Queens of the Stone Age


The Origins of Band Names

The user ByteMe on rateyourmusic.com has compiled a list of band name origins. It’s far from comprehensive but it covers a wide spectrum of bands, new and old, so you’re sure to find a bunch that you know. And hey, maybe you’ll be turned on to some just based on how they got their name!

Stream the new Dead Weather album via Facebook

Thanks to the iLike application on Facebook, you can stream the new Dead Weather album Horehound. I’ve only heard a few of the tracks, but it seems nothing like a disappointment. For those of you that didn’t catch the earlier news, The Dead Weather is Jack White’s new band featuring Alison Mosshart of The Kills, [...]

Dead Weather: Jack White’s New Band

White Stripes boy Jack White has teamed up with a Raconteur and members of The Kills and Queens of the Stone Age, forming a new band named the Dead Weather. Jack White moves over to the drums (!), Raconteur Jack Lawrence and QOTSA’s Dean Fertita take guitars, and Alison Mosshart (and Jack White) do the [...]