Stream Them Crooked Vultures

After your dad leaked Them Crooked Vultures' self-titled debut, the band opted to stream the entire collection. It's out officially 11/17 via DGC/Interscope. (Get a load of "Warsaw Or The First Breath You Take After You Give Up.")... CONTINUE READING STREAM THEM CROOKED VULTURES»

New Them Crooked Vultures - "Mind Eraser, No Chaser"

It's about time someone had some pun with Thelonius Monk. "Mind Eraser, No Chaser" isn't the first studio single we've heard from rock-demigod triptych Them Crooked Vultures' self-titled debut -- that'd be "New Fang" -- and it isn't the only... CONTINUE READING NEW THEM CROOKED VULTURES - "MIND ERASER, NO CHASER"»

New Them Crooked Vultures - "New Fang"

You don't have to pack into crammed rock clubs/attend huge festivals/scour YouTube for crap-grade performance clips for tastes of the Led Stone Age Fighters supergroup much longer: Them Crooked Vultures have a self-titled debut out next month, and the studio... CONTINUE READING NEW THEM CROOKED VULTURES - "NEW FANG"»

Them Crooked Vultures @ Stubb's, Austin 10/1/09

They've come a long way: From being just a couple of scrappy upstarts playing a bunch of unreleased material at the Metro this summer, three practically unknown dudes named John Paul Jones, Josh Homme, and Dave Grohl (along with megastar... CONTINUE READING THEM CROOKED VULTURES @ STUBB'S, AUSTIN 10/1/09»

Guitar Hero CEO Says Blame Courtney

Dan Rosensweig insists his company's offer to desecrate Kurt Cobain's legacy was crystal clear and that Dave and Krist should take it up with Nirvana's estate. Jon Bon Jovi's weighed in too. No doubt this will all be cleared up... CONTINUE READING GUITAR HERO CEO SAYS BLAME COURTNEY»

Courtney, Dave, Krist, Activision Fight Over Guitar Hero's Controversial Kurt Cartoon

Who to believe, who to believe. As you know, Guitar Hero 5 features a playable Kurt Cobain avatar which you can unlock to have the Nirvana icon cover Bush, stunt like Flavor Flav, and roll over in his grave. Everybody's... CONTINUE READING COURTNEY, DAVE, KRIST, ACTIVISION FIGHT OVER GUITAR HERO'S CONTROVERSIAL KURT CARTOON»

New Them Crooked Vultures - "Caligulove" (Live At Lowlands)

Following live videos of "Dead End Friends" and "Elephants," here's one for "Caligulove" from the Homme/Grohl/John Paul Jones project captured at Saturday's Lowlands festival in the Netherlands. Not as bombastic as previous samples, but this one's got JPJ on organ,... CONTINUE READING NEW THEM CROOKED VULTURES - "CALIGULOVE" (LIVE AT LOWLANDS)»

New Them Crooked Vultures - "Elephants" (Live At Pukkelpop Festival)

This past weekend the Josh Homme/Dave Grohl/John Paul Jones supergroup Them Crooked Vultures did two festival gigs in Europe, including the "surprise" set which surprised nobody at Belgium's Pukkelpop. We're still waiting on the trio to stop playing coy and... CONTINUE READING NEW THEM CROOKED VULTURES - "ELEPHANTS" (LIVE AT PUKKELPOP FESTIVAL)»

New Them Crooked Vultures - "Dead End Friends" (Live In Amsterdam)

Josh, Dave, and John Paul didn't make it easy for us to attend their first-ever live show: midnight on a Sunday in Chicago, which happened to be just hours after three days of the muggiest Lollapalooza to date, at the... CONTINUE READING NEW THEM CROOKED VULTURES - "DEAD END FRIENDS" (LIVE IN AMSTERDAM)»

