Check out Queens of the Stone Age on Conan

Source Just a picture from the video’s trailer Queen of the Stone Age kind of promised us a surprise, for Halloween or something, and I personally was thinking that they were talking about that video they were saying that it was set to be released on 30th October. Well guys (I am talking to the QOTSA guys here), today is October 31, and you haven’t posted a video yet, I’ve watched…

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Queens of the Stone Age and Vampire Weekend cover “Blurred Lines”

So apparently the cool thing to do at the moment is to make your own version of Robin Thicke’s number one single “Blurred Lines,” because stoner-rock stalwarts Queens of the Stone age and indie favs Vampire Weekend have both recorded covers of it recently. Vampire Weekend’s is a somewhat jokey take here, with the full band having some serious fun with it. Meanwhile, Queens decided to do an acoustic take for BBC Radio 1’s Live…

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Queens of the Stone Age let their fans pick the setlist at tiny London gig

‘Let’s turn this shit up until it blows the fuck up,’ Josh Homme tells the crowd at London’s Rough Trade East Some 200 people were lucky enough to hear Josh Homme and the boys hit an intimate gig at London’s Rough Trade East; they were treated to a mixture of classic songs and stuff from their new album, ‘…Like Clockwork’, which is currently enjoying the band’s highest ever UK chart placing at Number Two. They…

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QOTSA confirmed performing live full album in Los Angeles

Source It’s official, QOTSA confirmed that they will perform tonight in Los Angeles the newest album in full, even though …Like Clockwork is set to be release on 3rd June this year, through Matador Records. The show is already sold out, which is kind of a bad news for those that just found out about this and wanna hear the latest album live. But, there is still hope, if you can’t…

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QOTSA prepare epic world tour

The guys over at Queens of the Stone Age are usually pretty mysterious about their future plans, but they’ve promised an extensive world tour in support of their long-awaited new record “…Like Clockwork” which is out in June. No official dates or places have been released, but the band promised to hit the road in a big way, after spending so much time in the studio and away from the fans. What we do know…

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New Foo Fighters record in the works

Dave Grohl is a busy man.  Since putting out 2011’s Wasting Light, he made a documentary, made music with people from that documentary, started planning a tour with some of those people, played drums for a few different bands, and sorta kinda got Nirvana back together for one night. Well, apparently we can add to that list the fact that new FF music is coming.  He recently told MTV News: […] we have a plan, we…

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Queens of the Stone Age release cryptic teaser

The Queens of the Stone Age have released a handwritten letter to Mojo magazine, explaining why their new album has been delayed for more than a year and why this might actually prove to be a good thing. The QOTSA album is definitely one of the most expected of the year, and one which will likely not disappoint, especially considering they have Dave Grohl on drums again, Trent Raznor working with them on several tracks…

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Dave Grohl to play drums on new Queens of the Stone Age album

So it’s been a while since a Queens of the Stone Age record.  More than a little while, actually:  Their last effort came out in 2007. Well that’s all gonna change sometime in the near future, apparently.  Frontman Josh Homme tweeted the above pic to not only announce that a new record is in the works, but that Dave (fucking) Grohl will be rejoining the band behind the drum kit.  The decision to bring Grohl back came…

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Getting Over A Band Break-Up

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Source: www.21st-apothecary.com Being in a band is very often a losing battle. Some bands never taste success, failing to perform a single gig before their career’s inevitable collapse under the strain of a heterogeny of big personalities with small tempers. And often, these types of bands can be seen from a mile away, each character precious about his or her contribution to what little music is produced from them, and almost always, it speaks through…

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