To celebrate the life of an absolute icon Pop Expresso put together 12 features on Freddie Mercury and Queen

Often referred to as the “Godfather of British Blues,” his contributions to the genre are immeasurable. Through his work with the Bluesbreakers, he helped bring blues music to a wider audience and played a crucial role in the careers of some of rock and blues’ greatest musicians

Free’s Paul Kossoff is considered one of the most influential Rock guitarists, he was ranked 51st in Rolling Stone magazine list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time”

Spelling’s first big success came in the 1960s with series like “Naked City” and “The Mod Squad,” but it was in the 1970s and ’80s—first through his partnership with Leonard Goldberg and later under his own banner, Spelling Television—that he truly reshaped prime‑time TV

Singer Samantha Fox first became popular in her home country as a topless model on Page 3 of British tabloid newspaper The Sun

The unique Tiny Tim had a voice that is still remembered to this day as one of the most peculiar to have landed in the mainstream Pop music world. We look back at his life and career on the day he was born, 94 years ago today

God Moves In Mysterious Ways The Name Of The Rose “The Name Of The Rose”, was one of the biggest

When two icons of Glam Rock joined forces in 1970, the commercial result wasn’t what both were expecting, especially when it’s David Bowie and Marc Bolan we are talking about

Shirley Jones is a singer and actress best known for her parts in movie musicals, and for her role as Mrs. Partridge on the 1970s television show “The Partridge Family”

Nirvana revolutionized Alternative Rock during the early 90’s and while Cobain is still remembered as the engineer of Nirvana’s sound, Novoselic’s bass guitar also played an important part in Nirvana’s songs, giving it a solid and distinct beat. He celebrates 61 today.

The 1964 Hot 100 chart attack of The Beatles with “I Want to Hold Your Hand” kicked off the Beatlemania in the U.S. The single became the band’s best-selling one worldwide and still regarded as a Rock music staple

The daughter of the legendary Ravi Shankar, in 2002 she released her debut album, “Come Away with Me,” whose intimate blend of jazz, pop and soul struck a chord worldwide—earning five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, and selling over 27 million copies

“Sunny Afternoon” marked a shift on The Kinks sound from garage Rock to a baroque Pop direction. On July 7, 1966, it peaked to No.1 in the UK

The Beatles song “Come Together” was released as a double A-Side single with “Something”, on November 29th, 1969, reached No.1 on the Hot 100, making it their 18th No.1 in the U.S

Through hundreds of photos, Stewart takes you back with him on a personal journey, one where he traveled to attend and photograph The Who shows in the first person, between 1969 and 1971. The books is a valuable personal archive containing hundreds of photographs of some of the legendary band’s iconic American performances, as well as the author and photographer’s personal notes

The “Prince of Darkness” was born on this day in 1948

In 1978, Strange co-founded Visage that released the hit “Fade to Grey” in 1980

Willem Dafoe, the highly prolific and awarded actor was born on July 22, 1955. He is one of the most recognized faces in the big screen and one of our favorite actors and today that he turns 71, take a look at his Top 5 Movies

A powerful and high pitched vocal range that at times blew PA’s at live concerts, Robert Plant’s legacy as the lead singer for Led Zeppelin has given us memorable songs