Queens of the Stone Age - Smooth Sailing Video

I am waaay late on this. My friend and fellow QOTSA fanatic Josh FB'd me to ask my opinion on this like a week ago and I've consistently forgotten about it. Until now.

Hard to pick a favorite track on a record as mammoth as ... Like Clockwork but this is in the top tier. It's so Revolting Cocks it's not funny, and Mr. Homme's trademark snake-snark is at full hilt.

Oh, and in answer to your question Josh, I haven't smiled this much while watching a music video for the first time since Grinderman's Heathen Child back in 2010.

Queens of the Stone Age - The Vampyre of Time and Memory Official Video

Well, apparently it's music video day, although this actually dropped rather quietly yesterday. ...Like Clockwork is a top contender thus far for my album of the year and this track, coming in at number three on the album, was the first one on that first listen that told me the band had really crafted a powerhouse. The video is really quite strange, but the real killer occurs if you go here: http://www.vampyreoftimeandmemory.com/  here and do the full interactive music video experience. of course leave it to Queens to do something like this. So fantastic it borders on inconceivable.

Queens of the Stone Age ...Like Clockwork

image courtesy of antiquiet.com

This album is incredible and has been one of the best first listens in a year so far packed with pretty fantastic first listens. Read my take on Joup: Queens of the Stone Age ...Like Clockwork

Queens of the Stone Age - My God is the Sun Music Video

I'll admit, at this point I'm barely listening to these Queens tracks, as I sorely want ...Like Clockwork to be an album experience and all of these early released tracks are working against that. Smart in the age of itunes and youtube, but I'm old school and very album-centric, thus I'll post these for others' listening pleasure, but I'm trying (very hard might I add) to abstain from consuming any of this until I hold the record in my hand, can sit down with a good head of smoke and critically listen to this thing from start to finish. A friend messaged me recently saying he'd heard a leak and, to quote, "nothing can prepare you for it." I'm also not one for leaks or torrent sites, so I'm biting my nails and grinding my teeth until June 4th - which really isn't so very far away in normal time.

However while waiting for a new Queens of the Stone Age record, it might as well be A MILLION FUCKING YEARS!!!

New Queens of the Stone Age Video: "If I Had a Tail"

Good lord. There must be video content for almost every track on the album by now.

And Another New Queens of the Stone Age Animated Video for "Kalopsia"

I'm posting these last two out of order, but I was out of order yesterday, so I'm behind.

New Queens of the Stone Age Animated Video for "Keep Your Eyes Peeled"

Cannot wait for this record!!!

Queens of the Stone Age Perform New Song "I Sat By the Ocean"

On Jools Holland. I confess, I have no idea who Jools Holland is. You can go to Pitchfork here and also view the band performing another new song, "My God is the Sun" on the same show.

New Queens of the Stone Age track!!!

NEW QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE!!! With ... Like Clockwork due out via Matador in June it was only a matter of time until new songs surfaced. Of course there's no guarantee My God is the Sun is one of the tracks on the new album, but any new QOTSA is good QOTSA (as if there's any bad QOTSA - Ha!). Thanks to Brooklyn Vegan and Consequence of Sound who posted this performance - live from Lollapalooza Brazil - earlier today.

Queens of the Stone Age...

It's getting closer, can you feel it? 

According to NME's website (I know Scroobius Pip  says not to read NME, but in this case I couldn't help it damnit!) the following letter was sent by QOTSA to Kerrang magazine. I don't know what I thought was stranger - the fact that Kerrang still existed or the actual message.

To give credit you can read the full article here:


DEAR KERRANG,

...SOME THINGS YOU CAN'T FIX SO...

ON THIS RECORD WE CAME TO A REALIZATION: THE BESTTRICK OF ALL, IS NO TRICK AT ALL

THE SONGS ARE A REAL TIME DOCUMENT OF THE MANIC UPS AND DOWNS OF THE LAST YEAR. IT CAN'T ALWAYS RUN LIKE CLOCKWORK. SO RATHER THAN CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE RECORDINGS, WE DECIDED TO RIDE SHOTGUN ON OUR EMOTIONAL BANDWAGON. WE EMBRACED OUR EVIL, HELD THE HORRIBLE, LICKED THE LUNACY AND BLEW THE BEAUTIFUL. AS A RESULT, WE'RE ON CLOUD 9.

I CAN'T WRITE ANYMORE CAUSE MY PHONE'S DYING,

QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE"

Read more at http://www.nme.com/news/queens-of-the-stone-age/68671#6pezmwqwqHAce8QH.99 

HOW MUCH LONGER MUST WE WAIT?!? 

Oh, and that Scroobius Pip? If you don't know it, you're in for a treat indeed:

Queens of the Stone Age - Secrets of the Sound

Wwwhhhheeeeeennnnnn?????????