The baby grand piano upon which Freddie Mercury wrote Bohemian Rhapsody was sold for £1.74 million at a recent auction of possessions owned by Mercury’s former partner Mary Austin. A portion of the proceeds went to HIV/Aids charities the Mercury Phoenix Trust and the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
The Black Crowes release a deluxe expanded edition of their second album The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion on December 1. Its bonus features include previously unreleased studio recordings, rare B-sides and a 1993 live show from Houston.