by Zach Shaw | Nov 6, 2012 | In The Studio
First, the sad news: Queens Of The Stone Age has parted ways with drummer Joey Castillo (who has been with the band since 2002). Now here’s the good news: mainman Josh Homme has recruited a very familiar face to record drums on the new album, Dave Grohl. Homme let the...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 18, 2012 | Video
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qxi4P8pAcJQ[/youtube] It’s likely been a while since you’ve thought of Local H, if you even remember them. The Chicago-area duo have been around since 1987, and are probably best known for their song “Bound For...
by Bram Teitelman | Sep 6, 2012 | Updates
We mentioned a few weeks ago that Queens of the Stone Age are in the studio recording their long-in-the-works follow up to Era Vulgaris. And now we’ve been given somewhat of an update. Not from the band themselves, mind you, but from Jesse Hughes, who plays with...
by Bram Teitelman | Aug 20, 2012 | Updates
There are a lot of bands that issue exhaustive updates on the recording processes of their next album, shooting videos with updates, showing the monotony of tracking instruments over and over again, and giving a preview of a track or two. And then there’s Queens...
by Zach Shaw | Aug 6, 2012 | Legal Woes
Over a year ago, Nick Oliveri made headlines for his four-hour standoff with a S.W.A.T. team in LA. The incident lead to his public arrest and threatened to send him to jail for up to 15 years. Last week, though, the former Queens Of The Stone Age/Kyuss bassist...