Queens News and Photos

Premature Evaluation: Queens Of The Stone Age …Like Clockwork

Mon, May 20 2013 9:30pm - Source: Stereogum

Last June, we published a feature called the Top 20 Albums We've Been Waiting For Forever , counting down a bunch of our favorite artists from whom a new full-length was: (A) long overdue; and (B) not totally unrealistic.

Jared Leto: '30 Seconds To Mars is not just a band but an art project'

Thu, May 16 2013 11:39pm - Source: NME

30 Seconds To Mars frontman Jared Leto has said that he thinks of the band as an 'art project'.

Rock it Out! Blog: “The Best Rock Star Television Cameo”

Thu, May 16 2013 10:52pm - Source: Consequence of Sound

If you spent last night at home, you may have caught Black Sabbath performing their new song "End Of The Beginning" on the season finale of CSI.

Like, Omigod! Digging Through the ’80s Pop Culture Box, Part 14

Wed, May 15 2013 1:30pm - Source: Pop Dose

This week, as we reach the midway point of Disc 4 of this seven-disc box set, we're at the official halfway mark of the series. 1983?

TRUCKER DIABLO's Songs of Iron Out Now on Ripple Music

Tue, May 14 2013 11:02pm - Source: The Ripple Effect

Last week, their single "Drive" beat out the likes of ALICE IN CHAINS, VOLBEAT and QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE in Classic Rock Magazine's online Track of the Week poll.

Flash & Blitz: Beyoncé Live In London, By John Calvert

Mon, May 13 2013 10:58am - Source: The Quietus

Beyoncé drinks Pepsi, wears the clothes she's selling, asks us "What is seduction?"

Metal!: ASG, Pasadena Napalm Division and Dark Buddha Rising

Fri, May 10 2013 6:23pm - Source: Pop Dose

On the 25th day of the 12th month of 2012, the Six-Tongued Hellgoat was summoned to arise from the ashes and bring darkness to this place called POPdose.

50 GREAT ALBUMS IN MY 50th YEAR (Part 38)

Fri, May 10 2013 5:22am - Source: THE VINYL VILLAIN

A far from classical vocalist often screaming as he hits the notes.

Video of the Moment #1202: Queens of the Stone Age

Thu, May 09 2013 8:33pm - Source: There Goes the Fear

There Goes The Fear is where we tell you about the latest tours, gigs, and music we love and think you should too.

Lead singer of US deathcore band Emmure gets electrocuted onstage – watch

Thu, May 09 2013 6:44pm - Source: NME

The lead singer of US deathcore band Emmure has been electrocuted onstage.

Savages - Live At Queens Social Club, Sheffield

Tue, May 07 2013 9:05pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

Queens Social Club is a bizarre venue, the gig space a time-warped function room with tinsel stuck to the wall on one side, and a beach hut-style bar on the other.

Dusty Wright: Tenner: Favorite Spring Music and a Movie, too

Mon, May 06 2013 8:04pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Spring has arrived -- flowers and music in full bloom.

Six hours. One song. No encore - The National transformed into an art installation

Sun, May 05 2013 10:02pm - Source: The Independent - Music

But yesterday music-savvy denizens of New York absorbed a curious variation on the tenet.

Reggae Musician Dies At 70

Sun, May 05 2013 3:47am - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Cedric Brooks, a Jamaican saxophone player and influential roots reggae musician, has died.

Glenn Paul Manion: 5,178 Gigs: Do Quit Your Day Job

Fri, May 03 2013 5:12pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

I was 22-years-old the first time I quit my day job.

Andrew Bird, Questlove, Thundercat, Kim Gordon and others played the 'Night of Improvised Round Robin Duets' (pics)

Thu, May 02 2013 1:26pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

"James Chance. You too with the sheet music?"

Soft Machine Legacy

Sun, April 28 2013 9:57am - Source: Music-News.com

For a band to call themselves Soft Machine Legacy they need to be able to bring some strong magic to the table.

Whatcha Say: Lana Del Rey, Demi Lovato & Ke$ha Got Our Readers Talking

Sat, April 27 2013 12:57am - Source: Idolator

Soundtrack queens Adele and Lana Del Rey went head-to-head for best soundtrack single.

Deconstructing: Jason Molina, Uninsured Musicians, And The Importance Of Health Care

Mon, April 22 2013 5:22pm - Source: Stereogum

Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co.'s Jason Molina died of natural causes in his Indianapolis home.