Them Crooked Vultures @ Metro, Chicago 8/9/09

After three days of extreme sweat and fatigue from running between stages in Grant Park for Lollapalooza (post TK), ordinarily there'd be zero appeal to a midnight Sunday show in an overcapacity rock club without a working air conditioner. But... CONTINUE READING THEM CROOKED VULTURES @ METRO, CHICAGO 8/9/09»

Josh Homme, Dave Grohl, And John Paul Jones Are Them Crooked Vultures

The Foo/Queens/Zep supergroup first rumored in 2005 will play Chicago's Metro on Sunday. Tickets go on sale Thursday morning. There's even an official site with links to their Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook and those are obviously impossible to fake. According... CONTINUE READING JOSH HOMME, DAVE GROHL, AND JOHN PAUL JONES ARE THEM CROOKED VULTURES»

Posted on August 4, 2009 (12 comments)
Tags: Dave Grohl | Girl Talk | John Paul Jones | Josh Homme | Them Crooked Vultures

We Got The Tweet: The Imposters

Twitter users were outraged last week when the service shut down @CWalken, a popular but totally fake celebrity account. Indeed it's way too easy to be duped by fake profiles. (So easy!) Not that folks care -- Tina Fey disowned... CONTINUE READING WE GOT THE TWEET: THE IMPOSTERS»

Liveblogging The 2009 Grammys

Welcome to the Grammys 2009, which promises to be a very special night in which Radiohead will perform with the USC marching band (proof!) and Robert Plant & Alison Krauss will win all the awards. Of course with all the... CONTINUE READING LIVEBLOGGING THE 2009 GRAMMYS»

Forthcoming Nick Drake Tribute Features Vedder, Ledger, Grohl

According to Billboard.com, Jack Johnson's Brushfire Records is set to release a tribute to the posthumously adored British singer-songwriter, with turns from Eddie Vedder, Norah Jones, Dave Grohl, and laid back Jack. It'll also feature that Heath Ledger version of... CONTINUE READING FORTHCOMING NICK DRAKE TRIBUTE FEATURES VEDDER, LEDGER, GROHL»

Dave Grohl Writes Metallica A Letter

Remember right after Record Store Day we posted that funny local news clip of Metallica signing autographs and talking about the kids "textin'" and not going to record stores and shit? And that a number of your comments centered around... CONTINUE READING DAVE GROHL WRITES METALLICA A LETTER»

Posted on May 8, 2008 (59 comments)
Tags: Dave Grohl | Foo Fighters | Metallica

Revolver Gets Political, Dave Grohl Performs "Songs About Love And Hope And Compassion"

Inspired by the race to the White House, the new issue of Revolver features politico-rock superfriends M. Shadows, Dave Havok, Serj Tankian, Randy Blythe, and Dave Grohl on the red-white-&-blue cover. A lot like this! (Hmm, let's hope the choice... CONTINUE READING REVOLVER GETS POLITICAL, DAVE GROHL PERFORMS "SONGS ABOUT LOVE AND HOPE AND COMPASSION"»

Posted on March 28, 2008 (9 comments)
Tags: Dave Grohl | Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters Cover Arcade Fire

Foo Fighters seem to be on a good will tour, aimed directly at our bloglines: naming songs "Cheer Up Boys (Your Make-Up Is Running)," unleashing a killer first single, and now, this. The fighters of Foo swung by the BBC's... CONTINUE READING FOO FIGHTERS COVER ARCADE FIRE»

Posted on August 17, 2007 in MP3 (31 comments)
Tags: Arcade Fire | Dave Grohl | Foo Fighters

Courtney Love VS Dave Grohl Round 41

When we last caught up with Courtney Love, 2004's Mother Of The Year had emerged from hibernation to watch Bo Bice lose American Idol. Apparently she'd been embracing court-ordered sobriety -- jogging with Pam Anderson and getting high on Diet... CONTINUE READING COURTNEY LOVE VS DAVE GROHL ROUND 41»

Posted on July 26, 2005 (91 comments)
Tags: Courtney Love | Dave Grohl | Foo Fighters | Nirvana