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"Bon was the kind of person that every guy in rock'n'roll loves." Sammy Hagar, Rob Halford, Lars Ulrich, Josh Homme and more pay tribute to AC/DC's Bon Scott

The tributes come as a "robust event and merchandising plan" is unveiled to celebrate Bon Scott's 80th birthday

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“I showed it to John Paul Jones. He laughed. And then he played it. He went from giggling to joy”: When Josh Homme introduced a Led Zeppelin legend to his secret-weapon amp

The Led Zeppelin bassist had low expectations for the unassuming gear pick, but quickly discovered why it’s crucial to Homme’s sound

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Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: February 9, 2026

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from The Cold Stares, Norah Jones & Josh Homme, Tailgunner and more

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"He looked at the lyrics and goes, ‘Rock ’n’ roll cocktail – I think I invented that!'" How Queens of the Stone Age got a metal legend to sing on a single US radio would not touch

Feel Good Hit of the Summer was a commercial flop but became an instant, messy classic

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"Guns in the house means it becomes a hostage situation." This is what happened when a Los Angeles SWAT team swooped on ex-Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri - and the stand-off that followed

The former QOTSA bassist faced a potential prison sentence of up to 15 years

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Josh Homme's My London: From Brutto to the Clink Prison Museum

The Queens of the Stone Age frontman has seen it all from James Smith & Sons to Clink Prison Museum, Brutto, and Cahoots

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“Jim Carrey stormed the stage mid-song to air guitar his right leg like a maniac”: From David Bowie going rogue to George Harrison x Paul Simon, EVH and SRV – the 50 greatest guitar moments in SNL history

Saturday Night Live has presented some of pop-culture's most iconic moments in musical history. We document its legacy in guitar

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Queens of the Stone Age at Royal Albert Hall: '2025's best gig?'

5/5 Josh Homme leads the band into new gothic crooning territory before blowing the roof off the hallowed Hall

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God Save the Queens: The rock and the roll of Josh Homme

The Queens of the Stone Age frontman has survived brushes with death to come back stronger as the ultimate rock star — but his attitude has always been built on authenticity, says Lisa Wright

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“My wife brought the phone out and thought it was a prank call from Maynard from Tool! Nope – it was actually Lars!”: This is what it’s like to audition for Metallica –and not get the job

Metallica’s line-up could have looked very different today if Robert Trujillo hadn’t got the job

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"Take cover." Foo Fighters announce 2026 stadium tour with Queens Of The Stone Age - listen to new Foos song Asking For A Friend now

Foo Fighters will be back on the road in 2026!

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“Josh Homme said, ‘Do you want to come over?’ I was like, ‘So, you want to do Kyuss, but no John Garcia?' I’m good.’ I was bitter, I guess": Scott Reeder on the last days of Kyuss, QOTSA and what he told James Hetfield after that Metallica audition

The veteran bassist enthuses about his Spinal Trap tribute album, his part in a James Hetfield lyric session and the heady days of desert rock

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“I saw one of their pedals and thought, ‘That’s the sound I’ve been thinking about for 10 years!’” Meet Coach Party, the UK indie-rockers dialing in Tokai Teles, Amazon tremolos and secrets from Queens of the Stone Age’s pedalboards

The Isle of Wight quartet discuss Josh Homme’s hospitality, giving lessons to Wet Leg and their sticky yet therapeutic second album, Caramel –and share an exclusive live performance of Still Hurts

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“Of course it was gonna be a hit! This song is one of the few tracks from that period of the Noughties that really is original. It’s got a super distinctive sonic signature”: Inside the making of a Queens Of The Stone Age classic

A genius riff from Josh Homme and drumming heroics from his buddy Dave Grohl

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"It's kind of a concept record, if the word ‘concept’ didn’t suck." Josh Homme and Dave Grohl spill the tea on Queens Of The Stone Age masterpiece Songs for the Deaf

QOTSA's Songs for the Deaf has just turned 23. This is the story behind a modern classic

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What’s on Josh Homme’s to-do list when Queens Of The Stone Age play Sheffield next week?

You might see him lurking around High Green

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"It was such a poetic ending to a career that you just can’t take your eyes and ears off." Queens of the Stone Age's Josh Homme salutes the late Ozzy Osbourne

Josh Homme can see a certain beauty in Ozzy Osbourne's final show and heartbreaking death

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Josh Homme was bedridden for seven months amid medical issues

Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme spent "seven months in bed" as he battled an undisclosed health issue last year.

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"If you're seeking a polished, smooth, modern distortion, this is most definitely not the stomp box for you": Peavey Decade preamp pedal review

Peavey’s latest pedal is rated-R, for riffage

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"As a recording utility to help a part cut, or a way to get you a little closer to the QOTSA sound, it’s mission accomplished": Peavey Joshua Homme Decade Too review

In its 60th Anniversary year, Peavey updates its little amp gone by and shares Josh Homme's "secret weapon" with the rest of us

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“He loved that I was playing Peavey… when we ended up touring with them, I saw why”: BRONCHO’s Ryan Lindsey has built a career on unique melodic chug, and won fans in Josh Homme and Jack White. But he still owes Steve Stevens an apology

The singular indie-rocker uses a battered Silvertone and budget amps, and chases the demo to the nth degree. He explains how he developed a truly individual tone – and why he’s still traumatized after a run-in with the Billy Idol guitarist’s pedalboard

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Missing Black Sabbath? Here are 10 bands that will fill the Sabbath-shaped hole in your life

Black Sabbath may be no more, but there are still plenty of bands they’ve inspired out there

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"I've actually talked about it a few times." After years of shooting down the idea, Josh Homme now says that a Kyuss reunion is "possible"

Could cult desert rock legends Kyuss rise again? Josh Homme offers fans a glimmer of hope

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"There’s also an entitled, spoiled aspect to this": Josh Homme on his subterranean Alive In The Catacombs gig to 6 million skeletons

“This could be beautiful. This could be elegant,” he says, of Queens of the Stone Age's unusual live return

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“If something works there, it works everywhere”: Why Josh Homme prefers to write his songs on acoustic guitar first

Queens of the Stone Age have become the first band to play the Paris Catacombs for a new live film, and he says it shows how many of their biggest hits take their form

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