by Zach Shaw | Aug 15, 2011 | That's Unfortunate
Just when we thought bassists couldn’t get any crazier, former Queens Of The Stone Age/Kyuss bassist Nick Oliveri proved us wrong. Last month, the bassist found himself in an intense standoff with a S.W.A.T. team at his L.A. house after cops were called to the scene...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 5, 2011 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOQZ9wQy9IQ[/youtube] As you may have heard, bassist Nick Oliveri had a little run in with a S.W.A.T. team last month. Despite his recent troubles, Oliveri appears to still be in Kyuss Lives!, only being temporarily replaced for...
by Zach Shaw | Jul 13, 2011 | Feel Bad Hit Of The Summer, Legal Woes, That's Unfortunate
What the hell is wrong with bassists this week? According to TMZ, former Kyuss and Queens Of The Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri was arrested after an intense standoff with a S.W.A.T. team at his L.A. home. Police were reportedly called to the scene after neighbors...
by Zach Shaw | Mar 24, 2011 | No New Songs For The Deaf
Bassist Nick Oliveri has been keeping himself busy lately with Kyuss Lives (which also features drummer Brant Bjork and singer John Garcia). But this time last year, rumors that Oliveri would be rejoining another old band of his, Queens Of The Stone Age, started to...
by Zach Shaw | Dec 14, 2010 | We're Gettin' The Band Back Together
When three quarters of Kyuss announced that they were reuniting, everyone figured it was just for live purposes. But now it appears that the group will not only be touring under the moniker Kyuss Lives!, but also recording new music under it. In an interview with U.K....