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Watch: B-roll footage of No Reservations featuring music from Josh Homme

admin — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:26:31 +0000

The newest episode of No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain piqued my interest primarily because Josh Homme, frontman of Queens of the Stone Age/Them Crooked Vultures, was the special guest on the episode. And besides seeing Bourdain and Homme drink, eat and fuck around in the Northern California desert for an hour, Homme also recorded some music for the episode.

While I’m not sure if that soundtrack will ever see the light of day, up top you can check out b-roll of the episode that features an original track by Homme. The slow-grinding western influenced tune easily compliments the scenes of the desert unfolding before your eyes at different speeds. In other words, an acid trip is what you need to take the sounds and visuals to the next level. You should call your dealer right about now.

Down below, you can also check out a clip of the show that fuses No Reservations with Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Curious? Yeah, watch and see.

Here are your 2011 Grammy winners

admin — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 00:50:57 +0000

What a big night for rock music at the Grammys. While the majority of the ceremony was on par with getting kicked in the scrotum by a mule (follow my Twitter to check out my commentary,) some highlights included a performance from Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger and Arcade Fire and wins for Black Keys, Iron Maiden, Neil Young, and Arcade Fire for Album of the Year. All the winners are listed down below along with videos of the rock performances.

Album of the Year:
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs

Best Rock Album:
Muse – The Resistance

Best Alternative Album:
The Black Keys – Brothers

Best Rock Song:
Neil Young – “Angry World”

Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Jeff Beck – “Hammerhead”

Best Metal Performance:
Iron Maiden – “El Dorado”

Best Hard Rock Performance:
Them Crooked Vultures – “New Fang”

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals:
The Black Keys – “Tighten Up”

Best Solo Rock Performance:
Paul McCartney – “Helter Skelter”

And now…the performances you should have paid attention to (thanks to The Audio Perv)

Mumford & Sons, The Avett Brothers and Bob Dylan

Muse

Arcade Fire – “Month Of May”

Arcade Fire – “Ready To Start”

Grammy nominations revealed

admin — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 04:48:17 +0000

Well here we are again. The time when the old, white men of the recording industry decide to bestow their blessings on artists who they feel should get a Grammy award while the rest of us pull out our hair because the real talents didn’t get any recognition.

We should first be proud, however, that Arcade Fire are up for Album of the Year with The Suburbs and Florence + The Machine and Mumford & Sons are up for Best New Artist. It’s talent that definitely deserves recognition as well as the actual Grammy but my money isn’t on them. It’ll go to a pop artist like Justin Bieber or a country act like Lady Antebellum because that’s just how it is with these award shows. It’s a sad fact that we must deal with but it also keeps us bloggers fired up to promote good music.

But there are little rays of light that continue to give me hope. Rockers from Them Crooked Vultures to The Black Keys to Neil Young and many more were nominated this year as well. So let’s not waste anymore of your time and get to the noms that matter, shall we?

Record of the Year:
B.O.B. feat. Bruno Mars – “Nothin’ On You”
Eminem feat. Rihanna – “Love The Way You Lie”
Cee-Lo Green – “Fuck You”
Jay-Z & Alicia Keys – “Empire State of Mind”
Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now”

Album of the Year:
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Eminem – Recovery
Lady Antebellum – Need You Now
Lady Gaga – The Fame Monster
Katy Perry – Teenage Dream

Song of the Year:
Ray LaMontagne – “Beg Steal or Borrow”
Cee-Lo Green – “Fuck You”
Miranda Lambert – “The House That Built Me”
Eminem feat. Rihanna – “Love The Way You Lie”
Lady Antebellum – “Need You Now”

Best New Artist:
Justin Bieber
Florence + The Machine
Mumford & Sons
Drake
Esperanza Spalding

Best Rock Album:
Jeff Beck – Emotion & Commotion
Muse – The Resistance
Pearl Jam – Backspacer
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers – Mojo
Neil Young -Le Noise

Best Alternative Album:
Vampire Weekend – Contra
The Black Keys – Brothers
Arcade Fire – The Suburbs
Broken Bells – Broken Bells
Band of Horses – Infinite Arms

Best Rock Song:
Neil Young – “Angry World”
The Black Keys – “Tighten Up”
Mumford & Sons – “Little Lion Man”
Muse – “Resistance”
Kings of Leon – “Radioactive”

Best Metal Performance:
Iron Maiden – “El Dorado”
Korn – “Let The Guilt Go”
Lamb of God – “In Your Words”
Megadeth – “Sudden Death”
Slayer – “World Painted Blood”

Best Hard Rock Performance:
Alice in Chains – “A Looking In View”
Them Crooked Vultures – “New Fang”
Soundgarden – “Black Rain”
Stone Temple Pilots – “Between The Lines”
Ozzy Osbourne – “Let Me Hear You Scream”

Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals:
Arcade Fire – “Ready To Start”
Jeff Beck & Joss Stone – “I Put A Spell On You”
The Black Keys – “Tighten Up”
Kings of Leon – “Radioactive”
Muse – “Resistance”

Best Solo Rock Performance:
Eric Clapton – “Run Back To Your Side”
John Mayer – “Crossroads”
Paul McCartney – “Helter Skelter”
Robert Plant – “Silver Rider”
Neil Young – “Angry World”

Best Rock Instrumental Performance:
Jeff Beck – “Hammerhead”
The Black Keys – “Black Mud”
Los Lobos – “Do The Murray”
Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds – “Kundalini Bonfire”
Dweezil Zappa – “The Deathless Horsie”

RiO!B episode – November 11, 2010

admin — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:30:06 +0000

No new music from David Bowie

Radiohead almost done with new album

Them Crooked Vultures releasing second album

New Gorillaz album by X-mas?

