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Queens of the Stone Age

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Local Record Review: 'Flux' by Lucidiom

    LucidiomFluxDHP RecordsSan Clemente always seems like the kind of place where there should be some sort of wasted-and-groovy garage psych band at work -- call it the mix of surfers and San Onofre. Plus there's the whole legacy of OC legends like Fu Manchu and Nebula, so Lucidiom kicking off their de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2011

    Former Queens of the Stone Age Bassist Nick Oliveri Arrested

    ​TMZ reported today that it took a Los Angeles Police Department S.W.A.T. team  to coax former Queens of the Stone Age Bassist, 39-year-old Nick Oliveriout of his Hollywood duplex and into custody yesterday. According to the tabloid, Oliveri had a fight with his girlfriend two days ago. He al ... More >>

  • Music

    June 23, 2011

    Summer Music: What Kind of Fan Am I?

    [SUMMER GUIDE] Can't decide which shows are worth opening your recession-lightened wallet for? We're here to help!

  • Music

    January 6, 2011

    Lady Gaga Coming to OC

    [Mental Notes] Also, Josh Freese fills in with Paramore and WAR remembers Teena Marie

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2011

    Josh Freese to Fill in For Paramore's South American Tour

    Susan Sabo/OC WeeklyJosh Freese gets his hair cut by a fan in a parking lot in Downtown Long Beach. No big deal. ​According to SPIN Magazine, Long Beach resident and session drummer (and former OC Weekly cover man) Josh Freese has been pegged as the fill-in drummer for Paramore's upcoming tour dat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2010

    [UPDATED:] Masters of Reality on Their Inspirations: Catholic School, Isolation, Pubescent Psycho-Sexuality, Fear and Television

    mastersofreality.com​UPDATE: If you missed Masters of Reality's show last night, you can also catch them at Brick by Brick in San Diego tonight, or House of Blues on Sunset Strip in LA tomorrow. For a band that's 29 years old, Masters of Reality's contemporaries in sound--Queens of the Stone Age, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    3hree Things: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly of the Late-Summer European Festival Circuit

    ​I've been overseas for a week, playing string of European festival dates. The fests we've played have been much like Coachella or Bonaroo back in the states; they're three or four day events, have multiple stages, feature bands of all sorts of genres, and are built around camping, imbibing, sunbu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Queens Of The Stone Age Eagles of Death Metal Announce Benefit Gig

    ​Queens Of The Stone Age bassist Brian O'Connor, recently diagnosed with cancer, is currently going through treatment in Los Angeles. As we reported last month, he doesn't have health insurance, so members of Eagles of Death Metal, Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures and Rage Against Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2010

    Benefit Shows for Eagles of Death Metal's Brian O'Connor

    Flickr user SydigillBrian O'Connor playing with the Eagles of Death Metal at the Commodore Ballroom in 2009​Eagles of Death Metal bassist Brian O'Connor has been diagnosed with cancer, and is undergoing surgery in LA today. He'll begin chemotherapy in three weeks, and because he doesn't have heal ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Thank God It's Thursday: Our Weekend Picks

    Sweethead perform at Alex's Bar on Friday​Don't know where to go this weekend? Heard Mentality makes it easy--here's the rundown of great music coming to town.

  • Calendar

    May 20, 2010

    Sweethead

    Alex's Bar

  • Music

    May 20, 2010

    Sweethead: Blood And Rockets

    Guitarist Troy Van Leeuwen brings the reckless abandon he showed in Queens of the Stone Age to his new band

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Five Good Reasons to Get Acquainted with Mr. Gnome

    ​A weird band name usually has one of two effects on the average, unsuspecting music buff. Either A: You hear it once and burst out laughing, and think, "They can't possibly be any good," and never give it another thought; or B: you still laugh, but you think, "They can't possibly be any good--or ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2009

    Last Night: U2 at the Rose Bowl

    Andrew Youssef​Last Night: U2, at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena; October 25, 2009. (More photos here!) Better Than: Any other stadium tour I have witnessed.Historic. Epic. Magical. These are just a few of the words that come to mind in describing U2's performance at the Rose Bowl. Even as I watch the re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    Free Crap That Came In The Mail: Lullaby Renditions of Aerosmith

    ​A lot of times "Free Crap That Came In The Mail" is just taking shots at easy targets. Why not? It's, you know, easy. But this installment is actually something sort of cool, that I probably would have otherwise ignored if not for the fact that it (you guessed it) came in the mail.

  • Music

    August 13, 2009

    [CD Review] Various Artists, 'New Tales to Tell: A Tribute to Love and Rockets' (Arsenal/Justice Records)

    ​A lot of times "Free Crap That Came In The Mail" is just taking shots at easy targets. Why not? It's, you know, easy. But this installment is actually something sort of cool, that I probably would have otherwise ignored if not for the fact that it (you guessed it) came in the mail.

  • Music

    July 23, 2009

    [CD Review] The Dead Weather, 'Horsehound' (Third Man)

    ​A lot of times "Free Crap That Came In The Mail" is just taking shots at easy targets. Why not? It's, you know, easy. But this installment is actually something sort of cool, that I probably would have otherwise ignored if not for the fact that it (you guessed it) came in the mail.

