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“We had so much fun recording Rated R and Songs for the Deaf. We’d do mushrooms, and the next day, we’d be drinking. We’d be being creative, wild and crazy – that led to some great moments”: Nick Oliveri on Queens of the Stone Age's “definitive” era

The veteran bassist discusses the state of his relationship with Josh Homme, the nerves that almost derailed the first Kyuss shows –and whether or not he’d rejoin QOTSA

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Troy Kingi is making 10 albums in 10 genres in 10 years: Album number eight is inspired by the Mohave desert, mapacho smoke and magic mushrooms

A desert rock album made by Māori musician Troy Kingi at the fabled Rancho De La Luna studio in Joshua Tree? Step right this way

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“We peaked out. You had Dave Grohl on drums, Mark Lanegan on vocals, I'm on bass and Josh is on guitar and vocals. It's kind of hard to do better, you know?” Nick Oliveri on why Queens of the Stone Age will never top their Songs for the Deaf lineup

The Mondo Generator bassist also reveals whether he would ever consider rejoining QOTSA

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Listen to the incomparable, much-missed Mark Lanegan on the driving Heard A Train, a previously-unreleased out-take from 2004's brilliant Bubblegum album

Bubblegum XX, an expanded 20th anniversary of Mark Lanegan's 2004 album, is set for release this month: listen to one of the original album out-takes set for inclusion

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Queens of the Stone Age cancel more European shows as frontman Josh Homme recovers from emergency surgery

A further string of Queens of the Stone Age festival dates in Europe pulled as Josh Homme remains in doctors' care

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“Josh Homme’s guitar playing is very learned and proper. I’m self-taught, and my style is more unorthodox. My guitar is untamed.” Brant Bjork made his name as Kyuss’ drummer – but he found his voice on guitar

The drummer turned guitarist says starting in cover bands can improve your writing skills – and explains why he learned more from the Byrds and the Beatles than playing with Josh Homme in Kyuss

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“If you heard the first demo of that song you wouldn’t believe it!” How Led Zeppelin’s legendary multi-instrumentalist took flight with Them Crooked Vultures

Back in 2010 John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl and Josh Homme joined forces in a bid to redefine heavy rock

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Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme cancels European tour to undergo ‘emergency surgery’

‘Every effort was made to push through and play for you, but it is no longer an option to continue,’ said the band

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“Every effort was made to push through and play for you, but it is no longer an option to continue”: Queens Of The Stone Age cancel European dates with Josh Homme to undergo emergency surgery

The frontman is to return to the US immediately, leaving string of dates across Europe cancelled

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Queens of the Stone Age cancels European tour for Josh Homme’s surgery

Rock band canceled several European dates to allow lead singer to return to US for ‘emergency surgery’

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“It is no longer an option to continue”: Queens of the Stone Age cancel tour dates as Josh Homme is rushed to emergency surgery

The band had been scheduled to perform a number of headline and festival shows across July

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“Queens are gutted we aren't able to play for you.” Queens Of The Stone Age cancel European tour as Josh Homme returns to the United States for “emergency surgery”

QOTSA share “frustration and disappointment” after being forced to cancel eight European shows

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"You move at the speed of inspiration very quickly, and so things feel very possible." Queens Of The Stone Age's Josh Homme on the lasting impact of working with his friends Dave Grohl and Trent Reznor

QOTSA's Josh Homme talks influences and inspirations

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“I was like, ‘OK, so how many songs am I not going to play bass on?’” Nate Mendel on the time John Paul Jones arrived for his Foo Fighters cameo

Foo Fighters’ ambitious double-disc In Your Honour included guest performers Josh Homme, Norah Jones and Led Zeppelin legend John Paul Jones

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“St. Vincent is one of the best players in the world right now… she has that Jeff Buckley thing going on”: Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr names 10 guitarists who shaped his bass sound

The Royal Blood frontman explains why guitarists have influenced him more than bassists as he marks the 10th anniversary of the duo’s debut album

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“Guitar’s versatility is unparalleled. But it’s also an instrument with a lot of baggage. We all know the tropes we’re trying to avoid”: St. Vincent on returning to real amps, stealing Josh Homme’s secret weapon – and how she overcame her fear of Strats

St. Vincent’s new album, All Born Screaming, sees her teaming up with two FooFighters, using Prince’sfavourite pedal and embarking on a prog odyssey. It also sees her return to real amps played real loud…

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“We didn’t want to be some huge rock’n’roll band. We wanted to make music for the people”: the inside story of Kyuss’ Blues For The Red Sun, the classic album that changed the course of stoner rock

How cult stoner rock visionaries Kyuss made 1992’s classic Blues For The Red Sun

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“I never learned any barre chords... all I’ve ever learned was ‘oompah oompah’. It drove me to either give up guitar or start writing music”: Josh Homme reveals how learning polka as a kid developed his off-kilter guitar playing style

Josh Homme reveals how learning polka in childhood gave way to his off-kilter guitar playing style

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“Taylor wanted to write a song for a friend of ours who was going through a bad time”: Perry Farrell on the time him and Taylor Hawkins teamed up to record a track for a pal

The Jane’s Addiction singer and late Foo Fighters drummer released Mend back in 2021

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“They just risk everything – every song starts from a point of absolutely no safety net”: Queens of the Stone Age engineer and producer Robert Adam Stevenson on working with Josh Homme, Jeff Beck, Johnny Depp and recording a very '80s Taylor Hawkins

Interview: Since his own band broke up, Stevenson has taken the producer/engineer route, diving straight into the LA music scene and recording its biggest stars

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“WTF?”: Mark Ronson shares Paul McCartney’s F-bomb video reaction to being told that Foreigner aren’t in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

The producer has enlisted Josh Homme, Chad Smith, Jack Black, Dave Grohl and Slash to help get the band inducted this year

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Mark Ronson Campaigns For Foreigner's Rock Hall Of Fame Bid

Mark Ronson advocates for Foreigner's Rock Hall induction with support from music icons. Foreigner's legacy and impact on music highlighted.

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“Want to know what love is? Love is putting Foreigner in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”: producer Mark Ronson recruits Dave Grohl, Jack Black, Josh Homme, Slash and Chad Smith to lobby for his stepdad's band's induction into Rock Hall

Want to see Foreigner in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? So do some of your favourite rock stars

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I was like, ‘I ain’t been in another band, I ain’t done this for anybody else before'”: Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders on the time he joined Iggy Pop’s band

The Arctic Monkeys man was behind the kit for Iggy's 2016 album Post Pop Depression

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“We are the most difficult simple band. I’ve often heard guys coming up to us saying, ‘You guys are just playing barre chords!’ I am glad you think it is that simple!”– Troy Van Leeuwen on QOTSA's musical illusions and gear secrets

Troy Van Leeuwen checks in from The End Of Nero Tour to talk fuzz favourites, filling in for Dave Navarro in Jane's Addiction, and why no one pedal alone can recreate Queens Of The Stone Age's guitar tone

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