Hendrix covers Dylan

Kanye loves Coldplay

RiO!B episode – June 16, 2010

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:38:39 +0000

Is Slipknot Done?

Them Crooked Vultures holding benefit concerts for Eagles of Death Metal bassist

OK Go – “End Love” video

Slayer – “World Painted Blood” video

Black Label Society announce North American tour/stream new song

Airbourne guitarist is insane

Them Crooked Vultures holding benefit concerts for Eagles Of Death Metal bassist

admin — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:42:59 +0000

Sad news coming from the Eagles of Death Metal. Their bassist, Brian O’Connor, was diagnosed with cancer and underwent surgery today. He’ll start chemotherapy in three weeks. Never fun.

But the rock n’ roll community is a tight one and some friends of his are coming to his aid. Them Crooked Vultures will hold two benefit concerts, one in London and one in Los Angeles, to raise money for Brian’s medical expenses. The show in London will take place at Brixton Academy on July 5th while the show in L.A. has yet to be determined.

Eagles of Death Metal are currently on tour and will continue on schedule with Dean Fertita (Dead Weather/Queens of the Stone Age) filling in on bass.

O’Connor released a statement thanking his friends and family for their support:

In regards to my current health situation, with the remarkable support and love from my amazing friends and family, I am receiving the best medical and moral attention one could ask for. I cannot thank everyone enough for their continued support and involvement. I am excited for my full recovery and look forward to getting back to what I love most, melting face with my bass. I’m feeling great, after all, I am half unicorn. Keep ya posted.

If you would like to donate towards Brian’s medical expenses, visit pablove.com.

RiO!B episode – April 19, 2010

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 20:51:46 +0000

Them Crooked Vultures – “Hwy 1″

Weezer – “Brain Stew”

Soundgarden Record Store Day release

Blur – “Fool’s Day”

The Black Keys – “Howlin’ For You”

The Dead Weather at Coachella

Soundgarden in Seattle streaming online

Listen: Them Crooked Vultures – “Hwy 1″

admin — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 01:01:19 +0000

Not only was Record Store Day a day reserved for indie-rock bands to release exclusive material, but also for hard rocking supergroups.

Them Crooked Vultures made their way to record store shelves but try as I might I couldn’t get my hands on a copy of their EP (and I really tried…like I went to five stores and no one had it.)

Luckily, my good friends over at Some Kind Of Awesome posted one of the songs for download. It’s a live version of the song “Hwy 1″ which isn’t on the debut album but I got a good feeling it’ll be on LP #2 since it’s an incredible song. Ask Johnny Firecloud over at Antiquiet. He’ll agree with me

TCV recently played a kick-ass set over at the Coachella festival from what I’ve been told. So click play down below to get an idea of what hearing them live is like.

Them Crooked Vultures – “Hwy 1″

Them Crooked Vultures reveal North American tour dates

admin — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:46:14 +0000

Your favorite band, Them Crooked Vultures, is back on the road this coming April and May.

The supergroup have revealed new tour dates throughout the U.S. and Canada which includes their stop at the Coachella festival on April 16th.

The tour kicks off on April 14 in Los Angeles at Club Nokia and will conclude on May 18 at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, IL. Tickets are available right over here and all the tour dates are down below.

Them Crooked Vultures tour dates:
4/14 – Los Angeles, CA (Club Nokia)
4/16 – Indio, CA (Coachella)
4/17 – Las Vegas, NV (The Joint)
4/19 – Denver, CO (Fillmore Auditorium)
5/11 – Quebec City, QU (Pavillion De La Jeunesse)
5/12 – Montreal, QE (CEPSUM Stadium)
5/13 – Ottawa, ON (Scotia Place)
5/15 – Toronto, ON (Air Canada Centre)
5/16 – Windsor, ON (Colosseum At Caesars)
5/17 – Indianapolis, IN (The Egyptian Room)
5/18 – Chicago, IL (Aragon Ballroom)

Queens Of The Stone Age return

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:57:58 +0000

With the formation of Them Crooked Vultures, fans were happy to see Josh Homme, Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones team up. But they also wondered what would happen to their other favorite bands these men were a part of.

Well we know that nothing is happening with Led Zeppelin anytime soon. The Foo Fighters have begun work on their next album and now we’re happy to say that Queens Of The Stone Age will be back together on stage this summer.

Our boys at CoS have reported that Homme and QOTSA will play three gigs in Germany this August. One of them will be at the Area 4 music festival along with other bands including Billy Talent, The Gaslight Anthem and Blink-182.

In addition to the new shows, QOTSA plans on re-releasing their song “Feel Good Hit Of The Summer” as a special edition 10″ on April 17th aka Record Store Day (this day should start to look more appealing to you as it draws nearer.)

Plus there’s also the possibility of the band doing a tour soon. Homme said in a recent interview that QOTSA would reissue their self-titled debut album this year and follow it up with a tour where the band would play the album in its entirety.

So if you had any doubts about the return of the band that took the #8 spot on our top ten albums of the decade list, then put your fears to rest. They’ll be back soon. In the meantime, watch the video down below of Josh Homme explaining how important Record Store Day really is.

QOTSA 2010 tour dates:
8/20 – Oberhausen, DE (Area 4 Music Festival)
8/24 – Berlin, DE (Zitadelle Spandau)
8/25 – Hamburg, DE (Stadtpark)