  • Blogs

    May 15, 2009

    Incoming: Cake, Band of Horses, Coming to Fox Theater, Dead Weather at Glass House

    Back in 1996, it seemed like a pretty good bit that, post-"The Distance," Cake would wind up as a one-hit wonder. Yet the Sacramento band became one of the most reliable commodities in modern rock, which resulted in a ton of slightly amusing novelty hits: "Never There." "Sheep Go To Heaven." "Short ... More >>

  • Music

    April 9, 2009

    [Sound Guy] The Disorienting Power of Coachella Can Make Strange Bedfellows (and Beds)

    Back in 1996, it seemed like a pretty good bit that, post-"The Distance," Cake would wind up as a one-hit wonder. Yet the Sacramento band became one of the most reliable commodities in modern rock, which resulted in a ton of slightly amusing novelty hits: "Never There." "Sheep Go To Heaven." "Short ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2009

    Friends: Lend Us Your Coachella Stories!

    Exactly one month from now we'll be in the midst of Coachella, that annual sweaty, magical musical festival in the brutal yet glorious desert of Indio. It's also the 10th anniversary of the thing (well, kind of--the 1999 one took place in October).In the spirit of getting ready for this glorious eve ... More >>

  • Columns

    February 19, 2009

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    Exactly one month from now we'll be in the midst of Coachella, that annual sweaty, magical musical festival in the brutal yet glorious desert of Indio. It's also the 10th anniversary of the thing (well, kind of--the 1999 one took place in October).In the spirit of getting ready for this glorious eve ... More >>

  • Music

    February 12, 2009

    [Locals Only] Wag the Vessel Tongue

    Exactly one month from now we'll be in the midst of Coachella, that annual sweaty, magical musical festival in the brutal yet glorious desert of Indio. It's also the 10th anniversary of the thing (well, kind of--the 1999 one took place in October).In the spirit of getting ready for this glorious eve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2009

    Always Be Wary of MySpace Bulletins

    "FREE MORAL AGENTS TONIGHT! QUEENS OF STONE AGE TOMORROW FREE"That was the subject of a MySpace bulletin posted last night on Detroit Bar's account; now, I don't think they actually thought anyone would be fooled into think that the Queens of the Stone Age would be playing there free tonight, but it ... More >>

  • Music

    October 30, 2008

    [CD Review] Eagles of Death Metal, 'Heart On' (Downtown Records)

    "FREE MORAL AGENTS TONIGHT! QUEENS OF STONE AGE TOMORROW FREE"That was the subject of a MySpace bulletin posted last night on Detroit Bar's account; now, I don't think they actually thought anyone would be fooled into think that the Queens of the Stone Age would be playing there free tonight, but it ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2008

    The Police, Daft Punk, and DethKlok Among The Top National Concerts of '07

    Village Voice Media presents the Top Concerts of 2007 featuring: Paul McCartney, Morrissey, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Interpol, Mavado, Rage Against the Machine, Queens of the Stone Age, Jah Cure, Arcade Fire, the Good, the Bad and the Queen, and other not as famous bands! (Compiled from na ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2007

    The best albums of 2007 - as told by David Downs

    VVM Web Music Editor David Downs calls 2007 the year of rehab. "For LiLo, Britney, Amy, and America as a whole. It'll be remembered as the year we hit rock bottom, and the getting up wasn't going to be easy. Here's how it sounded." Queens of the Stone Age Era Vulgaris "Turning on the Screw" Bec ... More >>

  • Music

    November 8, 2007

    How (Not) to Name Your Band

    WEB EXCLUSIVE! Your Moniker Can Mean Big Money. Choose Wisely with These Tips

  • Music

    October 11, 2007

    Hits!

    Borders Books Music & Cafe

  • Music

    August 9, 2007

    Devil's Music

    Sin Serenade

  • Music

    August 9, 2007

    Hits!

    Bionic Records

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2007

    Queens of the Stone Age Rock the Boys and Girls of Summer

    Bionic Records

  • Music

    July 19, 2007

    CD Review

    UNKLE, War Stories (Surrender All)

  • Music

    July 19, 2007

    Homme, Bittersweet Homme

    Queens of the Stone Age spearhead a network of hard-rock badassery

  • Music

    March 29, 2007

    Cherub Rock

    A toddler and her dad road-test alt-lullabies

  • Music

    March 15, 2007

    Locals Only

    Fu Manchu as loud and proud as ever

  • Music

    October 5, 2006

    Shameless Plug

    LA Weekly Detour Music Festival

  • Music

    May 18, 2006

    Voodoo Boogie

    Eagles of Death Metal: Anointed by the spirits of rock & roll

  • Columns

    December 22, 2005

    Diary of a Mad County

    Dec. 14-20

  • Music

    December 15, 2005

    Get Out!

    White Lightening
    Dec. 15 - Dec. 22

  • Music

    July 7, 2005

    HiTS!

    White Lightening
    Dec. 15 - Dec. 22

  • Unknown

    July 7, 2005

    HOT AS IN GOD

    This week in nightlife and more: July 7-14

  • Music

    April 7, 2005

    Virgin Megastore Costa Mesa

    This week in nightlife and more: July 7-14

  • Music

    November 13, 2003

    Mondo Generator

    This week in nightlife and more: July 7-14

  • Music

    May 8, 2003

    Hella Coachella

    This week in nightlife and more: July 7-14

  • Music

    March 13, 2003

    Stoned and Dethroned

    This week in nightlife and more: July 7-14

  • Culture

    February 20, 2003

    Goth Not

    This week in nightlife and more: July 7-14

  • Music

    February 6, 2003

    Good and Drunk

    This week in nightlife and more: July 7-14

  • Music

    November 7, 2002

    Pimpin Aint Easy

    The Dwarves: Be afraid

  • Music

    September 19, 2002

    Queens of the Stone Age

    The Dwarves: Be afraid

  • Music

    April 27, 2000

    One More Dose of Thunder

    Nebula bring the pain

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