News
In Times New Roman… Due Out This Friday via Matador
Jun 14, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Queens of the Stone Age are releasing a new album, In Times New Roman… Now they have shared its third single, “Paper Machete,” as well as a music video for the album’s previously shared second single “Carnavoyeur.” More
In Times New Roman… Due Out June 16 via Matador
Jun 01, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Queens of the Stone Age are releasing a new album, In Times New Roman…, on June 16 via Matador. Now they have shared its second single, “Carnavoyeur.” More
In Times New Roman… Due Out June 16 via Matador
May 11, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Queens of the Stone Age have announced a new album, In Times New Roman…, and shared its first single, “Emotion Sickness,” as well as a trailer for the album. More
They Cover “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?” (Plus Tune in to Van Etten’s Livestream for because i was in love on May 29)
May 21, 2020
By Samantha Small
Last week, Sharon Van Etten and Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age) premiered their cover of Nick Lowe’s “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding?” Now, they’ve shared the quarantine-made music video for the track, which features their families. More
Plus Queens of the Stone Age, Courtney Barnett, David Byrne, Franz Ferdinand, Alvvays, and Others
Jan 08, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
The lineup for the 2018 Shaky Knees Music Festival has been announced. The festival goes down in Atlanta, GA’s Central Park May 4-6. The headliners are The National, Jack White, and Queens of the Stone Age. More
Happened at KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas Show on Saturday
Dec 11, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
At their performance at KROQ’s Almost Acoustic Christmas show on Saturday night outside Los Angeles, Queens of the Stone Age‘s frontman kicked music photographer Chelsea Lauren in the face. She was in the photo pit shooting the show when Homme kicked her camera, which hit her face and sent her to the hospital. More
Plus Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, JAY-Z, Bruno Mars, Arcade Fire, Leonard Cohen, LCD Soundsystem, and Others Get Nominations
Nov 28, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
The 2018 Grammy Awards nominations have been announced. Childish Gambino, JAY-Z, Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, and Bruno Mars are all vying for Album of the Year. Arcade Fire, Gorillaz, LCD Soundsystem, Father John Misty, and The National compete for Best Alternative Music Album. More
Mark Ronson-Produced Villains Due Out August 25 via Matador
Jun 15, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Yesterday Queens of the Stone Age announced Villains, a new album produced by Mark Ronson, via a funny video where the band was given a lie detector test. It had a cameo from Ronson and featured a snippet of a new song, “Feet Don’t Fail Me.” More
Queens of the Stone Age Announce New Mark Ronson-Produced Album via Funny Lie Detector Video
Jun 14, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Queens of the Stone Age have announced a new album produced by Mark Ronson. It was announced via a funny video in which Josh Homme and the band are given a lie detector test. More
Post Pop Depression Out Now via Loma Vista
Apr 26, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Post Pop Depression also features Queens of the Stone Age/Dead Weather keyboardist/guitarist Dean Fertita and Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders. Live the band is also joined by Queens of the Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen (guitar) and Chavez’s Matt Sweeney (bass). More
Iggy Pop's Post Pop Depression Due Out March 18 via Loma Vista
Jan 22, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Yesterday it was announced that Iggy Pop and Josh Homme of Eagles of Death Metal and Queens of the Stone Age had teamed up and are releasing an album together, Post Pop Depression, which is due out March 18 via Loma Vista. Now it’s been clarified that it’s technically an Iggy Pop album produced by Homme, rather than being labeled as an Iggy Pop and Josh Homme album. More
Post Pop Depression Due Out March 18 via Loma Vista, To Perform on Colbert Tonight
Jan 21, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Iggy Pop and Josh Homme of Eagles of Death Metal and Queens of the Stone Age have teamed up and are releasing an album together. Post Pop Depression is due out March 18 via Loma Vista. More
Kirin J. Callinan and Miike Snow's Andrew Wyatt also Help Cover "I Sat By the Ocean"
Jul 31, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Mark Ronson took part in the “Like A Version” series for Australia’s Triple J radio station yesterday, where they have artists do exclusive cover songs live on the radio. More
Halloween Showcase To Finish World Tour
Jul 07, 2014
By Cody Ray Shafer
Queens of the Stone Age have big plans. First, they’re embarking on a blistering world tour that will take them all over North and South America and Europe over the coming months, and now they’ve announced their big finish. The hard rockers will wrap up their promotion of 2013’s ...Like Clockwork with a Halloween party in L.A. called “The End of the Road.” More
Our Favorite Visuals of the Year