Brooklyn Folk Fest is this weekend

Wed, April 17 2013 11:28pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

10pm The Cactus Blossoms - Old school original Country music, all the way from Minnesota!

Queens Of The Stone Age: Bluffer’s Guide To Their Other Sides

Tue, April 16 2013 7:27pm - Source: ClashMusic.com

The announcement of Queens Of The Stone Age 's new studio album, Like Clockwork' ( news ), preceded by the stonking single 'My God Is The Sun', has rightly got tinnitus-loving listeners in a lather.

Kelly Clarkson’s ‘Thankful’ Turns 10: Backtracking

Mon, April 15 2013 12:45pm - Source: Idolator

Backtracking is our recurring look back at the pop music that shaped our lives.

Don Blackman, R.I.P.

Thu, April 11 2013 7:24pm - Source: Brooklyn Vegan

Don Blackman (September 1, 1953 - April 11, 2013[1]) was an American jazz-funk pianist, singer, songwriter, producer born in Queens, New York. Blackman's neighbor as a child was Charles McPherson, and while still a teenager he played in McPherson's ensemble with Sam Jones and Louis Hayes.

A Conversation With Lewis Dimmick, Author of a New Book on NYC Hardcore

Wed, April 10 2013 5:32pm - Source: Noisecreep

The underground music scene in New York was an intriguing place for a young person to land in the mid-'80s.

The 6 Most Random Uses For A Scottish Musician

Wed, April 10 2013 3:16am - Source: The Pop Cop

Promoters Cry Parrot will host their 6th Birthday Party at Glasgow's Glue Factory on April 26 with a gig featuring Sacred Paws, Hector Bizerk, Tut Vu Vu, Ultimate Thrush, Ela Orleans and Sad City.

Deborah Cox Talks New Role

Tue, April 09 2013 3:52pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Every performer has a special routine before hitting the stage.

Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder joins Queens Of The Stone Age onstage in Chile - watch

Mon, April 08 2013 10:19pm - Source: NME

Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder joined Queens Of The Stone Age onstage in Santiago, Chile on Saturday night (April 6).

New Songs From the National, Queens of the Stone Age & More -- News Roundup

Mon, April 08 2013 7:34pm - Source: Spinner

The National have released the first single off their upcoming album, Trouble Will Find Me , due out this May via 4AD.

Let’s help drummer Robbie Cooper beat cancer

Sun, April 07 2013 11:14am - Source: The Pop Cop

Song Of Return have launched their Singles Club project on Bandcamp through which they'll be selling unreleased tracks.

State-sponsored sex saunas are OK but no house concerts, please

Thu, April 04 2013 11:58am - Source: The Pop Cop

The Tiree Music Festival will take place in An Talla on July 20-21 with a bill that includes Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire, Washington Irving, The Youth And Young and Brown Bear & The Bandits.

Planet Gear: The Leisure Society on Making Alone Aboard The Ark

Tue, April 02 2013 4:10pm - Source: Drowned In Sound

'Planet Gear' is an irregular feature on DiS, in which we ask musicians to get a bit geeky and talk us through the equipment that makes the 'magic' happen...

TVD Live: Javelin at the Black Cat, 3/28

Tue, April 02 2013 3:21pm - Source: The Vinyl District

The now defunct Red Palace hosted Javelin the last time they passed through town.

NEWS: Alec Baldwin Interviews Thom Yorke, the (Official) Lollapalooza 2013 Lineup & More

Mon, April 01 2013 6:07pm - Source: Spinner

Since the end of NBC's "30 Rock," actor par excellence, Alec Baldwin, has found a new gig: Hosting WNYC's "Here's the Thing."

Freddie Mercury sneaked cross-dressing Princess Diana into London gay club

Sun, March 31 2013 12:44pm - Source: NME

Freddie Mercury dressed Princess Diana up as a male model to sneak her into a London gay club, it has been revealed.

Hollis Brown: Ride on the Train

Sat, March 30 2013 5:55pm - Source: Hyperbolium

The sophomore release from this Queens quartet continues to mine the intersection of angsty guitar pop, twangy Americana and Stonesish rock they debuted in 2009.

Patti Smith Performs Surprise Show At The Beach

Fri, March 29 2013 11:10pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Entertainment

Rockaway Beach, a Queens neighborhood hit hard by Hurricane Sandy in October, is still rough around the edges.

David J. Michael: Vital Signs: Planetarium

Fri, March 29 2013 7:28pm - Source: The Huffington Post - Music

Vital Signs is an ongoing travelogue about a novice classical listener's exploration of the NYC classical music scene and the classical music industry at large.