April 8, 2011 - Queens of the Stone Age have a mere three dates left on their current brief outing; the official U.S. leg began last month at South by Southwest in Austin, TX.
March 25, 2011 - With literally thousands of acts to choose from, it's something of a gamble when photographers set out to cover any given band during SXSW. With returning favorites like Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age and OMD, as well as breaking talent such as Wild Flag, Yuck, The Pretty Reckless and Dirty Vegas -- sometimes playing at opposite ends of host city Austin, TX, at overlapping time slots -- it requires a bit of a zen navigation -- not to mention a current map of the festival's venues -- to really nail it.
February 16, 2011 - Queens of the Stone Age have laid out a slate of intimate club shows this spring to commemorate the reissue of the band's 1998 eponymous debut.
October 2, 2009 - Mixing it up may be the new status quo, but of all the supergroups to hit the scene this year, Them Crooked Vultures were perhaps the most eagerly awaited. In fact, they were already growing an extensive fan base via Twitter before their publicist had sent out a single press release.
February 9, 2009 - As their name implies, Eagles of Death Metal are a band with a sense of humor. Formed in 1998 by founding members Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme, the band has a moniker that suggests a cross between death metal and The Eagles. Homme has described their sound, tongue firmly in cheek, as "bluegrass slide guitar mixed with stripper drum beats and Canned Heat vocals."
April 11, 2008 - Against Me! is replacing Queens of the Stone Age as the headlining act of the May 17 Southern Comfort Music Experience at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, according to a press release.
March 20, 2008 - Queens of the Stone Age are scheduled to headline the SoCo Music Experience festival, which is returning to Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta May 17, according to a press release.
Photos of Soundgarden during their Reunion Tour, the band's first since 1997.
Queens of the Stone Age have a mere three dates left on their current brief outing; the official U.S. leg began last month at South by Southwest in Austin, TX.
With literally thousands of acts to choose from, it's something of a gamble when photographers set out to cover any given band during SXSW. With returning favorites like Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age and OMD, as well as breaking talent such as Wild Flag, Yuck, The Pretty Reckless and Dirty Vegas -- sometimes playing at opposite ends of host city Austin, TX, at overlapping time slots -- it requires a bit of a zen navigation -- not to mention a current map of the festival's venues -- to really nail it.