Jan 03, 2014
By Mike Hilleary
While the days of watching music videos on television are long gone, over the past several years the visual art form has certainly found second life (like so many other things) as an excellent online commodity. More
Band Performs “The Vampyre of Time and Memory”
Oct 31, 2013
By Laura Studarus
Last night Queens of the Stone Age dropped by Conan to perform piano-driven track “The Vampyre of Time and Memory” from their new album Like Clockwork. More
From Queens of the Stone Age to Kyuss
Oct 10, 2013
By Laura Studarus
On the newest edition of WTF, Marc Maron interviews Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme. More
Oct 04, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Currently on tour supporting their newly released record AM, earlier this week the Arctic Monkeys performed at The Wiltern in L.A. More
Perform "My God Is the Sun" and "I Sat By the Ocean"
Aug 01, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Supporting their hard-hitting new record ...Like Clockwork, Queens of the Stone Age made a special appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night. More
Includes Artwork, Photos, Music Videos, Lyrics Sheet, and Album
Jul 09, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Demonstrating that even tough rock bands have a sense of humor Queens of the Stone Age have enlisted comedian Fred Armisen for a very real infomercial announcing the release of their Billboard-topping album ...Like Clockwork in the form of an 8-GB flash drive. More
Supporting New Album ...Like Clockwork
Jun 10, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
In the wake of releasing their sixth studio album ...Like Clockwork Queens of the Stone Age have announced plans for a proper North American tour this fall. More
May 28, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
A full week ahead of its scheduled release Queens of the Stone Age have allowed their forthcoming new album ...Like Clockwork to stream in its entirety. More
Featuring Music From ...Like Clockwork
May 24, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Last night Queens of the Stone Age performed a sold out show at L.A.‘s Wiltern Theatre. More
May 17, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Throughout the week Queens of the Stone Age have shared a unique series of music videos showcasing the distorted, grotesque imagination of UK artist Boneface. More
May 17, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Like their own version of Frank Miller’s seminal comic series Sin City, Queens of the Stone Age and UK artist Boneface have created a fascinatingly warped world of murders, anti-heroes, and monsters in their ongoing music video series. More
May 15, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Building up the curiosity of just how many of these twisted visuals we’ll see before the release of their new album ...Like Clockwork, Queens of the Stone Age have premiered another macabre music video, this time for their track “Keep Your Eyes Peeled.” More
May 14, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Loosely continuing the story begun in the music video for “I Appear Missing,” Queens of the Stone Age have premiered a second for “Kalopsia,” featured on the band’s forthcoming record ...Like Clockwork. More
May 13, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Last week Josh Homme and Queens of the Stone Age stopped by the Belgian radio station Studio Brussel where the band played a number of tracks live off their forthcoming new album ...Like Clockwork. More
Two New Songs Off ...Like Clockwork
May 09, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Yesterday Queens of the Stone Age stopped by Belgian radio station Studio Brussel for a special studio session performance where frontman Josh Homme and the band debuted two new songs from their forthcoming LP ...Like Clockwork: “I Sat By the Ocean” and “If I Had A Tail.” More
May 06, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Queens of the Stone Age, who will soon return with their new album ...Like Clockwork on June 4, have premiered a rather macabre music video for their single “I Appear Missing.” More
New Album ...Like Clockwork Out June 4
Apr 09, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Recently premiering the track at this year’s Lollapalooza Brazil, Queens of the Stone Age have unearth the studio recording of their single “My God Is the Sun,” featured on the band’s forthcoming new record ...Like Clockwork. More
Mar 26, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Queens of the Stone Age have announced that they will release ...Like Clockwork, their sixth studio album this coming June. More
Reviews
Aug 25, 2017
By Will Butler
“The Way You Used to Do” marks maybe the darkest chapter for Josh Homme’s Queens of the Stone Age. The direct-input guitar, pumped full of pulpy funk is the sound of a band satisfied with themselves—and that’s dangerous. You can picture it now: Homme hip-slinging, leather jacket wrapped around his towering shoulders, cigarette hanging from his lips. More
Jun 24, 2013
By Darren Loucaides
More than a decade ago now, my best friend made me listen to Rated R and Songs For the Deaf, claiming they were musical life-changers. I listened to them plenty and liked them, even if they didn’t change my musical life (but, honestly, how often are such aural promises fulfilled?). More