:00Z But that earlier Freddie Mercury portrait also suggests a sort of corollary – that bringing a subject on to develop their own biopic can result only in dilution and creative compromise. Hollywood needs to stop letting stars author their own biopics | Charles Bramesco 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z The album landed near-universal critical acclaim, including a prestigious Mercury Award nomination, as well as frequent comparisons to everyone from Adele to Sade. Review: On Jessie Ware's Tough Love, Sadness Sounds Sweeter 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z "I'm a warrior for light," Kinkade, a self-described devout Christian, told the San Jose Mercury News in 2002, a reference to the medieval practice of using light to symbolize the divine. Popular painter Thomas Kinkade dies in Calif. 2012-04-07T17:46:03Z Ruess is an impressive front man, with a commanding presence and a soaring voice that recalls that of the late Freddie Mercury. A band that lives up to its name| Concert review 2013-02-06T21:14:29Z While watching the movie, I found his performance eerily reminiscent, as if based less on Freddie Mercury himself than on some other movie actor’s performance. In “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Freddie Mercury Is More Interesting Than His Music 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z If the Mercury homage, which was outside The Forum, in Norwich, is not returned to the 53-stop trail it will be replaced by another design. May to investigate Mercury gorilla 2013-07-09T16:50:51Z Mercury Prize winners Young Fathers entered the top 40 for the first time following their success on Wednesday, debuting at 35. Ed Sheeran tops UK singles chart 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z Together, those roles made Mercury a double outsider, a two-fisted underdog fighting for his day. When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z She released her debut, "Devotion," last August in Europe, where it hit No. 5 on the charts and was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Prize. UK's Jessie Ware finds her confidence in music 2013-04-29T12:04:13Z Shortlisted for the Mercury music prize and nominated in three categories, Sam Lee went home empty-handed, as did Karine Polwart, also nominated for three awards. BBC Radio 2 Folk awards 2013 names Nic Jones singer of the year 2013-01-31T14:44:56Z Ultimately, the band’s one major-label album, released by Mercury Records in 1997, did reasonably well in Britain, but not at home. Texas Monthly: Ben Kweller Takes Charge of His Own Career 2012-01-29T03:43:15Z On the rock scene, Mercury Lounge and Bowery Ballroom will not open until social distancing requirements are eliminated or significantly diminished, said Michael Swier, owner of the venues. Live Performing Arts Are Returning to N.Y.C., but Not All at Once 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Speaking on the phone from Paris, Malek talked about Singer, Mercury, and, yes, those teeth. Rami Malek on Freddie Mercury, Bryan Singer and the Oscars 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z Mercury sings of “The only race/The human race,” adding: “Brazil is black/And white is black/And the Indian is black.” Brazil’s Outspoken Daniela Mercury Is a Swirl of Ideas and Songs 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z See the complicated crafting of Mercury’s handmade plaque in the video below. Freddie Mercury Honored for His 70th Birthday 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Mercury was conceived in the 1930s by Henry Ford's son Edsel as a premium brand poised between Ford and Lincoln. Mercury's End Means New Life For Lincoln 2010-06-02T22:25:00Z Subjects in the timetable range from dining and singing sessions and sushi-making performance art classes to the Sundown Schoolhouse of Queer Home Economics, plus explorations of time and space, forensics and Freddie Mercury. Fantasy art school: artists reveal their dream teachers 2012-06-12T10:26:45Z As a result, the film too often treats Freddie Mercury as a precious figure, when he was very much a man. We will (almost) rock you: Rami Malek is marvelous in “Bohemian Rhapsody”; it’s not quite e... 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z The deluxe edition of Moving Pictures is released on 11 April by Mercury. Rush: 'Our fans feel vindicated' 2011-03-24T21:29:01Z The possible combinations for a discussion panel of those who have experienced the highs, lows, fun and games of the Mercury are numerous. Paul Morley Showing Off ... Ms Dynamite, M People and Portico Quartet 2010-09-03T15:56:00Z I'd arranged to meet everyone I knew in New York for dinner, and I made them finish their dinner very quickly and go round the corner to the Mercury Lounge to watch Marah. Nick Hornby's favourite music – a classic interview from the vaults 2013-07-10T10:11:50Z On the phone, Mercury discussed the matter sympathetically. Brazil’s Outspoken Daniela Mercury Is a Swirl of Ideas and Songs 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z Though Mr. Sinno is often compared to Freddie Mercury, in part because of his bushy mustache, he doesn’t see the resemblance. A Lebanese Rocker Caught in a Human Rights Incident Over Rainbow Flags 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z He sports a mustache like his hero, Freddie Mercury, and one day brings home a chicken he stole and names it Freddie 2. "Limbo" will break your heart with the whimsical yet agonizing in-between life of refugees 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Tour the unchanged studio where the band Queen recorded seven of their albums, and Freddie Mercury’s final vocals. A Queen fan’s pilgrimage to a sleepy Swiss town where Freddie Mercury found tranquility 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Hear for yourself at the Mercury Lounge whether they hold up without all the crud. The Week Ahead: May 2 ? 8 2010-04-30T18:18:00Z So I wrote to every rep theatre in the country, and got offered Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream at the Mercury theatre in Colchester. Portrait of the artist: Hermione Norris, actor 2011-03-14T22:29:01Z The other truly mystifying triumph this year is Bohemian Rhapsody, the story of Freddie Mercury and Queen, a project clouded by its association with its disgraced director Bryan Singer. Oscars 2019 verdict: lovely surprises can't compensate for shock horrors 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z The annual Mercury award shortlist for the album of year was unveiled on Tuesday, with a strong showing for female artists and an eclectic mix of genres including urban, electro and old-fashioned guitar bands. Adele leads Mercury prize shortlist 2011-07-19T10:54:24Z When I Luv U hit the charts and the album won the Mercury Prize; that was for 'us'. Readers' panel: What's your favourite Dizzee Rascal moment? 2012-06-22T15:25:00Z Adam Lambert is the latest in a line of Freddie Mercury fill-ins to front Queen in the last couple of decades. Adam Lambert leads a cross-generational Queen through the hits at Merriweather On this particular one, Mercury’s raw will and broad talents elevated him to a stage whose televised exposure gave him the chance to conquer the world. When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z |
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