Though the genre isn’t often discussed in the larger context of rock and roll, desert rock is something incredibly strange, and unique. Jumping out of the Palm Desert region, bands like Kyuss, in the early ‘90s, managed to culminate the…
From the Record Crate: Queens of the Stone Age – “Songs for the Deaf” (2002)
It’s no secret among the socially unlucky that Queens of the Stone Age have roots in a certain microsubgenre known as “desert rock.” The term has never really worked for me; maybe especially when it comes to this, the most…
Album Review: Queens of the Stone Age – “Villains”
Queens of the Stone Age wear arrogance like nobody else. The kings of California scuzz rock have been sticking their chins out and daring people to take a swing since they first took the stage. Calling them the rock gods…
Queens of the Stone Age Return With “The Way You Used to Do”
Time to go with the flow again, and just in time for the summer! Queens of the Stone Age have returned with a new single, “The Way You Used to Do,” their first in three years and the first from their…
Album Review: Lady Gaga – “Joanne”
Lady Gaga is a weird gal, or at least weird in the terms of modern pop music. Yes, her looks are as iconic as they are strange. Her performances are equally complex and ridiculous, bouncing between avant garde and a Joel Schumacher…
New(ish) Music Tuesdays: 2/2/16
Welcome to the second installment of New(ish) Music Tuesday of 2016! New(ish) Music Tuesdays is our semi-regular feature in which our writers talk about the songs that they can’t get enough of. This week, we got new music from former One…
Dave Grohl rejoins Queens Of The Stone Age
In early October, Dave Grohl’s band, Foo Fighters, confirmed rumors of an indefinite hiatus. Recently, Queens Of The Stone Age found themselves in need of a drummer. On November 6th, Josh Homme, QOTSA’s frontman, confirmed that Dave Grohl would be…